where olympic organisers announced they've cancelled triathlon training in the river seine for the second day in a row over pollution concerns. hello. i'm sally bundock. good to have you with us. we start in venezuela. the venezuelan opposition has alleged widespread fraud in the counting of votes from sunday's presidential election. a spokeswoman said that the electoral authorities had stopped publishing the results of individual ballot boxes. nicolas maduro�*s psuv party is seeking a third term in office. the main challenger is edmundo gonzalez, a former diplomat by opposition leader maria corina machado. she has asked voters to maintain a vigil at polling stations across the country to ensure there's no fraud. turnout is reported to be much higher

than in previous elections. let's cross live now to caracas where we can speak to our south america correspondent ione wells. bring us right up to date. we are bring us right up to date. - are expecting the results imminently, but as you say, opposition candidates, the opposition candidates, the opposition have essentially alleged malpractice in this election. they have said that they have only had access to 30% of the printed receipts that come out of electronic voting machines in venezuela, and all the other results went straight to the electoral council, which is controlled by president maduro and his party. they are concerned as a result that they have no way of verifying some of the results in the selection. they also said the reason they don't have two more of the receipts of this election are because some of their witnesses and election observers were either banned from all told to leave from

certain counting stations around the country. so that is the allegation being made by the allegation being made by the opposition. the president and his party have remained confident throughout the night. they have been saying that they are confident that they will be victorious in this election and it will become clear and the results are published, but we are still waiting for those official results from country's electoral authorities. find official results from country's electoral authorities.- electoral authorities. and is there concern _ electoral authorities. and is there concern about - electoral authorities. and is i there concern about response electoral authorities. and is - there concern about response to what the result might be when it does come through? definitely. i think one thing thatis definitely. i think one thing that is for sure is that these results are going to be disputed either way. if the result suggest that president maduro has won another term, i think that is going to be what disputed by the opposition who feel their independent data, the opinion polls before the election suggests that they were on course to win a victory. i think if the opposition claim a victory, thatis opposition claim a victory, that is something which the government would dispute as well. but the electoral authorities themselves are controlled by president

maduro's party, therefore, i think any result from them is one the opposition will not want to, or will dispute. nicolas maduro is looking for a third term in office. if that were to happen, it would mean that he and his party have been in control of venezuela for a very, very long time. your thoughts on that and the reaction to that?- thoughts on that and the reaction to that? that's right. many peeple _ reaction to that? that's right. many people here _ reaction to that? that's right. many people here today - reaction to that? that's right. many people here today werei many people here today were voting for change. that was certainly the message that the opposition were offering. the reason for this is that, as you say, the party has been in power decades, he took from his mental, hugo chavez, after he died, and he has been in power since 2013. the last elections were widely seen as neither free, norfear, and is the reason why there is a much at stake in this election because after the election, international community didn't reside —— recognise the result and that led to sanctions by the us which the economy at a

time when the economy was already in freefall in this country. already in freefall in this country-— already in freefall in this count .�* ., , ._ already in freefall in this count .�* ., , ., country. and of course many who are opposing _ country. and of course many who are opposing 0 — country. and of course many who are opposing 0 want _ country. and of course many who are opposing 0 want to _ country. and of course many who are opposing 0 want to see - are opposing 0 want to see change, they have been in an economic crisis for some time, hyperinflation and many other issues that have made it very tough for venezuelans. that's ri . ht. tough for venezuelans. that's right- the _ tough for venezuelans. that's right. the economy _ tough for venezuelans. that's right. the economy has - tough for venezuelans. that's right. the economy has been| tough for venezuelans. that's. right. the economy has been in freefall for about a decade. the entirety of president maduro's rule in the country has been one where economic hardship has been rife, more than 50% of the country live in poverty. he blames the us sanctions for that but his critics blame economic mismanagement, corruption within government, but also, the reason some of those sanctions were imposed in the first place, not holding what was seen to be free and fair elections last time. that is why there is so much at stake in this election. the economic crisis he has been immense, it has caused nearly 8 million venezuelans to flee the country, many of which have gone to the us, fuelling the

migration prices on the us border, and that is another reason why the international community are particularly invested in this result as well. . ~ invested in this result as well. ., ~ , ., well. 0k. thank you. our south american _ well. 0k. thank you. our south american correspondent - well. 0k. thank you. our south american correspondent there. | american correspondent there. in 25 minutes we will talk to a leading economist about the outlook for venezuela. more on that later. now to israel. israel's security cabinet has authorised the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, to decide on the "timing and manner of response" to a rocket attack in the occupied golan heights on saturday. israel has blamed hezbollah for the attack and vowed retaliation, mr netanyahu saying that hezbollah would pay a heavy price. on sunday, funerals were held for some of the 12 young people killed when the rocket hit a football pitch in a town close to the border. there are fears that the strike in the town of majal shams could ignite a regional war. paul adams reports from

israeli—occupied golan heights. singing through the streets of majdal shams, the coffins came one by one. a town reeling in shock, consumed by collective grief, terrified about what happens next. for months, they feared a disaster, but they never imagined it would take away their children. at the football pitch where they all died, moments of silent reflection. efforts to comprehend the speed of this tragedy. a playground transformed in an instant into a place ofjagged metal, discarded belongings and, in the corner, the blood of the victims. we're told that a siren sounded just seconds before the rocket landed here and blew the fence right back. and, look — just outside the pitch, metres away, there's a bomb shelter. but the children, the children on the pitch, those watching,

those on their bikes and scooters, they had no time to react. the mood changes as government officials arrive to pay their respects. there's real anger now, even from one man in uniform. "they've been bombarding us for ten months," he shouts. "my children are crying every day!" after thousands of hezbollah rockets since last october, people here just want it all to end. when israel's hardline finance minister shows up, some urge the government to strike back hard. but others turn on him. "get out of here, you criminal," one says. the government has yet to decide how to respond. the army says itjust needs the word. we are ready. we said we are ready for several weeks or even months, and we continue to be ready. and every day that is passing, we are preparing more and more, and more. but in this druze minority town, captured from syria in 1967, such talk is causing anxiety.

i'm afraid for the consequences. if this happened yesterday, what about tomorrow, if it happens? like, if it gets to an all—out war. it's going to be pretty tough. more people are going to die on all sides. milar sha'ar was ten years old, the youngest victim. his uncle and cousin struggling to comprehend their sudden loss. he is loved by everyone. his family says the war which killed him has to end. paul adams, bbc news, majdal shams. for more on this, we can chat now to mohamed taha from bbc arabic. good morning to you. it is a waiting game to see what israel does next. waiting game to see what israel does next-— does next. stop welcome back, sall . does next. stop welcome back, sally- the _ does next. stop welcome back, sally. the tension _ does next. stop welcome back, sally. the tension is _ does next. stop welcome back, sally. the tension is really - sally. the tension is really high in lebanon, waiting for what israel might do. israel struck some post yesterday morning but they are expecting

to strike more. the tension is higher, israel would strike beirut, the capital of lebanon, and to what extent they will strike infrastructure or hezbollah. if you remember in 2006 israel destroyed completely infrastructure of com pletely infrastructure of lebanon, completely infrastructure of lebanon, bridges, power plants and everything so the tension is really high. same tension is in gaza at the moment. in is really high. same tension is in gaza at the moment.- in gaza at the moment. in the meantime. — in gaza at the moment. in the meantime, new— in gaza at the moment. in the meantime, new evacuation i in gaza at the moment. in the i meantime, new evacuation order 30,000 people in khan younis. what is happening? the fighting is really intensifying _ what is happening? the fighting is really intensifying in - what is happening? the fighting is really intensifying in khan - is really intensifying in khan younis at the moment, i must saying they managed to attack some israeli soldiers and officers —— hamas. they are killing some casualties between them, and israel is really keen to strike in khan younis, several deaths there are. apparently israel is keen to

continue this operation in khan younis and trying to find whether alive or even dead hostages, but the point is that israel, if the israeli by minister benjamin netanyahu came back from the united states, has big momentum of continuing this war whether in gaza, southern lebanon or in the west bank.— gaza, southern lebanon or in the west bank. and yet, as you sa , he the west bank. and yet, as you say, he returned _ the west bank. and yet, as you say, he returned from - the west bank. and yet, as you say, he returned from the - the west bank. and yet, as you say, he returned from the us, l say, he returned from the us, he cut his trip their shots because of events over the weekend, but still talks going on in rome in the meantime about a possible deal? apparently these talks were concluded in the last hour, and israel came out with a new proposal that included some new things that hamas and mediators say they are reaching a deal, it is a bit difficult. these conditions include searching

anybody returning back to their home to make sure they are not militants and so forth, and the required hamas to provide the names of the alive hostages, and also, israel is keen to continue their presence, whether in the philadelphia corridor with the borders of egypt or the seller had in corridor in gaza means there is no full withdrawal, israel would draw from gaza which everybody is saying this might make reaching ceasefire difficult. ., make reaching ceasefire difficult.— make reaching ceasefire difficult. ., ., ., ~ difficult. ok, for now, thank ou difficult. ok, for now, thank you very _ difficult. ok, for now, thank you very much _ difficult. ok, for now, thank you very much indeed. - back to the uk. the chancellor, rachel reeves, is set to scrap some major infrastructure projects as she looks to plug a £20 billion black hole in the public finances, left by the conservatives. in a speech later, she'll accuse the previous government refusing to make difficult decisions. here's our business correspondent marc ashdown.

the chancellor is said to be genuinely shocked at the state of the public finances she has inherited from the conservatives. she accused them of covering up the true scale of covering up the true scale of the issues, a black hole estimated at £20 billion, and then running away. today, rachel reeves will outline how she plans, in her words, fix the foundations. it starts with public sector pay. the bbc understands she will accept pay recommendations which are billions of pounds above what she has budgeted for. the calculation, the disruption from prolonged industrial action is far more damaging to the economy and digging deeper now above inflation pay rises. but it comes at an immediate cost, transport projects will be paused, counsel already prioritised. borisjohnson's new hospital programme may also be reviewed. to get the public finances back on track in the longer term, finances back on track in the longerterm, rachel finances back on track in the longer term, rachel reeves is affected to commit to know more than one made of his 11 per

year. she says to surprise budget, which can unsettle the markets and family finances. she will establish a new office for value for money to cut down on waste and ensure all government spending delivers value. and she will underline the new legal requirement for the new legal requirement for the independent office of budget responsibility to scrutinise any major tax or spending announcements. analysts like institute for fiscal studies have been warning about the extent of the task ahead for many months and are sceptical at how much of this is really a surprise. the broad level, _ this is really a surprise. the broad level, a _ this is really a surprise. the broad level, a high - this is really a surprise. tue: broad level, a high level, this is really a surprise. tte: broad level, a high level, we always knew there was going to be this crunch in terms of public spending. everybody knew that the public services were struggling, they needed more money at that high level. none of this is a surprise. the conservatives _ of this is a surprise. the conservatives said - of this is a surprise. the | conservatives said rachel reeves is lying to the british taxpayer and trying to con people into believing need for biggest tax rises. in its manifesto, labour alleged not to touch major taxes like

income tax, national insurance and vat and rachel reeves is not expected to suggest tax rises will be required at this stage. but areas like courts, prisons, further education and local council budgets could come in for a spending squeeze in a bid to save money. the chancellor is promising to level with the public and tell the truth, and take the difficult decisions which she says may be painful now, but will lead to every part of the lead —— uk being better off. we will be getting an expert view on the day ahead with rachel reeves the chancellor and what she will be seen later today. that is in 15 minutes. south africa's governing anc party has announced the expulsion of former presidentjacob zuma from the party more than seven months after he defected to lead another political movement, the mk party, which won 14% of the vote in south africa's general election in may. mr zuma has three weeks to appeal the decision.

protesters in istanbul have taken to the streets to advocate against a draft bill that critics fear could lead to the mass culling of stray dogs. if passed, it would allow the killing of sick dogs and those deemed to display "negative behaviour". turkey currently has 4 million strays dogs, and animal rights advocates are calling for sterilisation programmes instead. and there was controversy at the belgian grand prix. british driver, george russell, took the chequered flag — but was disqualified when his car was found to be underweight. his mercedes team—mate, lewis hamilton, was named the winner in his place. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

here in the uk, kemi badenoch has announced that she is standing to be the next leader of the conservative party. the former business secretary is the sixth mp to enter the leadership race.

nominations close this afternoon, though the winner won't be known until november. 0ur political correspondent helen catt has more. i will step down as party leader, not immediately, but once the formal arrangements for selecting my successor are in place. tt for selecting my successor are in lace. , , ., in place. it is 'ust three and a bit weeks _ in place. it isjust three and a bit weeks since _ in place. it isjust three and a bit weeks since rishi - in place. it isjust three and i a bit weeks since rishi sunak said he would step down as leader of the conservatives after his party turned in their worst performance at a general election in modern history. by this afternoon, the list of those hoping to replace them will be confirmed. it is expected to be the six contenders who have declared. from the centre of the party, the former home secretary minister and the work secretary. priti patel, from the right of the departed, another home secretary. the former immigration minister and as of last night kemi badenoch,

the former business secretary. she has written an article for the times in which he says that calls for unity are not enough — the tories need to know what they are going to be. she says they are going to be. she says they need to reconfirm their belief in the nation's state and the sovereign duty it has to serve and the sovereign duty it has to serve its and the sovereign duty it has to serve its citizens. and the sovereign duty it has to serve its citizens. she said: definitely not running — suella braverman. a potential rival on the right. the former home secretary claimed she had the backing of ten mps which is needed to run but said there was no point because most of the parliamentary party did not believe in her diagnosis and prescription and did not want to hear it. instead, she said platitudes about unity were palpable. all candidates will have august two campaign. throughout september, mps will whittle them down. first to four candidates and then finally to. in october,

conservative party members will vote online to choose the winner and on november two, the new leader will be announced. until then, new leader will be announced. untilthen, rishi sunak new leader will be announced. until then, rishi sunak will continue as acting leader. whoever succeeds him is in for a difficult task. let's bring you some breaking news. returning to venezuela where president maduro is declaring a victory in the general election, saying that they have 151.2% of the vote. so, —— they have 151.2% of the vote. so, -- 51.2% they have 151.2% of the vote. so, —— 51.2% of the boat. you can see nicolas maduro there, centre of the screen, celebrating as he is declaring the victory, saying that he can now go ahead with a third term in office, meaning that for decades in venezuela, nicolas maduro is to be presidents, and

ongoing presidential period of time where venezuela has been under sanctions because at the last election it was disputed that the election was actually free and fair. already, the opposition led by main challenger edmundo gonzalez, they are saying that actually this selection process has not been fair or properly validated once again. so, that is the latest from venezuela. in ten minutes, we will be taking a look at what this means. we will have an expert view on the outcome of this election. two years ago, catastrophic floods in pakistan killed 1,700 people, affected over 33 million, and caused more than $30 billion in damages. pakistan is consistently ranked as one of the countries most affected by climate change where erratic weather patterns such as heavy monsoon rains

and heat waves are frequent. earlier this year, floods killed 36 people, with authorities declaring a state of emergency in the southwest of the country. live now to islamabad, where we can speak with patricia scotland, the commonwealth secretary—general, who is in the country to mark the second anniversary of the floods. good to speak to you on bbc news. and it cannot be overstated, the impact of those floods. i mean, really, the statistics are enormous, aren't they? tt statistics are enormous, aren't the ? , ., , , they? it is absolutely devastating. - they? it is absolutely devastating. if- they? it is absolutely devastating. if you i they? it is absolutely i devastating. if you think they? it is absolutely - devastating. if you think about what you have just said — 33 million people were uprooted. that is half the population of the united kingdom, and have got almost 8 million people displaced and more than 2 million homes were damaged, this is people losing everything, losing their livestock, their crops, their

futures, and what is heartbreaking is, of course, pakistan, like many of the other countries in the global south, contributed almost nothing to creating this terrible climate crisis — less than 1%. and i am really looking forward to going to see how people have recovered, and, you know, their resilience has been amazing, but it is also still heartbreaking because the property, the hunger, the disease are still rampant with 9 million people forced into poverty. and those are world bank figures — not figures produced by pakistan. and, so, i think it is critically important that we look at the reality of where we are, because this is not the end. this is just the because this is not the end. this isjust the beginning. and this season looks as if it is going to be as terrifyingly complex and difficult as about two years ago. look at what has just happened in the caribbean

with beryl — the four countries devastated. it is really so important that we do something now and we do it together. yeah, absolutely. at bbc news here, we are keenly aware of these events and the frequency and the dramatic nature and the fact that they are becoming more extreme. the question is — is the voice being hurt? because when pakistan goes through such devastating times, and it is likely to happen again, as we know, sadly, in the future, what response is there from the international community to help? because they cannot — when you have got 33 million people displaced — you cannot do that by yourself, as in the house and re—establish and try and build flood defences, etc, and all that is required. defences, etc, and all that is required-— defences, etc, and all that is reuuired. ~ ., , , , required. we have been pushing, as ou required. we have been pushing, as you know. _ required. we have been pushing, as you know, really _ required. we have been pushing, as you know, really hard - required. we have been pushing, as you know, really hard to - required. we have been pushing, as you know, really hard to say i as you know, really hard to say we need a universal vulnerability index. you can't

any longer say we are going to give people help and support dependent on their gdp. because pakistan is having to repay about 50 or 60% of their gdp to pay back on debt. and where did that debt come from? a lot of that debt come from? a lot of that death came as a result of trying to build back better from these terrible crises, which were not created by them. so, i think we as a world have to accept that these exogenous shocks are going to keep on going and we have to have a better way. going and we have to have a betterway. it going and we have to have a better way. it is literally heartbreaking to know that you can't borrow money to fix what has happened to you at a rate which enables you to pay back easily. i wish sometimes when these terrible, terrible incidents happened, whether it is a flood, whether it is a hurricane, that the hurricane or the flood took the debt, but it doesn't. it takes everything you have invested in your whole

life, dumps it into the water or the sea and then it drowns you in debt, and it is awful and i think we can do something about this and we are, in the commonwealth, trying to get people the money. we commonwealth, trying to get people the money.— commonwealth, trying to get people the money. we are short on time but. _ people the money. we are short on time but, patricia _ people the money. we are short on time but, patricia scotland, | on time but, patricia scotland, thank you forjoining us on bbc news. business today is next. hello there. sunday was a very warm day. we had the sunshine far and wide, and we've got a few more days of dry weather and sunshine to come, but the heat is going to continue to build across england and wales. and, really, across the whole of western europe, temperatures are rising, the heat is pushing up from spain into france and for the olympics. that's the temperature anomaly chart. you can see for eastern europe, things may be a little cooler than normal. here at home, though, the heat is building underneath that area of high pressure. there is a weak weather front approaching from the northwest, and that's

bringing more cloud into scotland and northern ireland on monday. the odd light shower, perhaps, but most of any rain really is in the far northwest of scotland. the cloud will break in other parts of scotland, but the best of the sunshine will be for england and wales. just a bit of patchy fair—weather cumulus. the winds will be light in england and wales. there will be some cooling sea breezes. there is a stronger breeze, though, blowing for scotland and northern ireland, where temperatures aren't changing much. it's still going to be warm for eastern scotland, but the heat is really concentrated on england and wales. inland temperatures in the southeast, 28 or 29 degrees. that weather front continues to weaken as it moves down into the high pressure overnight and into tuesday. just that sliver of cloud there. more sunshine to come for scotland and northern ireland on tuesday, the odd light shower in the far northwest. sunny skies on the whole for england and wales, a little bit hazy at times. and those temperatures continuing to rise, particularly towards the southeast of england, could make 31 or even 32 degrees here. quite different temperatures for scotland and northern ireland, and you can see the temperature difference overnight tuesday night

into wednesday morning — an uncomfortable night for sleeping in the southeast, particularly in london. there's more sunshine and generally dry weather to come on wednesday. signs of one or two showers breaking out, particularly towards the southwest of england. this could be the first signs of some change. but ahead of that, it's still going to be a hot day through the midlands and the southeast. temperatures, 29, 30 degrees quite possible once again. things are changing, though, wednesday and through the rest of the week in particular, its not going to be quite as warm. there's the chance of more cloud and some rain, which could be heavy and thundery. on wednesday night and through thursday, that moves its way northwards. and then after we start the week with high pressure, we're going to end the week with low pressure in the west.

broke britain: there's a multibillion—pound hole in the uk's finances claims chancellor of the exchequer rachel reeves. but what spending cuts or tax rises might she use to fill it? also to come, making the city slicker: can new rules attract more top firms to list their shares in london? plus, supersonic boom: two decades after concorde's last flight, we meet the ceo trying to bring back air travel that's faster than the speed of sound.

hello and welcome. this is business today. i'm sally bundock. a multibillion—pound hole in the uk's finances — that is the bombshell we're expecting from chancellor of the exchequer rachel reeves when she speaks to parliament later today. she will accuse the previous government of "covering up" shortfalls in departmental budgets and then "running away". the conservative party though says she's trying to "con the british public" so that she can raise taxes — something labour promised not to do. so, let's have a look at some of the numbers. so, £20 billion is the big number that's being widely reported as the potential shortfall between tax revenues coming in and the spending going out. and here's one major factor behind that — public sector pay. independent pay review bodies have recommended a 5.5% pay rise for teachers and nurses and other nhs staff in line