hello and welcome to the programme. i'm sally bundock. a very busy ones so let's get started. we begin in venezuela. riot police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in venezuela who have taken to the streets to denounce the official result of sunday's election. president nicolas maduro has accused his opponents of trying to stage a coup. he said those disputing the results were trying to destabilise and damage venezuela. his government has ordered diplomats from seven latin american countries to leave. it said their refusal to recognise mr maduro�*s victory amounted to an attack on its sovereignty. live now to caracas where we can speak with to

journalist victor amaya. good to have you on the programme, ring us up to date with what is happening at the moment? ., with what is happening at the moment? ., , with what is happening at the moment? ., , ., with what is happening at the moment? ., , ., moment? right now it is late in the evening. — moment? right now it is late in the evening, nothing _ moment? right now it is late in the evening, nothing is - the evening, nothing is happening right now, we have received reports about what happened during the day. at least one person was killed today in the demonstration, disputing the electoral result, and also almost 50 people were put injail by and also almost 50 people were put in jail by the authorities around the country and at least seven states or departments of our country. thousands of people descended on central caracas on monday in reaction to the outcome of the election. what are people saying will happen next, people are eager to know what is going to happen next because the government still says the government one

the election fair and square with 51% of the vote but the opposition is showing paper trails of the voting machines that demonstrate they say, that the opposition candidate mr gonzales has won the election i'd buy a landslide of more than 3 million votes in the gap between both of the candidates. they say, the opposition say this to gonzales won the popular vote by 63% of the vote. according to their own records and those records has to be matching the official records but the local authorities are not recognising those numbers the opposition is putting out. so we don't know exactly how things is going to go. from now on, certainly a dispute is not over. fix, go. from now on, certainly a dispute is not over. a number of western — dispute is not over. a number of western and _ dispute is not over. a number of western and latin - dispute is not over. a number| of western and latin american countries and international bodies has called on the

venezuelan authorities to release voting records. do you think they will have to do that ultimately in the end. what is likely to play out in the next few days?— likely to play out in the next few da s? . , ., few days? releasing the whole votin: few days? releasing the whole voting records, _ few days? releasing the whole voting records, the _ few days? releasing the whole voting records, the details, - voting records, the details, and regional and state and local level, is something that is mandatory, by law. the government should do that and should have done that already to be fair. but the government is saying the electoral system the electronic electoral system was hacked during the sunday voting day, so maybe the government is going to use that justification to say we cannot show the detail of the voting for sunday because of the hack and maybe they are going to try to stay the first report and say nicolas maduro won the

election by 51% without showing any support or proof of those numbers. any support or proof of those numbere— any support or proof of those numbers. . , . ., numbers. the last election when nicolas maduro _ numbers. the last election when nicolas maduro claimed - numbers. the last election when nicolas maduro claimed victory, | nicolas maduro claimed victory, that was disputed as well. this time he seems to have lost support, across latin america, many countries are not standing with him this time would seem. because the last time nicolas maduro showed the electoral results in detail, he showed the paper trail, he showed all the paper trail, he showed all the decisions made to the counting of the ballots, now in 2024 he is not doing that, he is enjoying an announcement that he won the election, with undisputed difference or tendency in voting but the problem is for voting it has not been counted yet, 2 million votes, can still change the tendency of who is running but the electoral authority is already saying there is no way

to recount those votes. victor amaya there in caracas. thank you for talking to bbc news. the british prime minister, sir keir starmer, says the whole country is "deeply shocked" at what he described as monday's "truly awful" knife attack in southport that killed two children. six other children and two adults are in a critical condition in hospital after the stabbings at a taylor swift—themed holiday dance class. police are questioning a 17—year—old boy on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. judith moritz has the latest — and a warning, you may find some parts of her report distressing. shouting. a sunny day in the school holidays and children who had been dancing moments earlier are lying in the street. where there had been music there was now the sound of screaming. paramedics race to them local people too, including an off duty nurse.

i just ran through the crowd, you put your nhs hat on, don't you. the mother i was just... consoling, the look on her face because she knew something had happened to her child. oh my gosh, how do you even comprehend, there is nothing you can do. the children were dancing to taylor swift when a man with a knife walked into the room. people working nearby heard the sounds of their distress. it was like a bomb had gone off, girls' bodies all over the place. me, one of my colleagues at work, james, he brought one of the girls out of the building. she didn't look good, at all, poor kid. the dance class had just been about to end. there was a few parents around, i've heard wailing and screaming, pretty much all afternoon.

of parents coming later to pick kids up and only really finding out what's going on. 13 people were stabbed altogether, including 11 children. they were taken to hospitals all over the region, some by air. many are critical. two children have been killed. details are still emerging about how exactly what happened in the room. it is understood the children were attending a taylor swift event at a dance school when the offender armed with a knife, walked into the premises and started to attack inside the children. southport is a happy holiday resort which always shows its best side in summer, not today. this has been the darkest of days, and unspeakable horror has happened here instead. judith moritz, bbc news. let's get some of the

day's other news now. donald trump has agreed to be interviewed by the fbi as part of its investigation into the assassination attempt at his campaign rally in pennsylvania earlier this month. investigators still haven't come up with a motive to explain why thomas matthew crooks opened fire at mr trump earlier this month. the mayor of jasper in the canadian rockies, which lost a third of its buildings in a massive wildfire last week, says decades of fire prevention work saved the town from total destruction. the mayor said that the efforts of firefighters and national parks staff had fortified the community. the deputy uk prime minister, angela rayner, is expected to set out proposals today to overhaul planning rules in england. she'll say the government is reinstating local housebuilding targets scrapped under the conservatives. she'll also explain how some parts of the greenbelt will be redefined as "grey belt", to allow for more developments. now to the middle east. the israeli prime minister has called for calm after demonstrators, including far—right

politicians, forced their way into two military bases. benjamin netanyahu said he "strongly condemned" the disturbances. the protesters were angered by the arrest of soldiers accused of severely abusing a palestinian detainee. israeli media reports suggest the palestinian prisoner had been sexually assaulted by the reservists. israel denies allegations by human rights groups that suspected hamas fighters suffer systematic abuse in detention. in other developments: israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu says his country will deliver a severe response to the missile strike on the israeli—occupied golan heights. the attack on saturday struck a soccer field in the town majdal shams, killing 12 young people. mr netanyahu cut short a tour of the united stated to visit the site of the attack on monday.

he conveyed his condolences to the local community, which is mostly made up of the arab druze minority. on sunday, israel fired on sites in south lebanon it says belong to the militant group hezbollah. israel blames hezbollah for the attack — an accusation the group denies. with me is said shehata, a reporter with bbc arabic. let us start with the protests happening that benjamin netanyahu has been talking about, what are you hearing? mr about, what are you hearing? ij�*i' netanyahu about, what are you hearing? m netanyahu condemning what has happened because it happened to two sites one in south israel a military base where people from the attack on october seven was

taken there. there is another place on the centre of israel where the soldier accused of abusing the detainee were taken for questioning. the military police take them from the first phase to the second one in order to interrogate them about this case. but the far right groups including one member of the can is that, they call for not like to reward the terrorists with the palestinian and they should defend our friends the soldiers who defend israel and gaza. this is what they said. the minister of defence said even in a time of angen defence said even in a time of anger, they are obliged they can't please everyone. there is no outcome of the investigation with the soldier, and it will come no—one knows. there is calling from the promised and minister of defence for the law

to be applied to these cases. in the meantime in southern lebanon on what is happening there, a lot of expectation as to what israel might do next? two scenarios the first is a hard strong reaction from israel it might escalate, all—out war, a warning about that. the iranian president yesterday, called the french president asking him if any is really massive attacks would be an audible for that. america trying to cane —— contain the escalation, israel would not be happy for not doing any strong action because mr netanyahu they should retaliate against mr hezbollah la what happened on seven october. there is pressure on the from the far right to have a stronger stand, otherwise hezbollah will go again and israel may make a stand. the problem is — if in

all out war would be a disaster for everyone in the region, and is internationally.— is internationally. thank you for our is internationally. thank you for your detail _ is internationally. thank you for your detail on _ is internationally. thank you for your detail on what - is internationally. thank you for your detail on what is - for your detail on what is happening in the middle east. said shehata from bbc arabic. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

president biden has announced plans for major reforms to the us supreme court, including term limits forjustices and a new code of conduct. currently, judges can serve on the court for life. the proposals face little chance of getting through the deeply divided congress. let's have a listen to what president biden had to say. in recent years extreme opinions of the scene —— supreme court has handed down have undermined long established civilised principles and protections. in 2022 the court overruled roe versus wade, the right to

choose, it had been the law of the land for 50 years. 50 years. the following year the same court eviscerated affirmative action which had been upheld and reaffirmed for nearly 50 years as well. now there is an extreme movement and agenda called project 2025, well, by the way they are serious, man. they are planning another onslaught attacking civil rights in america. a law that bans almost all abortions after six weeks has taken effect in the us state of iowa, triggering a renewed political row about the issue ahead of november's presidential election. let's speak to garnet henderson, senior reporterfor the rewire news group. the two are linked, aren't

they, president by �*s call for an overhaul of the supreme court, and what's going on in iowa? ~ , , , court, and what's going on in iowa? absolutely this abortion ban auoin iowa? absolutely this abortion ban going into _ iowa? absolutely this abortion ban going into effect - iowa? absolutely this abortion ban going into effect in - iowa? absolutely this abortion ban going into effect in iowa i ban going into effect in iowa is a direct consequence of that supreme court decision in 2022 that overturned roe versus wade, which had guaranteed the federal right to abortion for as president biden said nearly 50 years. as president biden said nearly 50 ears. i, i, i, , 50 years. so, in iowa after six weeks is _ 50 years. so, in iowa after six weeks is there _ 50 years. so, in iowa after six weeks is there absolutely - 50 years. so, in iowa after six weeks is there absolutely no i weeks is there absolutely no reason in the law for you to be allowed to have an abortion evenif allowed to have an abortion even if the mother is at risk, for example?— even if the mother is at risk, for example? there are some limited exceptions _ for example? there are some limited exceptions in - for example? there are some limited exceptions in the - for example? there are some limited exceptions in the law, theoretically someone should be able to get an abortion if their life is in danger, also exceptions for rape and incest, however those exceptions require the rape or incest has been reported to the police, as we know many that is of sexual violence especially children who may be victims of incest

often never report to the police or if they do it takes them a very long time to do so. what is the consequence of these changes because many women are having to go to other states aren't they, or other places in the us where they can get an abortion?— get an abortion? absolutely, many peeple _ get an abortion? absolutely, many people from _ get an abortion? absolutely, many people from iowa - get an abortion? absolutely, many people from iowa it. get an abortion? absolutely, | many people from iowa it will be forced to go to neighbouring states, they do also have the option of getting a prescription for abortion pills, from an abortion provider in a state where abortion remains legal. people are also buying abortion pills from other online sources, but if they don't want to do that there option is to travel and there option is to travel and there are two clinics as of today that remain open in iowa that will be trying to provide the few abortions they can still do in the state. in the few abortions they can still do in the state.- still do in the state. in the run-u still do in the state. in the run-up to _ still do in the state. in the run-up to the _ still do in the state. in the run-up to the election - still do in the state. in the run-up to the election in l run—up to the election in november what do you think this will mean, this decision in iowa, the fact it is law now in iowa. this will be a big issue during the election period?

absolutely we have 14 that have banned abortion and iowa becomes the with one of these six—week bands then there are formal substantially changing the laws since roe versus wade was overturned, we have seen over the last two years there have been several states with theissue have been several states with the issue of abortion has been directly on the ballot. every time voters have shown up and overwhelmingly voted in favour of abortion rights, the question is — the democratic party is making abortion rights a real centrepiece of their campaign, promising to restore abortion rights stop the question is can they turn people out to vote in the presidential race on that basis and notjust on their own states. garnet henderson, senior reporterfor the rewire news group. the men's triathlon at the olympics has been postponed due to the poor quality of the water in the river seine. officials made the decision in the early hours of the morning after tests revealed that recent rainfall had led

to sewage contaminating the river. the condition of water has been a subject of frequent controversy in the run—up to the olympics, with warnings that pollution could harm the athletes. we'll have more on this in a moment. let's catch up with the olympics now — where day three of the paris games has drawn to a close. highlights included the japanese skateboarder yuto horigome retaining his men's street title. and in mountain biking, tom pidcock of great britain overcame an early puncture to win the men's final. my colleague maryam moshiri — who's in paris sent us this round—up of events. day for an immense step sport for many teams, the first team from the immune —— eventing team retaining the middle they

won in tokyo, tom daley and his partner come with a silver in the ten metre synchro diving men stop we saw success for tom pidcock on the mountain biking, he got the gold medal, met richards won silver in the pool as well and we saw adam burgess winning a canoeing silverfor team gb. all in all a brilliant day for team gb, now the moment to look ahead for day four, 14 medals up for grabs today and there is all to play for, france are hoping for a middle win in the judo with claris abba denier outlining the host nations hope injudah. she is defending her title. elsewhere team used a and simone biles could win her first olympic title since rio 2016 and the woman's team all round title in artistic gymnastics. irish olympic history could be made with a first olympic gold medal in

swimming with daniel within the world short course record holder in the men's 800 metres freestyle. table tennis the people republic of china means number one singles players. with the world �*s best singles player. they are heavy favourites to win at the south paris arena. finally medals will be one and the surfing, all the way in tahiti. all that and much more to come on day four of the paris olympics. maryam moshiri. tahiti in focus, we all know where people want to be when it comes to coverage of these events will not let's look at paris this morning, the live shop of the river seine, the eiffel tower, the issue being discussed the fact men's triathlon has been postponed due to the poor quality of the

water. let's talk to dr sasha woods, director of science and policy at earthwatch and an expert in water quality. are you surprised about this decision? i are you surprised about this decision?— decision? i think in the lead u . decision? i think in the lead u- to decision? i think in the lead up to this — decision? i think in the lead up to this decision - decision? i think in the lead up to this decision we - decision? i think in the lead up to this decision we know| decision? i think in the lead - up to this decision we know the water quality in paris has not been good. so i am not necessarily surprise they have taken this action, is just unfortunate the water quality is so poor. it unfortunate the water quality is so poor-— is so poor. it is unfortunate but also — is so poor. it is unfortunate but also extremely - but also extremely embarrassing, this is the olympic games and the triathlon is not happening? it is embarrassing - is not happening? it is embarrassing we - is not happening? it is embarrassing we have j is not happening? it 3 embarrassing we have poor water quality across many cities in europe, and it is a real shame they were not able to clean up they were not able to clean up the water in time for the event. ~ i, , the water in time for the event. ~ i, i event. we have seen it here in the river _ event. we have seen it here in the river thames, _ event. we have seen it here in the river thames, events - event. we have seen it here in the river thames, events not| the river thames, events not take place or people not get in the water when they would normally for various events on the river thames. what does this say about our rivers, in europe, and two days day and

age? europe, and two days day and ate? ~ ~ ii europe, and two days day and ate? ~ ~ i, i, europe, and two days day and ate? ~ i, i, i, i, i age? we know, at earthwatch rivers have — age? we know, at earthwatch rivers have been _ age? we know, at earthwatch rivers have been historically l rivers have been historically polluted by agriculture and worsened by sewage treatment, at earthwatch we look at two macronutrients, nitrates and phosphates, at low levels in water this is perfectly normal, they are required for plant growth at high levels because algal bloom, they cause increases with the bacteria, lower levels of oxygen and it kills plants and animals in the water. nitrates and phosphates are not harmful to human health but because they come from agricultural run—off and from sewage they are indicative of other things in the water that are harmful to health like e. coli. e. coli and sewage other real concerns for people who are spending time in the water. many are pointing the finger in the uk at water companies for just illegally pouring sewage into our rivers, and sees, what is happening in france? france,

in paris they _ is happening in france? france, in paris they have _ is happening in france? france, in paris they have a _ is happening in france? france, in paris they have a similar- in paris they have a similar sewage system to us, a combined system. this means the water from our homes is combined with the water that runs off from the water that runs off from the streets and roads, what we call urban run—off, it means when there is heavy rainfall the sewage system cannot cope with both the sewage from homes and from urban run—off. we have these storm overflows that men yes, sewage does into the river, the alternative is it backs up into people �*s homes which is also not ideal. doctors afterwards, we appreciate your time early this morning on bbc news. we shall have coverage throughout the day to day of the olympics, marianne has outlined some of the key events to keep a close eye on. really exciting to watch some of those medals coming in. keep a close eye. next year we have got business

today stop we will be unpacking in more detail what the chancellor rachel riga said to say yesterday in parliament, what it means for the uk economy, is it inflationary? her measures, we will discuss in a moment. hello there. we're going to see some contrast in temperature across the uk over the next few days. slightly fresher conditions for scotland and northern ireland, but england and wales certainly holding on to the heat and the humidity for another few days. for most of us, it is looking pretty dry and pretty sunny, as well. but will we see a heatwave? it depends where you are. these are the threshold temperatures, which we need to hit for at least three consecutive days. now, that's 28 celsius for parts of london and southeast england, 27 for much of england and wales — we've already seen one day above that — and actually, over the next few days across parts of the midlands, southern, southeast england, we could well see those threshold temperatures exceeded for a heatwave. now, through the day on tuesday, lots of dry, sunny weather.

areas of cloud just floating around across parts of northern england, northern ireland, and at times, scotland — so you could just see a light passing shower here, i think. further south — long, clearspells, blue skies, lifting temperatures to between about 28—32 in the southeast. typically the high teens or the low—20s, though, as we head further north. overnight tuesday night and on into wednesday, largely dry, settled, humid again — so another muggy, sticky night. just a chance of the odd shower cropping up perhaps towards the south. but look at those overnight temperatures — 18 degrees in london, but we're looking at glasgow and edinburgh around about 7—8 celsius. so a real contrast as we head into the early hours of wednesday. but again, for wednesday, lots of sunshine, it's going to feel hot and humid again for england and wales in particular, where temperatures could reach 30 degrees or higher. typically again, the high teens or low—20s as we head through scotland and northern ireland. but a bit of a change into thursday, because we're going to start to see this frontal system moving its way in from the west, bumping into the high pressure, bumping into the hot, humid air — that could well

spark off some heavy showers and some thunderstorms. so a bit of a breakdown in the weather possible for thursday, especially so for england and wales, but some uncertainty about the positioning of any of those thunderstorms. if you do catch one, torrential downpours could bring some localised flooding. with the threat of showers, it's not quite as hot by this stage in the south, but still could get close to 30 degrees. and then, as we head through friday into the weekend, eventually weather fronts will start to move their way eastwards, introducing something a little bit fresher coming in from the west. so, after a hot, humid few days, it is looking a little bit cooler and more unsettled as we head towards the end of the week and into the weekend. bye—bye.

balancing the books: with a £22 billion hole in britain's finances, can the new chancellor make the sums add up? also coming up, trouble on the menu: mcdonald's sales fall for the first time since the pandemic as ever—rising prices put consumers off their big macs. the boss says it's time for a rethink. plus, gig economy: ticket resale sites are booming, but are they doing enough to protect fans from the scalpers? we speak to the boss of industry giant viagogo.

live from london, this is business today. i'm sally bundock. we start here in the uk where, less than four weeks in to her newjob, the finance minister, chancellor of the exchequer rachel reeves, has been setting out her priorities in a statement to parliament. this morning the experts are assessing what's ahead. so, let's talk you through the key points. she has announced above—inflation pay deals for workers across the public sector. but she warned of a multibillion—dollar black hole in the uk's finances this year, which she claims was covered up by the previous government. the big number is this — a £22 billion shortfall due to unfunded spending commitments this financial year. of those, the single biggest cost is public sector pay settlements.

the government has accepted the recommendations of independent pay review bodies.