still to come this hour — we'll look into the mpox vaccine roll—out in africa as the democratic republic of congo and other parts of the continent expect to receive it by the end of next week. time for some sport now and full of —— for a full here's paul scott. hi, helena, thank you very much. world number one jannik sinner has been cleared of any wrongdoing after twice testing positive for a banned substance. an independent tribunal has ruled he bears no fault or negligence and accepts that his samples were contaminated by a hand spray used by his physio. here's our correspondent andy swiss. it's emerged in march, jannick

sinner was tested at a tournament at indian wells and he tested positive for a substance called cost or both. 30 say it was a very low level, but it is on the banned list. he tested positive again later. centre says the reason was that his physiotherapist had cut his finger, and he was using a spray to treat it —— sinner. unknown for the physio—, this spray contained the substance. effectively contaminated him. the international tennis integrity agency accepted jannick sinner�*s explanation. he has released a statement.

but what it does mean is he loses the points and the prize money that he picked up during that tournament at indian wells and more than $300,000. elsewhere to cricket. with england's three—match test series against sri lanka getting under way on wednesday, stand—in captain ollie pope says he will be able to call upon the advice of injured skipper ben stokes. stokes has been ruled out of the series with a hamstring injury but will be in and around the squad. i think he's going to let me go do my thing. it's good for me, but at the same time, he's obviously going to be watching, chatting with baz and having those conversations in the intervals. i think he said he's more than happy to let me do my thing, and we've got some great coaches. he's another player in the changing room. ithink

coaches. he's another player in the changing room. i think it's certainly a positive having him around. one other cricket story to bring you — and with less than six weeks to go, the upcoming women's t20 world cup has been moved from bangladesh to the united arab emirates. bangladesh's former prime minister sheikh hasina recently resigned and fled to india after weeks of anti—government protests and unrest in the country. the international cricket council says the tournament will now be staged at two venues in the uae — dubai and sharjah — starting on october 3rd. some football transfers for you — southampton have announced the signing of midfielder mateus fernandes from portuguese club sporting on a five—year deal believed to be worth £15 million. the 20—year—old came through the sporting youth system and has represented portugal at every age group from under—18s all the way through to under—21s. he spent last season on loan at estoril, making 28 appearances in the top flight — helping the club reach their first cup final in 80 years. conor gallagher's move to atletico madrid could be back on after chelsea agreed a fee

in the region of £16 million for portugal international joao felix to move in the other direction and return to stamford bridge. felix had a loan spell at chelsea in 2023, scoring four goals in 20 appearances. meanwhile, raheem sterling has been left out of chelsea's squad for the first leg of their europa conference league play—off with servette on thursday. it's the second game in a row he's missed after being omitted from chelsea's premier league opener with manchester city. ben chilwell, wesley fofana and tosin adarabioyo also miss out. sterling's representatives say they want "clarity" over the player's future at the club. and that's all the sport for now. back to you, helena. paul, thank you very much indeed. africa's main public health agency says it has a plan to make 10 million mpox vaccines available for use across the continent. last week, the world health organization declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years over concerns about a new variant.

the africa centre for disease control and prevention says 10 million vaccines will be made available from next week. there has been a rise in reported mpox cases in central and east africa, specifically burundi, the drc and the central african republic. our correspondent simi jolaoso has this update. there has been some good news with regards to the efforts to curb the outbreak of the disease on the continent. two african countries have said they've secured vaccines and they'll be made available as early as next week. this is despite the vaccines not being tested on this new strain. those countries are nigeria and the democratic republic of congo. nigeria says it's expecting 10,000 doses from the us, and they will target healthcare workers in regions that have been affected by the outbreak. the democratic republic of congo says it's expecting 50,000 from the us and 3.5 million

from japan, and they will prioritise children because they are at a higher risk of contracting and dying from mpox. the africa cdc director general, drjohn casey, reiterated the agency's plan to ensure 10 million doses of the vaccine are made available on the continent by the end of 2025, although he did mention the challenge of getting those doses to regions in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo that are experiencing an armed conflict. he also spoke about local manufacturing and a partnership with a danish manufacturer, saying that getting those vaccines made on the continent will not only increase supply, but also reduce the cost. let's speak to public health doctor and world health organisation's spokesperson, dr margaret harris. very good to have you with us.

the democratic republic of congo and other african countries will start vaccinating against mpox next week — if everything is in place. what impact can we expect that to have? nice to see you, helena. it is good news because one of the things that has been a concern is that there were limited amounts of vaccine and they weren't where they are needed, which was in africa, particularly in the parts of africa — eastern drc — where the outbreak is raging. it is really important that they get to the specific target groups, and i heard in your report that that has already been identified, those most of risk, those most exposed are the ones that will be targeted. i of risk, those most exposed are the ones that will be targeted.- ones that will be targeted. i think ones that will be targeted. i think one question _ ones that will be targeted. i think one question on _ ones that will be targeted. i think one question on many _ ones that will be targeted. i think one question on many people's i ones that will be targeted. i think i one question on many people's mind is yes, they seen mpox before, but they also have that information that this is a new strain, so what do we

need to know about this particular strain of mpox? this need to know about this particular strain of mpox?— strain of mpox? this is a very important _ strain of mpox? this is a very important aspect. _ strain of mpox? this is a very important aspect. it's - strain of mpox? this is a very important aspect. it's called l strain of mpox? this is a very - important aspect. it's called played one b because it's a reason from —— are risen from the first form of mpox from humans. it was in the drc in central africa. and the one that went worldwide two years ago was cash it showing different characteristics. unfortunately, we are seeing a high death rate, particularly around children. these things that have concerned us very much and that's why we really call the public health with concern to galvanise world efforts to understand the unknowns. also to

galvanise resources.— galvanise resources. that's the important _ galvanise resources. that's the important point _ galvanise resources. that's the important point to _ galvanise resources. that's the important point to make - galvanise resources. that's the important point to make about| important point to make about declaring that public health in orbit —— emergency. ijust wonder what you would say to people try travelling to the area, what people should be aware of, particularly those who may not have had the vaccines? . , , �* those who may not have had the vaccines? . , , ~ ., vaccines? precisely. at the moment, it's more about _ vaccines? precisely. at the moment, it's more about if _ vaccines? precisely. at the moment, it's more about if you're _ vaccines? precisely. at the moment, it's more about if you're travelling i it's more about if you're travelling to the area, you should look at your risk. are you going to an area where there is current transmission? if so, understand that this is spread by close physical contact. ensure you're not in contact with those infected. some of that includes sexual contact. you must be really serious and have protected sexual

contact or no sexual contact where there is ongoing transmission. as for getting vaccinated, we want to see them in the highest risk groups. that's the people infected in the countries where the transmission is happening. i countries where the transmission is ha eninu. , ,,, countries where the transmission is haueninu. , ,,, ., countries where the transmission is haueninu. , ., , happening. i suppose one thing is the fact that _ happening. i suppose one thing is the fact that you _ happening. i suppose one thing is the fact that you and _ happening. i suppose one thing is the fact that you and i _ happening. i suppose one thing is the fact that you and i have - happening. i suppose one thing is the fact that you and i have been | the fact that you and i have been speaking about epidemics for a very long time — thinking about ebola and moving on to mers and covid. is there the opportunity that countries have learned lessons from covid? yes, in fact, have learned lessons from covid? yes, infact, cast have learned lessons from covid? yes, in fact, cast my memory back to we we worked back together on ebola. a lot of lessons have been learned in a very hard learned... one of the most critical one is respect the communities where an outbreak is occurring. listen to them first of all, listen to what they understand and ensure that they know what needs to be done. don'tjust impose ideas

from outside. while we want the world to come together and bring the resources, one of the most critical things is really understanding how the transmission's occurring, who is occurring in and what's available. are they getting the help they need? if they're not, they're not going to come to the official authorities. we saw this very much with ebola. the infection will go underground. they will go into other sources of help and they will not be the sources that will necessarily help stop the spread. figs that will necessarily help stop the sread. a ,, that will necessarily help stop the sread. a i. that will necessarily help stop the sread. a ., , , spread. as you say, that trust is 'ust so spread. as you say, that trust is just so key- _ spread. as you say, that trust is just so key- dr— spread. as you say, that trust is just so key. dr margaret - spread. as you say, that trust is just so key. dr margaret harris, | just so key. dr margaret harris, good to see you again. thanks for being with us. india's top court has ordered the creation of a national task force of doctors to make recommendations on their safety in the workplace. it follows the killing of the 31—year—old trainee doctor, who police say was raped and murdered at a hospital in the eastern city of kolkata.

the incident has sparked demonstrations by thousands of junior doctors across the country, which have disrupted hospital services for almost a week. the bbc has been speaking to the father of the victim. take a listen. suddenly now, the age of 62, all my dreams_ suddenly now, the age of 62, all my dreams have been shattered. we want the harshest punishment for this. our state. — the harshest punishment for this. our state, our country, even the whole — our state, our country, even the whole world is asking forjustice, and i'm _ whole world is asking forjustice, and i'm mentioning the rule of the hospital— and i'm mentioning the rule of the hospital because whenever she used to leave _ hospital because whenever she used to leave for work, we would remain tense _ to leave for work, we would remain tense untii— to leave for work, we would remain tense until she called an informed us she _ tense until she called an informed us she had — tense until she called an informed us she had reached the hospital. only— us she had reached the hospital. only then — us she had reached the hospital. only then we felt relieved. but that was the _ only then we felt relieved. but that was the place where something so barbaric_ was the place where something so barbaric happened to her while on duty _ barbaric happened to her while on duty i_ barbaric happened to her while on duty i love — barbaric happened to her while on duty. i love our neighbours and relatives— duty. i love our neighbours and relatives used to tell me, you manage — relatives used to tell me, you manage to make your daughter a doctor— manage to make your daughter a doctor only by running a tailoring shap. _ doctor only by running a tailoring shap. and — doctor only by running a tailoring shap. and i— doctor only by running a tailoring shop, and i say no, i did not make her, _ shop, and i say no, i did not make her. but— shop, and i say no, i did not make her. but she — shop, and i say no, i did not make her, but she became a doctor through

her, but she became a doctor through her own— her, but she became a doctor through her own hard — her, but she became a doctor through her own hard work. we just provided some _ her own hard work. we just provided some support. the effort was all hers _ some support. the effort was all hers i_ some support. the effort was all hers i have _ some support. the effort was all hers. i have no words. i since my daughter— hers. i have no words. i since my daughter every day. from 2011 until now, _ daughter every day. from 2011 until now. she _ daughter every day. from 2011 until now, she used to study until three or four— now, she used to study until three or four in — now, she used to study until three or four in the morning. it was her challenge — or four in the morning. it was her challenge that no—one can beat her. i challenge that no—one can beat her. i don't _ challenge that no—one can beat her. i don't feel— challenge that no—one can beat her. i don't feel good repeating the same thing. _ i don't feel good repeating the same thing. but _ i don't feel good repeating the same thing, but what to do? i have to talk to— thing, but what to do? i have to talk to you _ thing, but what to do? i have to talk to you guys, the media, if you are with _ talk to you guys, the media, if you are with us — talk to you guys, the media, if you are with us. what is happened is wrong _ are with us. what is happened is wrong this _ are with us. what is happened is wrong. this is not have happened and i can wrong. this is not have happened and i can only— wrong. this is not have happened and i can only thank you for all of this because — i can only thank you for all of this because i— i can only thank you for all of this because i cannot thank my daughter any more _ let's ta ke let's take you straight to delhi and hear from you is secretary of state antony blinken.— hear from you is secretary of state antony blinken. with our partners in e: -t and antony blinken. with our partners in egypt and qatar. _ antony blinken. with our partners in egypt and qatar, are _ antony blinken. with our partners in egypt and qatar, are decision - antony blinken. with our partners in egypt and qatar, are decision is - egypt and qatar, are decision is simple, it's clear and it's urgent. we need to get the cease—fire and hostage agreement over the finish

line and we need to do it now. —— straight to doha. with every passing day, the world lies —— the lives of the hostages are injeopardy. every single day, women, children, men in gaza are suffering without access to adequate food, medicine, and at risk of being wounded or dying infighting that they didn't start and they cannot stop. time is of the essence because there's the danger of escalation in the region every passing day, that we've been working to prevent from day one. with egypt and qatar, we're united in purpose and qatar, we're united in purpose and action. we're working in different ways to ensure there is

not escalation, sending the necessary messages to all the potential actors, including hezbollah and iran. we're united in our work with the parties to try to bring this agreement across the finish line, and qatar and egypt in particular are working with hamas to bring it along as we work to conclude this agreement. now, as i think everyone remembers, president biden put out a detailed plan for a cease—fire and the release of hostages in may. the entire world endorsed it. the un security council endorsed it. the un security council endorsed it. the un security council endorsed it. since then, we've been working to bring the parties along with it. a lot of work went into that, and we got to the point whereas we were working on

implementing that plan, it was necessary to hearing from both parties to provide some clarifications, to provide some additional detail, and that's exactly what went into the bridging proposal that are three countries put forward a little over a week ago. israel has now accepted that proposal. i heard that directly from prime minister netanyahu yesterday, and we hope and expect thomas will do the same. the critical next step. —— expect thomas. we also have to complete the detailed implementation agreements that all along —— hamas, with the cease—fire in effect. it's very important that everyone do what's necessary to bring the flexibility to the table to make sure we can get the implementation agreed and that the parties to the cease—fire can make good on the commitments that they made in the

agreement. so, that's a process that's ongoing at the same time. we're engaged everything will day with israel and qatari and egyptian partners are engaged with hamas. over the coming days, we are going to do everything possible to one, get hamas on board with the bridging proposal, and then to make sure that both parties work on and agree to necessary details of implementation that would allow everything to go forward. so, that's where we are, and i returned to what i started with, which is a strong sense, a strong commitment on the part of the united states, egypt, qatar, and for that matter, many other countries on the fierce urgency of now. this needs to get done and it needs to get done in the days ahead, and we will do everything possible to get it across the finish line. tom.

inaudible is that true? tom, here's what i can say first, going back to the very early days when we put out the so—called tokyo principles about the future, one is very clear that the united states

does not accept any long—term occupation of gaza by israel. more specifically, the agreement is very clear on the schedule and the locations of idf withdrawals from gaza, and israel has agreed to that. so, that's as much as i know, that's what i'm very clear about. again, i'm not going to get into the details of the agreement, but it is laid out in the agreement, that israel has endorsed, and it is specific as to the locations and the schedule for withdrawals. studio: there we have the comments from the us secretary of state antony blinken on the tarmac in delhi, taking that question —— in

doha. and to avoid a broader all—out regional war as well. saying that president biden had put forward a bridging proposal up to hamas... still to be hammered out how they would put that agreement into practice, and antony blinken saying essentially this cease—fire deal needs to be signed off on in the coming days. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

bomb disposal experts have

carried out a controlled explosion on a world war two german bomb that was found in county down in northern ireland. the 83—year—old bomb, weighing some 500 kilogams, was discovered near a housing development last thursday. 4000 nearby homes were evacuated at the weekend. sara girvin sent this report from the scene. as the explosion took place, residents queued up to be allowed home. ~ �* . residents queued up to be allowed home. ~ �* , ., ., ., home. we're 'ust waiting out for the uo-ahead home. we're 'ust waiting out for the go-ahead to — home. we're just waiting out for the go-ahead to go _ home. we're just waiting out for the go-ahead to go through. _ home. we're just waiting out for the go-ahead to go through. was - home. we're just waiting out for the go-ahead to go through. was in - home. we're just waiting out for the go-ahead to go through. was in it . home. we're just waiting out for the | go-ahead to go through. was in it as loud as i expected _ go-ahead to go through. was in it as loud as i expected it _ go-ahead to go through. was in it as loud as i expected it to _ go-ahead to go through. was in it as loud as i expected it to be. - go-ahead to go through. was in it as loud as i expected it to be. the - loud as i expected it to be. the ground — loud as i expected it to be. the ground didn't shifter anything. you don't expose _ ground didn't shifter anything. you don't expose if the bomb would explode. — don't expose if the bomb would expiode. we _ don't expose if the bomb would explode, we were _ don't expose if the bomb would explode, we were worried - don't expose if the bomb would explode, we were worried in. don't expose if the bomb would i explode, we were worried in case don't expose if the bomb would - explode, we were worried in case of the damage — explode, we were worried in case of the damage-—

police confirmed it was a german bomb from world war ii. it was more than one —— 1000 lbs in more than 83 years old. this evening, a large cordon remains in place and we've been speaking to the developer of this site, who says initially, the damage does not seem so bad. homes near to the explosion has windows still intact, but a few solar panels have been damaged. more than 400 homes have been actuated. those residents will have to return. —— evacuated. it's the end of an era — or eras — at wembley stadium in london tonight. taylor swift has taken to the stage for her final show of the european leg of the eras tour.

tonight is the last of eight evenings swift has performed at wembley across june and august this year to crowds of 90,000 plus a night. the second london run also marks the first performances by the artist since the cancellation of shows in vienna last week due to a terror threat. with me is reporter emer mccarthy. incredible numbers coming from this tour. . , ,., , incredible numbers coming from this tour. absolutely. it's been record-breaking _ tour. absolutely. it's been record-breaking to - tour. absolutely. it's been record-breaking to say - tour. absolutely. it's been| record-breaking to say the tour. absolutely. it's been - record-breaking to say the least. record—breaking to say the least. the highest grossing tour of all time. the first two are to ever break the $1 billion mark. she did that back in december. it's expected to break the two billion dollar mark. tonight, it's herfinal european show — 48 european show. of course she's going out with a bang. she has had a number of big stars join her onstage the past few weeks — she had ed sharon last week, fans are speculating she might be joined by another big—name tonight —— ed

sheeran. a lot of people are saying maybe haim or harry styles. i have to sa i maybe haim or harry styles. i have to say i will— maybe haim or harry styles. i have to say i will miss _ maybe haim or harry styles. i have to say i will miss seeing _ maybe haim or harry styles. i have to say i will miss seeing everybody| to say i will miss seeing everybody dressed up to the nines here in london. i didn't get to go, but they really felt thejoy. london. i didn't get to go, but they really felt the joy.— really felt the 'oy. absolutely. these really felt the joy. absolutely. these hundreds _ really felt the joy. absolutely. these hundreds of— really felt the joy. absolutely. these hundreds of thousands | really felt the joy. absolutely. i these hundreds of thousands of really felt the joy. absolutely. - these hundreds of thousands of fans, barclays as well, forecasted that the tour alone has bought in $1.3 billion to the economy. huge numbers. i billion to the economy. huge numbers— billion to the economy. huge numbers. ., ., , ., ., numbers. i would have given you one of my friendship _ numbers. i would have given you one of my friendship bracelets _ numbers. i would have given you one of my friendship bracelets if - numbers. i would have given you one of my friendship bracelets if i - of my friendship bracelets if i could. next time, emer. thank you very much. you're watching the context. stay with us if you can. bye for now. hello there, good evening.

some unseasonably wet and windy weather coming up in this forecast. it certainly is going to feel like autumn at times this week, but there will also be some sunshine. lots of blue sky around today, for example, but also some heavy, blustery showers — most of those out towards the north and the west, such as here in the lake district. now, that really sets the scene as we head through the rest of the week, with northwestern areas of the uk bearing the brunt of the worst of the weather, wettest and windiest here. but there will be some sunny spells. it's looking quite changeable at times, and you can just see that tight squeeze on the isobars out towards parts of western scotland earlier on today. strong gusty winds, a cold front going through, introducing fresher feeling conditions for tonight. so, the skies will clear, the winds will ease down a little. there'll still be a few showers around, but a largely dry start to the day tomorrow, and certainly a cooler one than we saw earlier on this morning. many of our temperatures could drop back into high single figures. so, a mostly dry start to the day on wednesday with some early brightness around, but cloud is thickening from

the west and through the morning, we're going to see rain piling across northern ireland into western scotland. the rainfall totals really starting to rack up here, and that rain will be pushing eastwards across scotland and perhaps as far eastwards as the pennines. some strong, gusty winds, too, and there could be some coastal overtopping, some large waves with high spring tides. but further south, it's a mostly dry story, butjust turning a lot cloudier — temperatures below the seasonal average. and it's the same again on thursday, more rain on the way, although this time the rain is a lot further south — some humid—feeling air. is a lot further south — this system contains the remnants of hurricane ernesto, and that humid air will last longest across parts of east anglia. very windy on thursday across the board, guest of wind of 40—50 miles an hour, potentially. once again, temperatures in the high teens, the low 20s in celsius. so, you can see the tight squeeze on the isobars on thursday. the winds turn a little

lighter for most on friday, but still blustery by anyone's standards, and some more heavy downpours of rain as we head through friday. possibly some more rain, too, in the south and the east as we head into friday night and saturday morning. here's the outlook for our capital cities as we head through the rest of the week. do keep an eye on the forecast. at the moment, it looks like an improving picture through the weekend. bye— bye.

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