china wins the first gold of the olympics in the 10—metre mixed team air rifle event while team gb bags bronze in women's synchronised 3—metre springboa rd. a investigation has found that half of gaza's water sites have been damaged or destroyed. the world health organization has warned of a "high risk" of polio spreading in gaza and beyond, after the variant type 2 polio virus was detected in sewage. there are fears that it may already be spreading undetected amongst the population in khan younis and deiral balah, where it was discovered. our reporter, ru abbass, takes a look at the struggles of two families living

there in dire conditions. this family know that their lives will never be the same again. they have been displaced from jabalia in the north, and their grandmother works hard to create a sense of normality for the children. but living in such squalor means the kitchen and the toilet are in the same room. although the sanitation challenges inside are not their biggest problem, due to desperation and a lack of available space, they have been forced to set up their tent next to a sewage canal. sewage that the world health organization has identified as containing the highly—infectious type—two poliovirus. here in deir al—balah, the stench has been hard to bear. enduring life in tents made of plastic sheets amid soaring temperatures has taken its toll.

translation: there is nothing to protect us i from insects and the diseases they cause, including allergies to the children and diarrhoea. all night we tried to get rid of them and they are so big they keep coming back. what can we do? we keep killing them. but then others keep coming at us. theyjust don't die. the un says an estimated 100,000 tonnes of rotting waste is piling up in gaza. the inability to maintain hygiene amidst the filth exposes many to infectious diseases, leaving them highly vulnerable. the world health organization says that over 150,000 people have contracted skin diseases due to living in poor conditions. in al—mawasi, this desperate father uses mud in hopes of healing his little girl's skin, since medical care is unavailable. some doctor advised me to, uh, to put it on, uh, my daughter's back to help her.

he has relocated his heavily—pregnant wife and children to the beach. there is no privacy here or any kind of sanitation infrastructure, but he has found his own way to create a makeshift toilet. this curtain may offer some privacy, but it provides scant protection from flies who travel from the sewage, spreading diseases an invisible danger to those forced to dwell. we live as cavemen. we use salted water for drain and we bring it from the sea. now only i'm thinking, you know, to only to evacuate my family and, uh, reach to a safe place. but no place is safe in gaza. unable to turn to the fragile health

care system collapsing under the strain of the war, the people of gaza have no choice but to navigate the turbulent tide that lies ahead. rue abbas, bbc news. breaking news from uk politics and the former home secretary priti patel has announced she is running to be the next leader of the conservative party. we can look at her tweet. she told the sunday telegraph the tories have to unite and put unity before personal vendetta. she directly addresses party members who will decide the eventual winner. breaking news that priti patel has announced she is in the running now to be the next leader of the conservative party. we will speak to a political correspondent about that shortly.

let's return for a moment to the olympics in paris. our sports correspondent dan roan has been speaking to prime minister sir keir starmer who's there supporting athletes from team gb. he started by asking him what he thought about last night's opening ceremony. i thought it was spectacular. it was really incredible. across the whole of the city, to see everything then coming up the river and then the final part of the show was really fantastic, and it gave it that spirit that i think and hope will be carried on throughout the games. so yes, there was some rain, but that did it didn't dampen it. but that didn't dampen it. it was a fantastic spectacle, you know. well done, france. and when you experience something like that, does it make you consider trying to push for britain to bring the games back in the future? look, i'm always pleased to see any sport in britain. i'm a big believer in sport, passionate about watching sport of all sorts. i love the olympics, but i also really passionate that it matters to our young people to give them, you know, the ability

to show what they can do. we've got incredible talent and some of the big, big supporter of as much sport as we can get in the uk and to bring it through the uk, because team gb is an incredible team. we've been here at the performance camp this morning watching the boxing training, thejudo training. there is something special about these teams that is very special to our country. it was a difficult day for france yesterday, of course, with the disruption to the rail network because of that arson attack that affected british travellers, including yourself. yeah. how troubling, how concerning was that? i'm not going to pretend it wasn't frustrating, because it was. and for very many people, it made travel so much harder. we had to change our plans. i'm not complaining about that, but it's just an example of how frustrating it was. but i do think that, you know, notwithstanding that, notwithstanding the weather, it was a real triumph yesterday. and to see the teams doing their stuff really at that

point at which it turns into the spectacle of the opening and now into the competition, that's a very special moment. and you can feel it in the conversations i've been having this morning. as you say, you've been here at team gb�*s training camp on the outskirts of the city. what's it been like to meet them and have a tour of the facilities? absolutely amazing. and a real sense, because they've got, you know, they've done so much physical training and sort of mental training, and now it's all about getting into the frame of mind that they need. some of them are starting in the next day or two. so you really appreciate notjust the hard yards they've already put in, but this vital next stage. and i've been saying to them, look, the whole country is going to be watching you, because we will. and that's great for them, because they know the country's behind them, adds a little bit to the pressure, but they're an incredible team of athletes going into this and they're full of hope, determination.

but also i really detected a sort of calm confidence that they bring to what they do, which is, i think that necessary added ingredient. successive governments, prime minister, have claimed that events like this and the medals that team gb generates are very inspiring. that's the case, but it doesn't always translate, in terms of participation and at a time of inactivity back in britain, how committed are you to ensuring that any success does equate to an uptake in physical activity? very committed, because i think it makes a huge difference for young people. firstly, it gives them something to do, which is about competition, about sport. whatever the sport is, it doesn't matter what it is. it gives them skills which they will need whatever they do in life. so if you work in a team, if it's a team sport, the ability to work with others, to know when it's your responsibility to do your part, eye contact, all of that matters for whatever they may do. so the legacy has to be

in what we do from the grass roots, really bringing it through, particularly schools and young people. team gb have enjoyed top—four finishes now in successive games. fantastic. how important is it that it remains, britain, an olympic and paralympic superpower? i think it's really important and that doesn't happen by accident. that wasn't always the case, but we punch well above our weight and i think that is you can see it here in the camp. it's to do with the absolute focus on the skills that are needed. but also you've got experienced athletes have come back from previous games to be with the team here. so there's that sort of wholeness of the approach. i think it's really good. i think we're all really proud of it. everybody is going to be glued to the television. the big mistake, i've done it so many times, is to say is to say i'lljust watch this for five minutes because we're doing well. an hour later, you're

still absolutely glued to it. that's what's going to happen. we're really proud of this team. the success it's enjoyed. team gb is locked down to government funding. i think 77 million a year is what the government puts in is obviously national lottery funding as well. but we understand that uk sport faces a shortfall of several million pounds. there's inflationary pressures, there's a broader programme for the la cycle that's coming up. is that something that you might consider looking to plug the gap over? we do need to look at that. and obviously that's an ongoing discussion that we're having in relation to funding. look, times are tough when it comes to the economy at the moment. i'm not going to pretend otherwise, but this is important and it is an investment in the next team gb. two quick questions, if i may. first, commonwealth games birmingham hosted it last time. they're looking for a host. time's running out. it's been suggested that glasgow may step in to help them. is that something that you'd like to see? well, we'll have to look at that in the round, but clearly we do need a new host and pretty quickly. but that's part of ongoing discussions. and finally, the opening ceremony wasn'tjust a sporting mega event curtain—raiser. it's also geopolitically important world leaders. yeah. including yourself

were there last night. it has been suggested that you would take the opportunity to talk to some colleagues in europe to try and reset the relationship with europe. did that opportunity arise? it did arise. and we took full advantage of it because we're nowjust over three weeks into government, i do want to reset the relationship with our international partners, to be clear that britain is back on the international stage wanting to play our full part. and this has been a real opportunity to engage with leaders of other countries to further that discussion and build on the work we've already done. and it's another good reason to be here. a reminder of that breaking news that former home secretary priti patel has announced via twitter that she is running to bv next leader of conservative party. she says it is time to pin unity before division.

shejoins another home time to pin unity before division. she joins another home secretary james former security minister, tom tugendhat, robertjenrick and also mel stride who have all announced they are running for the leadership. back to the us now where opinion polls suggest donald trump's lead in the presidential election campaign has narrowed since kamala harris became the democrats' likely candidate. earlier i spoke to democratic strategist laura fink and republican strategist matt terrill, former chief of staff to marco rubio's presidential campaign. i asked laura what she thought about the growth in support for vice president harris. support is growing because we see a juggernaut of a campaign run. kamala harris is ascendant. you see she's breaking records in virtually every measurable category of campaigning, from fundraising to volunteer sign up to the number of people online who have created energetic memes. and so she has taken over the internet.

she has cornered the market on volunteers, she's raised record—breaking sums of money, and she's been highly successful at beginning to prosecute the case against donald trump. this is an ascendant campaign and one that republicans were not counting on as they rested in their overconfidence at their own convention. matt, let's get your thoughts on that then. are you at all concerned now about trump's prospects? well, look, this is certainly a different race with president biden now not being at the top of the ticket and running for re—election. but vice president harris now as the presumptive democrat nominee, it's a reset, this race. but look, you know, i think this election can come down to really two main issues — inflation and immigration. many americans have many concerns with the biden—harris administration's handling on those two issues. or the roughly past four years, we've seen skyrocketing inflation, skyrocketing border crossings in terms of immigration. obviously, many americans are concerned about border security and the cost of goods and services going up. so look, i think for president trump, he's doing quite well in those two issues. at the end of the day, the democrat party is now united

behind vice president harris. that's something she had to do. and you're now seeing that take shape. both political parties are going to see both of their political bases turn out. the gop base is fired up for former president trump. they're going to turn out for him. in terms of democrat base, they're fired up and you're now seeing both political parties are going to see both of their political bases turn out. the gop base is fired up for former president trump. they're going to turn out for him. in terms of democrat base, they're fired up for vice president harris, clearly. i think they'll turn out for her. comes down to those independent undecided voters, probably about 4% to 7% of the electorate. what do they care about? inflation, immigration, among other issues. but those two main issues are going to drive this election right now, based on polling former president trump is doing quite well on those issues. we'll see how it takes shape. and laura, some commentators are calling this a bit of a honeymoon period for harris. she has come to this late. do you think that affects her chances at all? well, certainly any candidate when first on the stage has a little bit of a honeymoon period, but it's what you do with that honeymoon period. do you capitalise on the momentum?

and we've seen the campaign in the last week or so make all the right moves, so you can see that she's got an infrastructure behind her that supports her. she has the talent and she has been flawless in her execution. if she can continue that pattern for 100 days, she is set to win the presidency. now, i don't want to sound overconfident, because my colleague is right that this will come down to a mere handful of votes, tens of thousands of votes across a handful of swing states, and securing that means not only expanding the electorate on the democratic side, which we haven't seen a candidate do since barack obama. and she has the signs of having the potential to do that, but also capturing those swing voters. and while i will agree that certainly the economy will be central to this campaign, it's also about the future and not the past, which donald trump represents. it's about looking forward and it's about capitalising on that energy. and he failed to mention reproductive choice and freedom.

and that is something that is central in the minds of many, many voters, a lot of apolitical voters who see, for the first time, women having their rights taken away by donald trump's supreme court. so i think you're going to see this campaign waged tactically, but it will also be about a vision for the future, which i think makes, uh, makes donald trump worry a little bit, because he likes to look back. matt, it seems as though any sense of trying to foster that unity that we were talking about after trump's shooting seems to have rather disappeared, given his latest speech. we heard a little of it earlier. well, look, i think unity is certainly on the ballot. and i think right now we're going to see is that both nominees, in terms of the democrat nominee for president, former president trump, both can do their part to help champion unity. i think at the end of the day, you're going to see americans care about that. but there's other issues in the ballot as well, i think namely inflation, immigration are going to drive this race. but certainly americans want to come together right now. i think the big test for both candidates was to unite their parties. that was a big part from a voting standpoint here. but it's important

to unite the country. there's no question about that. i think at the end of the day, it's gonna be a very close election. we're certainly polarised as a country. there's no question about that. and that's something that both candidates are going to have to to focus in on here between now and election day. i mean, it seems like the harris campaign is fighting back. they said in a statement you wouldn't want to sit near trump in a restaurant, let alone be president. i mean, it doesn't seem like we're going to have that kind of nice, happy campaigning. certainly. and welcome to politics. like, in no political context, do we ever see the gloves not come off at some point. we see donald trump has redefined political campaigning where the gloves come off early and often. he goes to extreme measures, particularly with women. and i think one of the other things that we have to mention here is that she unnerves him as a powerful woman. we saw that he really has a hard time contending with women leaders. we saw him in going toe to toe with nancy pelosi in negotiations, and he lost over and over again because it is seems to be his achilles' heel,

because he does not know how to contend with someone who he has said frequently does not belong in a leadership position. so i think you're going to see that take centre stage. and again, the republican weakness is truly in their candidate because he lacks the discipline to carry a unity message for more than 30 minutes of a speech. and so he really is their wild card. and any republican consultant knows that that is the challenge because they see across the aisle a strong contender who's disciplined. more on that breaking news we were talking about from israeli—occupied golan heights were ten people are said to have been cooled and others in a rocket attack which hit the town of magical charms, many of the casualties are reported —— majdal shams, many of the casualties reported to be children. netanyahu has just said hezbollah will pay heavily for the rocket attack which

cooled children. it is worth saying all israel has blamed lebanon's hezbollah movement, the movement itself has denied responsibility. benjamin netanyahu says hezbollah will pay heavily for that rocket attack. more on uk politics where someone else has thrown their hat in the rain to become leader of the conservative party. with me is political correspondent helen catt. thank you for coming in. former home secretary priti patel, what has she had to say?— had to say? she confirmed she is auoin to had to say? she confirmed she is going to run _ had to say? she confirmed she is going to run in — had to say? she confirmed she is going to run in the _ had to say? she confirmed she is going to run in the conservative l going to run in the conservative leadership race and has done it by writing for the sunday telegraph. she said she made a direct appeal, they will get whittled down by candidates and the final to go to a vote of the membership. priti patel call them heroic and said she would

give them more power in shaping conservative policy. she talked more about her vision for the party and it is not about, she is a leading voice on the right of the conservative party, she said it is not about left or right but competent grown—up, experienced and strong politicians putting authentic conservative values into practice. she does not believe the idea of conservatism failed in the election, thatis conservatism failed in the election, that is why they ended up with the result they did, she said it was due to politicians who fell out and fell short. despite that she says the party must unite and she talks about putting party unity above personal vendetta. she is a strong character. it was expected she would throw her hat in the rain. she is the first woman to come out in this leadership contest and say she is going to contest and say she is going to contest it. showers widely expected

to and she is the latest to join, joining anotherfour to and she is the latest to join, joining another four former home secretaryjames joining another four former home secretary james cleverly. joining another four former home secretaryjames cleverly. robert secretary james cleverly. robert jenrick secretaryjames cleverly. robert jenrick is a candidate, the former secretary and work and pensions secretary mel stride. the cinema chain, cineworld, has announced plans to close six branches, which could put hundreds ofjobs at risk. under a restructuring plan, cinemas in glasgow, bedford, hinckley, loughborough, yate and swindon will close. the company said it would try to redeploy as many affected workers as possible. cineworld is the second—largest cinema chain across the globe. the business has struggled since the covid pandemic and with the rise in streaming services. a one—of—a—kind supercar, which has taken four and a half years to restore, is finally being returned to its owner in the united states. the aston martin bulldog

was painstakingly put back together by a team of engineers in shropshire. our reporterjoan cummins has been to find out more. archive: using a turbo-charged v8 engine, the bulldog - can reach over 170 mph. designed by william towns, the aston martin bulldog was designed to be the fastest production car on the road in 1979. but the intended family of 200mph bulldogs never materialised. and this model disappeared into obscurity. a0 years later, it was rescued by an american businessman, determined it would finally live up to its potential. it was complete. the engineering aspect of it, that aston martin did was pretty much there, original. it had been painted a interesting colour, it had been trimmed interestingly.

the fundamentals of it were there, just not necessarily working. teams of engineers in bridgnorth have painstakingly restored the bulldog, displayed it and made sure it reached the magical 200mph on a track. it's been fun. it's been challenging at times and it's been incredibly rewarding. and how much is it worth? it's worth a significant sum of money. it's worth in the millions. now the restored bulldog and its puppies — an eclectic mix of 1970s concept cars also designed by towns — are being flown to their new home and owner in america. you get accustomed to seeing it on a daily basis and we've been fortunate enough to drive it and drive it at speed, yes, in a way, it is quite sad to see it go.

on the other hand, it is very exciting that the owner is going to have his car in the states where he lives and he can get to drive and enjoy it. obviously, this was too good an opportunity to miss. and a spin around the block was offered. laughter. this really is a super car! it will go at more than 200mph. it costs, well, an undisclosed amount and they won't let me drive it. i can't imagine why. before we go, a couple of paddleboarders said they won the jackpot when they came across these whilst out on the water in dorset in southern england. ben felton and his friend nick woods were enjoying the water when they were joined by the small pod of dolphins. they said they had "never experienced anything like it before" after 12 years of paddling.

hello. most of us have had a decent day of weather today, be it a little cloudy across some parts of the country. there's also a few showers around and even the risk of one or two rumbles of thunder, particularly across north—eastern parts of the uk. but the skies will be clearing a little bit later on. now, here's the satellite picture and the radar earlier on. you can see a few showers across wales, the midlands, but more especially, in northern england, northern and eastern scotland. now, the temperatures mid—evening still hovering around 20 celsius across the south—east and east anglia, but more typically, it's around 17 degrees. so pleasant enough out there through the evening. now, tonight, the skies will clear. the winds will be light, really very quiet on the weather front, and early—morning temperatures will range from around the mid—teens in london and the south—east to about ten celsius in more rural spots of central scotland. lots of sunshine right from the word go tomorrow. through the morning into the afternoon, a few clouds will bubble up, fairweather clouds. but in scotland and northern ireland, perhaps turning hazy come the afternoon, with just that little bit closer to a weather front

out in the atlantic. and warmer tomorrow. also, more humid. look at the temperatures. merseyside around the mid—20s, and really, much of yorkshire seeing temperatures well into the 20s. now, come monday, it's going to turn even hotter. we're starting to see warm air, very warm air streaming in from the southern climes. in fact, in france, temperatures will climb through the course of this week. it really will turn quite oppressive for the olympics in paris. here in the uk, lots of sunshine on monday, temperatures not far off 30 in london and the south—east. but more typically, we're talking about the low or the mid—20s right across the uk. but a weather frontjust brushing the north—west there — perhaps a few spits and spots of rain on monday. now, that hot air will continue to stream in from the south across france towards the uk, sparking off big thunderstorms across france. but here in the uk, a dry day on tuesday, but a hot one. i think 30 is certainly on the cards. mid or high—20s across parts of northern england, and well into the 20s also in scotland and northern ireland. so here's the outlook,

then, into next week. could be thundery for a time midweek, certainly by wednesday. but it does look as though those high temperatures won't last for very long. we should be back into the mid—20s by midweek.

we should be back into the mid 20s by midweek. live from london. this is bbc news. dozens of projectiles are fired towards northern israel, killing at least ten in a town in the golan heights. an israeli strike on a school — housing displaced people in gaza — has killed at least 30 people and injured more than a hundred, according to the health ministry. former home secretary priti patel becomes the latest politician to join the race to be the next leader of the conservative party. venezuelans ready themselves for a pivotal election — with president maduro describing the choice as being between �*war and peace'. france win the men's rugby sevens

on day one of the paris olympics — the first gold medal for the hosts. australia currently top the medals table with two golds and one silver. eleven teenagers and young adults have been killed and 19 injured after an attack that hit a football pitch in the israeli—occupied golan heights. the israel defense forces said a rocket fell on the majdal shams area of the territory — and described the attack as the deadliest in the area since october 7th. these are the latest pictures from the scene. the israeli military blamed the strike on hezbollah, but the movement has denied responsibility. israel's prime minister said in a statement that hezbollah will pay a heavy price. earlier, a spokesman for the israel defense forces had this to say about the attack.