this is bbc news, the headlines: former us president barack obama endorses kamala harris in the race for the white house. the leader of mexico's sinaloa cartel — one of the worlds�*s most powerful drug lords is arrested in texas. a remote stretch of uk bogland gets world heritage status after an almost a0 year campaign.

former us president, barack obama, has endorsed the vice president kamala harris in the race for the white house. in a phone call mr obama and his wife, michelle, said they would do everything to get her into the oval office. kamala! 0h, hi, you're both together! oh, it's good to hear you both. i can't have this phone call without saying to my girl, i kamala, i am proud of you. this is going to be historic. | we called to say michelle and i couldn't be prouder to endorse you and to do everything we can to get you through this election and into the oval office. oh, my goodness. michelle, barack, this means so much to me. i am looking forward to doing this with the two of you, doug and i both, and getting out there, being on the road. but most of all, i just want to tell you that the words you have spoken and the friendship that you have given over all these years mean more than i can express, so thank you, both. it means so much. and we're going to have some fun with this too, aren't we?

our correspondent will grant has more from washington. but i think for miss harris, this is the big one, isn't it? this is the one that she wanted the most, no doubt, of all of the heavyweights in the democratic party, i think even more so than presidentjoe biden or nancy pelosi. she really will have wanted to secure, and her supporters will have wanted to secure the backing of barack obama and his wife, michelle. something to do with that stardust that they have within the party. it will bring in millions, both in terms of donations, millions of dollars, and of course, hopefully from her point of view, reach millions in the electorate that she needs to secure to secure the white house. when the call came, though, as expected, the tone was fraternal. the importance from her point of view is that moving forward now, the democratic national convention is likely to be more of a coronation.

she will simply be the party's candidate. and i thought, while, of course they named her achievements as vice president, herachievements in office, i thought michelle obama made an important point, that it doesn't come down just to vice president harris, that everybody in the party is going to have to roll up their sleeves, as she put it. and that is important because, of course, donald trump is a still a very formidable opponent. he has had longer as his party's clear choice. and of course, he's still ahead in many of the polls. peter loge is a former senior adviser in the obama administration and to us senator ted kennedy. he gave me his take on the timing of the obamas' endorsement. any good ceo speaks last at a meeting. so you know, he knows the the advice from the executives is theirs and not what you know

what the executives think the ceo wants to hear. the obamas waited. everybody waited, said harris is the person. so they said, ok, let's go. let's let's get this campaign going. um, president, former president obama had said that he wanted to to make sure that this wasn't a coronation, wanted to look like more of a, a contest, which it hasn't really been, has it, though? do you think that's done any damage at all? the fact that he didn't come out straightaway? no, not at all. everybody is lined up behind vice president harris. some of her would be rivals members of the house, members of the senate, state parties, local parties, liberals, conservatives. obama coming in last seals the deal. it also keeps vice president harris in the headlines and trump out of the headlines. ever since sunday afternoon, all we've been talking about is kamala harris. we have not been talking about donald trump, which is great news for the democrats. so, peter, coordination between her campaign and the obama camp to get that out and simultaneous tweets and the like. and you heard in that clip them saying, we'll do everything we can to get you to the oval office. how much involvement do you expect from the obamas and the team

around barack obama in her campaign, kamala harris�*s campaign? i think probably quite a bit. there's obviously the energy the obamas still bring to the campaign trail. he's young, he's well regarded, he's well respected. a lot of fundraising, right? they still have all of those networks. and he's a really smart team around him. people who got him elected and then re—elected and have worked with the foundation and his causes ever since. a lot of really smart, really committed people who are now going to start giving 100% to to help get harris elected president, but also democrats, you know, for the house, the senate and lower local and state—wide offices. peter loge. the officer in question under criminal investigation for us all was suspended by the force yesterday after footage was shared on social

area, the mayor of greater manchester, and a burnham, has been knitting community which is an arch tail. —— meeting community leaders in rochdale. the purpose of today is to convey the overwhelming feeling in greater manchester about the need now to move forward, with an investigation that is fair to everyone involved, and by being seen as such brings people back together. together with the deputy mayor, ivisited rochdale this morning and met with around a0 community partners, and was grateful for the honest conversations we had. people spoke of the family's appeal for calm. it was echoed in the room. and i am today amplifying that message as loudly and clearly as i can, so that everyone hears it. lots of people this

week have had their say on events here, and it is important now for those people to hear what people in greater manchester want to happen next. what they want is a process that is fair to everyone, rigorous, swift, and has input from greater manchester communities, and that has got to the priority now, so that the full facts can be established and get the full truth of what happened — that is in everyone�*s interests. what people here don't want, and i heard this very clearly in the room this morning, is politicians without possession of the facts exploiting the situation for their own

political agenda, with zero regard for the effect on the ground in communities in greater manchester. i want to finish by repeating the call for calm, particularly over the coming weekend. things are now moving forward, the right steps are being taken, and people's voices are being heard. it is an everyone�*s interests that from here, we proceed with things in a measured and a peaceful way. andy burnham, the mayor of greater manchester. drivers in the uk are still paying too much for fuel — while supermarkets have seen their forecourt profits double in the last five years — that's the finding of the competition watchdog. it's asking the government to do more to enforce a data—sharing scheme, which helps motorists compare prices.

but the body representing many fuel retailers said it was committed to keeping prices as low as possible. margins are as high as we have seen them. 1.6 billion, drier overshares in 2023, on top of 900 million too much in 2022. the cma are investigating because we actually highlight these issues for so long, an investigation ordered... we don't know where the five he went, it doesn't seem to have made its way to drier. what five he went, it doesn't seem to have made its way to drier. what do ou make have made its way to drier. what do you make of — have made its way to drier. what do you make of the _ have made its way to drier. what do you make of the real-time - you make of the real—time viewfinder, basically petrol

stations would have to put the places, compelled to reveal the places, compelled to reveal the places, people would be able to see it in their satnavs and the like, what you make of this idea? it is it in their satnavs and the like, what you make of this idea? it is a aood what you make of this idea? it is a good thing — what you make of this idea? it is a good thing but _ what you make of this idea? it is a good thing but the _ what you make of this idea? it is a good thing but the second - good thing but the second recommendation, the creation of a price monitoring body, acmi, in our view is more important. retailers need to be held to account. if everyone is charging the same price, looking at an app isn't going to necessarily help. we are providing data at the moment the help of the kind of cheapest funereal. but it is not necessarily going to stimulate concentration —— competition there has been a massive change in supermarket retailing situation, as the no longer cutting the price for the no longer cutting the price for the wholesale murky dropping and everyone else does not follow suit and we have a stagnation which is bad. the price monitoring body needs

to hold retailers to count with the wholesale murky drops. the leader of one of the world's biggest drug cartels has been arrested in texas. ismael zambada — known as �*el mayo' — was earlier charged by us prosecutors with conspiracy to make and distribute fentanyl, the drug that has been blamed for the us opioid crisis the leader of one of the world's biggest drug cartels has been arrested in texas. he was a big shot in this business. certain things in his portfolio are interesting, he managed to be out of detention because he had a low profile, different to the culture of

these drug lords. it is said he never slept two nights in a row in the same place. the other thing is that he was in charge of the operation that didn't have to do really with drug trafficking but more with money businesses. he had companies in the businesses of milk and construction all of mexico, he was one of the most civil leaders of the cartel in the sense he had really close contact with the political and policing system. tell us about the _ political and policing system. tell us about the circumstances of this arrest, what looks like a sting operation. he arrest, what looks like a sting operation-— arrest, what looks like a sting oeration. .,, ., ., arrest, what looks like a sting oeration. ., ., ., operation. he was looking to go to the south of _ operation. he was looking to go to the south of mexico _ operation. he was looking to go to the south of mexico in _ operation. he was looking to go to the south of mexico in order- operation. he was looking to go to the south of mexico in order to - the south of mexico in order to check on these kind this time airfields. the operation was organised by an associative hands. but they took into texas instead,

where he was arrested. the man who was able to dodge the police for a0 years in the business at the end was arrested because he was fooled. in arrested because he was fooled. in terms of who he was fooled by, are you able to say? hot terms of who he was fooled by, are you able to say?— you able to say? not really, we do not have that _ you able to say? not really, we do not have that information. - you able to say? not really, we do not have that information. say - you able to say? not really, we do | not have that information. say that auain, not have that information. say that again. sorry- _ not have that information. say that again. sorry- we — not have that information. say that again, sorry. we do _ not have that information. say that again, sorry. we do not— not have that information. say that again, sorry. we do not have - not have that information. say that again, sorry. we do not have the i again, sorry. we do not have the information _ again, sorry. we do not have the information but _ again, sorry. we do not have the information but what _ again, sorry. we do not have the information but what is - again, sorry. we do not have the information but what is likely - again, sorry. we do not have the information but what is likely to l information but what is likely to happen is that these people in contact with the us authorities are going to continue to talk and give information and the man himself is going to start talking, this is the first time he will be in contact with authorities, it is likely he will change things but also the branches of the political and economic system in touch with the cartel. ~ . economic system in touch with the cartelr . . ,, , economic system in touch with the cartel. . , , economic system in touch with the cartelf . , ,., cartel. what happens in terms of the le . al cartel. what happens in terms of the legal process? _ cartel. what happens in terms of the legal process? timescales _ cartel. what happens in terms of the legal process? timescales or- legal process? timescales or an hinu legal process? timescales or anything like _ legal process? timescales or anything like that? _ legal process? timescales or

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typhoon gaemi is pummelling the east coast of china with heavy rains and strong winds from the most powerful storm to hit the country this year. chinese authorities say they've evacuated hundreds of thousands of people as the typhoon makes its way across fujian province. the storm made landfall on the mainland on thursday after severely affecting taiwan and the philippines, where dozens were killed. public transport, offices, schools and markets have been shut in some areas, as the storm continues to sweep across land. our correspondent martin yip

described the impact now that typhoon gaemi is on mainland china. yes. so, uh, gaemi has made a second landfall on the coastal province of fujian. and fujian has so far been telling the telling the outside world that they have, uh, almost 630,000 people, uh, being affected by the typhoon. uh, the state media, the state media reports didn't go, uh, with much specific details, but you could imagine this. all to begin with, a strong winds and then the thunderstorms. uh, it's still moving inland. it's still a tropical cyclone, but it's significantly weakened. it's now heading in a northerly direction. uh, the wind is, uh, uh, the strongest wind gust being recorded, has slowed down tojust 83km/h, or 52mph. so it's weakening, but it's still

packed with so much water vapour inside it moving inland. so the national meteorological agency is still issuing a chunk of weather warnings ranging from severe, what they call severe convective weather, as well as thunderstorm, as well as geological hazards, which would include landslides and all sorts of things. martin yip. after an almost a0 year campaign, a stunning but little known area of uk bogland is on the verge of being awarded world heritage status. it covers more than 1,200 square miles in the far north of scotland. rebecca tanner is project coordinator of the flow country project world heritage site. she explains why peatland doesn't get a claim she thinks you deserve. the problem with people and, quite fat, not much to look at, very beautiful, you have to get quite close before you start seeing all the fantastic biodiversity and also people just didn't know historically how important it was in terms of storing carbon. that means it was

trains and draining the blog actually releases carbon into the atmosphere. actually releases carbon into the atmosphere-— actually releases carbon into the atmosphere. this is the problem, ed . e atmosphere. this is the problem, edge store _ atmosphere. this is the problem, edge store so _ atmosphere. this is the problem, edge store so much _ atmosphere. this is the problem, edge store so much of— atmosphere. this is the problem, edge store so much of it, - atmosphere. this is the problem, edge store so much of it, just - atmosphere. this is the problem, | edge store so much of it, just talk us through about how important it is, a good statistic, compared to how much the trees can hold compared to where you are. how much the trees can hold compared to where you are-— to where you are. approximately twice as much — to where you are. approximately twice as much carbon _ to where you are. approximately twice as much carbon as - to where you are. approximately twice as much carbon as all - to where you are. approximately twice as much carbon as all the i twice as much carbon as all the trees in the uk storage just in this one area. that is really quite significant, it would be catastrophic if it was released into the environment again. we catastrophic if it was released into the environment again.— the environment again. we are lookin: the environment again. we are looking at _ the environment again. we are looking at the _ the environment again. we are looking at the pictures - the environment again. we are looking at the pictures of - the environment again. we are looking at the pictures of the l the environment again. we are - looking at the pictures of the most, it is all down to the most, isn't it? , it is all down to the most, isn't it? y ., ., , it is all down to the most, isn't it? , ., ., , ., , it? they are quite a diverse group of 29 species _ it? they are quite a diverse group of 29 species of _ it? they are quite a diverse group of 29 species of mosses, - it? they are quite a diverse group of 29 species of mosses, an - it? they are quite a diverse group| of 29 species of mosses, an acidic environment, wet environment, that prevents plant matter from environment, wet environment, that prevents plant matterfrom breaking down entirely, it gets stored in the ground as heat. brute

down entirely, it gets stored in the ground as heat.— ground as heat. we have achieved world heritage _ ground as heat. we have achieved world heritage status, _ ground as heat. we have achieved world heritage status, fantastic i world heritage status, fantastic news. ., , world heritage status, fantastic news. ., world heritage status, fantastic news, ., , ., , world heritage status, fantastic news. ., , ., , . ., ., news. has that 'ust come through this news. has thatjust come through this afternoon? _ news. has thatjust come through this afternoon? yes. _ this afternoon? yes. congratulations. it means it is fantastic news, recognition for here and peatland globally. hopefully this world heritage committee first—ever peatland world heritage site, brings a lot more recognition to how important pitman is. rebecca turner. new satellite images have revealed the extent of the head manager in crisis unfolding in the north of ethiopia, severe drought, crop failure, the aftermath of war have that aid agencies to one that too many people are at risk of starvation. he wrote bbc verify we have been given exclusive access, a

province with a population 6-7,000,000, we province with a population 6—7,000,000, we analysed the satellite images, this is the reservoir a5 minutes north of the regional capital. injune last year, systems like this can support more than 300 farmers. this images from last month, the reservoir and farmland it helps to irrigate have dried up because of a lack of rainfall. this is a satellite image of a displacement camp 300 kilometres west. set up to provide shelter for more than 30,000 people. dozens of these camps were set up to provide reference dart a better thought hundreds of thousands are estimated killed in the conflict, died of starvation, lack of health care. those remained in the camps rely on food aid being delivered there. she looks after five of the

children in the camp, her husband killed in the war, have a listen here. as they should make we had animals, we use to harvest in winter. back then we had the best lifestyle. now we have nothing. people are sick and there are pregnant women who can't earn money forfood. they pregnant women who can't earn money for food. they are suffering from hunger. aid agencies have not discussed the crisis a range of crisis factors, lack of access for a distribution, this might assures data from the famine early warning systems network, identifying parts of to grey which you can see in dark red as well as neighbouring regions is facing an emergency, however the federal government in addis ababa disputed his warnings. the head of the risk management organisation, there are no looming dangers of

famine and starvation in ethiopia. the relations have been trained in recent years, the un alleging food has been blocked from reaching first during the conflict. the a00 people died in the country dart prime minister dismisses reports, telling lawmakers at a time there are no people dying due to hunger in ethiopia. an expert professor, director of four peace foundation, said too little foundation is being paid to the crisis.— paid to the crisis. humanitarian arencies paid to the crisis. humanitarian agencies have _ paid to the crisis. humanitarian agencies have been _ paid to the crisis. humanitarian agencies have been becoming l paid to the crisis. humanitarian - agencies have been becoming averse to controversy, in their funding appeal they are less likely to draw attention to the fact that starvation is a crime, famines are infected by the ruthless government. the un body that coordinates humanitarian assistance at the

funding is insufficient. if you would like to read more about this we had to the bbc news website. don't trust donald trump to help the tech industry. that's the warning from anthony scaramucci — the former president's communications chief — sacked afterjust ten days on thejob — and now a crypto fund manager. despite being a republican —'the mooch' has now backed kamala harris in the presidential election. he's been telling the bbc why some to p silicon valley figures are supporting donald trump — and why they should think again. one of the big issues the democrats have had is on the side of regulation — for some reason ecv crypto currency regulation and financial services regulation to gary gensler and senator warren. that has been a great source of frustration with the seasons, in silicon valley. many of these people have tech exposure, exposure and coin exposure

through a number of currencies. they have choked down and made it very difficult for a good actor like coinbase and kraken to operate outside of the united states this move towards donald trump is a direct result of that. what i would caution people about is the former president is very transactional, he says he is for one thing today, could very well be for another thing tomorrow. it really depends on what serves his personal interest as opposed to the american people. i would say to those billionaires, frankly, they are making the same cursory analysis and ultimately the misjudgment that i myself made and many others, many garden variety republicans like myself made in 2016. anthony scaramucci there speaking to my colleague. plenty more to come on bbc news.

by by sunday a change in weather patterns, drier, sunnier and warmer, change down to the jet stream, also changing, on saturday we have the trough encouraging air dries, showers to fall, by sunday the jet stream has this pattern, a ridge encouraging air to descend down through the atmosphere, as that having crowds of fabric, we get an area of high pressure forming, here comes the higher on sunday. bringing us several days of fine, sunny, warm weather. before we get there, still some showers to come through this evening, mostly across western scotland, probably a spell of rain for a time in northern ireland overnight. otherwise close blows, temperatures 9—13 c. not too cold to

start the day on saturday. early morning mist and fog patches across parts of wales in western england, around the coasts and hills. showers moving quickly to these western areas throughout the afternoon. probably the heaviest throughout east cork in the north west england, nowhere immune from the downpour, some pleasantjuly spells of sunshine between. temperatures near average, feeling warm in the sunshine. by sunday the area of high pressure building across the uk, the weather becomes dry for the vast majority of the country, some patchy cloud for shetland, that is about it. temperatures for most of us reach the low 20s, feeling pleasantly warm, up to 26 towards south east england, started the full i think very warm really. into monday, high pressure hanging around, for most fine, dry, settled sunny day, the odd shower coming into the hebrides, otherwise fine and those temperatures, the 20s again, 22 for aberdeen, 21 for

belfast, 28 in the london area, i wouldn't be too surprised if we across eastern england early next week threaten 30. but a spell of thundery rain moving up in france as we head into the middle of the week. the north—west of the uk, a change more generally, and set of conditions by the time we get to thursday. —— unsettled conditions.

today at five — arson attacks on france's railway network cause travel chaos hours before the olympic opening ceremony. misery for hundreds of thousands of people trying to get into the french capital on the busiest of days. engineers try to repair the damage at a series of points, only to find charred wires on a railway line. but the show will go on, with the rapper snoop dogg carrying the olympic flame ahead of tonight's opening ceremony in paris.

i'm live here on the river seine where export�*s ultimate spectacle is about to get under way with an opening ceremony like no other. we'll bring you all the latest on the disruption in france and for british passengers trying to get there. also on the programme... a police officer is under criminal investigation after a video of a man being kicked and stamped on as he lay on the floor at manchester airport. we called to say michelle and i couldn't be prouder to endorse you to do everything we can to get you through this election and get you into the oval office. and the endorsement she's been waiting for. and coming up on bbc news — england are on the hunt for a series clean sweep against west indies, in the third and final test at edgbaston, in the wickets on opening day.