pair taro daniel and kay nisikori in the first round. pair taro daniel and kei nishikori in the first round. depsite his fitness problems — murray says he couldn't miss the chance to be a part of the olympics one more time. being part of a team is something i have always really enjoyed, but at the olympics is different. it feels a lot bigger thanjust the olympics is different. it feels a lot bigger than just your own sport, which is what we do all of the time. when you are walking around the village and you see all of the athletes from however many countries it is, just living with each other and getting along with each other and getting along with each other, competing with each other, it is different. it is great to see that that is possible, and thatis to see that that is possible, and that is something i really enjoy, as well. well, murray won't be the only

former grand slam winner calling time on their career after the olympics. three—time grand slam winner angelique kerber has announced she'll be stepping away from the sport after the games. the 36—year—old is a former world number one — and competed at the 2016 olympics — where she won silver in the women's singles — beaten by puerto rican monica puig in the final. to action happening on thursday where the women's football events gets under way in the next couple of hours — and spain are one of those teams in action — looking for yet more glory. the men's team won the euros earlier this month whilst the women's national side won the world cup last year. alexis putellas was a part of that squad — and says it's incredible to involved in paris. they will be the best athletes of every sport around the world. so, it is incredible to be a part of this olympic squad. the olympics is different. it is like magic, because if you love the sport, you have 20 days of sport every day and watching

the best athletes. away from the olympics, england have named an unchanged side for their third and final test against the west indies — which starts on friday. that means fast bowler mark wood keeps his place — despite there being injury concerns around his fitness. wood was forced to leave the field for treatment during the second test — leading to speculation he might be rested and replaced by either matthew potts or the uncapped dillon pennington. england have already won the series — with a match to spare — but captain ben stokes wants to complete a 3—0 whitewash. i think that when you look at how we performed over the first two games, it is pretty hard to look past any changes. you know, ithink it is pretty hard to look past any changes. you know, i think that we have been, you know, two very impressive all—round team performance is, so yes, we are looking to cap off this series with another win.

and new yorkjets star aaron rodgers has defended his decision to miss his team's minicamp injune — saying he wanted to be on holiday. the training camp was mandatory for the squad — but rodgers intentionally missed it — knowing he'd be punished for his absence. he insists though — everything is fine with his coach and his team—mates. it is what it is. i am an adult. i knew the fine was coming and i also knew the fine was coming and i also knew how much i wanted to be in egypt. knew how much i wanted to be in egypt i knew how much i wanted to be in egypt. i wish there hadn't been a conflict in the schedule, but it was what it was. and that's all the sport for now. the met office is warning that climate change is dramatically increasing the frequency of extreme weather events in the uk. its annual state of the climate report says the country is experiencing far more very hot days and really wet days. this changing climate has a widespread impact on everything from our health service to our fragile ecosystems, as our climate editorjustin rowlatt now explains. the single most dramatic weather event of 2023 was storm babet.

it barrelled in in october bringing a deluge that soaked much of the country and is an example of the uptick in the rainiest of weather the met office has identified. these maps show how the frequency of really wet days has increased since the 1960s. look at this. in the last ten years we've seen 20% more days with the heaviest rainfall in an average year. but it is the increase in really hot weather that stands out from the data. look at this map, it shows how in the 30 years from 1961 only london and hampshire recorded an average of six or more days with temperatures over 28 celsius in a year. the met office describes these as hot days. spin forward to the last ten years and virtually the whole of england and wales now gets that many hot days every year, while the south—east now experiences an average of over 12 days above 28

celsius every year. and there is much more evidence of this warming trend. the new report confirms 2023 was the second warmest year on record for the uk. it had the hottestjune ever recorded in the country, and the joint warmest september. the statistics, from the observations in this report, really speak for themselves. that our climate is notjust going to change in the future, it is already changing right now. it is the increasingly frequent weather extremes that have the biggest impact on all of us. our increasingly hot weather stretches our health care systems as vulnerable people fall ill. it damages our infrastructure and it disrupts our daily lives.

landslides in adap are triggered search operations. around a thousand people had to be evacuated the risk of further landslides. —— landslide in adap. the hundred and 57 bodies have been retrieved from the affected area. the un warns the death toll could rise to 500. we have this report. this is the village in gowhar district, deep in southern ethiopia, that has been since the beginning of the week, a setting of tragedy. two landslides in consecutive days have claimed more than 200 lives, and many people here are mourning. others, like you see here, are still looking for their missing loved ones. many of the work is being done manually. there is a general sense of shock, disbelief and grief under these hills. most of the deaths occurred according to officials that we talked to during the second landslide. that was after several people from the local communities and even from neighbouring villages arrived here, rushed here to help save and rescue people who were

buried during the first landslide. now, this is a fairly remote and underdeveloped area. to arrive here, we had to fly from the capital, addis ababa, to the largest city in the area, and after that we had to drive for more than five hours up these mountains. it's not easily accessible, and that remoteness appears to have hampered emergency response efforts. now, the most pressing issue right here appears to be finding bodies, because at this point it seems very unlikely to find survivors. but after that, the authorities will have the responsibility of helping the survivors and families of the victims. but beyond that, there is a larger question lingering. several areas in southern ethiopia, including this one, have been identified by the un to be at risk of extreme weather events like flooding and landslides.

tackling that issue is going to be a huge question for the authorities in the coming months and even years. the shortlist for the mercury prize has been announced. the award recognises the best of uk and irish music, with 12 albums being selected. it's previously been won by the likes of pulp, skepta and elbow. a warning, this next report from our music correspondent mark savage does contain some flashing images. earlier this week the essex pop star, charli xcx became involved in the campaign as they rebranded their campaign in the green of the latest album brat on the same album has been nominated for the mercury prize.

it goes up against lives outgrown, the first solo album from beth gibbons. 20 years after she won the mercury music prize with portis head. other returning nominees include korine bailey rae. the singer—songwriter berwyn, and the rapper here, all albums that represent gleams of black identity in the uk. i think everybody stories need to be talked about in music and making this record i thought, is this universal enough? but it is, the story of people's triumph and hope and despair, the stories that are hidden and the stories raised that need to be told. the last dinner party are one of a record eight the last dinner party are one of a record eight female acts nominated for the prize, and also in the running are the

singer song writer cat burns and this irish country artist cmat. this list is really promising and really heartening. the most number of female nominees ever. it makes sense because we made the best albums this year. sorry. the winner will be announced in september. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there, good afternoon. it's cloudier and it's breezier generally than it was yesterday. we've still got that muggy, humid feeling air, lots of moisture in it, and that, of course, has led to some more mist and murk for western—facing coasts and hills in particular. some more rainjust moving along southern counties. still some sunshine, the best of that to the east of high ground, including across north east scotland. but we will see some showers a bit later on this afternoon,

just pushing in from the west. also some further pulses of rain just gradually making their way towards southern coastal counties, perhaps stretching up into east anglia later on through the afternoon. still some breaks in the cloud, the best of those possibly later on through the day across the midlands and into parts of lincolnshire. and the temperatures will react to that sunshine, 23 celsius perhaps here. but overnight tonight, some changes, we're going to start to get that cooler air feeding through from the north west, so the showers will fade away, the skies will clear, and it is a cooler feeling start to the day tomorrow, feeling a lot less humid, some of our temperatures dipping back into high single figures, particularly across the north and the west. so that fresher air with us tomorrow, different feel to the day and there should be a lot more in the way of sunshine, the air not holding quite so much moisture, of course, so there won't be as much cloud, but still some showers. and most of those showers will be out towards the north and west. so across northern ireland and across scotland, some of those showers could be quite heavy in nature. a few showers too for the north

of england and for wales, but further south and east it's dry, and the sunshine will help to lift the temperature to around 23 or 2a celsius here. but the wet weather is back on saturday, as are some areas of cloud from a weather front just gradually pushing further eastwards, bringing some showers across scotland, northern ireland down through northern england. some more cloud and some showers for wales, but it's drier again the further south and east you go, but we should all be in for a dry day on sunday. high pressure builds in from the azores so still more cloud, maybe one or two isolated showers for the far north and the west, and there will be more cloud developing wherever you are, i think, as we head through the afternoon, just bubbling up here and there, but still some sunny spells and temperatures will be rising accordingly. so feeling warmer pretty much across the board, and temperatures really climbing in the south as we head through into the start of next week. always the risk of some more showers to the north and the west. bye— bye.

live from london, this is bbc news. joe biden makes a nationwide address from the oval office to explain his decision to exit the presidential race. to pass the torch to a new generation. it is the best way to unite our nation. it comes as one of the most powerful

members of the democratic party publicly endorses kamala harris. greater manchester police has suspended an officer after a video emerged showing a policeman kicking and stamping on a man as he lay on the floor at manchester airport. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. joe biden has told the american people he quit the us presidential race to save democracy. he said, "it's time to pass the torch to a new generation." the president was speaking in a televised address from the oval office to explain why he's abandoned his attempt to get re—elected to the white house, paving the way for his vice president, kamala harris, to take on donald trump in november's election. will grant reports from washington. in a speech no sitting president has delivered in more than half a century, joe biden confirmed his decision to drop out of the race to the american people.

it was time for new voices and, yes, he acknowledged, younger voices.