hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. welcome to our programme. the us vice president kamala harris says she will not be silent on the suffering of palestinian civilians, and says she conveyed that message to israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu in a white house meeting thursday. in a signal of the change of tone that might come if she's elected in november, the vice president told reporters that while she would continue to affirm israel's right to defend itself, she said it was time to end the, quote, "devastating" war and get a hostage deal done. in remarks after the meeting, ms harris, the presumptive democratic presidential candidate, described her conversation with mr netanyahu as "frank" and, amid tense protests coinciding with mr netanyahu's visit to washington, dc, concluded her remarks with a call for unity. it is important for the american people to remember the war in gaza is not a binary issue. however, too often, the

conversation is binary. when the reality is anything but. so, i ask my fellow americans to help encourage efforts to acknowledge the complexity, the nuance and the history of the region. let us all condemn terrorism and violence. let us all do what we can to prevent the suffering of innocent civilians and let us condemn anti—semitism, islamophobia and eight of any kind. —— hate. and let us work to unite our country. i thank you. anti—war protesters were gathered outside the white house for the meeting. our state department correspondent tom bateman was there. well, it was another day of protest that has followed benjamin netanyahu around washington — not least here at the gates of the white house over many hours, during which mr netanyahu was meeting

president biden and kamala harris, the vice president later after that meeting. that meeting, of course, taking on increased importance because of her run for the democratic nomination and the presidency itself. what the us administration is trying to do here is pressure mr netanyahu to accept a ceasefire and hostage release deal. they believe that he is now becoming the biggest block to this thing moving forward and they're desperately trying now to get it over the line — that's the key focus of these discussions between mr biden and mr netanyahu. the problem for the american president is he doesn't have a strong track record in persuading mr netanyahu, in cajoling him, to get him to do what he wants. it's been a very fraught and fractious relationship, particularly over the issue of the desperate situation in gaza, with the very large number of palestinian civilians killed by the israeli offensive, the lack of humanitarian aid in gaza. every time mr biden has tried

to get mr netanyahu to change tack, he's really struggled. will he have been any more successful today? we'll have to wait and see. but certainly, this has always been a very fraught relationship. but one that — it continues to be underpinned by that bedrock of the tie between these two countries — that is, us military assistance to the israelis — and that has continued virtually untouched. thank fluency is the former —— frank lowenstein is the former us special envoy for israeli—palestinian negotiations under president barack obama. he gave me his assessment of thursday's talks at the white house. wa nt to want to start with what we heard from vice president kamala harris and what we heard after her meeting. it seems to see a shift in tone.— see a shift in tone. what do ou see a shift in tone. what do you make — see a shift in tone. what do you make of _ see a shift in tone. what do you make of her _ see a shift in tone. what do| you make of her comments? see a shift in tone. what do - you make of her comments? she is subsequently probably going to be in a similar place in president biden but the tone is very different and i think it's really going to make a big impact. she is honestly playing for progressive voters,

arab—american voters particularly in michigan who can decide the outcome of this election but talking about palestinian, dead children, people starving, this is a sense of what the palestinian people are going through that really has been lacking from president biden so far so i think she's off to a good start in that regard. fist think she's off to a good start in that regard.— in that regard. at the same time president _ in that regard. at the same time president biden - in that regard. at the same i time president biden remains in that regard. at the same - time president biden remains in office, we know that prime minister netanyahu will also meet with donald on friday so all of this actually mean in terms of policy and us— israel relations? terms of policy and us- israel relations?— relations? that remains to be seen and _ relations? that remains to be seen and ironically _ relations? that remains to be seen and ironically enough i l seen and ironically enough i think that president trump may have inadvertently have struck president biden�*s hand with an interview he said that in the back of netanyahu's mighty may have figured he could just wait out biden and tom would undo whatever he wants and then he got a bit of a different message from trump on that front and i think it will only help, help biden to put the onus on netanyahu to accept the deal which is again something he really hasn't done very much in the past is or has put

pressure on hamas and now i think the policy of the white house is look, this is a deal for the israelis to accept and it's really up to netanyahu to accept it. if it's really up to netanyahu to accept it— accept it. if we look at this from estimate _ accept it. if we look at this | from estimate netanyahu's perspective, how it was this visit in this address to congress really focused at his domestic audience? film. congress really focused at his domestic audience? oh, that's the main focus. _ domestic audience? oh, that's the main focus. that's - domestic audience? oh, that's the main focus. that's always. the main focus. that's always been bb's main focus and i think with respect to the ceasefire, he's got the same sort of dilemma he has had in the past with this extreme coalition partners who don't want to see a who threatened to read like —— resigned from the coalition if he agrees to the still on the i—hander than on the other he has the hostage and enemies and united states i think it's important to note that on the 28th of this month, the israeli can mess it goes out of session and i think after that it's really important to hold the government down the hope inside the white house is by sunday, the white house is by sunday, the threat of this dissolution of the coalition will have been removed and bibi will be in a position to accept this deal —— knesset. i would stress their own number of second—tier issues here that could potentially make this a really long road from here to the

finish line and i think it remains to be seen whether netanyahu will take a very tough line on those issues or a softer line on those issues when the negotiations with the next week. when the negotiations with the next week-— next week. let's talk about those issues _ next week. let's talk about those issues - _ next week. let's talk about those issues - where - next week. let's talk about those issues - where does| next week. let's talk about. those issues - where does this those issues — where does this ceasefire deal is done right now and whether that stand in the way of actually moving forward?— the way of actually moving forward? . ,., ~ forward? yeah, so the white house seems _ forward? yeah, so the white house seems very _ forward? yeah, so the white house seems very confident | forward? yeah, so the white - house seems very confident that they resolve the underlying issue here, which is whether this is going to be a temporary ceasefire or a permanent ceasefire, but there is at least three or four second—tier issues remain unresolved and those include what is going to happen to the philadelphia corridor which is the buffer zonein corridor which is the buffer zone in between gaza and egypt, who is going to man the rafah crossing and i think the big one is really the civilians who have been displaced in gaza from the north who wish to return to the north, whether they will be allowed to do that or not. what netanyahu would like to do with anthepe checkpoint, corbynism rm cordeaux which joins gaza and if there is an the case there is no way they would be able to return to their homes and i think it would be a key negotiating point for how we will see whether bibi is to be flexible without or not. and

will see whether bibi is to be flexible without or not. and we had prime _ flexible without or not. and we had prime minister _ flexible without or not. and we had prime minister netanyahu| flexible without or not. and we i had prime minister netanyahu in his address to congress talk about a post—war gaza. what did you make of his vision of what it would look like? he you make of his vision of what it would look like?— it would look like? he has absolutely _ it would look like? he has absolutely no _ it would look like? he has absolutely no idea - it would look like? he has absolutely no idea what i it would look like? he has absolutely no idea what isj absolutely no idea what is going to look like and i think in between the lines that we really heard was israel is going to occupy gaza as far as the eye can see, right? he has some sort of utopian notion that sums they are another saudi arabia will come in and turn gaza into singapore about a really long way away from taking hamas off the battlefield and even then, the arable make clear that they will only do reconstruction in gaza if there is a vision for a two—state solution here and the knesset passed a resolution saying they would never agree to its they are a very long way from any meaningful steps towards the day after plan that makes sense and that can be practicable. makes sense and that can be practicable-— makes sense and that can be practicable. just quickly, what does that mean _ practicable. just quickly, what does that mean for _ practicable. just quickly, what does that mean for the - practicable. just quickly, what does that mean for the us - practicable. just quickly, what. does that mean for the us then because this administration continues to advocate for a two—state solution? continues to advocate for a two-state solution?- continues to advocate for a two-state solution? yeah, well, i think it's _ two-state solution? yeah, well, i think it's a _ two-state solution? yeah, well, i think it's a second _ two-state solution? yeah, well, i think it's a second term - two-state solution? yeah, well, i think it's a second term or- i think it's a second term or first term for president harris

issue, obviously for president trump, i do think there's any way would be resolved between now and january so we have a bit of time to that out. a new poll shows kamala harris and donald trump in a tight race. with a little over 100 days until the election, a new york times/siena college poll shows mr trump in the lead with the support of 48% of likely voters. 47% said they'd vote for kamala harris. it's a shift in the right direction for democrats. in earlyjuly, president biden was down six points to trump. harris is all but guaranteed the nomination when delegates cast their votes, which is expected to take place in early august. harris has been on the move, hitting the campaign trail, and on thursday, said she's ready to debate donald trump. many of you have been asking me about the debate and i'll tell you, i'm ready to debate donald trump. i have agreed to the previous agreed—upon september ten debate. he agreed to that previously. now it appears he is backpedalling, that i'm ready, and i think that voters deserve to see the split screen

that exists in this race on a debate stage and so, i'm ready. let's go. in the past couple hours, the trump campaign released a statement saying, in part: meanwhile, harris's campaign released its first video advertisement on thursday. it frames the race as a choice between chaos, and personal freedoms and raises trump's criminal convictions. the freedom not just to get bibic get ahead. the freedom to be safe from gun violence. the freedom to make decisions about your own body. we choose a future where no child lives in poverty. where we can all afford healthcare. when i won is above the law.— is above the law. freedom, freedom! — is above the law. freedom, freedom! we _ is above the law. freedom, freedom! we believe - is above the law. freedom, freedom! we believe in - is above the law. freedom, freedom! we believe in thej freedom! we believe in the promise _ freedom! we believe in the promise of america and we are ready— promise of america and we are ready to — promise of america and we are ready to fight for it because when — ready to fight for it because when we _ ready to fight for it because when we fight, we win. donald trump, in online ads, has been attacking

the biden—harris record on immigration. his team is looking to tie ms harris to the border—crossing statistics from the past several years, due to the fact that harris was tasked with addressing the root causes of immigration early on in the biden administration, do you have any plans to visit the border? fist do you have any plans to visit the border?— do you have any plans to visit the border? at some point, you know. the border? at some point, you know- we've — the border? at some point, you know. we've been _ the border? at some point, you know. we've been to _ the border? at some point, you know. we've been to the - the border? at some point, you| know. we've been to the border. you hevent— know. we've been to the border. you haven't been to the border. and i haven't been to europe. and _ and i haven't been to europe. and i— and i haven't been to europe. and i don't— and i haven't been to europe. and i don't understand the point — and i don't understand the point that you're making. what an embarrassment. _ point that you're making. what an embarrassment. i _ point that you're making. what an embarrassment. i haven't . an embarrassment. i haven't been — an embarrassment. i haven't been to— an embarrassment. i haven't been to europe _ an embarrassment. i haven't been to europe. are - an embarrassment. i haven't been to europe. are you - an embarrassment. i haven't. been to europe. are you kidding me? _ been to europe. are you kidding me? does— been to europe. are you kidding me? does that _ been to europe. are you kidding me? does that have _ been to europe. are you kidding me? does that have to - been to europe. are you kidding me? does that have to do - been to europe. are you kidding me? does that have to do with i me? does that have to do with anything? _ me? does that have to do with an hinu ? . me? does that have to do with anything?— anything? the vice president bein: anything? the vice president being ripped _ anything? the vice president being ripped for _ anything? the vice president being ripped for this - anything? the vice president being ripped for this tone - anything? the vice presidentl being ripped for this tone deaf reaction to the growing crisis. not today! at a campaign rally in north carolina on wednesday, trump suggested he won't be scaling back his rhetoric. for 3.5 years, lying kamala harris has been ultra driving force behind every single biden

catastrophe. she is a radical left lunatic who will destroy our country. if she ever gets the chance to get into office. when not going to let that happen. you know, iwas supposed to be nice. they say something happens to me when i got shot. i became nice. and when you're dealing with these people, they're very dangerous people. when you're dealing with them when you can't be too nice, you really can't be, so if you don't mind, i'm not going to be nice. is that 0k? us attorney general merrick garland says two of the world's biggest drug traffickers were detained today by us drug enforcement agents in el paso, texas. ismael zambada garcia also known as �*el mayo' is considered one of the most powerful drug lords in the world. and joaquin guzman lopez, the son of his former partner el chapo, was also arrested. they are alleged leaders of the sinaloa cartel. earlier, i spoke to our mexico and central america correspondent will grant.

what do we know about what happened?— what do we know about what hauened? , , happened? hugely significant. i mean, as happened? hugely significant. i mean. as you — happened? hugely significant. i mean, as you mentioned - happened? hugely significant. i mean, as you mentioned in - happened? hugely significant. i mean, as you mentioned in the| mean, as you mentioned in the introduction, el mayo probably, arguably, the most important drug trafficker in the world. so the very fact that he has evaded arrest for this length of time, to have him now detained in el paso, it's a massive step for us law enforcement. we don't know all of the details of the arrest yet but it does look that he was arrested and they came in on a flight from mexico, we believe, into el paso and was arrested alongside el chapo's son and we are beginning to hear it looks like it may have involved some kind of deal, that this was a sting operation and they may have been some kind of deal between us law enforcement and one of those two men giving up the other and we have to hold off from speculation a little bit at this stage but certainly, i mean, these things always found

credibly dramatic and i think in this case, the drama is necessary. it was el chapo who was the public face of the sinaloa cartel but in many ways it was el mayo who was the real power behind it. tell it was el mayo who was the real power behind it.— power behind it. tell us more about why — power behind it. tell us more about why it _ power behind it. tell us more about why it was _ power behind it. tell us more about why it was so _ power behind it. tell us more | about why it was so significant and what the cartel means. how significant and powerful it is as well? if significant and powerful it is as well? , ., ~' significant and powerful it is as well? , ., ~ ., as well? if you think about dru: as well? if you think about drug trafficking _ as well? if you think about drug trafficking as - as well? if you think about drug trafficking as an - drug trafficking as an enterprise, in a way, what the sinaloa cartel has done so well is be able to adapt and grow and become so powerful and part of that is el mayo zambada and his leadership of it so it has been cocaine at other times on heroin and more recently fentanyl and i think these will be the charges that are brought against him and el chapo's son. specifically to do with money laundering, of course drug—related violence, and, of course, drug trafficking itself. but, yeah, ithink it

really lies and underpins why this has been such a significant scalp why the organisation has been so powerful, so resilient for so long, and a lot of it comes down to, frankly, the innovation of a cartel like the sinaloa cartel and his leadership of it. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. 24—year—old anthony esan has been arrested and charged with the attempted murder of uniformed army officer lt col mark teeton. mr esan is due to appear at maidstone crown court on august 22nd. lt col teeton was stabbed on tuesday in sally port gardens, near brompton barracks. he remains in serious but stable condition in hospital. the number of deaths in drink—driving collisions has reached its highest level in a decade, according department for transport figures. in 2022, there were 300 deaths in great britain where at least one driver was over the limit. that is the highest since 2009, when there were 380 deaths. drink—driving deaths accounted for about 18% of all road fatalities.

former immigration minister robertjenrickjoined the race for the conservative party leadership. mrjenrick was an ally of former prime minister rishi sunak but resigned from his cabinet over concerns that the government's rwanda legislation did not go far enough. he is now the third contender to announce his candidacy, joining ex—home secretary james cleverly and former security minister tom tugendhat. you're live with bbc news. heavy rain is hampering search operations after devastating landslides in a remote part of southern ethiopia. more than 250 bodies have been retrieved from the affected area, southwest of the capital, addis ababa. the un has warned that the number of dead could double. some ia,000 people are in need of urgent evacuation due to the risk of further landslides. kalkidan yibeltal reports. crying. screaming. grief has reigned over these lush mountains in ethiopia's southern district of gofa.

cries. families here have lost loved ones in the deadliest disaster the area has seen in decades. 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. among those affected is melese gosaye. her husband and two children were among the first people on site, digging through the mud to find those missing. sadly, they were buried in the mud when the second landslide hit. translation: i saw people pulling out a body _ from the debris. it was my husband, but his face was unrecognisable. so, to be sure, i checked his pocket and ifound his id card. he was still holding the axe he used to dig through the mud to help those who were affected by the first landslide. one of her sons was also

confirmed dead, the other is still missing. her story is echoed by many families here. yohannes serawit and his brother lived in a nearby town. their parents' home was destroyed by the landslide. translation: four bodies were buried there. - two have been retrieved but my father's and half brother's are still missing. sadly, my relatives are not helping me because they also have to look for their own family members. 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. kalkidan yibeltal, bbc news, gofa. the un secretary—general says humanity is facing an extreme heat epidemic after global temperatures again broke records this week.

researchers at the european union's copernicus climate change service said that sunday, monday and tuesday were the three hottest days recorded on earth. guterres is calling for action to protect vulnerable people from the impact of heatwaves that's triggered extreme weather events. wildfires spread across northern california and western canada on thursday, forcing thousands to flee as firefighters fought the blazes. in northern california, more than 71,400 acres of land have been burned. a man suspected of starting the fire was arrested after he was seen pushing a flaming car into a ravine wednesday afternoon. in canada, a wildfire is ravaging the historic tourist town of jasper and the surrounding national park. roughly 25,000 people have been forced to flee. during a tearful press conference, alberta premier danielle smith said about 30 to 50% of buildings injasper may have been destroyed. for more, let's bring in brown university's director of environment and society, kim cobb. very good to have you back on bbc news. we saw these extreme

heat figures for sunday, monday and tuesday, so the hottest three days on record. this monster wildfire in canada, in northern california as well. why are things so hot and dry right now? it’s why are things so hot and dry right now?— right now? it's important to remember _ right now? it's important to remember that _ right now? it's important to remember that of _ right now? it's important to remember that of course i right now? it's important to l remember that of course year right now? it's important to - remember that of course year on year, all things being equal, we would expect every year to be warmer than the last one because greenhouse gas emissions are still rising. of course, we do have natural variability as well that contributes to exceptionally hot years and relatively cool years, even as we continue to warm decade on decade. we're just getting off the heels of a major el nino event, which warmed 2023 and shattered all records. we broke daily records backin records. we broke daily records back in july 2023. records. we broke daily records back injuly 2023. we know records. we broke daily records back in july 2023. we know that 2024, it's not quite over right now and so, first half of this year has exceptionally warm, we should expect 2024 to be in contention for the warmest year ever and these days, weeks and months that we are going through right now to be the warmest days weeks and months ever recorded. i

warmest days weeks and months ever recorded.— ever recorded. i know we keep askin: ever recorded. i know we keep asking this _ ever recorded. i know we keep asking this but _ ever recorded. i know we keep asking this but these - asking this but these devastating wildfires, this extreme heat, is this the new normal? ., ., , , , normal? unfortunately, this is like de'a normal? unfortunately, this is like deja vu- — normal? unfortunately, this is like deja vu. every _ normal? unfortunately, this is like deja vu. every single - like deja vu. every single summer, it's like this, a parade of horrific headlines having to do with extreme rainfall and floods, wildfires that cause massive scale devastation locally and, of course, air pollution that wafts across whole continents, affecting millions upon millions of people. and so, this is unfortunately the drumbeat that we have come to expect and the real question is is any given community in any given year going to lose that russian roulette and find themselves really at the heels of the devastation that we are seeing across the headlines this year, across those terrific communities injasper, terrific communities in jasper, in terrific communities injasper, in canada, japan heat waves, etc. so this year, of course, tens of millions of americans

falling under extreme heat warnings and it's not even the end of summer yet, so this is something we have come to expect and, of course, we know this will continue as woman continues over the next decade or two, until continues over the next decade ortwo, untilwe continues over the next decade or two, until we can turn emissions around and begin to move towards our climate stable future. �* , . ~ move towards our climate stable future. �*, ., ~ ., future. let's talk about turning _ future. let's talk about turning emissions - future. let's talk about l turning emissions around because you recently, or we in washington, meeting with lawmakers. how much appetite is there for more aggressive climate legislation? what did you find in your conversations? well, there's a lot of appetite to move further and faster, as the devastation just picks up would every single year. this is a public health emergency. this is economic emergency. it's a national security emergency as well. so there are plenty of lawmakers on capitol hill who share concerns across any number of those impacts, climate change is working on communities notjust here in the united states but around the united states but around the world. the public also supports any number of different climate solutions,

policy agendas from the local to the federal scale and beyond. the real question is are we going to have what it takes in dc and across the world to come together to double down on the historic legislation that already was passed in the biden administration. of course, the inflation reduction act. and try to see what we can do to bring emissions in line with science—based targets to warming of no more than is necessary, frankly, maybe it is 1.61.7 or1.8. every necessary, frankly, maybe it is 1.61.7 or 1.8. every increment of warming brings with it a devastating suite of climate impacts that we can avoid if we act quickly and we act now. you said it has _ act quickly and we act now. you said it has to _ act quickly and we act now. you said it has to be _ act quickly and we act now. you said it has to be a _ act quickly and we act now. you said it has to be a global effort, of course. if there is no significant legislation on a global level, what room is there then for action by private individuals, organisations, civil society? it's an all in all of the above moment right now. let me be very clear about that. every action matters. of course, would we can come together at

scale and enact the kinds of sweeping policies that spur our private industry to come together, that bring together towns and cities and states into these kinds of coalitions that can go further, faster than policy alone, that's what we've been seeing in recent years and that's what we know we need to see more of going forward. so, it's when people come together at scale we're to be able to keep the momentum going because we already have seen a push of momentum again, noting the legislation that was just past, absolutely historic. we need more of that and we needed to come from the grassroots folks that are concerned about climate and we needed to come from policymakers who are hearing from their constituents and who know what the stakes are and they know what they need to do to get the job done.— to get the 'ob done. kim, alwa s to get the job done. kim, always good _ to get the job done. kim, always good to _ to get the job done. kim, always good to speak- to get the job done. kim, always good to speak to i to get the job done. kim, - always good to speak to you. thanks forjoining us tonight. thanks forjoining us tonight. thank you for having me. let's turn to some other important news around the world. coast guard officials in manila bay say they're racing against time to contain

what could potentially be the worst oil spill in philippine history. the tanker mt terra nova, carrying almost 1.5 million litres of oil sunk in rough seas whipped up by typhoon gaemi. rescued crew members say the captain tried to return to land but the tanker had taken on too much water. the spill has already spread over several kilometres within the bay, where an estimated 31 million people live. there's been better—than—expected economic growth in the united states in the second quarter of the year. the us commerce department said the world's biggest economy had grown by 2.8% between april and june — twice as fast as in the first three months of 2024. inflation subsided over the same period, raising expectations that the federal reserve may cut interest rates in either september or october. the first world record has already been set at the paris olympics and the opening ceremony hasn't even begun. south korean archer lim si—hyeon scored 694 out of a maximum of 720 in the ranking round of the women's individual archery.

lim leads a squad bidding for a tenth individual gold medal and tenth consecutive women's team gold. the south korean women's archery team remains undefeated in the olympic event since it was first introduced at the 1988 games. that's our programme at this hour. don't forget to go to our website for all of the latest headlines and analysis around the clock. thanks for watching. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. thursday brought with it quite a humid feel and a lot of cloud across the country. at times, it was thick enough for some heavy rain, some poor visibility across the channel isles and some choppy seas, so not a day for being by the seaside. but as we move into next week, high pressure is going to build. that will quieten things down considerably with some sunny spells around and certainly warming up, particularly down to the south. but for friday, we're

still under this influence of low pressure. still the wind direction coming from the west, so not the warmest of sources. and that is going to drive in a few scattered showers, chiefly to the far northwest to begin with. but as we go through the day, anywhere along the west we'll see those showers drifting further inland, perhaps across east anglia and south east england staying fine and dry. but still those temperatures disappointing for this stage injuly. a scattering of showers into wales, 20 degrees the high here. more frequent showers into northern ireland and southern scotland and some of these possibly heavy. so, temperatures again a little bit more subdued — we're looking at highs of 15—19 degrees. so, that is how we close out friday afternoon. friday evening into the early hours of saturday sees the isobars open up, the winds fall light. clear skies for a time. but we have got this little weak weather front starting to develop, enhancing more showers out to the west. but it means low single figures to greet us first thing for the start of our weekend.

a quiet start for many, particularly in sheltered eastern areas but, once again, we'll continue to see showers breaking out from the west and these will move through the irish sea into wales, across north west england and into scotland by the afternoon. again, to the east of the pennines, we are likely to see the best of the drier, sunnier weather but those temperatures still not particularly exciting for this time of year — once again ranging from 15—23 celsius the high. but after saturday, an area of high pressure will start to build in from the west. as we go into next week, that's going to quieten things down considerably. weather fronts will try to topple in across the high but all in all, it looks quite decent with that southwesterly flow allowing those temperatures to climb potentially into the high 20s. and for many of us, there's going to be a good deal of dry, settled, sunny weather to look forward to for at least

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a one—day—old baby that our awesome team rescued just before being trafficked. millions of children are victims of trafficking around the world. it could have gone both ways, but we did manage to spot her and rescue her immediately. so that was an awesome effort. in 2022, a charity called project rescue children, said it rescued a newborn baby from a busy marketplace in the gambia, west africa. when you are aware of such an incident, you are supposed to report it to the authorities. the charity said it adopted a baby, placing her in one of its rescue centres. so she is in a family unit, so she is notjust with one or two individuals, she is with a family unit. the head of the family is adam whittington, a former metropolitan police officer who now spends his days posting updates of his charity's work around the world.

i will also confirm now everything i state is factual,