likely to stay the far north—west. likely to stay breezy and not as warm. 15 or 20 degrees, highs of 25. temperatures pretty much where they should be. more in the way of sunshine around potentially for sunday. the dry, settled theme continues. still always the chance of a risk of a view sharp showers in the far north—west of scotland. back to you. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. just short of three months, but still a long time for premier league fans no doubt. it's back, with manchester city going for five in a row. still another four weeks until more of these in the new wsl season, but the top two divisions of the women's game are about to start a new era. also coming up on sportsday...

a bond so special he has his horse's name tattooed on his arm, but olympic gold medallist harry charles is back from paris to start the search for a new partner. and — six years old, but not quite six feet plus — yet. liverpool's luther is hoping to be basketball�*s next slam dunk. hello again. fans of 20 teams have spent the last three months dreaming big, biting their nails and checking the bbc sport website's transfer gossip page. well there's only one more day to wait. and while some of those things won't change over the next nine months, at least there'll be some football to distract them. whether it's manchester city going for five in a row, their rivals attempting to dethrone them or even for the

relegation—threatened — a calming comfort of mid—table mediocrity. every one of those 20 clubs have something to play for in the premier league season. but maybe not as many pennies to spare to fund it asjoe lynskey can tell us. the last quiet night before the talking restarts. at eight o'clock tomorrow, the premier league kicks off. five weeks on from the final of the euros, the curtain goes up on the euros, the curtain goes up on the show that rarely stops. but for many clubs, their cast list is the same. liverpool have a new coach, but are yet to sign a player. the champions manchester city have had mouth —— more outgoings than end. this has been the summer of spending restrictions. across the top flight, there is hope, but caution. you get a sense of— there is hope, but caution. you get a sense of a _ there is hope, but caution. you get a sense of a more _ there is hope, but caution. you get a sense of a more positive - there is hope, but caution. you get a sense of a more positive feel, - a sense of a more positive feel, bit more calm, notjust positively but more calm, notjust positively but more calmness and reality of the truth of the situation. the starting

oint for truth of the situation. the starting point for us _ truth of the situation. the starting point for us is _ truth of the situation. the starting point for us is improvement - truth of the situation. the starting point for us is improvement in - point for us is improvement in football— point for us is improvement in football in _ point for us is improvement in football in the consistency of our footbalh — football in the consistency of our football. if we can get improvement on that_ football. if we can get improvement on that and — football. if we can get improvement on that and her consistency gives us an opportunity to achieve something. i did not— an opportunity to achieve something. i did not arrive to achieve something _ i did not arrive to achieve something direct - i did not arrive to achieve something direct to - i did not arrive to achieve | something direct to make i did not arrive to achieve . something direct to make a i did not arrive to achieve - something direct to make a club successful— something direct to make a club successful and _ something direct to make a club successful and in— something direct to make a club successful and in the _ something direct to make a club successful and in the ends, - something direct to make a club successful and in the ends, i- something direct to make a clubl successful and in the ends, i love to work— successful and in the ends, i love to work with _ successful and in the ends, i love to work with the _ successful and in the ends, i love to work with the players - successful and in the ends, i love to work with the players and - successful and in the ends, i love to work with the players and i - to work with the players and i love to work with the players and i love to improve — to work with the players and i love to improve them. _ to work with the players and i love to improve them. the— to work with the players and i love to improve them.— to work with the players and i love to improve them. the promoter teams cannot close — to improve them. the promoter teams cannot close the _ to improve them. the promoter teams cannot close the gap _ to improve them. the promoter teams cannot close the gap by _ to improve them. the promoter teams cannot close the gap by spending - cannot close the gap by spending big, last three went straight back down and ipswich town are here after two straight performances —— now set to sign kalvin phillips the former midfielder trying to relaunch his career. the ipswich squad has big ambitions, notjust to say it but to do it in style. if ambitions, not “ust to say it but to do it in style.— do it in style. if you were a neutral in _ do it in style. if you were a neutral in football - do it in style. if you were a neutral in football and - do it in style. if you were a neutral in football and had | do it in style. if you were a - neutral in football and had £20 to spend on one ticket to watch one team, who would you want to go in and watch and we pride ourselves on being that team. that we will able

to do that in the premier league? probably not, would like to be more resilient so it's just being able to adapt in that sense. the resilient so it'sjust being able to adapt in that sense.— resilient so it'sjust being able to adapt in that sense. the place where it starts is old _ adapt in that sense. the place where it starts is old trafford, _ adapt in that sense. the place where it starts is old trafford, united - it starts is old trafford, united hosted fulham and have familiar problems. luke shaw's list of new players have destroyed leaving erik ten hag with the first aid decisions.— ten hag with the first aid decisions. , , , ., , �* , decisions. the issues are but it's the players _ decisions. the issues are but it's the players not _ decisions. the issues are but it's the players not available - decisions. the issues are but it's the players not available and - decisions. the issues are but it's| the players not available and also always last season it is about the players who are available in we have a good group and can make a strong selection. , ., selection. united in the rest have to catch the _ selection. united in the rest have to catch the team _ selection. united in the rest have to catch the team out in - selection. united in the rest have to catch the team out in front, i selection. united in the rest have l to catch the team out in front, this year city go for five in a row but this may be the season that allegations against them are finally resolved. the threat of legal charges has made a summer window more subdued, but after the quiet comes more noise. well there's a special programme on radio 5live tonight looking ahead to the start of the premier league and in particular to ipswich town's long—awaited return to the top flight. it's called �*back in the big time'

and you can listen to it from 7.30 on 5live and bbc sounds. so then part of the build up to any new premier league season is to familiarise ourselves with all the new faces. these are the most expensive imports from outside the english top flight so far. nearly 2 and a half billion pounds was spent on transfers last summer. this time — around one and a half. still a lot and there are two and a bit weeks before the window closes, but not quite what we've come to expect. indeed half of the biggest 10 deals to be done by premier league clubs have been sales with the most money changing forjulian alvarez tojoin atletico madrid. in fact despite being one of the richest clubs in the world. manchester city have made a transfer profit this summer because of that deal and the only team lower than them in the premier league spending table: liverpool. their outlay to this point? zero.

it's been remarkably slow, but actually the culmination of a couple of transfer windows where everything has been slowing down because of profit and sustainability and the church as we saw last season and now how clubs are trying to balance sheets. i5 how clubs are trying to balance sheets. , ., how clubs are trying to balance sheets. , . . ., sheets. is that the future come the ebbs and flows _ sheets. is that the future come the ebbs and flows depending - sheets. is that the future come the ebbs and flows depending on - sheets. is that the future come the ebbs and flows depending on how i ebbs and flows depending on how much you spent in that financial window? it should have been. when ffp was first introduced, we were expecting to see a slow or more controls with players coming in and out, we have not sees —— seemed that over the last few seasons but those regulations are starting to head hit home, clubs are much more cautious now since last season and of course a change next year when they go to a squad cost ratio. tottenham have suspended yves bissouma for their premier league game at leicester on monday after footage appeared to show the midfielder inhaling laughing gas. bissouma has apologised for his actions after he posted a video of him online inhaling from a balloon. but spurs boss ange postecoglou says the midfielder needs to rebuild

trust between him and the squad. he has responsibilities, responsibility to his club, to his team—mates, to our supporters, everyone associated with the club. he's failed in those duties so there has to be sanctions for that. he won't be available for monday. we've suspended him from the game on monday, beyond that, there's also some trust building that needs to happen between biss and me and biss and the crew. and that's what he needs to work hard out from now on to win that back. let's have a quick look at some other football news today. mauricio pochettino looks set to take charge of the usa men's national team. the former tottenham and chelsea manager will succeed gregg berhalter and lead the us at the next world cup in 2026, which it will co—host with canada and mexico. bournemouth have agreed a club record deal of over a0 million pounds to sign evanilson from porto. the striker was part of brazil's

squad for this summer's copa america and he'll replace dominik solanke who moved to tottenham last week. american businessmanjohn textor has been given a period of exclusivity by everton's owner as he aims to purchase a majority stake in the premier league club. any deal would be dependent on textor selling the 45% he owns of crystal palace. and kylian mbappe says there's "no limit" to what he and real madrid team can achieve together after he scored on his debut last night. mbappe got real�*s second in a 2—0 win over atalanta in the european super cup. well mbappe's goal in that match was set up by england'sjude bellingham — who'll be looking to pick up where he left off after an outstanding debut season for real madrid. following his move from borussia dortmund last summer. marco reus played with bellingham at dortmund and after leaving the german club to sign for la galaxy, who announced the deal today. reus says his former team—mate will only get better. the way he plays, he invests in

every game everything, 100%. he never stops. the way he plays, the physicality, everything around it is very high, but i'm not worried about him. he is a smart guy and a good guy so he is a good player. he will show us the season and the next season again, that he will continue. it's a big night for british clubs aiming to reach the group stages of european competition. st mirren and kilmarnock are both in conference league qualifying action now. st mirren are a goal down against norwegian side brann, 2—1 down on aggregate. kilmarnock are also up against norwegian opposition in tromso — they lead 1—0, a 3—2 aggregate lead. northern ireland's larne take a 1—0 advantage into the second leg of their conference league game against kosovan club balkani. victory in the tie would leave them just one round away from the group stages of the competition and in line for a huge

financial windfall. thomas niblock is there for us. it isa it is a hugely important night for larne playing this time the side and i'm delighted to save joining larne playing this time the side and i'm delighted to savejoining me this evening is the former captain of larne. it is the significance of the ports of the match tonight. it�*s probably the biggest game in the club's history. he had some big knights of the last 5—6 years getting into europe and the champions league but in terms of significance is probably the biggest game of the club's history. lame game of the club's history. larne 1-0 u- game of the club's history. larne 1-0 up on _ game of the club's history. larne 1-0 up on the — game of the club's history. larne 1-0 up on the way _ game of the club's history. larne 1-0 up on the way lake - game of the club's history. larne 1-0 up on the way lake and - game of the club's history. larne 1-0 up on the way lake and to i game of the club's history. larnel 1-0 up on the way lake and to put game of the club's history. larne - 1-0 up on the way lake and to put in 1—0 up on the way lake and to put in context, if they get through the tight tonight, one more tie and then through to the group stages that brings its own financial rewards. that is a dream, but the level we are at playing in europe and sleeping in the champions league in the europa conference leak i think we just take this game tonight and if we get through that, concentrate

on the next leg.— on the next leg. remarkable about how they beat _ on the next leg. remarkable about how they beat larne _ on the next leg. remarkable about how they beat larne 7-1— on the next leg. remarkable about how they beat larne 7-1 on - on the next leg. remarkable about i how they beat larne 7-1 on aggregate how they beat larne 7—1 on aggregate on the halfway stage it is a remarkable turnaround. the coaching team in the players _ remarkable turnaround. the coaching team in the players have _ remarkable turnaround. the coaching team in the players have to _ remarkable turnaround. the coaching team in the players have to take - team in the players have to take a lot of credit for that. the game plan was different we went to study them and set something up and i think it followed up fantastically and subsequently we are up on the halfway mark. and subsequently we are up on the halfway mark-— halfway mark. thank you. i hope it does well halfway mark. thank you. i hope it goes well tonight. _ halfway mark. thank you. i hope it goes well tonight. an _ halfway mark. thank you. i hope it goes well tonight. an important i goes well tonight. an important match for larne notjust in significance about actually winning the game but a potentialjackpot of three and half million pounds if they get through one more stage and into the group stages. the long—anticipated next step in the evolution of women's football has been taken with a new company set up to take control of and run the wsl and the championship. the fa used to do thatjob, but in a model more like the men's premier league, the top two divisions of the women's game will now operate under the women's professional leagues limited who have promsed a �*new era'.

jo currie explained what might be different. for the players playing in the top two divisions and fans who will go to watch, there will not be much change. as of today, the things we do know have changed off the pitch is that the w pll, the new company running the top two visions is fully dependent from the faq previously had run the divisions at the 23 clubs, 12 and wsl and 11 in the champions have stake in this new company and that the new body has also been set up to manage this new set of leaks. but we don't notice any of the details in terms of what this new company plans to do with the top two divisions of women's football in this country. in the top two divisions of women's football in this country.— football in this country. in the immediate — football in this country. in the immediate term, _ football in this country. in the immediate term, a _ football in this country. in the immediate term, a new- football in this country. in the | immediate term, a new name, football in this country. in the - immediate term, a new name, the short term, finding their feet, short term, finding theirfeet, what is the long term plan because there must be one? you is the long term plan because there must be one?— is the long term plan because there must be one? ., ., .,, ., ,, must be one? you would hope to think so. the

must be one? you would hope to think s0- the ceo — must be one? you would hope to think s0- the ceo of— must be one? you would hope to think so. the ceo of women's _ so. the ceo of women's professional leagues limited, nikki doucet is frequently called women's football the glastonbury of the sport and she also says this new company now has the potential to take the growth at two new unprecedented levels. 0ne two new unprecedented levels. one thing on the top of the list to do is the current broadcast rights deal. the current wsl had run out at the end of last season for the new company has not time to put a new deal together so the old deal will run on with bbc and sky for another season but now with so much more interesting women's football in the top leak in particular you think they will be looking to do any rights deal quickly and for a significantly large amount of money for the current one. they also to decide how big they want the links to be in terms of how many teams in each division and what that means for relegation and promotion. of course there's also the £20 million loan from the premier league to help the growth of these two leaks. how are they going to spend it. one of the thing is over the last years of this new company has been relaunched

as of women's professional leagues limited but we are told that as interim as well and some point we will get a new name for that company as well. the new season starts around four weeks' time that is in wsl. i won't expect any major changes the next 12 months, but going forward, they want to make some pretty big decisions. so the women's game is developing in england, but how long until players here are given paid maternity leave? ac milan have recently introduced the ground—breaking policy for all female players and staff and will offer a contract renewal to their pregnant players with a one—year extension. the italian team's captain is scotland international christy grimshaw and she 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 the australian breakdancer whose performance at the paris olympics was criticised, leading to an online petition calling for an investigation into her selection, says the backlash has been devastating andhas asked for the press to stop harassing herfamily. rachel gunn — who's known as b—girl raygun — lost all three of her round robin battles without scoring, but she's received support from the australian olympic committee, who have condemned the petition now signed by more than 50,000 people as bullying and using falsehoods aimed at inciting hatred against her. i just want to start by thanking all the people who have supported me. i really appreciate the positivity and i'm glad i was able to bring somejoy into your lives. that is what i'd hoped. i didn't realise that that would also open the door to so much hate, which is frankly pretty devastating.

i went out there and i had fun. i did take it very seriously. diver lois toulson has revealed that just four months before winning olympic bronze alongside andrea spendolini—sirieix she fractured her leg in training. few people knew about the injury andthe battle she faced just to get to paris and she told tanya arnold what happened. it was the support staff around me that needed to know and really help me get through it and obviously i told my friends and my family so that i could get their support as well. but other than that, no one really. some of the divers from the different countries when i wasn't turning up to the competitions, the kind of knew something might be wrong. kind of knew something might be wrond. , ., , y kind of knew something might be wrond. ,., _ , wrong. obviously physically incredibly — wrong. obviously physically incredibly difficult - wrong. obviously physically incredibly difficult to - wrong. obviously physically incredibly difficult to deal i wrong. obviously physically - incredibly difficult to deal with, but that close to an olympics, mentally and emotionally, how tough because you knew you were on for a

medal and youtube are going so well in the sink row. that medal and youtube are going so well in the sink row.— in the sink row. that was definitely the hardest — in the sink row. that was definitely the hardest part. _ in the sink row. that was definitely the hardest part. coming - in the sink row. that was definitely the hardest part. coming to - in the sink row. that was definitely the hardest part. coming to terms| the hardest part. coming to terms with it all. but i have a amazing team in my physio— and i went to every doctors appointment and scanned with me and for psychologist i work with has been amazing and there were a lot of tears at the start, but talking to her regularly really helped and setting out a plan for what it look like to get back. at left me no choice but to believe in myself at that point.— in myself at that point. believe i could still get _ in myself at that point. believe i could still get there. _ in myself at that point. believe i could still get there. you - in myself at that point. believe i l could still get there. you must've been proud of yourself or winning a bronze medal anyway, but to have gone through all of that, we must be immensely proud of how you dealt with that. ~ ., ., with that. when i won the medal, i did not think _ with that. when i won the medal, i did not think about _ with that. when i won the medal, i did not think about it _ with that. when i won the medal, i did not think about it straightaway. it's not until i reflected and realised thatjust it's not until i reflected and realised that just a it's not until i reflected and realised thatjust a few months before i was not even sure if i would be able to be on the ten metre dive and now that it has sunk in, it makes me feel very proud of myself and the journey i had makes me feel very proud of myself and thejourney i had been on. is and the journey i had been on. is that why you decided to make it

public to realise whatjourney that why you decided to make it public to realise what journey you have been on? bhd public to realise what “ourney you have been omh have been on? and the fact that i dot the have been on? and the fact that i got the video _ have been on? and the fact that i got the video of _ have been on? and the fact that i got the video of me _ have been on? and the fact that i got the video of me hurting - have been on? and the fact that i l got the video of me hurting myself, i don't know, ifelt like it is something that a lot of us divers do all the time is the skills to practice in the gym so that would make it in the pool when we are ready you but it is something that can go wrong so just to show it it is something that happened to me but can't get through it and when those metals is hopefully a bit of motivation for anyone that needs it as well. if britain's equestrian team went into the paris olympics under a cloud, they emerged with an impressive medal haul. one of the two golds at versaille came courtesy in part of harry charles. he, along with scott brash and ben mayor won the team showjumping title, 12 years after his dad peter did the same in london. it might have been more had harry not withdrawn from the individual event because his horse romeo 88 wasn't quite fit. i've been talking to him today — harry,

not the horse — a week after returning home from paris. i want to let it sink in, it has not sunk in. i have to keep reminding myself every hour to. but it has been so nice to spend some time with friends and family. we had a nice get together on saturday night and saw a lot of friends and all the staff who play a huge role in that victory, who all work together came to it which was so nice. the relationship _ to it which was so nice. the relationship you _ to it which was so nice. the relationship you have - to it which was so nice. the relationship you have with your course is incredibly important. so important that you have his name tattooed and brief on the top of your right arm, if you could show that to everyone. are 88 to represent romeo 88. talk to us about that relationship you have because you have to bear in mind, acro was going to stop after the olympics and he decided he was not quite ready for the individual. that bond you have, can you put into words for us?

it is very hard to put into words. romeo, i have been with him for three and half years and i did my first olympic games with him in tokyo and at that point we had only been together for six months. tokyo and at that point we had only been togetherfor six months. for those in the sport, and they have seen the massive difference between the two olympics we had. tokyo we were quite new as a partnership, it went ok, did not go amazingly, still a lot of flaws in our relationship. three years later, it's like we know each other inside out, every single thing about him, he knows how i write in it he can adapt to me. the wa ou write in it he can adapt to me. the way you describe your relationship with him is important because i think you hear a lot of stories particularly around the grand national and horse welfare is something that is discussed a lot. so from your point of view, you talked about him as being a part of yourfamily, as that talked about him as being a part of your family, as that genuinely how your family, as that genuinely how

you feel? your family, as that genuinely how ou feel? �* ., , , ., you feel? i've grown up my whole life, i walk _ you feel? i've grown up my whole life, i walk out _ you feel? i've grown up my whole life, i walk out of _ you feel? i've grown up my whole life, i walk out of my _ you feel? i've grown up my whole life, i walk out of my house - you feel? i've grown up my whole life, i walk out of my house and l life, i walk out of my house and you see horses. horses are our whole life. the sport, if you want to come into it, you don'tjust get on the horse and go and get off it, it is your whole lifestyle. horde horse and go and get off it, it is your whole lifestyle.— horse and go and get off it, it is your whole lifestyle. how do you go about replacing _ your whole lifestyle. how do you go about replacing that _ your whole lifestyle. how do you go about replacing that relationship . about replacing that relationship that you have with romeo 88 for your new horse? do you have in the eye already on who may be shortlisted and how do you build that relationship, i imagine some sort of x factor style competition with you and a bunch of horses trying to narrow it down. we and a bunch of horses trying to narrow it down.— and a bunch of horses trying to narrow it down. we are very lucky a few of our — narrow it down. we are very lucky a few of our home _ narrow it down. we are very lucky a few of our home bread _ narrow it down. we are very lucky a few of our home bread ones - few of our home bread ones are looking good at the moment so for la i think we will be looking ideally between 10—14 is a great age but you need to have a great relationship with them so it's notjust the case of buying a horse and sitting on it and going, that would be a disaster. you need to know how to mention

them, know what they like, don't like and it is a whole process. now to a possible basketball star of the future, although he might have to grow a bit yet. six—year—old luther is already showing enough talent that he's caught the eye at a recent nba training camp in greece as stuart pollitt reports from liverpool. he can dribble. he can dummy. he's gone. and with a bit of help, he can slam dunk. luther's got the moves and the ambition for a career in basketball. can you remember when you first started playing? three. you were three when you first started? and how good are you now? good. and when he was three, he picked up a ball, and he's not been able to put it down. every dinner time, we're always saying come and sit at the table. and he just doesn't. he has to get up, and he's dribbling the ball around. former nba player michael bradley

spotted luther's potential at a spring nba training school in greece. he'll be heading back there in the summer for one—to—one sessions. he did have a lot of skills, i so he was easy to work with. you know, he understands the game. he has a high basketball iq, we like to say. - he knew what the skills - were that were being taught, and he really advanced in his time here. - and you can tell by somebody's . coordination, their skills after two or three minutes of looking at them, you can basically tell— if they have potential. but, you know, the potential will only take you so far, - and that's what i stress to these guys. - he's always had dextrous fingers since he was a baby, so when he was three, he picked up drumsticks. we live near ringo starr's house, and he could just bash them on the skins. and then when he touched the basketball, which is all your fingertips — that's what i'm telling the kids every week, fingertip control — he just had it. tell me what you like about basketball. winning, shooting and dribbling. dad andy also coaches in the toxteth elitejunior basketball programme, which is providing sporting opportunity in the area.

we have free basketball sessions for everybody on friday nights, and it's funded by merseyside police — toxteth, unfortunately, hasjust moved up the rankings for child poverty from third to second, so we all feel that we're doing something really important for the community, we're building a community. there's hundreds of kids that pass through our doors every friday, and it'sjust giving me a new found joy for the game, and i can't get enough. and now we've got this fantastic thing where we just train together, and it's amazing. and with his skills sharpening all the time, little luther is hoping for a big future on the court. a big, tall future one would hope for lutherfrom a big, tall future one would hope for luther from liverpool. a big, tall future one would hope for lutherfrom liverpool. a reminder that the premier league season starts in 25 and a bit hours' time. it is a special season season for two bbc staples. football focus turns 50, match of the day turns 60. your weekends have been pretty similar for a long

turns 60. your weekends have been pretty similarfor a long time turns 60. your weekends have been pretty similar for a long time and they will be once again familiar throughout the course of the next nine months. enjoy the season, follow it on bbc, but that's it for now. hello there. although skies did brighten up across scotland, northern ireland later in the day, it was a pretty soggy one for most, with outbreaks of rain and a strong south—westerly breeze. tomorrow's looking better, more sunshine around, and it'll feel slightly cooler and fresher, certainly across northern areas. those weather fronts continuing to move southwards and eastwards, then, through the overnight period. some spots of rain on it, maybe the odd heavier burst, but generally it will be much weaker than what we had earlier in the day across northern and western areas. a few blustery showers across the north—west of the uk. clear skies for most mean a cooler, fresher night to come, but still quite warm and muggy in the far south—east. now, for tomorrow, then, we've got a ridge of high pressure building in behind this weather front, so plenty of sunshine around. a bit of a chilly start out there, the odd mist patch. it stays quite blustery through the day across scotland, northern ireland. one or two showers pushing in certainly western scotland, but dry elsewhere.

and we'll see the clouds clear from the south—east. temperatures will reach around the mid 20s in the south. further north, high teens, maybe low 20s and lower humidity so it'll feel a bit more comfortable, certainly across southern areas. now, through friday night, we hold onto the breeze, further blustery showers across western scotland, northern ireland. it's going to be a chillier night to come for all areas, ranging from around 7—11 degrees. now, for the weekend, it's looking pretty good. we're in between weather systems both saturday and sunday, so a lot of dry weather around. maybe the odd shower for the north—west corner of the uk closer to this area of low pressure, but higher pressure, the azores high in the south, will keep much of england and wales dry with light winds. a lot of sunshine around. could see the fairweather cloud tending to bubble up into the afternoon. like i mentioned, more of a breeze. the odd shower for western scotland, but i think the vast majority will stay dry. and temperatures range from around high teens in the north, mid—20s in the south, pretty much where we should be for the time of year. sunday, we see this area of low pressure perhaps influence the weather a bit more

across the north of the uk, so a greater chance of seeing showers or longer spells of rain in the north—west of scotland. the odd shower, i think, for northern ireland, western england, western wales. otherwise, again, the vast majority will stay dry with plenty of sunshine. temperatures range from 18—24 degrees. as we head into next week, it does start to turn more unsettled again, especially across northern and western areas. could see some pretty heavy rain at times. better chance of staying drier, warmer and sunnier across the south—east. take care.

it's 7pm in london. this is the world today. i'm martine croxall. five people have been charged in connection with the death of friends star matthew perry. these defendants were more interested in profiting off mr perry than caring for his well—being. gaza ceasefire talks resume as the number of palestinians killed passes 40,000, according to the hamas—run government. sweden's public health agency says it has recorded the first case of a new mpox variant outside africa. ukraine says it's set up a military office in the russian region of kursk, where it's pressing ahead with an incursion. also coming up on the world today —

and north korea is to reopen to western tourists this december for the first time in nearly five years. we'll have more on that. welcome to the world today, an hour of international news from the bbc. five people have been have been charged in connection with the death of the friends actor matthew perry. he died last year as a result of an accidental drugs overdose. an autopsy found he had high levels of ketamine in his body. in the last hour, we've been told that authorities helped uncover a broad criminal network that exploited matthew perry. it's even alleged that doctors helped distribute ketamine to him in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars. earlier, us attorney martin estrada held a news conference where he explained more about the arrests.

following mr perry's death in october of last year,