into the play—offs — that's one step away from the group stages. we've had a couple of results, bodo glint have eased through — winning the second leg 4—1 against poland's jagiellonia bialystok — to reach the next round where they'll face red star belgrade next. salzburg drew 3—3 with fc twente — to go through 5—4 on aggregate. the winner will face rangers or dynamo kyiv. they're playing at hampden park because ibrox is having some building work done, 1—1 after the first leg, it is goalless, they are in first—half injury time. manchester united have completed the signing of bayern munich defenders mattias de ligt and noussair mazraoui. the dutch centre back de lijt has signed a five—year contract whilst morrocan full—back mazraoui has signed for four, the combined fee is believed

to be about £60 million, with the fee for de lijt somewhere in the region of a0. the premier league starts on friday. champions manchester city will be targeting a fifth title in a row. it's now 18 months since 115 charges were brought against them for allegedly breaching the leagues financial rules. the hearing that will ultimately decide whether they face any sanctions could start as early as next month. the leagues chief executive richard masters has been speaking to our sports editor dan roan. i think it's important that the situation does resolve itself. and obviously when the case has been heard, there will be a decision published, and all the questions you would like me to answer will be answered as part of that process. a decision will be published, through an independent panel of people who will answer those questions for you. the england test captain ben stokes will miss the rest of the summer. he tore his hamstring playing the hundred on sunday, and is out of the series

against sri lanka that starts next week. stokes hopes to return for the three—test tour of pakistan which begins in october. ollie pope will captain the side in his absence. and a funny way, it's a good time for the team to actually try and work without band, see how good they are without this inspirational leader. we know he'll be back and an opportunity for someone to come through the system — we are seeing gus atkinson, smith the summer, jordan cox is in that squad for the first time — so no doubt we will see a new, fresh player and have no question with this management group in charge of the test team, whoever they bring in, they'll do a good job. dutch sprinter charlotta kool made it two stages wins out of two at the tour de frances femmes — but she hasn't claimed the yellowjersey that's because there were two stages today. stage three squeezed in at the end of the day in rotterdam — and that was won by another dutch woman.

the defending champion, demi vollering, she leads by five seconds in the general calssification as the race heads into belgium. and boston red sox outfielder jarren duran has apologised, after being caught on camera directing a homophobic slur at a member of the crowd during their defeat to the houston astros. duran has been suspended for two matches after his comment to a heckling fan was picked up by a broadcaster. a heckler heckling me the entire game, and ijust let that moment get the best of me. i said something i shouldn't be saying. i've had some fans reach out to me and tell me that they're disappointed in me — and ijust want that they're disappointed in me — and i just want to let them know that i'm sorry for my actions, and that i'm sorry for my actions, and that i'll work on being betterfor them. and that's all the sport for now. keep up—to—date with all those

football matches, there's also 32 games in the english cup taking place right now. have time between rangers and dynamo kyiv, goalless. firefighters in greece are starting to bring huge wildfires that have been threatening the capital of athens under control. high temperatures and strong winds combined to create a series of blazes, which have now been reduced to scattered hotspots. two people have died, dozens have been injured, and thousands of people have been moved from their homes. our correspondentjessica parker sent this report. shadows in the night as this monster blaze ripped into the outskirts of athens. firefighter, soldier, citizen — it was all hands to the pump. now, with daylight,

this is what's left. thanassis, a stone merchant, leafs through the scorching hot wreckage of his business. he fears there's up to £25,000 worth of damage. translation: the fire | passed through and burnt all the wooden pallets. everything that was here is now useless. pallets, marble, tiles and even further beyond, everything is garbage now. as water bombers work to douse hotspots from on high, on the ground, there's anguish. and while everything was happening, even our school burnt down. all of our memories were there. it'sjust a couple of metres down the line. marina despairs that greece goes through this time and again. the fire department is so underfunded. it has nothing to do with personal responsibility and everything to do with how the government is handling this. and the answer is that it's simply not. it's not handling it.

the authority say their response was rapid in the face of extreme conditions, including drought. down there, you can see the path of the fire as it burned its way to the city of athens. the heat and high winds, the perfect conditions to allow the blaze to spread. this is a city that, over decades, has sprawled its way into the hills and forests, populated with highly flammable pine trees, igniting a far bigger question. the problem is not only in athens. i think the whole mediterranean | is a hotspot of climate change, | we will have big forest fires. do you feel pessimistic or optimistic that solutions can be found? no, i'm pessimistic. i'm pessimistic because the problem the high temperatures and forest - fires, is that the implication i is cultural, and also on health. these are fresh scars on this landscape, but mark a familiar agony for greece. jessica parker, bbc news, in athens.

0ur correspondent azadeh moshiri in pendeli, a suburb of athens. if you were here with me, you'd be able to smell the ash around me, the smell of charred ground. and there's still this dry heat here in athens. which is why you can see some of the smoke right there behind me. and just to give you a sense of how close we are to homes there, right there behind me. now, this is a northern suburb of athens. that's how close the fires have come this year. and we've passed through the area, seen homes that have been devastated by the flames, cars that have been completely consumed. now, as you can see, the winds have dissipated. the fire service have told us that the next 2a hours are crucial in determining what will happen in the next few days. so far, we know that these flames have already taken a life.

0ne 63—year—old woman — her body was found another northern suburb of athens. people have been injured, mostly through smoke inhalation. animals have been burnt. and on top of all of that, more than 100,000 acres of land have been consumed by the flames, and yet the fire service is poured a lot of resources into this. more than 700 firefighters have been fighting the flames this week. 199 fire engines, 35 aircrafts. and yet they've still asked for more help from european nations who are once again answering that call with planes, helicopters and firefighters. it's also been a huge effort from the greek community as well. we've seen these human chains of people mixing with firefighters, volunteer firefighters, as well as residents who are simply trying to save their homes because that's another challenge that these firefighters have and will continue to have.

should these fires have these resurgences throughout the week, it's that people are refusing to leave their homes. they're refusing to leave their livelihoods, refusing to see all these things go up in flames. but of course, for many of the people, some who are here, it's already too late. back to the united states, kamala harris�*s running mate, tim walz, is speaking — this is his first solo event since he was joined to that harris ticket. he's speaking in los angeles, this is at a convention of america's biggest public employees union, the american federation of state county and municipal employees. let's have a quick listen to tim walz stop you will you take that political capital and you burn it as fast as you can that political capital and you burn it as fast as you— it as fast as you can to improve --eole's it as fast as you can to improve peeple's lives. _ it as fast as you can to improve people's lives, and _

it as fast as you can to improve people's lives, and that's - it as fast as you can to improve people's lives, and that's what | it as fast as you can to improve . people's lives, and that's what the leadership here does. to every delegate in this room representing 1.4 million members, thank you for what you do. and as a jews paying member of my teachers union for years, let mejust member of my teachers union for years, let me just say thank you again for having a fellow union member here. vice president harris and i are gratefulfor member here. vice president harris and i are grateful for this member here. vice president harris and i are gratefulfor this report you've given us. i'm proud to be on this ticket, working with vice president harris — who we all know we want to call the next president of the united states! here's a little fact they just told me — little fact theyjust told me — by the way, my week has been very interesting since last tuesday, as you might guess — but here's a fact they shared with me as i came to make this opportunity to say thank you. i happen to be the first union member on a presidential ticket since ronald reagan. cheering

but rest assured, _ since ronald reagan. cheering but rest assured, i _ since ronald reagan. cheering but rest assured, i won't - since ronald reagan. cheering but rest assured, i won't lose i since ronald reagan. cheering| but rest assured, i won't lose my way! but rest assured, i won't lose my wa ! ., , but rest assured, i won't lose my wa! , , ., but rest assured, i won't lose my wa! , ., , but rest assured, i won't lose my wa! ,., ., way! probably should be a few more union members _ way! probably should be a few more union members and _ way! probably should be a few more union members and elected - way! probably should be a few more union members and elected officers| union members and elected officers present, but when work on that. i think i'm looking at some. you heard the story, you knew vice president harris grew up in a middle—class family, picked up shifts at that mcdonald is dutch mcdonald's as a student. i keep asking this to make a contrast here — could you simply picture donald trump working at a mcdonald's, trying to make a make flurry or something? he knows us, he couldn't rend that damn machine if it cost him anything. but vice president harris took that work ethic, goes to work every single day to make sure families don'tjust get by, but they get ahead. she stood on the side of the american workers, and she stood up to the billionaires and she stood up to the billionaires and fought corporate greed. she led

this administration's work to eliminate the barriers to organising. and let's not forget, she cast the tie—breaking vote on the american rescue plan to keep public service workers on the job during the pandemic. public service workers on the 'ob during the pandemici during the pandemic. cheering there we are. — during the pandemic. cheering there we are, tim _ during the pandemic. cheering there we are, tim walz, - during the pandemic. cheering there we are, tim walz, the - during the pandemic. cheering| there we are, tim walz, the vice presidential contender, kamala harris�*s running mate speaking for the first time solo since he joined the first time solo since he joined the harris ticket. he's in los angeles there talking to a union convention, the american federation of state municipal employees. tim walz — interesting to hear some of his comments there about kamala harris and some put—downs against donald trump at the same time. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

senior health officials in africa have declared a public health emergency across the continent over a new fast—spreading variant of mpox. previously known as monkeypox, the highly—infectious disease can cause lesions across the whole body and eventually death. since the beginning of the year, there have been nearly 14,000 cases and 450 deaths recorded in the democratic republic of congo. the disease has also spread to other african countries, with officials from the africa centers for disease control warning it could spiral out of control. the high fatality rate and spread of the disease are two reasons why the african centers for disease control to declare mpox a public health emergency, to prompt governments to mobilise their resources and

co—ordinate their efforts to help combat the outbreak. this would include increasing public awareness, increasing surveillance of airports, and ensuring adequate medical aid and ensuring adequate medical aid and medical supplies are available in affected areas. now the director general of the africa cdc said that lessons had been learned from covid — and this time around, they won't wait for help from the rest of the world, but they'll be proactive. he also said that this is notjust an african issue, but it's a global threat. the world health organization has convened an 0rganization has convened an emergency committee to discuss efforts around this, to discuss whether the outbreak is an international concern. but this new strain of mpox is highly infectious — there have been 14,000 cases so far this year and 450 deaths recorded. it causes skin lesions,

skin rashes, as well as flu—like symptoms, most of which can be resolved within 2—4 weeks. however, it can be fatal with 400 cases leading to death. the africa cdc has said that at least 10 million doses of the mpox vaccine are needed, but only 200,000 are available — so they said they are discussing with international partners on how to secure more of these vaccines. here in the uk — a review into the care of a man who killed three people in nottingham last year has found what it called "a series of errors, omissions and misjudgments" in the way he was treated. valdo calocane was psychotic and suffering from paranoid delusions, and watchdog the care quality commission says if the system doesn't change, there's still a risk to public safety. 0ur social affairs editor alison holt reports. for the families of those who were killed by valdo calocane,

who've been campaigning for answers, today's report finally sets out it was impossible to understand what had happened. i it was impossible to understand what had happened-— had happened. i can't even comprehend _ had happened. i can't even comprehend how _ had happened. i can't even comprehend how i'm - had happened. i can't even comprehend how i'm going had happened. i can't even i comprehend how i'm going to had happened. i can't even - comprehend how i'm going to deal with it. �* comprehend how i'm going to deal with it. ~ ., , comprehend how i'm going to deal with it. ~ . , ., ., , with it. and all they were doing was walkin: with it. and all they were doing was walking home- _ with it. and all they were doing was walking home. they _ with it. and all they were doing was walking home. they wanted - walking home. they wanted answers, and toda 's walking home. they wanted answers, and today's report — walking home. they wanted answers, and today's report finally _ walking home. they wanted answers, and today's report finally sets - walking home. they wanted answers, and today's report finally sets out - and today's report finally sets out the failings in his care that led to that terrible day in nottingham in june last year. the morning when calocane fatally stabbed 19—year—old students grace 0'malley kumar and barnaby weber, and 65—year—old caretaker ian coates. cctv picked up calocane walking the streets for hours beforehand. the report found he was acutely unwell with paranoid schizophrenia, but mental health assessments missed key details and minimised the risk he posed to himself and others. barnaby webber�*s mother says the report shows gross systemic failings. it's so clear that there are so many

missed opportunities, so much bad decision—making. i would say it's inevitable that had people done theirjobs properly at numerous different stages, not even just all of them, then there's a very strong chance barnaby would be alive today. ifjobs were done properly and these opportunities weren't missed, and dealt _ opportunities weren't missed, and dealt with— opportunities weren't missed, and dealt with properly, and he got all the help— dealt with properly, and he got all the help he needed at an early stage. — the help he needed at an early stage. he _ the help he needed at an early stage, he might've gone in a different— stage, he might've gone in a different direction. the care quality commission says over the two years calocane was in the care of nottinghamshire mental health services, there were difficulties getting him to take his medication, his aggression was increasing when he was unwell. in the community, he missed appointments and when he was discharged back to his gp in september 2022, the risks weren't considered properly. while it is not possible to say that the devastating events of last year would not have taken place had

valdo calocane received that support, what is clear is that the risk he presented to the public was not managed well he presented to the public was not managed well and those opportunities to mitigate that risk were missed by the team. i want to extend to you my condolences, my thoughts and also my willingness to work with you. when he was in opposition, sir keir starmer met the families and committed to a public inquiry. we've had 19 years of emotional investment. grace 0'malley—kumar�*s parents say they've been told the prime minister remains committed to a judge—led inquiry and they see it as important in holding people to account. as yet, the scope and the nature of the inquiry has to be confirmed with us, and i suspect that might depend on some of the outcome of ongoing investigations and inquiries. we would like the scope to be as wide as possible and we would like it to be a statutory public inquiry led by a judge and one that has real

teeth to make a difference. nottinghamshire health care foundation trust says it accepts the cqc report and that it's doing everything in its power to learn from what happened and to improve. alison holt, bbc news. street artist banksy has unveiled his ninth work of art involving animals in london in as many days. it shows a gorilla, seal, and birds, and it's at the entrance to london zoo — which said it was "absolutely brilliant. " the latest flurry of banksy street art began last monday, with this goat on a wall in richmond. tuesday saw a pair of elephants leaning out of windows in chelsea. the next day, three monkeys appeared on a railway bridge over brick lane, near shoreditch. on thursday, a wolf popped up on a satellite dish in peckham — which was quickly taken by a suspected thief. friday saw the emergence of these pelicans above a fish and chip

shop, in walthamstow. then the weekend began with a cat on a disused billboard in cricklewood — again, quickly removed. while sunday saw these piranhas in the city of london. yesterday, an eighth artwork featuring a rhino mounting a nissan micra was revealed in charlton, southeast london. but sadly, it wasn't long before it was defaced. a man wearing balaclava was caught on camera brazenely walking up to it and spray painting it with graffiti. joining me now are andy shaw and ahmad karkouti — co—founders and hosts of the graffitti podcast "arms house to your mums house". thanks both of you for being with us. let's pick up on that last image of somebody spray painting that latest banksy — why would anyone do that, andy?

latest banksy - why would anyone do that, and ? ., �* , latest banksy - why would anyone do that, and ? . �*, , , latest banksy - why would anyone do that, andy?— that, andy? that's because a lot of traffiti that, andy? that's because a lot of graffiti artists _ that, andy? that's because a lot of graffiti artists who _ that, andy? that's because a lot of graffiti artists who were _ that, andy? that's because a lot of graffiti artists who were almost - graffiti artists who were almost doing the same thing, ie painting on walls, or getting put in prison or heavy fines — whereas someone like banksy is coming along and doing a stencil on a wall and getting applauded. you just mentioned the london zoo saying they thought it was brilliant when he's pictured the animals wanting to leave the zoo, because that's a statement that they don't want to be in the zoo. but it's pictured is brilliant because banks he did it — whereas the graffiti artist might go to jail for the same thing. i5 graffiti artist might go to “ail for the same thing.�* the same thing. is there a bit of 'ealous the same thing. is there a bit of jealousy in _ the same thing. is there a bit of jealousy in all — the same thing. is there a bit of jealousy in all this? _ the same thing. is there a bit of jealousy in all this? may - the same thing. is there a bit of jealousy in all this? may be - the same thing. is there a bit of| jealousy in all this? may be they will be graffiti artists thinking banksy is making a lot of money out of this and getting all this acclaim, and they don't like it? i definitely wouldn't use the word jealousy — definitely wouldn't use the word jealousy. there's been a rift between _ jealousy. there's been a rift between what i would call real graffiti — between what i would call real graffiti and street art — which banksy— graffiti and street art — which banksy seems to be the spearhead of, obviously— banksy seems to be the spearhead of, obviously with his fame and everything — and of course, he's done _ everything — and of course, he's done well— everything — and of course, he's done well for himself, but i

wouldn't _ done well for himself, but i wouldn't use the word jealousy. this rift between the graffiti and street art started with the legendary graffiti — art started with the legendary graffiti artist named king rob oh, he and _ graffiti artist named king rob oh, he and banksy had a bit of a bee. so everyone _ he and banksy had a bit of a bee. so everyone kind of picked a side — and even _ everyone kind of picked a side — and even though— everyone kind of picked a side — and even though we just went through the ten year— even though we just went through the ten year anniversary of rob's passing. _ ten year anniversary of rob's passing, the rift has continued mainly— passing, the rift has continued mainly because of the hypocrisy on how things — mainly because of the hypocrisy on how things are displayed in the media — how things are displayed in the media and through the law. as andy mentioned _ media and through the law. as andy mentioned before, there's a double standard, _ mentioned before, there's a double standard, you know what i mean? so i think that's _ standard, you know what i mean? so i think that's probably why people are may he _ think that's probably why people are may be more prone to deface a banksy, — may be more prone to deface a banksy, especially from the graffiti community. so banksy, especially from the graffiti communi . , ., banksy, especially from the graffiti community-— banksy, especially from the graffiti communi . ., ~ ., community. so when you talk about banks 's community. so when you talk about banksy's stencils, _ community. so when you talk about banksy's stencils, it _ community. so when you talk about banksy's stencils, it sounds - community. so when you talk about banksy's stencils, it sounds like - banksy�*s stencils, it sounds like you don't think these are great works of art, you don't think it's that brilliant? ida works of art, you don't think it's that brilliant?— works of art, you don't think it's that brilliant? no i don't, ithink there's a lot _ that brilliant? no i don't, ithink there's a lot of _ that brilliant? no i don't, ithink there's a lot of really _ that brilliant? no i don't, ithink there's a lot of really good - that brilliant? no | don't, |think| there's a lot of really good street artists who are fabulous and

creative and gifted. i think banksy has some really good pieces, but the majority of his stuff is not good, it's more like a gcs he where there's not a lot of thought going on. there's a lot of political thought going into it, but it's not difficult. you can make a stencil over and over again in your bedroom until it's perfect, then go out and do it — whereas graffiti, you have no time, you don't know what'll happen, you're standing next to a train or a wall trying to do your thing very quickly, and it might even be better. but there's more things to graffiti, it's notjust the creative side to it, there's different aspects of how many times you can do it, where you can do it, these things. you mentioned the stencil — we could do that in our garden shed until it looks perfect, put on the wall, like a wall and a house over chelsea which is £7 million housing, and nobody bats an eyelid. it often gets protected. which is to have a minute or so left — many people would say graffiti is

just a vandalism, but you're saying it's a kind of art?— it's a kind of art? what you call what itanksy — it's a kind of art? what you call what banksy is _ it's a kind of art? what you call what banksy is doing? - it's a kind of art? what you call what banksy is doing? its - it's a kind of art? what you call- what banksy is doing? its vandalism and criminal damage, but he's lauded for it - _ and criminal damage, but he's lauded for it - and _ and criminal damage, but he's lauded for it — and fair enough, fine — but graffiti _ for it — and fair enough, fine — but graffiti writers face big penalties and fines, and prison time as well. it's and fines, and prison time as well. it's a _ and fines, and prison time as well. it's a very— and fines, and prison time as well. it's a very odd kind of balance, whereby one person... each person is doing the same thing, putting paint on walls, one person is making millions and the councils coming to protect it with perspex, and the other is going to jail. it’s protect it with perspex, and the other is going to jail.— other is going to 'ail. it's a double other is going to jail. it's a double standard. - other is going to jail. it's a double standard. they - other is going to jail. it's a i double standard. they come other is going to jail. it's a - double standard. they come after ou, the double standard. they come after you, they get _ double standard. they come after you. they get your— double standard. they come after you, they get your name - double standard. they come after you, they get your name on - double standard. they come after you, they get your name on the i you, they get your name on the books, etc — whereas graffiti, another thing, graffiti started what banksy does. another thing, graffiti started what itanksy does-— banksy does. really interesting to talk to you, _ banksy does. really interesting to talk to you, i— banksy does. really interesting to talk to you, i think _ banksy does. really interesting to talk to you, i think we _ banksy does. really interesting to talk to you, i think we didn't - talk to you, i think we didn't understand all of those issues that you reflected. thanks so much for

being with us on bbc news, thank you. good evening. in recent nights, we've had some fantastic displays of the aurora borealis, even into southern parts of england. and the opportunity may well be there again for the next few hours this side of midnight, and even in the south. but there's a fly in the ointment. there's a lot more cloud and rain straddling the uk at the moment. either side, perhaps some clearer skies. scotland, northern ireland, eventually northern england and early in the evening further east. but our band of cloud and rain, even some rumbles of thunder initially are tracking their way eastwards through the night, so it will be a warmer, cloudier end to the night across central and eastern areas, but a chilly one further north — down to 4—5 under the clearing skies. and that bodes well fora drier, brighter, sunnier day across scotland, for northern ireland and for northern england and wales.

eventually that cloud, although dragging its heels initially, will clear towards the east. some early rain, some mist and murk over the hills. that's something that we'll see through the night as well, underneath that cloud band, and even underneath that remnant cloud, 23—24, still quite warm. not as warm as it's been, of course, today — a fresher feel futher north. but lighter winds than today, so pleasant in the sunshine. but that window of drier weather here under this brief ridge of high pressure doesn't last for long because, as you can see, through tomorrow night into thursday, the next area of rain is working its way in across northern ireland and scotland — quite a wet night and a wet start to thursday. it does brighten and dry up to the north, and after a cooler start in the south and the east, we hold on to some sunshine. just east anglia and the south east from the looks of things, but there will be some heavy rain on this weather front and some brisk winds as well. so, a fresherfeel once it clears, quite muggy underneath that weather front. again, its warm, moist air, so we might see 25—27 in the sunshine ahead of that.

that shows you that that warm air�*s not too far away. and that muggy air is with us then through thursday night into friday and still around, potentially in, the south on friday on that weather front. so still some heavy rain potentially, and more getting into the north and the west. but for many, it looks like some drier weather again is on the way on friday. so, you can see how it's changeable day to day, our weather. but it looks then as if we'll see high pressure building in for the weekend. so, yes, there will be a few showers, but for many, there'll be a lot of dry weather with some sunshine, and feeling warm in that sun, too.

hello, i'm ben brown. you're watching the context on bbc news. israel is in a state of high alert, people are worried, they are fearful, they don't know when iran and its proxies might attack. the us warned that what it described as a significant set of attacks could come this week. the more escalatory, of course, front is the one between hezbollah and israel simply because of geography. um, the tyranny of distance does not exist, it could flare up very easily. they are under a lot of pressure. indirectly from the americans, i

from arab states who are telling them, and recently from this week, european leaders, "don't strike, . don't make the situation worse". joining me tonight are elise labott, host of the cosmopolitics on substack, and henry bonsu, broadcaster and presenter at times radio. thank you for being with us and we'll talk with you both through the programme. first, the latest headlines. israel is on high alert for a possible attack by iran — vengance for the assassination last month on its soil of the hamas political leader ismail haniyeh. iran blames israel for the killing and says retaliation is its legal right. the iranian backed hezbollah group in lebanon could also join any attack — after israel killed one

of its top commanders in an air strike in beirut.