nearly 6000 police officers are mobilised across the uk, with fears of more riots planned for wednesday. us vice president kamala harris makes her first public appearance with new running mate tim walz. israel's most wanted man, yahya sinwar,is announced as the new overall head of hamas. a hotel collapses in germany, killing at least one person — emergency personnel are still at the scene. let's get more from that story from the us — vice president kamala harris has made herfirstjoint appearance with her running mate for november's presidential election at a rally in philadelphia. ms harris said she and minnesota governor, tim walz, were underdogs going into the election, but they were fighting for the country's future. until vice president harris chose him, tim walz wasn't exactly a household name either around the world, or even in the us. mr walz served in the army national guard for 2h

years, reaching the position of command sergeant major, one of the highest ranks for enlisted soldiers. following a one—year teaching post in china, he returned to nebraska where he became a social studies teacher and american football coach. after moving to minnesota, he ran for congress and served for 12 years. he was elected governor of minnesota in 2018. joining ms harris on stage in philadelphia, he gave an impassioned speech. she believes in the opportunity for every single person tojoin the middle class. she believes in the promise of america. we just got to fight, we just got to fight! because, as soon—to—be president harris says, "when we fight, we win." rohini kosuglu is a former close adviser to vice president kamala harris. she told the bbc that ms harris used her own experience to inform her choice of running mate.

one thing that's so important to her throughout her time is that she's a vice president for all people. it doesn't matter where you live. she's, you know, the vice president, and she's going to do her best to make sure that people know that she's fighting for them. and, um, and i think she'll want to make sure that governor walz does the same in this role and that he goes to meet people where they are. he makes sure that he makes sure that nothing is taken for granted. it was important, you know, one of the concepts she talked to him about was about that they're an underdog team. and it's really important for americans to know that their vote is not taken for granted, and that they're going to show up and earn their right to vote. amanda renteria is a democrat strategist and was political director for hilary clinton's presidential campaign in 2016, she has more on how this announcement will affect tim walz�*s public profile. given the sprint of this election, the kind of coverage kamala has been getting from the very beginning and everybody waiting

for this announcement, it's really an opportunity for people to really see who tim walz is, not only today, but over the next five days, where they will be in all the battleground states. and frankly, when you meet him, you just like the guy. um, and i think what's going to happen over the next couple of days is you are going to see a lot more about his experience, his policies, how he's governed the state of minnesota. um, and so it's quite an exciting time for the democratic party. i think what you're going to see is a wise, joyful, um, military veteran who has fought for kids, who high school teacher and coach very much comes to mind. and when you seej.d vance, you really do see a very young, angry, frustrated, um, someone who looks like trump and uses the same kind of tactics. and so i think that's going to come out pretty clear. i think the most important thing, though, especially 90 days into an election, is the joy that is coming from tim waltz, from the democratic party, from kamala harris. that is what really gets the energy

going when you need it right now as we start to vote. the community in southport has been celebrating the life of nine—year—old alice aguiar, one of the three girls killed in the knife attack at a dance class last week. as is traditional in her parents�* home country of portugal, mourners came together to remember alice before a formal funeral at the weekend. 0ur north of england correspondent fiona trott was there. what courage it takes to do this. a very personal moment for alice's parents, but a public one. they wanted to celebrate their daughter's life, and the community was there for them. so many of the community part of this moment of celebration, of thanking god for alice. her parents thanked everyone for their support. their words were spoken by alice's uncle.

you were the pride and joy of our lives and we will forever have you in our hearts. thank you to everyone for all the love you showed alice. she would have loved all this attention, by the way. there were tributes from alice's classmates too. alice would be there to help you. you should always remember her big, bright smile that made your day so much better. if i could describe her in at least three words, it would be amazing, caring, and confident. and that she definitely wasn't annoying like some girls are. this was the first family service, but it was also a time to say prayers for six—year—old bebe king and seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe, who also died.

there's so much sadness from last monday and tuesday and beyond, it's important we celebrate the goodness. the medics who were here, the police officers who were here. so many people who've been helping in so many different ways. and the vast majority of people have goodwill, just the vast majority of people are good. whatever the creed, the colour of the skin, the religion or none, most people are good. and to celebrate goodness, because that's who we are, not only in southport but around this country. a community throwing their arms around the people who need them most and giving them the celebration they wanted. alice's funeral will be held on sunday. fiona trott, bbc news, southport. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

former production staff on strictly come dancing have told bbc news their workplace culture

was �*toxic�* and they faced behaviour, including verbal abuse and bullying. the allegations followed weeks of damaging claims from celebrities about their experiences on the show. bbc studios said the welfare and safety of its crew has always been its priority but apologised if anyone hadn't felt able to speak up. our culture reporter noor nanji has more. this is strictly come dancing. it's the show that millions of us watch on saturday nights. strictly, a world of bright lights, sparkles and sequins. over the past month, strictly has been rocked by allegations from celebrities about their experiences on the show. we've heard from 15 of the show�*s current and former production staff. they've asked to have their identities protected. their words are spoken by actors. the whole culture was toxic, especially for junior staff. 0scar was just 18 when he started working as a runner on strictly.

he expected it to be warm and welcoming, but the reality was very different. i was called stupid just for asking for a handover. it was bullying behaviour. ifelt sick, i couldn't sleep, i couldn't eat. one of the celebrities once got so close to me, he was shouting right in my face and spitting on me when all i was trying to do was pass on instructions. he later apologised, but it should never have happened in the first place. the fact that it was in front of everybody else made me feel awful and helpless. 0scar says he didn't feel able to complain. instead, he quit. annika joined strictly to get work experience in the earlier runs of the show. she was excited to get the job, but quickly found the work culture exhausting. one of the male dancers, who has since left the show in particular, treated people in an insane way. the way he spoke to women, including female dancers and junior staff, was disgusting and chauvinistic. we'd be warned against

working with him. i was a nobody, a little runner. i didn't think i could complain. robert was a choreographer in the earlier runs of the show. producers would get irate and shout at me even if the smallest thing went wrong, but i felt afraid to say anything back. there's a sense that you're lucky to be on the show as it is one of the biggest in the uk, so you should put up with all the problems you might face. we put our findings to bbc studios. it said it does not recognise the claims, nor will hundreds of people who have worked on the show over the two decades that it has been on air. it said it encouraged everyone to speak up about concerns of inappropriate behaviour. it insists it acts speedily to deal with complaints, and it apologised to anyone who had felt they weren't able to speak up about their experiences at the time. the dance world is famous for its intense training. when you put that together with a weekly national tv show, you can see why it might result in a pressure cooker environment. i know how i was trained, you know, and it was tough.

and i remember that i had a russian ballet teacher who used to have a cane, and she would whack us with it, you know, just so you're not pulling up from the thigh if you're doing a developpe, for instance, to make you engage your hamstrings. i mean, obviously that sort of teaching would not be available today. 0ther strictly production staff have told us a positive story. a choreographer told us they had never had an issue with any dancers or staff, saying "they are very kind and respect me lots." a beautician said she had never seen any bullying during her eight years on the show. she says some of the recent allegations made her a bit apprehensive about going back. the new series is due to start in a few weeks' time, and we have already started to hear which celebrities will be taking part. the bbc insists the show will go on. the question is, how will it cope with the added scrutiny that the claims have brought? noor nanji, bbc news.

let's speak to our culture reporter noor nanji1 what's the status of the bbc investigation on strictly? so, there were two professional dancers at the centre of the allegations from former celebrities on the show. amanda abington, an actress who was on the show last year was partnered with giovanni, she lodged a formal complaint about his behaviour. she said his behaviour was abusive, threatening, mean and cruel. the bbc has launched a formal investigation to try and find out what happened. we are expecting the findings fairly soon. it is important to say that he has strongly denied any allegations of abusive or threatening behaviour and is confident of being cleared in this process. another celebrity,

sara mcdermott has also made allegations about her former dance partner on the show and he said that he did kick her once during rehearsals on the show. both of these dancers will not be taking part this year on the show. the show is continuing — part this year on the show. the show is continuing this _ part this year on the show. the show is continuing this year. _ part this year on the show. the show is continuing this year. yes, - part this year on the show. the show is continuing this year. yes, it - part this year on the show. the show is continuing this year. yes, it is - is continuing this year. yes, it is 'ust a is continuing this year. yes, it is just a matter — is continuing this year. yes, it is just a matter of _ is continuing this year. yes, it is just a matter of weeks - is continuing this year. yes, it is just a matter of weeks away - is continuing this year. yes, it is just a matter of weeks away and every day we are hearing new revelations of the celebrities who will be part of the line—up. we heard that the comedian chris mccausland is the first blind contestant on the show. also singer from jl contestant on the show. also singer fromjl s. contestant on the show. also singer from jl s. a model and contestant on the show. also singer fromjl s. a model and love islander who was born deaf and is a campaignerfor the deaf who was born deaf and is a campaigner for the deaf community is joining strictly. also pete wicks,

from the only way is essex. this directly has been going for 20 years now. it is seen as the jewel in the bbc�*s entertainment crown. it is hard to see what could fill that gap in prime time saturday night slot in the run—up to christmas. in prime time saturday night slot in the run-up to christmas.— in prime time saturday night slot in the run-up to christmas. thank you for that. the royal mint is wanting to help tackle electronic waste by processing 4,000 tonnes of it a year. it is now repurposing old circuit boards by extracting gold from them and turning it into jewellery, as our science editor rebecca morelle has been finding out. it looks like a pile of rubbish and, for most of us, it is. these are from all of the electronic goods we throw away. but here at the royal mint, they're discovering a new use for this rapidly growing e—waste problem. these old circuit boards contain a lot of different materials.

there's aluminium, there's plastic, there's steel, there's tin, there's copper. but what they're interested in here is gold. there's a tiny amount of it on every single board. the question is how do you go from this to this? the answer — to build a brand new e—waste processing facility on an industrial scale. first, the circuit boards are pushed through a giant oven to heat them up so their components fall off. then, they're sieved and sorted. sliced and diced. anything containing gold is set aside. what we're doing here is we're actually urban mining. so we're taking a waste product that's been produced by society and each one of us as individuals and we're mining the gold from that waste product and starting to see the value in that finite resource. the processed e—waste is brought to the on—site chemical plant.

so after we've pre—mixed the chemistry, it's pumped into our reactor here. and this is where the magic happens. the pieces are tipped into a chemical solution which extracts the gold. then the depleted boards are collected and this dark liquid, which contains the gold, is filtered. we're hoping to process over 4000 tonnes of e—waste annually. 4000 tonnes of e—waste is around 40,000 pallets of e—waste. where traditionally e—waste is shipped overseas. you know, we're keeping it in the uk. we're keeping those elements in the uk for us to use. it's really important. at the end of all these processes, you get this — a pretty nondescript—looking powder. but what's inside here is pure gold, worth about £10,000 in today's prices. it's a big change for the royal mint. for more than 1,000 years, they've been the uk's official coin maker. but with cash use dwindling, e—waste is a new way to make money.

the recovered gold is initially being used to craftjewellery and, later, it will be made into commemorative coins. a lot of the skills of our engineers and the people who are going to actually operate the plant are quite similarto the skills of making a coin. and therefore, given that, you know, less people are now needed to make coins, actually, it was an ideal opportunity to move people across there and so that we could keepjobs for people. the team are also looking at ways to use the rest of the materials that make up a circuit board. while each one is worth hardly anything on its own, tonnes of them together can add up to something truly valuable. rebecca morelle, bbc news, llantrisant. it's august and in scotland's capital city, that means only one thing: it's time for edinburgh festival fringe. for the next three and a half weeks, artists from 58 countries are putting on more than 52,000

performances — from comedy to caberet, and music to magic. 0ur reporter courtney bembridge is there. what have you got for us? i have with me comedian _ what have you got for us? i have with me comedian alice - what have you got for us? i have with me comedian alice sneddon to tell us about her show.— with me comedian alice sneddon to tell us about her show. thank you so much, it's called _ tell us about her show. thank you so much, it's called highly _ tell us about her show. thank you so much, it's called highly credible. - much, it's called highly credible. it's much, it's called highly credible. it's about— much, it's called highly credible. it's about me and the pursuit of justice — it's about me and the pursuit of justice after my car got stolen and then showed up outside my apartment six months _ then showed up outside my apartment six months later and the breakdown i had following that. you six months later and the breakdown i had following that.— had following that. you are unfolding _ had following that. you are unfolding what _ had following that. you are unfolding what happened i had following that. you are | unfolding what happened in had following that. you are - unfolding what happened in the interim months and that is their jov- interim months and that is their joy. i have seen the show so i know that a market parking ticket situation can be funny. it that a market parking ticket situation can be funny. it was about met in: situation can be funny. it was about me trying to — situation can be funny. it was about me trying to convince _ situation can be funny. it was about

me trying to convince people - situation can be funny. it was about me trying to convince people that i situation can be funny. it was about me trying to convince people that itj me trying to convince people that it had been _ me trying to convince people that it had been stolen i hadn't lost it for six months — had been stolen i hadn't lost it for six month-— had been stolen i hadn't lost it for six months-— six months. how are you going so far? a good _ six months. how are you going so far? a good question. _ six months. how are you going so far? a good question. i _ six months. how are you going so far? a good question. i had - six months. how are you going so far? a good question. i had a - six months. how are you going so far? a good question. i had a lot. six months. how are you going so | far? a good question. i had a lot of people come _ far? a good question. i had a lot of people come up — far? a good question. i had a lot of people come up to _ far? a good question. i had a lot of people come up to me _ far? a good question. i had a lot of people come up to me and say - far? a good question. i had a lot of people come up to me and say a i people come up to me and say a similer— people come up to me and say a similar thing had happened to them. all they— similar thing had happened to them. all they say i believe you when you say your— all they say i believe you when you say your car— all they say i believe you when you say your car is stolen. sometimes i do lose _ say your car is stolen. sometimes i do lose a _ say your car is stolen. sometimes i do lose a llit— say your car is stolen. sometimes i do lose a bit of respect for them. they— do lose a bit of respect for them. they are — do lose a bit of respect for them. they are not members of your family. they are not members of your family. they are not members of your family. they are not. everyone who knows me intimately— they are not. everyone who knows me intimately does not believe me when i say intimately does not believe me when i say my— intimately does not believe me when i say my car— intimately does not believe me when i say my car was stolen, but i still believe in — i say my car was stolen, but i still believe. , ., ., ~ believe. in terms of making comedy out of these — believe. in terms of making comedy out of these things, _ believe. in terms of making comedy out of these things, are _ believe. in terms of making comedy out of these things, are you - out of these things, are you constantly mining your life for these experiences? experiences that might be quite mundane? it is interesting _ might be quite mundane? it is interesting because this is the first time _ interesting because this is the first time that something has happened where as it was unfolding i was so _ happened where as it was unfolding i was so obsessed with it that i was talking _ was so obsessed with it that i was talking about it to everybody, if i was going — talking about it to everybody, if i was going to write show it would have _ was going to write show it would have to — was going to write show it would have to be — was going to write show it would have to be about this because i hadn't — have to be about this because i hadn't discussed anything else for months _ hadn't discussed anything else for months. that's the first time that

has happened to me where i have thought— has happened to me where i have thought this is maybe a show from something — thought this is maybe a show from something in my life. usually ijust compile _ something in my life. usually ijust compile stuff and find a thread between — compile stuff and find a thread between it. this is the first time i have _ between it. this is the first time i have intentionally thought i will write _ have intentionally thought i will write a — have intentionally thought i will write a show about this. you will have to come — write a show about this. you will have to come and _ write a show about this. you will have to come and see _ write a show about this. you will have to come and see the - write a show about this. you will have to come and see the showl write a show about this. you will i have to come and see the show to work out what it's all about the make up your own mind about whether her car was in fact stolen or she just misplaced it for six months. great stuff, thank you for that. there is plenty more from edinburgh and from courtney in the hours ahead. 52,000 performances, plenty for us to get through. stay with us for us to get through. stay with us for that, for us to get through. stay with us forthat, plenty for us to get through. stay with us for that, plenty more coming up as well. you're watching bbc news. a hotel in germany has partially collapsed, killing one person and trapping 8 others. video from the scene

in krov in western germany shows the building's gable roof slanted backwards and parts of the ground floor crushed. the building collapsed about 9pm local time, but it's not yet known why. 14 people were inside and five managed to get out. some of the people trapped are seriously injured. with firefighters having established contact with some of them. nearby homes were evacuated and 250 search and rescue staff are on the scene. elon musk�*s social media platform — x is suing a group of major companies, alleging that they unlawfully conspired to boycott the site. the lawsuit claims they breached us competition laws and deprived the firm of billions of dollars in advertising revenue. the food giants unilever and mars are among those x says coordinated a pause in spending after musk bought the platform. there were concerns at the time that he would not do enough

to remove harmful online content. we've experienced some warmer weather over the past couple of weeks — and that's welcome news for 80,000 sunflowers growing at a farm in essex. after months of challenging conditions for this year's crop, the roaring sunshine has finally turned things around, as stuart woodward reports. some flowers as far as the i can say, 80,000 in fact, which means there is plenty for the public to choose from. it there is plenty for the public to choose from.— choose from. it is absolutely beautiful. — choose from. it is absolutely beautiful, i— choose from. it is absolutely beautiful, i can _ choose from. it is absolutely beautiful, i can never- choose from. it is absolutely beautiful, i can never die - choose from. it is absolutely l beautiful, i can never die with choose from. it is absolutely - beautiful, i can never die with my mum and my daughter wanted to come as well so we have come back. like a whole farm — as well so we have come back. like a whole farm of— as well so we have come back. like a whole farm of flowers, _ as well so we have come back. like a whole farm of flowers, you _ as well so we have come back. like a whole farm of flowers, you would - whole farm of flowers, you would probably— whole farm of flowers, you would probably take days to count them all. ~ ., �* , ., , all. we love it, it's really politically- _ all. we love it, it's really politically. in _ all. we love it, it's really politically. in the - all. we love it, it's really politically. in the maze l all. we love it, it's really - politically. in the maze some of all. we love it, it's really _ politically. in the maze some of the flowers are — politically. in the maze some of the flowers are big _ politically. in the maze some of the flowers are big and _ politically. in the maze some of the flowers are big and they _ politically. in the maze some of the flowers are big and they had - politically. in the maze some of the flowers are big and they had a - flowers are big and they had a smiley— flowers are big and they had a smiley face _ flowers are big and they had a smiley face-— flowers are big and they had a smiley face. this pick your own family business _ smiley face. this pick your own family business has _ smiley face. this pick your own family business has been - smiley face. this pick your own l family business has been running smiley face. this pick your own - family business has been running for 20 years but trading this summer was

farfrom guaranteed. the wet 20 years but trading this summer was far from guaranteed. the wet winter and spring made for challenging conditions and some of their competitors have struggled to open. lots of people found it too cold to plant the flowers and it was too wet. i was have done well. we try to collaborate with other farms and some haven't been able to open, the conditions went right when they were planting. we consider ourselves very lucky. planting. we consider ourselves very luc . , . , planting. we consider ourselves very luc . , ., , , ., lucky. temperatures were up to 31 de . rees lucky. temperatures were up to 31 degrees last _ lucky. temperatures were up to 31 degrees last month. _ lucky. temperatures were up to 31 degrees last month. it _ lucky. temperatures were up to 31 degrees last month. it is - lucky. temperatures were up to 31 degrees last month. it is because | degrees last month. it is because anglia and the south—east are less affected by the atlantic climate. whatever the formula, it has helped to create the perfect climate. this is what i to create the perfect climate. this is what i have _ to create the perfect climate. this is what i have got _ to create the perfect climate. try 3 is what i have got so far. to create the perfect climate. this is what i have got so far. people l is what i have got so far. people can cut is what i have got so far. people can out their _ is what i have got so far. people can cut their own _ is what i have got so far. people can cut their own flowers - is what i have got so far. people can cut their own flowers here. | can cut their own flowers here. hopefully i will have two or three punches by the time i had finished i can give in to my family when i get home. �* , can give in to my family when i get home. it’s it's better than going to

home. it's it's better than going to the garden centre or going to the shop, pick a the garden centre or going to the shop, picka bunch the garden centre or going to the shop, pick a bunch of flowers, you can pick what you want, make it what you want and i think that's a really nice idea. ~ ., , , ., nice idea. with more sunshine on the wa the nice idea. with more sunshine on the way the some — nice idea. with more sunshine on the way the some flowers _ nice idea. with more sunshine on the way the some flowers will _ nice idea. with more sunshine on the way the some flowers will be - way the some flowers will be pleasing people for a few more weeks yet before the harvest. thousands of women in england who have gone through the menopause could benefit from a new bone—strengthening drug. abb—allo—paratide can protect against the bone—thinning condition, osteoporosis, which women are at more risk of developing after their oestrogen levels drop. the injection, which comes as a pre—filled pen that people can self—administer at home once a day, encourages cells to make new bone. a californian golfer had a lucky escape on the putting green, when the pilot of a light aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing because of engine failure.

here it is. remarkable. remarkable. no—one on the ground was injured and the pilot — incredibly — escaped with only minor cuts. very lucky indeed. just to keep you “p very lucky indeed. just to keep you up with our top story here in the uk, the response to the violence on the streets and preparations are under way in case there are any more incidents throughout the day today. 6000 officers have been mobilised and are on standby effectively. reports at least 30 protests are planned for wednesday. now it is time to get the weather. hello. the ups and downs of our summer weather continue, all sorts being thrown at us over the next few days, and in the short term it is a sunshine and showers day really for the rest of today. quite breezy, in fact, quite windy across the far north of scotland we've got this stripe of cloud you can see

on our earlier satellite picture. that's what brought the rain for some of us yesterday. and still this area of low pressure swirling to the north west, driving those showers, most frequent across the north of scotland where some will be thundery, but quite a few showers further south across scotland into northern ireland, northern england quite a breezy day, generally across the uk, in fact really quite windy up towards the far north, wales, the south west of england. rather cloudy. the best of the sunshine, i think, across central and eastern parts of england. 23 degrees there in london. more like 15 for lerwick and for stornoway. and then through this evening and tonight many of the showers will fade, but we will see more cloud rolling its way. and from the west, across the southwest of england, wales into northern ireland, northwest england, some splashes of rain and an increasingly humid feel. thanks to an approaching warm front which you can see on the weather chart for thursday morning. now initially this will bring some mostly light and patchy rain, but as that pushes northwards and eastwards, some of that rain

will start to turn heavier. some sunshine to start off across a good part of scotland, but that will be replaced by cloud for many, those outbreaks of rain pushing northwards and eastwards and turning heavy across parts of northern england, northern ireland and southern and central scotland. south east england likely to stay largely dry for a good part of the day. we could get to 23 degrees in norwich, 18 there underneath the rain in glasgow. now into friday, this frontal system will clear south eastwards. sunny spells and showers following on behind the showers. most frequent up towards the north west where we will see blustery winds. temperatures for many in the high teens or low 20s, but we could get to 25 degrees in london. perhaps a sign of things to come. we're keeping a close eye on developments over the weekend, because it looks like we could start to tap into some very warm, perhaps even hot air from the south. now, this is unlikely to affect all of us, most especially affecting the south and the east of the uk, where temperatures could climb to the high 20s, even the low 30s celsius.

but that heat, if it does arrive, is unlikely to last long.

live from london. this is bbc news. nearly 6000 police officers are mobilised across the uk, with fears more riots are planned. us vice president kamala harris makes her first public appearance with new running mate tim walz.

because as soon—to—be president harris says, when we fight, we win! israel's most wanted man, yahya sinwar, is announced as the new overall head of hamas. and we're at one of the biggest cultural celebrations on the planet, the edinburgh fringe — where we'll meet some of the acts. hello. we start here in the uk, where 6,000 police have been mobilized because of fears of more riots across the country. there are reports up to 30 protests are planned for wednesday. the prime minister has promised communities will be kept safe. sir keir starmer said he had assurances there were adequate officers in place to cope if violence flared. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas reports.