in gaza and the destruction from israel's war. the bbc has been told that british—supplied tanks have been used in ukraine's russian incursion. and we'll be live from wembley stadium — as taylor swift returns to london for the final leg of her �*eras tour�* after her cancelled concerts in vienna. now with all the latest sport here's tanya. hello from the bbc sport centre. tottenham have suspended yves bissouma for their premier league game at leicester city on monday after footage showed the midfielder inhaling laughing gas. spurs have made the move despite the 27—year—old apologising for a "severe lack ofjudgment", having posted a video of himself on social media on saturday which showed him inhaling from a balloon.

yes, he has responsibilities, responsibility for the club, responsibility for the club, responsibility to his team mates, responsibility to his team mates, responsibility to his team mates, responsibility to our supporters and he has failed in those duties. there will have to be sanctions. we have suspended him from monday's m. beyond that, there is also some trust building that needs to happen between him and the group and me. that is what he needs to work hard at to try and win that back. manchester city midfielder, kalvin phillips, is set to join newly—promoted ipswich town on loan for the season. there has been no sale option added to the deal but phillips has failed to break into the city team since his 45 million pound move from leeds two years ago. the 28—year—old was left on the bench for saturday's community shield win over manchester united, and spent the second half of last season on loan at west ham. elsewhere, bournemouth have agreed a club record £402 million deal

to sign brazil striker evanilson from porto. evanilson was called into the brazil squad for this summer's copa america and has won his first two caps this year. he'll replace dominik solanki who moved to tottenham last week in a deal worth up to 65 million pounds. following the news that ac milan have introduced ground—breaking maternity policies for all female players and staff — including offering a contract renewal to their pregnant players — team captain, and scotland international, christy grimshaw, hopes it can spark more change in the women's game. the choice of being a mother or a player is one that definitely in the past a lot of women have had to take. to be granted this opportunity, and i know there are a lot of other opportunities now. fifa have introduced different policies as well a couple of years ago. this

one really feels extra special because it is like if you are coming up because it is like if you are coming up to the end of your contract and you are feeling scared, things are not i was planned to become a mother, you know, and it is taking that choice away from us now that we can feel so comfortable. obviously, being a motherfor a women is a beautiful thing and it is a choice you should not have to make. australian olympian raygun has said she has been left heartbroken by the "pretty devestating" hate she received following her performance in the breaking at the paris olympics. the 36—year—old, whose real name is rachael gunn, has spoken out for the first time since her routine went viral on the internet. gunn said she "didn't realise that it would open the door to so much hate". and the new york yankees�* aaron judge became the fastest player to reach 300 home runs in major league baseball history during the yankees win over the chicago white sox on wednesday.

judge's moment came in the eighth inning, hammering the ball to left field to make history, reaching 300 home runs injust 955 games, more than 100 games quicker than the previous mark set by ralph kiner. the yankees eventually won 10—2. and that's all the sport for now. thank you, tanya. more now on our top story — the two significant developments in the middle east. in qatar, talks are under way to try to reach a ceasefire in gaza and the release of hostages. and in gaza — the number of people killed in the war has now passed 40,000, and more than 92,000 have been wounded. that's according to the hamas—run health ministry there. merlyn thomas from bbc verify has been looking at the latest death toll and the destruction from the war in gaza. more than ten months on, israel's war in gaza shows little sign of abating. according to data that was released

today, more than 40,000 people have been killed since israel started bombing gaza in the wake of the hamas attacks on seventh october. that's according to the hamas—run health ministry. as the war has gone on, they've changed their tallying of the death toll, counting deaths recorded in hospitals, but also deaths reported by family members and deaths from the reliable media reports. and remember, international journalists aren't able to report independently from gaza to verify these figures. and in the attempt to destroy what israel says is hamas infrastructure, much of gaza has been left in ruins. the red patches you can see here are the areas that have been damaged or destroyed, according to the latest satellite imagery analysis by experts corey scher and jamon van den hoek. the analysis suggests that nearly 60% of gaza's buildings have been damaged since the war began. now, the southern city of rafah has sustained the highest rise in damaged buildings since march, according to the expert analysis. the majority of the destruction came after israel launched an offensive on the city on sixth may. the israeli army says that taking control of the area and eliminating the remaining hamas battalions is crucial to achieving

its waraims. take a look at this satellite imagery. this is an area of central rafah in april of this year. and this is it in august. large swathes of the city can be seen left in ruins, particularly around the border with egypt. and we've also verified social media videos of some of the destruction in the city of rafah. for example, this is the famous al—najma roundabout — and you can see the destruction of it here, as well as the demolition by israeli forces on the ground. and we verified this video from seventh may, soon after israel launched its offensive, which shows israeli tanks crushing a "welcome to gaza" sign at the rafah border crossing. in another video, posted on the same day, that we verified, you can see people running away in fear, and this damage to the blue dome of the abra mosque just here in the background. now, this is that mosque

on satellite imagery here. i'm just going to zoom in for you so you can see what it looks like before. and then this is after, and you can see it's been destroyed subsequently. now, more than ten months on since the war began, much of gaza has been left in ruins, and at an immense cost to its people. it's been three years since the taliban took power in afghanistan, following the withdrawal of us and nato troops from the country. desperate scenes showed crowds of people converging on kabul airport — and even climbing over security fences — in an attempt to leave the country before the takeover. us soliders were seen struggling to keep control. and three years on, the situation in afghanistan remains grim, with a stagnant economy and a worsening humanitarian crisis. but many say that the situation for women and girls is particularly desperate — the taliban have imposed what human rights groups have called a "gender apartheid" on the country's 14 million women and girls, excluding them from almost every aspect of public life including education, most forms of employment and even public parks.

let's speak to fawzia koofi. she's a former member of afghanistan's parliament and was the first female deputy speaker in the country hello to you. i gave a bit of an outline there about the situation. tell us more about what you know of the situation in afghanistan for women at the moment. indeed, the situation of — women at the moment. indeed, the situation of human _ women at the moment. indeed, the situation of human rights _ women at the moment. indeed, the situation of human rights and - situation of human rights and women's rates in afghanistan is grim. the taliban have issued more than 85 index to completely erase women from all public squares and they have started from banning women from education, work, any kind of normality, including easing parks, beauty salons are gems. recently, they have asked all the

organisations, the not—for—profit organisations, the not—for—profit organisations, a big source of income for many women in afghanistan as they were given jobs and engaged in humanitarian field, the asked them to replace a women director with a man. in a country that already is a traditional country, making those restrictions further jeopardise the position of women. this is a time that the world forgot about afghanistan. we have been hearing what is happening in gaza and ukraine, afghanistan is not making the headlines. that makes the situation even more difficult for women. we talk about their future and you use this term feature, it makes them emotional and makes them collapse because the future is dark and bleak for them. collapse because the future is dark and bleakfor them. the

collapse because the future is dark and bleak for them. the feature means, you know, further suppression.— means, you know, further suppression. means, you know, further su ression. suppression. -- the future. even durin: suppression. -- the future. even during the _ suppression. -- the future. even during the situation, _ suppression. -- the future. even during the situation, some - suppression. -- the future. even during the situation, some are i suppression. -- the future. even l during the situation, some are still protesting, even with the big risk to themselves.— to themselves. they tell me that the have to themselves. they tell me that they have lost — to themselves. they tell me that they have lost everything. - to themselves. they tell me that they have lost everything. they i to themselves. they tell me that - they have lost everything. they have nothing else to lose. they are not afraid of anything. they have demonstrated great amounts of resilience, both inside and those who her outside also. we have a family members in afghanistan, houses, our relatives, ourfriends, everybody, and the more vocal our voices are outside the country, the more those people are put at risk. we do it regardless because it is our country and we hope these activists who are on the streets of afghanistan who are taking enormous risks by resisting in their own way, by writing, by putting things on the walls of the city, through social

media, not accepting, some of them even despite being controlled by the taliban, still go to institutions that are underground. not even skills like language classes are allowed. they'll take enormous risks to go there. that is a sort of resilience that i think the world must recognise and it is disheartening to see there is a tendency to regard everything is normal. not only the media, but also the global leaders, they think as long as afghanistan is not posing a security threat to the rest of the world, you know, the severe human rights violation is ok, this is part of afghanistan's culture. this is not. in the last 20 years things have changed.—

not. in the last 20 years things have changed. not. in the last 20 years things have chanced. ., ~ . ., have changed. thank you so much for talkin: to have changed. thank you so much for talking to us — have changed. thank you so much for talking to us about _ have changed. thank you so much for talking to us about it. _ have changed. thank you so much for talking to us about it. we _ talking to us about it. we appreciate your time. if some breaking news to bring you from the us now. an arrest has been made in connection with the death of matthew perry. this is according to media reports in the us. the actor was found in a hot tub at his home in la backin found in a hot tub at his home in la back in october last year, having been under the influence of the drug ketamine. he had struggled with addiction to alcohol and drugs throughout his career. at the time of his death, he had been clean for a year, according to medical reports. he had been undergoing therapy, using kata mean to treat anxiety and it is being investigated how he obtained the medication and an arrest has been made in california. that arrest has been made in connection with the death of matthew perry. let's turn our

attention to greece now. greece is today counting the cost of devastating fires outside athens that claimed one life, forced thousands to flee their homes and took three days to control. greece's prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis has promised swift support for those affected by the fires. meanwhile, the country's fire service has warned against complacency as high temperatures and winds risk flare—ups of wildfires. let's now speak to our correspondent, azadeh moshiri, who's in one of the affected suburbs in the north—east of athens. how is the situation they are? well, i am here how is the situation they are? well, i am here and _ how is the situation they are? well, i am here and as _ how is the situation they are? well, i am here and as you _ how is the situation they are? well, i am here and as you mentioned - how is the situation they are? -ii i am here and as you mentioned it is in one of the affected suburbs. as you can see, some of the fire ripped through the area in this neighbourhood. you mentioned there at least one woman has died from this wired fire —— wildfire. her body was found round the corner in

this area. the government is taking stock of the damage, especially the damage to homes, and businesses like the one behind me. this was a building that sold construction materials and offer services to people in the community. we spoke to the area and they said officials have visited and they will receive financial support quickly, in order to rebuild. that is what you have mentioned and terms of what the prime minister has promised. he said there will be swift support. how do you prevent something like this actually happening? well, scientists say that climate change has a big role in all of this. it increases the likelihood of the drive in the temperature we are experiencing. it is likely to fuel wildfires like the canes that have devastated homes and

businesses around and in athens. greece is used to these temperatures, is to wildfires. climate change, according to scientists, has fuelled the intensity and frequency of these weather events. people who have experienced loss, like this business owner has, they have to wait until they receive the support. the country is under high alert knowing that high temperatures, stronger winds, could lead to more scenes like the ones we have witnessed here in the last week.— in the last week. thank you very much. around _ in the last week. thank you very much. around the _ in the last week. thank you very much. around the world - in the last week. thank you very much. around the world and - in the last week. thank you very i much. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

the uk economy grew by 0.6% between april and june as it continued its recovery from last year's recession. there was a strong performance in services like scientific research and the it industry — although both construction and manufacturing fell. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david has been

looking at the figures. how was june for you? do you remember it for the sort of downpour? orthis? a chance to kick off a summer of sport. heavy rain stopped play for economic growth in that month. but not in the quarter as a whole, when the service sector put in a strong performance. here's one of my latest pieces. this fashion entrepreneur benefited from an uphold trend in household spending power. i do markets and tattoo conventions and that sort of thing and people want to get out and about again, they want a more personal experience in shopping rather than the faceless corporation, they want to know who they are buying from, that's my opinion but that is what i have experienced. it's been a less smooth process for manufacturing, even thriving once such as this

maker of machinery have noticed hesitant customers. maybe they are holding off, waiting for interest rates to come down, especially on the automation side, it can be expensive. a lot of people will finance that and not purchase it directly. if we are looking at the three latest months, april — june — the uk grew faster than most major economies including france and italy. but take population increases into account, our growth was less impressive, in fact, gdp per person is still slightly lower than it was lastjune, we are still in recovery mode. as the treasury looks over the numbers they have reignited the debate over the state of the government economic inheritance. we have very challenging economic circumstances, we welcome growth and that's our first and most important mission but we have much

more work to do to recover from the mess we were left with. rachel reeves is fuming because this is more data to undermine her narrative that the economic inheritance was bad and she can no longer use that as a pretext for the tax rises she was planning all along. it's been a decent first half but economists suggest growth over the rest of the year may lose steam however the government needs us to up our game on growth permanently if it is to realise its long—term goals. that is one for the chancellor to tackle in the autumn budget. taylor swift returns to london's wembley stadium tonight for the final concerts of the european leg of her eras tour. she will be playing five final shows from tonight, with the excitement already ramping up at wembley, security will be tight, after her shows in vienna last week were cancelled following the arrest of three teenagers for allegedly planning an attack. we can cross live to wembley and our

correspondent chi chi izundu. we can see you from the helicopter picture. give us a wave. it is pulling out now. you seem to be missing some sequence there. about 90,000 fans — missing some sequence there. about 90,000 fans are _ missing some sequence there. about 90,000 fans are expected _ missing some sequence there. about 90,000 fans are expected to - missing some sequence there. molt 90,000 fans are expected to descend across wembley today. you can see loads of them across the olympic way. this isjust a little loads of them across the olympic way. this is just a little snapshot. quite a few of them started queueing last night. in terms of security, there is a much tighter security because of last week's of vienna incident. there is a lot more police presence here. wembley is asking people to do a number of things, bring a smaller bag, not have any metal to collect your friendship bracelets with, you have to use

plastic. there will be extra checks in place to make sure everyone is safe. if you are planning to come without a ticket, you will not be welcome. this area has to be safe for exit and evacuation if it ever came to that. they are asking any ticketless taylor swift fans, not to come to hang out and soak up the atmosphere. we are seeing lots and lots of people and sequins, glitter, dressed up in cowboy boots, and cowboy hats. they are getting ready for the performance tonight. doesn't start for another three and a half hours. people are key to get here as quickly as possible. you hours. people are key to get here as quickly as possible.— quickly as possible. you are going to have to go _ quickly as possible. you are going to have to go and _ quickly as possible. you are going to have to go and find _ quickly as possible. you are going to have to go and find yourself- quickly as possible. you are going to have to go and find yourself a l to have to go and find yourself a cowboy hatjust to have to go and find yourself a cowboy hat just to fit in, to have to go and find yourself a cowboy hatjust to fit in, aren't you? i cowboy hat 'ust to fit in, aren't ou? ., ., ., ., , you? i will have to. i am the only one without _ you? i will have to. i am the only one without sequence. _ you? i will have to. i am the only one without sequence. either -

you? i will have to. i am the only i one without sequence. either trying to net a one without sequence. either trying to get a space _ one without sequence. either trying to get a space at — one without sequence. either trying to get a space at the _ one without sequence. either trying to get a space at the front, - one without sequence. either trying to get a space at the front, is - one without sequence. either trying to get a space at the front, is that l to get a space at the front, is that what it is? , ., to get a space at the front, is that what it is?— to get a space at the front, is that what it is? , ., ., , . ., what it is? trying to get a space at the front but _ what it is? trying to get a space at the front but also _ what it is? trying to get a space at the front but also to _ what it is? trying to get a space at the front but also to meet - what it is? trying to get a space at the front but also to meet other. the front but also to meet other taylor swift fans, basically. there is a lot to do, you meet other people and swap merchandise. most importantly, you swap bracelets. lots of people, their whole arms are covered in bracelets, friendship bracelets they have spent haymaking. we spoke to someone earlier who had make 450 bracelets just to give out to other people and share and swap. that is why they come early, to meet their friends. that is why they come early, to meet theirfriends. it is merely to that is why they come early, to meet their friends. it is merely to try and get to the front, yes. thank you so much. and get to the front, yes. thank you so much- i— and get to the front, yes. thank you so much- i hope _ and get to the front, yes. thank you so much. i hope someone _ and get to the front, yes. thank you so much. i hope someone comes i and get to the front, yes. thank you i so much. i hope someone comes along and gives you some sequence to get you in the mood. our right, enjoy. at wembley. north korea is to allow western tourists to enter for the first time in nearly five years, according to two international tour companies. the country sealed its borders

at the start of the coronavirus pandemic and only began to let its own citizens return last year. before the borders shut, around 5,000 western tourists visited the country every year on tightly controlled trips. western nations also hope this latest change may be a sign of a broader reopening by pyongyang — including to diplomats and aid workers. nicholas bonner is the director of koryo tours. he explained how many people might take up the opportunity. the numbers visiting are always relatively small. we take 1500 people per year normally. that was pre—the closure injanuary people per year normally. that was pre—the closure in january 2020. that is 4000 westerners, a lot more chinese school. it will be a small number. we are not expecting thousands of people coming in. there is a gradual opening. we have had russians going in earlier this year. they initially only had access east

of pon yang. that open up. that is how we think it will happen. people are going in with preconceptions. i think being in the country lets you see beyond the black and white, lets you see the bits that are not ours available to journalists who visit the country. than available to “ournalists who visit the country.— available to “ournalists who visit thecount .~ . , ., the country. an arrest has been made in connection — the country. an arrest has been made in connection with _ the country. an arrest has been made in connection with the _ the country. an arrest has been made in connection with the death - the country. an arrest has been made in connection with the death of- in connection with the death of matthew perry, according to reports in the media in the us. the france actor was found any hot tub in la last year, after being under the influence of the drug kata mean. he had suffered from addiction during his career. at the time of his death he had been clean for over a year,

according to medical reports. it is believed he had been undergoing therapy using the drug to overcome depression and anxiety. hello there. not much in the way of sunshine today. we've got a band of cloud and rain and fairly strong winds crossing across the country, all tied down to low pressure. it will brighten up behind it as we head through the latter part of the afternoon. it stays quite blustery here. the rain, i think, will start to peter out as it crosses through england and wales through this evening and overnight. there may be the odd heavier burst on it as it reaches the south—east. behind it, skies clear. some blustery showers for the north and west of scotland and northern ireland. here it will turn cooler and fresher. still some warm air to come

across the south—east. for friday, that weather front eventually clears the south. we do have the area of low pressure. that will bring more of a breeze and a few showers, certainly in north—west scotland. some sunshine here. brighter, a much brighter day for england and wales. plenty of sunshine and should stay mostly dry. the fresher air will arrive here as well. we could still reach the mid 20s across the south—east. generally, the high teens and low 20s further north. through friday night, we hold on to the blustery weather across scotland, northern ireland and the far north—west of england. a few showers here. a cooler and fresher night for all areas, including the south—east. into the weekend, it is not looking that bad. we are in between weather systems. a lot of dry weather around. still a few showers here and there. a lot of dry weather and plenty of sunshine around. temperatures around average. saturday's pressure chart, we are in between weather systems. dry weather through the morning. a fresh start. the temperatures will rise. one or two showers, blustery showers, for the north and west of scotland. most places will be dry. we will see temperatures high teens, low to mid 20s in the south.

a similar story on sunday. but we do see this area of low pressure and its weather fronts get close to northern scotland. i think a few more showers in the mix here. quite breezy and windy. the odd shower in northern ireland, maybe north—west england and western wales. central and eastern areas should stay largely dry. plenty of sunshine again. similar temperatures — the high teens in the north, the 20s in the south. it does look like as we head into the following week it turns a bit more unsettled again, especially across northern areas. the chance of staying brighter, drier and warmer across the south and south—east.

live from london. this is bbc news. gaza ceasefire talks resume in qatar — as the number of palestinians killed passes 40,000, according to the hamas—run health ministry. the bbc has been told that british—supplied tanks have been used in ukraine's russian incursion. an arrest is made in connection with the death of hollywood actor matthew perry — according to us media reports. thousands of students across england, wales and northen ireland receive their exam results, with 80% securing their first—choice university place.

it will be called the eras tour. see you there. taylor swift returns to london's wembley stadium for the final leg of her eras tour after her cancelled concerts in vienna. hello, i'm lucy grey. welcome to the programme. we begin in the middle east with two significant developments. in qatar, new talks are under way to try to reach a ceasefire in gaza and the release of hostages. in gaza, the number of people killed in the war has now passed 40,000 — according to the hamas—run health ministry there. israel has questioned the figures, which do not specify how many fighters are among those killed. in qatar — both israel and the united states have sent negotiators. hamas says it won't directly join the negotiations. it accuses israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, of adding new conditions to earlier proposals. but qatari mediators are expected to relay messages to hamas,

who already have a presence in doha.