this is bbc news, the headlines one person is dead and six are missing after a super yacht sinks during a storm off the coast of sicily. british tech entrepreneur mike lynch has been confirmed as one of those missing — his wife has been rescued. the disorder is intolerable, it is incapable ofjustification. it is clearly racist. on a visit to belfast, prime minister keir starmer condemns racially—motivated violence in northern ireland. in the us, kamala harris will address the democratic national convention in chicago later. she'll formally accept the party's nomination to be its presidential candidate. now time to catch up with all the

latest sports news, here is paul scott. fast bowler, matthew potts, has been called up by england for the first test against sri lanka which starts in manchester on wednesday. he replaces captain ben stokes, who's out of the three match series with a hamstring injury. the other change sees dan lawrence come in for injured opener zak crawley. our sports correspondent, joe wilson, says the focus has been on taking wickets with this selection. one of the issues when you are replacing ben stokes, never mind his captaincy, is that he brings that balance to the team. he has been working so hard to get back to being a bowler for england. what is going on behind me is a group of england bowlers are running through their preparations, going through some deliveries with their bowling mentor, a certain james anderson. but if you look at the balance of the english team now, chris woakes will bat at seven, then that is as they say, in cricketing circles, a long tail.

but you know the old saying, if you have to win a test match, you need to take 20 wickets during that match. and i think this selection, england have given themselves the best chance of doing that when the test of this series begins against sri lanka on wednesday. leicester city make their return to the premier league later when they host tottenham. they were promoted last season under enzo maresca, before he headed to chelsea in the summer, and the former nottingham forest boss steve cooper took charge. he's looking forward to managing in the top tier once again. it is an exciting challenge, a good challenge, and one that once i knew what it was what i wanted to do. it has been a good pre—season, while transitioning back to becoming a premier league team. so really looking forward to continuing that challenge — the next step of the season starting. meanwhile, oliver skipp hasjoined leicester on a five—year deal,

from tottenham after spurs accepted a bid in excess of £20m. the 23—year—old has been with tottenham since 2008 and made his first—team debut in 2018. he's looking for more playing time after making just 2a appearances in all competitions last season, mostly as a substitute. the world number one jannik sinner is through to the final of the cincinatti open. he beat alexander zverez in a three—set thriller. sinner took the first set on a tie break, but lost the second 5—7. the final set also went to a tie break which he eventually won 7—4. he'll now play frances tiafoe who beat holger runer in the other semifinal. i am very happy to be back in a final, it means a lot. playing against sasha, the head—to—head, he was up in lots. but ijust, you know, trying to understand where i have to improve and i think we saw today where i have to improve.

just going through the process i have to go through. and in the women's draw, aryna sabalenka defeated world number one iga swiatek for the first time this season to reach the final. having lost to her twice, sabalenka won this one in straight sets 6—3, 6—3. she'll now face jessica pegula who beat paula badosa 6—2, 3—6, 6—3 in the other semifinal. we had a lot of great battles in the past and she is an amazing player and she is doing really well the past couple of weeks. so going to be another great match, and really looking forward for the final. after winning three medals for australia at the paris olympics, track cyclist matt richardson has switched allegiance and will now represent great britain. richardson was born in kent but moved to western australia at the age of nine and maintained dual citizenship. he said it had been a difficult decision but a personal choice,

made after careful consideration of his career and future. richardson won two silvers and a bronze at paris 202a. and that's all the sport for now. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has labelled recent rioting in northern ireland as "clearly racist". on monday, starmer said he wanted to visit northern ireland to meet those affected by the disorder and to thank front line officers who dealt with it. the riots started after disinformation spread that the suspect in the southport attack was a muslim asylum seeker. let's take a listen from mr starmer. the disorder is intolerable. it is incapable ofjustification. it is clearly racist and it does not represent the modern forward—looking northern ireland that i know this place is. so i am very pleased to achieve those three things today and to work

with all communities, the psni and others to ensure we handle this situation, notjust the immediate disorder, but the longer term that we ensure we have that one northern ireland approach that i know represents the northern ireland, the modern northern ireland, of the future. let's speak to our northern ireland correspondent, chris page. hello to you. tell us a bit more about what the prime minister said and how his message was received. sir keir starmer and his second visit to northern ireland since becoming prime minister, and his message was one of support to those affected by the rioting, both people from areas and businesses that were attacked over the course of several daysin attacked over the course of several days in belfast, there was a spike in a racially motivated hate crimes, and sir keir starmer also met a number of police officers who were

on the front nine were injured in the trouble, mainly in the south of the trouble, mainly in the south of the city. and he listened to their concerns about what had happened and about how to deal with these sorts of difficulties into the future. it is worth remembering that sir keir starmer does have connections to policing in this part of the uk going back a few decades. he was the human rights adviser to the policing board that oversees the work of the police service of northern ireland backin police service of northern ireland back in the 2000s, and he was involved in several other legal here, so for that reason the chief constable thinks he has a sympathetic air in terms of the prime minister, and you can be sure that he told sir keir starmer that in his view, the psni urgently needed more funding, it was the analysis that if police fund here had kept up to the same levels as england and wales, the police service in northern ireland should

have about 8000 officers and it has about 6300 officers, so sir keir starmer said he heard those concerns and had discussions about resourcing for the police here, and both around perhaps extra money and as he put it, the need to look at how the police currently worked as an existing system. whether or not that is actually going to result in additionalfunding for is actually going to result in additional funding for the police, either straight from westminster or via the devolved government, that does remain to be seen, and i think from the police point of view, certainly, that success or otherwise of this visit would be viewed through that lens emma may be more firm answers one way or another it may come whenever parliament gets back after its summer recess. find back after its summer recess. and chris, what _ back after its summer recess. and chris, what more _ back after its summer recess. and chris, what more is _ back after its summer recess. and chris, what more is being done at the community level where the attacks happened that sir keir starmer was talking about to try to deal with that?— deal with that? there's been an outpouring _ deal with that? there's been an outpouring of — deal with that? there's been an outpouring of support _ deal with that? there's been an

outpouring of support for - deal with that? there's been an outpouring of support for the i outpouring of support for the communities that have been most affected. we have had rallies and vigils dedicated to reassuring vulnerable immunities. we have had, certainly a sense of vulnerability conveyed by the muslim community here in particular, so plenty of messages of support coming from all sides of the political spectrum. commenting from community organisations and people not connected to any organisation in particular butjust connected to any organisation in particular but just want to offer their support, for example turning up their support, for example turning up to help businesses clear up after their premises were targeted so there has certainly been that sentiment, that practical action. in terms of the politics among the stormont assembly was recalled from its summer break a few weeks ago and its summer break a few weeks ago and it passed a motion calling for, amongst other things, the devolved government to pass the initial racial equality strategy and asylum—seekers integration strategy,

asylum—seekers integration strategy, a refugee integration strategy i should say, where northern ireland is the only one of the uk for nations that doesn't have a refugee integration strategy, and again i think for those sharp end of all of this, it most affected by the violence, what they will be looking for is whether there is actually firm political action on the passing of such a strategy, which would be one such moment they can point to and say that politics here really is moving in the right direction. thank ou, chris moving in the right direction. thank you. chris page. — moving in the right direction. thank you, chris page, our— moving in the right direction. thank you, chris page, our ireland - you, chris page, our ireland correspondent. here, the government has activated emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding as more rioters are sentenced for their part in recent disorder. across the north of england, defendants waiting for a court appearance will be kept in police cells until prison space is available. lauren moss reports. protesters and rioters tore up the streets in parts of england and northern ireland earlier this month. with more than 1,000 people arrested

for violent disorder, the government's announced another emergency measure to try and ease the pressure piling onto an already creaking prison system. from today, operation early dawn will allow suspects to be kept in police cells until a prison space becomes available. it's to help deal with overcrowding after the government took what it called decisive action to tackle violent thuggery on our streets. the desire is to only have prisoners in police cells for a maximum of 2a hours. the police now have a decision to make, so if they can't all their prisoners from their cells this morning or this afternoon, then they need to decide, do we hold that prisoner for another 2a hours or 48 hours, hoping that they will be put in front of the magistrate so they can go into prison custody, or do we have to bail them? so in reality, the most serious offences will end up in court, we will guarantee them a prison cell, and the lesser offences, the police will decide do we hold onto them, or do we bail them?

as of friday, there were 87,893 prisoners in england and wales, and just 1,350 spaces available. over the last few weeks, 1,140 arrests have been made in connection with violent disorder and a74 people have been charged. hmp manchester is one of the largest and highest security male prisons in england, but this and others are nearly full. what operation early dawn will do is see prisons operate basically a one in, one out policy. as soon as one prisoner is released, another is sent to the courts to be sentenced. it could see prisoners from here and across the north west, the north east and the east and west midlands sent around the country. hundreds of additional places are already being made available, and the government's previously announced that from mid september and october, around 5,500 prisoners are expected to be released after serving 40% of their sentence. in a statement, the prisons

and probation minister lord timpson said the labour government has inherited a justice system that is in crisis, and as a result, has been forced into making difficult but necessary decisions. operation early dawn was previously activated in may by the conservatives to try and ease overcrowding. the ministry ofjustice has called this a temporary measure, but given no end date. and with no firm solution in sight to solve the crisis, it's unclear how long this emergency measure will be in place. lauren moss, bbc news. health workers across india have refused to end protests over the rape and murder of a fellow medic, that have disrupted hospital services. it's been nearly a week since they launched nationwide action, demanding a safer workplace and swift criminal probe. doctors across the country held protests and declined to see non—emergency patients following the killing of the 31—year—old medic,

who police say was raped and murdered at a hospital in kolkata where she was a trainee. a police volunteer was arrested and charged with the crime. women activists say the incident has highlighted how women in india continue to suffer from sexual violence. tougher laws in india were brought in after the 2012 gang—rape and murder of a 23—year—old student on a bus in new delhi. the government has urged doctors to return to duty while it sets up a committee to suggest measures to improve protection for health care professionals. for more on this, i spoke to dr rakshita singh, who has taken part in some of those protests in india. i asked her how safe she feels when she goes to work. uh, ma'am, before this, i have been doing a hell lot night duties. doing a lot night duties. but to be honest, the day we came to know about this incident, i don't think all those night duties will be same any more.

now, we came to know that government is telling, "we don't want women to do night duties. we will reduce the number of night duties for women". but again, the question comes up. we are trying to promote and tell the people men and women are same. but now when you are telling you will reduce the duties for women, again, they are sort of promoting that women are not same. so i guess they are going in wrong direction. that is not the action which should be taken by the authorities right now. dozens of foreign workers may have been trafficked to work for a small scottish fishing company, a bbc investigation has revealed. 35 men were recognised as victims of modern slavery by the home office after being referred to it over an eight—year period. they were employed by tn trawlers and its sister companies, based in annan, dumfriesshire. the company has denied allegations of modern slavery and said its workers were well treated. chris clements, reports.

my name is vishal and last name is sharma. vishal sharma. i am from india. vishal was an experienced seafarer when he arrived in london in 2017. he expected to work in the engine room of a large ocean tanker. the reality was different. no ship,a boat. in what boat was it? it was a fishing boat. i am not a fisherman. why i am working there? it's not my ship. the skipper told me you have the not proper like papers. if i call to the police, they catch you, catch you and you are going to jail because you are like illegally. that's why scaring me. if i go back here, i have nothing. vishal says out of fear of the police and the risk of deportation, he got to work despite having never fished a day in his life. the boat vishal was working on was owned by a company run by this man, thomas nicholson, based in annan, dumfriesshire. vishal is one of nine men who have spoken to the bbc about their experiences

working for mr nicholson's company, tn trawlers. 0h. it was a nightmare. we short of water, we short of food. theyjust want. work, work, work. he doesn't see me as a person. he doesn't care about my life. we are slaves. the main city worked without proper food and rest for under minimum wage, and injoe quincey�*s case, ignored a head injury sustained on board. when ijumped, the metal bar still hit me on my back, and then my head hit the deck. and after that, i don't remember anything. it took 22 hours forjoel to reach the hospital. tn trawlers, under mr nicholson's direction, prioritised the catch over the workers safety. nicholson, seen here arriving for court, was convicted of failing to getjoel adequate care. he was fined for health

and safety breaches. joel received compensation. he's originally from the philippines and came to the uk through a recruitment agency, a common practice. this ghanaian agent sent at least four men to work for tn trawlers. he tells us in this covertly recorded conversation that he's being struck off for charging fishermen illegal fees to secure jobs. various agents operating worldwide sent men to work for ten companies in total. for tn companies in total. the bbc has identified 35 men who, having worked for tn trawlers or its sister companies, went on to be identified by the home office as being victims of human trafficking or modern slavery. to date, there have been no convictions related to trafficking on tn boats, although there have been long running investigations by police scotland and the uk home office. we asked thomas nicholson for a statement about these allegations. tn group responded, saying...

tojoel, it offered an apology, saying... it also said that his company has only ever worked with reputable agents. for the specific allegation vishal makes of being placed on the wrong boat with substandard food and no pay, there was no response, so we went to ask him directly i just want to show you some documents, mr nicholson. mr nicholson did not answer our questions, but for vishal and other men in his position, the experience of working for tn

trawlers and with the british justice system has left a bitter taste. chris clements, bbc news. the liberal democrats have called for the government to scrap vat it's august and in scotland's capital city, that means only one thing: it's time for edinburgh festival fringe. for the next three and a half weeks, artists from 58 countries are putting on more than 52,000 performances — from comedy to caberet, and music to magic. this week is the final week. it's the final week, and here's a taste of some of the acts that we will be talking to in the next few days. the first of them is one hour of insane magic. eliot, talk to us about your act. irate of insane magic. eliot, talk to us about your act.— about your act. we are one or of insane magic. — about your act. we are one or of insane magic, atrial— about your act. we are one or of insane magic, atrial act, - about your act. we are one or of insane magic, atrial act, and - about your act. we are one or ofj insane magic, atrial act, and the edinburgh fringe festival has gone very well for us, so don't every day so far. _ very well for us, so don't every day so far. and — very well for us, so don't every day so far, and going for the last week with only— so far, and going for the last week with only a — so far, and going for the last week with only a handful of tickets left. and just _ with only a handful of tickets left. and just tell us about how you managed to design this act in three different time zones, i am told. the three of us — different time zones, i am told. the three of us have been friends for a while and — three of us have been friends for a while and put _ three of us have been friends for a while and put the _ three of us have been friends for a while and put the soap _ three of us have been friends for a while and put the soap two - while and put the soap two years ago. _ while and put the soap two years

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elliott luke and cameron, thank you so much our first taste of the final week of the edinburgh fringe live at the royal mile and speaking to more performance in the next three days. the pioneering us television talk show host, phil donahue, has died at the age of 88. the star, who created and hosted the phil donahue show between 1967 and 1996, was considered the "king of daytime talk" in the united states. his tv show was the first to include many elements familiar to viewers today, including participation from the studio audience. the often—controversial issues he chose to discuss made his show both notorious and popular. donahue won 20 emmy awards, and earlier this year, was awarded the medal of freedom by presidentjoe biden. as they turns into night, meanings will get to watch a blue super moon, it occurs when the moon is in its

closest point of orbit to the earth, and here it is oversold south korea. what beautiful images. i want to show you the scene in chicago where the democratic national convention will be getting under way in the next few hours. this is a protest outside, pro—palestinian supporters protesting president biden's policy towards israel. president biden is due to speak on the opening day of the convention it is later. meanwhile, his secretary of state antony blinken is in the middle east, his ninth visit to the region since the 7th of october attacks, i think we can show you the podium in tel aviv where we are expecting antony blinken to speak following various meetings with israeli officials, including a meeting with benjamin netanyahu, which had taken

place today. we will have that coming up for you when it happens, and stay with us here on bbc hello there. good evening. still some hazy sunshine at times today towards eastern areas of england. the colours in the sky affected by the particles of smoke from wildfires in north america still. but a lot of heavy rain too, especially in the north and the west. weather fronts pushing eastwards, and that sets the scene for the rest of this week. it will feel very autumnal at times. more heavy rain, unseasonably windy, particularly blustery for irish sea coasts, but still some sunny spells. the best of the dry, sunnier weather further south and east, but low pressure, very much a dominating force for the rest of the week. it's out towards the north and the westjust pushing these fronts further eastwards and we'll continue to see some more showers again, especially in the north west overnight tonight the winds ease down a little. there will be some clear

spells if you want to see the full moon outside. for central swathes of the uk. a very mild night to come, too. it will feel quite muggy for some, especially towards south east england parts of east anglia, but temperatures a lot higher than they were last night. into tuesday morning, still a legacy of cloud and some outbreaks of rain across east anglia, southeast england. that clears away. it's a day of sunshine and showers across the board, but more dry weather through the afternoon. the focus of the showers will tend to be out towards the north and the west, and some of those showers merging together to form what will feel like longer spells of rain. windy, too, particularly for these irish sea coasts and a fresher feel things across the board. temperatures will be lower, high teens, low 20s and there's more rain to come on wednesday. the heaviest of the rain will be across northern ireland, pushing into western areas of scotland, and coupled with high spring tides and very strong gusty winds, there could be some problems, perhaps caused by the weather within this area. there are already localised weather warnings in force. further south, then, it's a drier story with high pressure just starting to build in from the south.

it won't last for too long because it starts to push away. this is the remnants of hurricane ernesto, and that's going to be with us through the day on thursday. again, further downpours of rain, fresher feeling conditions eventually behind that cold front. but it will feel rather humid for a while. again, some strong gusty winds expected, particularly for irish sea coast, and it will be very blustery across england as we head through friday. more rain into the start of the bank holiday weekend, perhaps. bye— bye.

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sea search is continuing after a british luxury yacht sank in a freak storm off sicily with 22 people on board. divers and helicopters are still searching for the missing. 15 people were rescued. among those still unaccounted for is the british tech entrepreneur mike lynch. his wife was among those rescued. i will be live on sicily roadies search operation for the remaining missing passengers goes on. emergency measures to prevent prison overcrowding as more people are sentenced for their part in the recent riots. biggerfines for taking children out of school without permission — the government says it wants to improve attendance. a suspected world war two bomb is discovered on a building site in county down in northern ireland. 400 homes have been evacuated. and a treat for stargazers —

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