divers are struggling to get inside the cabins of the wrecked bayesian yacht, three days after it sank in bad weather. some breaking news this lunchtime — a man's arrested after four people, including three children, are killed in a house fire in bradford... also on the programme — former president barack obama throws his weight behind kamala harris�*s white house bid and attacks her rival donald trump. we do not need four more years of bluster and bumbling and chaos. we have seen that movie before and we all know that the sequel is usually worse. eating just two slices of ham a day can raise the risk of type 2 diabetes, new research has suggested. the tv and radio presenter lauren laverne reveals she's been diagnosed with cancer. and new rules mean from next summer

it'll cost seven euros to visit the eu on a uk passport. and coming up on bbc news... england strike early as they take wickets at the start of their three—match test series against sri lanka at old trafford. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. some breaking news this lunchtime and four people, including three children, have died in a house fire in bradford and a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. let's get more on this now from martine croxall. martine, more can you tell us? west yorkshire police were called just after 2am on wednesday morning by west yorkshire fire and rescue service because of reports of how

spy service because of reports of how spy on westbury road in bradford. there they discovered that there were three children and a woman who had been injured in this fire. the woman who is 29 died at the scene. the three children, two little girls aged one and nine and a little boy aged one and nine and a little boy aged five were taken to hospital but they died there from their injuries. the police also found a 39—year—old man, who they have arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder. he is now in a critical condition in hospital. the police have said to the bbc that they believe that this was a deliberate fire and they think at the moment that it is a domestic —related incident is how they have described it. detective chief inspector stacey atkinson, who is part of the team investigating, has described as absolutely devastating incident in which three children and a woman have lost their lives. our thoughts remain with their family, friends and loved ones. she goes on

to say that their inquiries are at an early stage but they do believe it is domestic related. they do want to hear thou from anyone in the area who might have relevant information, such as cctv or door bell footage that they would like those people to come forward and give that evidence over to the investigation if they can. martin, thank you. we will bring you a report from our reporter who is at the scene of that fight in bradford very soon. divers searching for six people missing since their yacht sank off the coast of sicily are using remote—controlled vehicles to try to get inside the vessel's cabins. the bayesian went down in bad weather in the early hours of monday morning, and fifteen of its passengers were rescued. the operation to find the others is being hampered by the depth of the wreckage, which is lying 50 metres below the surface on the sea bed. lauren moss has the latest. as the sun came up, divers went

down, resuming their third day of searches. teams are now using remote—controlled underwater machines to try and get inside the bayesian. this is the last known footage of the luxury yacht, seen here off the coast of potter cello in the early hours of monday. as it is engulfed by the storm, the lights go out. tech tycoon mike lynch and his 18—year—old daughter, hannah, are among the missing. he and his family are well known in suffolk where they live and host garden parties at the home. i am very much reeling from — parties at the home. i am very much reeling from the _ parties at the home. i am very much reeling from the shock _ parties at the home. i am very much reeling from the shock of _ parties at the home. i am very much reeling from the shock of the - parties at the home. i am very much reeling from the shock of the news | reeling from the shock of the news on when you turn on the television and see the pictures how horrible it all was. and when there people you know, it really does come home how dreadful it must be for them as a family. {iii dreadful it must be for them as a famil . , ., , ., dreadful it must be for them as a famil. , ,., family. of the trip was to celebrate mr l nch's family. of the trip was to celebrate mr lynch's acquittal _ family. of the trip was to celebrate mr lynch's acquittal from - family. of the trip was to celebrate mr lynch's acquittal from a - family. of the trip was to celebrate mr lynch's acquittal from a fraud . mr lynch's acquittal from a fraud case in the united states. also missing his his lawyer chris morvillo and his wife neda morvillo

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the authorities have got faith they will get to the bottom of that because there is the eyewitness accounts on the shore and other vessels. there are obviously survivors from the vessel, the wreckage is also intact on the sea bed so they will be able to use those three sources to really get to the bottom of what has happened. the search for the missing is also a search for the missing is also a search for the missing is also a search for answers. but have been swallowed by the sea. lauren moss, beauty news. —— bbc news. our correspondent bethany bell in in sicily. bethany, what are rescuers there saying about the search? they have been saying it is a very challenging, difficult search. they have been searching since the early hours of this morning again. they say it is very difficult because of the depth at which the shipwreck is. and also they have been telling us that it takes them a minute to get down to the sea bed and then they

can spend a maximum of eight to ten minutes looking around the boat, looking around the shipwreck before they have to come up again the air. they are using these remote vehicles down there. they are equipped with cameras, we understand. and they can of course stay underwater for much longer than the divers themselves can. but they are being hampered as well because of debris in the yacht itself, very hard to get into the cabin areas where they fear the missing maybe trapped. the coastguard has not ruled out entirely the possibility that some people still could be pulled out alive but with every hour those hopes are diminishing. bethany, thank yon _ the former us president barack obama has told democrats kamala harris is ready to lead the country. he wasjoined on stage in chicago by his wife, michelle, who told the crowd that hope was making a comeback. they've long been friends and supporters of kamala harris, who'll formally accept the party's presidential nomination at the convention tomorrow.

our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. this is about as close to royalty as the democratic party gets. hello, chicago! it's good to be home! barack obama paid tribute to his former vice presidentjoe biden and he warned the democrats the election would be a tight race in a closely—divided country. we do not need four more years of bluster and bumbling and chaos. we have seen that movie before and we all know that the sequel is usually worse. america is ready for a new chapter. america is ready for a better story. we are ready for a president kamala harris.

both barack obama and the former first lady laid into donald trump — misogynistic, racist, whingeing, childish, among the many insults. michelle obama going after him in a more directly personal way than before. you see his limited, narrow view of the world made him feel threatened by the existence of two hard—working, highly—educated, successful people who happen to be black. but there was more, the punch line that sent the crowd wild. i want to know, who is going to tell him... ..who is going to tell him that the job he is currently seeking mightjust be one of those blackjobs? earlier, the convention formally adopted kamala harris as the nominee and it was down to her husband, the current second gentleman, to tell the hall about the person as well as the politician. she finds joy in pursuing justice.

she stands up to bullies just like my parents taught me to. and she likes to see people do well but hates when they are treated unfairly. 90 miles up the road, the nominee herself was campaigning in wisconsin. 76 days to prove to the american electorate that she is the right choice. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, chicago. our correspondent ione wells is in chicago. ione, what'll happen there later? well, today is all about the vice president nominee tim walz. we are going to hearfrom him speculator. he was relatively unknown until he was selected to be kamala harris�*s running mate so i think he will want to spell out a bit more about his background, who he is, his experience as a teacher but also perhaps pre—emptively fend off some of the attack lines he has already received from donald trump's campaign in his role as governor of minnesota. in particular they have centred on his role after the killing of george floyd, accusing

him of not deploying the national guard quick enough, even though donald trump who was president at the time seem to at the time support his actions. so i think he might try and pre—emptively defend himself again some of those attacks. today's theme is all about freedom at the convention, so i think you will also heavily go on the attack of donald trump and his running matejd vance as well on things like reproductive rights, abortion rights, lgbt rights as well and also repeat an attack line we have heard a lot from the democrats in this campaign, arguing that donald trump is on the side of the megarich, they are on the side of the middle class. again, i think stressing his background there. we will also hear from the former president bill clinton and also from the former speaker nancy pelosi, an incredibly influential figure in the democratic party. she was seen as a man who was very influential in persuading joe biden to step aside, to pave the way for kamala harris. so i think we can expect huge crowds again here this evening. ione, thank

you. king charles has met with the bereaved families of the southport knife attack in london today. he visited the town yesterday, to speak to emergency service workers and members of the local community who helped in the aftermath. our royal correspondent charlotte gallagher is outside buckingham palace. charlotte, we know today's conversation was a private one? it was a very private one, held behind closed doors with the king and those three families who are going through unimaginable pain. their three daughters, elsie, alice and bb king —— bebe three weeks ago. the king said it was utterly horrified by the stabbing and said he was keen to meet with and comfort the families involved. it was a very private meeting for that reason. now yesterday, as you said, king charles was in southport, he was meeting some of the survivors including the

children who witness that attack and also the emergency services that were called to the scene on the day. and one man who met him, john hayes, he actually tried to intervene and he actually tried to intervene and he was stabbed during that attack. he said it had given him a real lift and other people in the town meeting the king. now, southport was really pleased to see king charles but in the most tragic circumstances. we do know of course that taylor swift invited the surviving children to one of her concerts a few days ago in wembley and they got to meet the singer. now, what happened in southport has notjust touch people in that town, it has affected people across the uk and across the world. charlotte, thank you forjoining us that live at clarence house in central london. the tv and radio presenter lauren laverne has announced she's been diagnosed with cancer. in a social media post from her hospital bed she thanked the medical staff who'd cared for her with incredible skill and kindness. noor nanji reports. it's been an incredibly emotional

day here in the studio. lauren laverne is best known for presenting 6 music's breakfast show, as well as the one show and desert island discs. this morning, she announced on social media that she is having treatment for cancer. writing on instagram, she said, "i recently had a cancer diagnosis. it was, thank god, caught early and unexpectedly during a screening test and i am expected to make a full recovery." lauren laverne said she was sending love to anybody else in a similar boat. herannouncement love to anybody else in a similar boat. her announcement has led to a flood of tributes, including from fellow presenters. bbc six music said there was sending her support and would welcome her back when she is ready. lauren laverne first rose to fame as the lead singer and guitarist of eight punk pop band in the 90s. she is married and has two sons. she hasn't specified what type of cancer she has but is encouraging people to attend screening. fiur

people to attend screening. our rates are people to attend screening. oi" rates are people attending for these is not as good as they should be but we must go for them because the chances are it'll be perfectly ok and you can be reassured. and if it is positive, we know we catch the cancers early. and when it is really treatable, so the message is go for your screening. this is something your screening. this is something you can really do for your own health. ., ., ., ., , health. for now, lauren laverne is takin: health. for now, lauren laverne is taking time — health. for now, lauren laverne is taking time off _ health. for now, lauren laverne is taking time off to _ health. for now, lauren laverne is taking time off to recover. - noor nanji, bbc news. research led by the university of cambridge and involving two million people worldwide suggests eating just two slices of ham a day, which is 50 grams of processed meat, — may increase the risk of developing type two diabetes within the next decade by 15 %. and... consuming just 100 grams of unprocessed red meat a day — equivalent to a small steak — was associated with a 10%

higher risk of developing the condition. let's speak now to our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. sophie, how surprising is this and how worried should we be? we have known for many, many years that red meat carries a health risk. it is associated with one particularly processed meats such as bacon, sausages and salami. in fact the who classifies it as probably causing cancer in humans. that is bowel cancer. they are very salty, so there is a risk of increased blood pressure and also the type of fat, the saturated fat in meat can also cause coronary artery problems. but does red meat cause diabetes, type two diabetes? that is really the question today. the study is a very large scale data analysis of 2 million people over 20 countries. as you say, it suggests that if you eat two pieces of ham or steak a date that raises your risk of type two diabetes but there are limits to the study. it relies very much on the

hundreds of thousands of participants to accurately recall exactly what they have eaten and also it can't control the certain risk factors for type two diabetes. but these are not the first scientists to investigate whether type two diabetes and red meat have a connection. researchers have looked at the type of iron found in animal meat to see whether that triggers type two diabetes and also cooking processes, whether those very high temperatures can also trigger it. but the jury is very much out on that. trigger it. but the “ury is very much out on that.- trigger it. but the “ury is very much out on that. , ., ~ , ., our top story this afternoon... a man has been arrested after four people, including three children, are killed in a house fire in bradford. and some good news for tenants, with signs that rental prices are finally starting to ease. coming up on bbc news... england midfielder conor gallagher is on his way out of chelsea.

he's signed a five—year deal with the spanish club atletico madrid in a deal worth more than £30 million pounds. ten serving metropolitan police officers have told the bbc that racial discrimination in the force is getting worse. the officers are either black or of south asian heritage and claim that the uk's largest force isn't doing enough to combat the problem. here's our senior uk correspondent sima kotecha. change isn't for everyone. a new recruitment campaign for the met police. but you are not everyone. an attempt to boost falling numbers. change needs you. but we have spoken to ten black and asian officers in britain's largest force who say it's a no—go area for people of colour. it's an absolutely disgusting organisation to work for. they make fun of my heritage and stereotype me and say it's a joke. we have heard alarming stories just over a year

on from the casey review, a report that concluded the force was guilty of institutional racism. officers are not supposed to speak to the media so we have hidden their identity. they're never going to call somebody a bleep or a bleep but they will treat you like an animal. if they get a whiff that you are looking to progress, they will find a way of blocking that from happening. i was asked have you had onions for dinner last night? implying i smell of curry or something and they were laughing. i'm wishing i wasn't who i am, like i wish i wasn't coloured because i'm on depression tablets and sleeping tablets to get through working for this place. in any large organisation there are bound to be dissatisfied staff, but what is striking about those we spoke to is the similarity of their evidence. if this was a normal, criminal investigation that would be enough for officers to believe that the case was worth pursuing. the met police said it knows it has racism in the organisation. for anyone to be left feeling like that within the metropolitan police service i am

just so sorry. we are looking at our professional standards processes all the way through from vetting to when people join us, to vetting those people within the organisation, making sure we are getting rid of those people who don't uphold our high standards and values. you are a white officer and these are black and brown officers telling me that they are experiencing racism. some of them may think that you being in charge of cultural reform is uncomfortable for them. we are supporting the national police race action plan with deputy assistant commissioner doctor alison heydari who is a black woman, the most senior black female in policing nationally. i think that is a really significant commitment. someone made racist comments about a black officer's hair and that person was given what they call "learning through reflection", which is where they talk through the incident with you and tell you what you should have done. that is not a harsh penalty for racist comments, they are just not sending a no—tolerance message. we understand some have been told these comments are just banter, but this wouldn't be acceptable

in other workplaces and not least because the police need to set an example. but it takes time to change a large organisation, doesn't it? nothing has changed, it isjust lip service. there is a sort of change the record attitude, you know, like, we've heard it all before. it's real though because so many people are feeling it. sima kotecha, bbc news, london. government borrowing increased to more than £3 billion last month, driven by higher spending on public services and the growing benefits bill. it increases speculation on what decisions the chancellor rachel reeves could make on taxes and spending in herfirst budget later this year. our economics reporter peter ruddick is here. peter, how significant are these figures for the new government? well, they are certainly a bit of a surprise and that's the last thing you want when preparing a budget. this is all about the difference between the amount the government spends and the amount the government takes in through taxes. and forjuly that difference, called borrowing, is more than expected.

in fact, the government spent £3.1 billion pounds more than it had coming in last month. but today's figure is much higher than the government's own forecasters had expected. in fact, it's about £1.8 billion more than in the same month last year. why? well, remember borrowing figure is all about what the government spends and what it brings in through tax. and it is the spending bit that is higher than expected at this point in the year. that's mainly down to inflation pushing up the benefits bill, public sector pay, pressures on things like health, education, defence and policing. this all matters because the government has already said there will be some tough decisions in its first budget later in the year. could today mean higher taxes, squeezes on spending? important to remember, these are choices. the government only has to make these decisions if it is to keep to its own self—imposed rules about how much debt the government has. also important to remember today's figures are provisional. they could well be adjusted before we get to the budget.

or economic growth could change the picture. but, as it stands, some tricky decisions for the new chancellor. police have raided properties owned by andrew tate after new allegations were made of trafficking minors and of sex with a minor. he's currently awaiting trial accused of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. he and his brother tristan deny the charges. a murder investigation is under way into the death of a delivery driver in leeds. it happened just before 7pm yesterday in the wortley area of the city. the driver, who was delivering for amazon, is thought to have been attacked while his van was being stolen. jennifer lopez has filed for divorce from her husband ben affleck, according to documents from a los angeles court seen by the bbc. the hollywood stars married in las vegas just over two years ago when they reunited almost 20 years after they were first a couple.

england's cricketers began the first of three test matches against sri lanka this morning in manchester. it's a window of opportunity for test cricket in a busy sporting summer. and there was a mood of reflection at the ground as the former england batter, graham thorpe, was remembered. joe wilson is there. test cricket returns at a time when the sport is still processing the loss of one of engel�*s finest players. graham thorpe took his own life earlier this month. there was a desire to both celebrate his career and reflect on his death that stretched emotional, especially for players here who knew him well as a coach and a friend. well, this match began with a wednesday morning crowd with sunshine and without ben stokes, injured and influence in england from there. well, no worries, sri lanka got and struggled. falling to the restyled gus atkinson, it seemed pretty

simple, as did this. chris woakes celebrated. if sri lanka looked underprepared they already knew it. just one warm up match before the test, they needed more. angelo mathews made this decision. that is lbw, that is 643. in then mark wood, rapid, 93 miles an hour to dismiss mendez, and a sore thumb for the batter. so take the chance to score when you can. then a recovery began and a bit to think about for england's stand—in captain, ollie pope, standing right there. what could chandimal do about this? lbw. first session of the test, the ball like this. five down, no one expected, not even england, to take a wicket like that. it leaves sri lanka at the lunch interval 80—5. tough and hard going

from here perhaps. graham thorpe played some of his book very best cricket for england against an outstanding sri lankan test match team just over 20 years ago. these days there are other formats and opportunities. test cricket here still holds prominence but that depends on touring opponents every summer, notjust during the ashes. for spectators here and maybe those considering buying a cricket, they would love a contest. maybe that will develop over the course of the afternoon. it will depend as ever on two factors, the pitch beneath and the skies above. as you may be able to tell, already here at old trafford we do have the floodlights very firmly on. thank you, jo, let's hope it improves. there's some good news for tenants today, with signs that rental prices are finally starting to ease. new figures from zoopla show that rents are rising at their slowest pace in three years. the data showed that in some cities across the uk, they were actually cheaper

during the last six months than they were the year before. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. so, this is my bedroom slash office at the moment. so it's quite tight in there at the moment. and you work from home, right? yeah, i work from home, so i'm always in there. i'm getting the grand tour of monty's shared flat. and then this is the kitchen then? yeah, this is the kitchen. it doesn't take long as it's essentially a glorified corridor, but it doesn't come cheap. we're paying £550 each per month. so 1,100 total just for the rent? just for the rent. that's taking a huge chunk of monty's first proper salary. i think it's just so daunting at the moment. and i know, you know, 80% of my friends finish university and went straight home to live with their parents. so we're hearing that rents are starting to come down, or certainly to go up a little less. how does that feel? that's good to hear, but it's a case of, well, it's got to.

in the last six months, data from zoopla shows the scales are starting to tip back in favour of tenants. the amount rents are leaping up is easing and in some places, like here in nottingham, new rents have actually fallen by 0.6%. although renters can't be getting too excited about it yet, it is a sign that we possibly have reached the peak in rental rises, and that's a relief for millions of households who've been battered by those high prices over the last couple of years. there's lots of things causing that change. we've got reports of fewer student numbers, we've got a slower pace of people coming to the uk to work and to study. so we're seeing localised changes in demand, supply improving through new build and some investors buying property. and in some areas rents have simply overshot and they need to fall back to sort of a level where people can afford them. 30 minutes away in derby, rents have still been increasing over the last six months, and imogen and herfiance found it hard to find somewhere

in their price bracket. i was so scared that it was going to go. i would understand that in somewhere like london or manchester, but not in the rural suburbs of derby. they're hoping to buy next summer, but forking out so much for rent makes that harder. the longer you're in it it's like you can never reach, like, the finish line because you're having to pay rent and having to save. after years of feeling like they're fighting a losing battle, this is the moment the tide is starting to turn for renters. colletta smith, bbc news in nottingham. for the first time british holiday—makers heading to europe will have to pay for a visa waiver. the rules for travellers from outside the eu are changing over the next 18 months. it means that by next summer going to popular destinations like spain and france will cost seven euros,

most of us will soon have to pay 7 euros, that's about £6, for a visa waiver when we go on holiday to the eu potentially as soon as next summer. there are two main changes that you will notice. the first is a new electronic entry and exit system which will mean having your fingerprints taken and a face scan, but then you won't need to have your passport scanned. the other change is the european travel information and authorisation system, a bit of a mouthful, but basically an online form for non—eu passport holders to fill in and pay for before travelling. that second one will be the biggest change for most of us. there will be an online form with a fee of 7 euros. you will have to fill in your passport details and where you are staying and you have to do it before you travel. it is then valid for up to three years. it is worth noting the area covered doesn't include ireland or cyprus. this is very similar to the visa

waiver scheme that you may have used for holidays to the united states. the entry and exit system requiring fingerprints and face scans will be the first change to come in. the eu's home affairs chief says they expect it to be introduced by this november. the other requirement for an etias form as it is known, and the 7 euros payment, should then kick in by the middle of next year, potentially as early as may. but there will be a six—month transition period at first, so you will not be refused entry if you have forgotten to do it. however, once that grace period ends from around november next year, you will need to have done the form and paid for it before going on holiday. so the question is, what happens if you get to the airport and realise you have forgotten to do the visa waiver form? if you have got a holiday booked for summer 2025, then don't panic, you won't have to get an etias. you can if you want to,

but the european union has made it absolutely clear that when it comes into effect, probably in may 2025, you will have a six—month spell in which, yes, they'd probably like you to get one but actually if you don't, it won't matter. we have been out asking what potential holiday—makers make of these changes. it won't stop me going because you can't even get a cup of coffee for 7 euros so it doesn't make a lot of difference. i didn't want to leave europe anyway so it's just an extra tax to go on holiday and explore the country and the world, so, yeah, not great. i'm from france, so sorryl if my english isn't perfect, but for me it should stay free. for example, i can stay— in your country and it's free so why do you have to pay to come in mine? it makes no sense. so plenty of details there to bear in mind if you are planning holidays for this winter and into next year. if you want more information, it is all available for you on the bbc news website

and the bbc news app. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. a man has been arrested after four people, including three children, are killed in a house fire in bradford. and fire in bradford. the parents of barnaby webber meet and the parents of barnaby webber meet lila grace, a teenager with a rare skin condition after they set “p rare skin condition after they set up a charity in their son's name to help young people. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's stav. thanks very much. good afternoon. the weather is turning a lot more unsettled for the rest of this week, particularly in more northern and western areas, it will feel quite autumnal with wet and windy spells at times. it will not be raining all the time, especially in the south where we will see some warm temperatures. but the rainfall is mounting up across northern and western areas as we head into the weekend, particularly for western

scotland. we could be looking at localised flooding issues. combined with gales and high tides we could see some coastal inundation on southern and western coast. likely to have some disruption over the next few days. more for you in the next few days. more for you in the next half an hour. four people, including three children, have died in a house fire in bradford and a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. our reporter liz roberts is at the scene. liz, what more do we know? is at the scene. as is at the scene. you can see, the road is still close as you can see, the road is still close behind me on this residential street in the queensbury area of bradford. as you say, a murder investigation has been launched after four people died in a house fire here. west yorkshire police say they were called just after two o'clock in the morning by the fire service to reports of that house fire. the 29—year—old woman was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. three children, two girls,

one aged nine and won just one—year—old, and a five—year—old boy, were taken to hospital but sadly all three have died as a result of the injuries that they sustained in that fire. i39—year—old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and taken to hospital with critical injuries. we have had a statement from detective chief inspector stacey atkinson from west yorkshire police. she says, this is an absolutely devastating incident in which three children and women have lost their lives and our thoughts with their family, friends and loved ones. she says, early inquiry showed the fire was started deliberately and we have arrested one man on suspicion of murder. he is seriously ill in hospital today as a result of injuries caused by the fire. while their inquiries are at an early stage they do believe at this time of the incident is domestic related. they are appealing for anyone who was in the area at

the time, at two o'clock in the morning, who may have cctv footage or door bell footage, to come forward. she said specially trained officers are supporting the family and working with local neighbourhood officers to carry out inquiries. you can see those are still happening behind me and are likely to be for some time. behind me and are likely to be for some time-— behind me and are likely to be for some time. ., ., ., ., , some time. you can follow the latest on that story — some time. you can follow the latest on that story on _ some time. you can follow the latest on that story on the _ some time. you can follow the latest on that story on the bbc _ some time. you can follow the latest on that story on the bbc news - on that story on the bbc news website. now it is time to hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm molly stephens. england strike early as they take quick wickets on the opening day of the first test against sri lanka. england midfielder conor gallagher is on his way out of stamford bridge — he'sjoined spanish side atletico madrid. and is the best yet to come from phil foden? his team—mates have been heaping praise on the manchester city star as he is named player of the season.

welcome to sportsday this wednesday lunchtime. we'll start at old trafford where england's three—test series against sri lanka is underway. ollie pope is leading the side for the first time in place of the injured ben stokes, an honour he has described as the greatest in english cricket. poignant scenes before the start of play this morning as players and fans held a moments applause for the former england batsman graham thorpe, who passed away earlier this month. sri lanka won the toss and chose to bat but were soon made to regret that decision by england's pace attack, losing early wickets. gus atkinson with the first, before chris woakes took two. nishan madushka and then angelo matthews were both dismissed and at that stage

the tourists were 6—3. they rallied a little but lost their fourth, in kusal mendis, to a vicious delivery from mark wood. sri lanka's fifth going downjust before the lunch break, the spin of shoaib bashir doing the damage. so here's how things stand at the lunch interval. sri lanka are 80—5. play is due to get underway for the afternoon session at old trafford in the next few moments, we'll keep you across that throughout the afternoon here on bbc news. to football, where it's been confirmed the england midfielder conor gallager will be leaving chelsea. the 24—year—old has joined atletico madrid for a fee believed to be in the region of £33 million. he has signed a five—year contract with the spanish club. elsewhere today, manchester city are working on a deal that could bring midfielder ilkay gundogan back to the club. the 33—year—old left city for barcelona last year

after captaining pep guardiola's side to their historic treble. however, the catalan giants' well publicised financial issues have prevented them from registering new signing dani olmo and releasing one of their higher earners would smooth that process. meanwhile, there's been lots of praise for another city midfielder, phil foden. he was last night honoured with the professional footballers�* association men's player of the year award. foden scored 19 goals in 35 top—flight appearances last season as city won a historic fourth successive premier league, and — aged 23 — he became the youngest player to have won six league titles. team—mate, rodri though, says the best could be yet to come. i'm so, so happy about phil. to be honest, he's a very good kid. he's a very shy kid.

but i'm pretty sure i said before, for me he has the ability and he's able to be the best player, english player in their history, in my opinion, when he finishes his career. of course, he needs to keep the level up in his game. already he's one of the best players in the league, in europe. i think he could get even better and better. i think the quality he has, and the ambition, the hard work he has every day, and the way he tries to understand and listen to old people like me is very important for me, for the team and for him. so i'm very glad for him. i think he deserved, he was unbelievable, outstanding last season. i think it's the first season i really see him carrying the team on his back, and he is massively important for us. yeah, first of all, he's a great guy, you know. i really enjoy playing with him and joking with him, and everything. and we are the same age, so, yeah, i mean, phil is unbelievable. some stuff he does in training that no one sees as well. it's incredible.

so i'm lucky to play with him and also happy to play with him. cole palmer was named men's young player of the year, after scoring 22 goals in his first season for chelsea. it's the first time since the 2009—10 campaign that both men's awards have gone to english players. back then, wayne rooney and james milner won the awards. the women's young player of the year award went to manchester united's grace clinton with manchester city's khadija shaw taking the main award. she was the wsl�*s top scorer last season with 21 goals in 18 games, although injury curtailed the jamaica international�*s season as city ended the league campaign second to chelsea on goal difference. it's a good feeling to know that all the hard work and effort that i've put in, day out and day in in training, and, you know, the players push me every day to be the best that i can be, to actually get the reward with

the trophy, so it's a good feeling. i think for me, just, you know, keep having fun, embracing myjourney and push my levels even higher. because when i look back at this season, there's a lot of goals that i should have scored. but for me it's just embracing the journey and keep working hard for the team and keep pushing my levels and you never know where we end at the end of the season. it's been quite an interesting journey, coming up in a small community, to where i am now. but from a young girl growing up i always had a dream, and that dream was to be the best that i can be and each and every day i try to do that, notjust on the field but off the field, and see how i can improve and inspire. and i think for me it'sjust, how can i inspire young girls, notjust injamaica but in the caribbean, to show that ok, if i can do it, it's definitely possible for you.

you just have to believe in your dreams. ijust keep pushing and try to motivate and inspire as best that i can. there's uncertainty today over the future of championship rugby league side whitehaven, after their new head coach told the bbc that amidst the club's financial uncertainty, their players are refusing to fulfil the remaining league fixtures. the side are currently second to bottom in the table and only this week appointed their former forward kyle amor as head coach. i came here with a little bit of excitement, you know. i got a phone call last friday asking would i be able to help out and help the players try and do for many people what might have been mission: impossible. i looked at it as mission: improbable rather than that, and thought there was an opportunity there to help and facilitate all the good work that they'd already all done. and that must be recognised, i think. the previous coaching staff

injonty gorley and the rest of his performance team, did an incrediblejob, and that can't go unnoticed. but, you know, myjob was tojust try and help and guide to the players and lift a bit of morale ready for a very, very difficult end of the season. i felt it was probably the most difficult in terms of the run—in around those teams that were in and around where we are at. but within that there was a huge challenge there and it was one i was looking forward to. but, you know, again, as things have panned out, way out of my control, really, there's a... there is a fractured and broken club here. and can it be fixed? i don't know. i hope it can, we'll have to wait and see. to tennis, where the defending us open women's singles champion coco gauff drew a crowd in new york as she practised ahead of the start of the tournament next week. the 20—year—old is looking to become

the first women's singles champion to defend her title since compatriot serena williams achieved the feat with three straight us open victories from 2012 to 2014. qualifying for the competition continues with seven of the ten british players in action making it through to today's second round. amongst them, lily miyazaki after beating slovenian dalila jakupovic in straight sets. she reached the second round proper of the tournament last year. in the men's draw, billy harris is also safely through. he beat argentinian juan manuel cerundolo. heatherwatson, pauljubb and sonay kartal are all amongst those playing their second round matches later today. before we go, the women's open at st andrews begins tomorrow and today it's been announced it will be the final one for scotland's catriona matthew. the 55—year—old, who won

the championship in 2009, is playing the event for the 30th consecutive year. the two—time winning solheim cup captain will skipper the great britain and ireland team when the leading female amateurs take on the usa at sunningdale next week. plenty more for you over on the bbc sport website, where you keep right across the first test match at old trafford. play is just getting underway in the afternoon session but that is all your sport for now, goodbye. match of the day is celebrating its 60th birthday. the world's most famous football show had 33 million viewers last season and host gary lineker is marking an anniversary of his own too. he's been presenting the programme for 25 years. john watson has been speaking to him.

gary, with match of the day turning 60, we've got some clips to show you. 0k. all right? ..regular basis after a gap of four seasons. and we'll be doing our best to be sharp and tight at the back. your first appearance as a pundit. i know i didn't do punditry for very long, because i wanted des'sjob. just because they've lost the first game, i'm not going to change my mind. so, yeah, i went in and did a bit of punditry, but i was already doing a bit of presenting on radio and stuff like that. i suppose we've got to show you as well... yeah. ..the first time you presented on the programme. we start though, with division one champions sunderland, who visited... i've certainly changed in appearance. i spotted a grey hair the other day. yeah, it was more nerve—racking then, obviously, because you can't really practise telly. yeah. and i don't really get nervous at all. um, didn't as a player, don't as a presenter. but i remember that first show, there were a few butterflies. 25 years you've been presenting the show.

you've been involved with it longer than that. that's longer than your playing career. what does the show mean to you? it's been part of my life, a big part of my life right from the start. i watched it as a kid. it's the one night my dad let me stay up — to watch match of the day. because a lot of the population don't have, you know, sky or tnt or any of these streaming channels that show football and show the premier league, i think, you know, we've got around half the population get their premier league fix from match of the day and still do. hmm. how long do you see yourself continuing on match of the day? i don't know. it depends how long they want me, i suppose. but, i mean, i love doing it at the moment. i've still got another year left at least. so we'll have to wait and see what happens. obviously, it's an ever—changing feast of football and television and football and rights of the premier league and stuff like that.

so all of these things will play a part, but ijust feel it's been an absolute privilege to have presented it for 25 years now. i must be getting old. the family of barnaby webber who was killed in a stabbing attack in nottingham last year have made their first donation through the charity they set up in his name. they decided to award it to the teenager isla grist, who has a rare skin condition. she appeared on bbc breakfast alongside graeme souness and after seeing that interview barnaby�*s family decided they wanted to meet her. our reporterjohn maguire was there. are we going into the actual bbc building? the webber family have been forced to endure one of the hardest years imaginable. their son and charlie's brother, barnaby, was one of the three people killed during a series of knife attacks in nottingham last year. since then, they've set up a foundation in his name and raised money to secure barnaby�*s legacy so that some good may come out of something so evil.

and they're here in salford to meet the very first person to be supported by the foundation. hey, isla. hi. lovely to see you a-ain. hi. i've got some people here who wanted to meet you. this is emma, charlie and david. hello. and they wanted to say hello. 16—year—old isla grist has inspired so many people as an ambassador for the charity debra, that works for those like isla, living with the rare genetic disorder epidermolysis bullosa — eb. so, this is the first time we've done this. so you have to excuse me. we wanted to make the first donation from his foundation to somebody who is facing challenges in their life. that can be anything. that can be like charlie's, you know, facing challenges because he lost his brother and how it happened. and you're facing, every day, you have to face, you know, all the stuff you have to go through. and we would like to make our very

first donation an award, if that's the right word, to you. thank you. because you're so special. i think you're so brave. and i know he's brave and it's really difficult, life, sometimes. anything come to mind? um, maybe a wheelchair that you can lift and put in a car. because my one... lift? like an electric wheelchair, that's not heavy. you can take it apart, collapse it and put it in a car. because my one, you have to... it doesn't break down. it's 100, maybe 113 kilograms. it's heavy, isn't it? so something thatjust makes it easier for you to get around and about? yeah. the charity relay swim, taken on by a team including graeme souness and isla's dad andy last summer, raised huge amounts of money and awareness. it's incredible to see the change that we're doing, not just in a few years, but now. no—one knew about it. no—one...

we would have to fight for everything that we got because we were like, "oh, but we've never heard of your condition." it's not like something like cerebral palsy or autism. it's not known. and it's the recognition not only of the pain isla lives with every day, but also of the work she's doing to help others like her that lead to the webber family choosing her to be the very first recipient of a grant from the barnaby webber foundation. i think things happen for reasons sometimes, and i was watching you. i've seen you and graeme. i'd watched you on on bbc breakfast quite a few times. i think you've been on two or three times now, haven't you? and i was so inspired by what you did, and we've had the most horrible year, as you can imagine, and just suddenly thought, "you know, it would be perfect if we were able to meet you." we're really proud of how brave you are. and, yeah, you're inspiring, young lady. your family are incredibly

courageous as well. - you know, it's... yeah. and you're courageous. support from friends, family and also strangers provides great comfort to them all, as people have rallied round to help and to raise money for their causes. the biggest thing is a lot of people, when everything first happened, out of the kindness, we had a lot of donations straight into the the gofundme. both families face daunting private battles ahead, while also in public fighting to help others. they are determined to make a difference in any way they can. it's nice to meet you. john maguire, bbc news, salford. there's just a week to go until athletes from across the world gather in paris once again, this time for the start of the paralympics. the games will bring together more than 4,000 competitors and they'll have the chance to win medals in 549

events across 22 sports. they'll take the spotlight at some of paris' most iconic landmarks, including the eiffel tower, the palace of versailles and the grand palais. one of those hoping for gold is reigning highjump world and paralympic champion, jonathan broom—edwards. our reporter charlie slater has been to meet him. whilst my body can do it, whilst i'm still competitive, i should do it, and i am going to do it. jonathan broom—edwards is 36 years old. he's the reigning world champion, the reigning paralympic champion, and because of his age, everyone is saying, "well, maybe you should think about calling it a day." no chance. it's the mind that gives up before the body. i genuinely believe that. i could have given up when i ruptured my achilles in 2018, i didn't. i learned more about myself, and ifound enjoyment in it. so i'm going to keep going as long as i can.

you really mean that, don't you? when you said, "i will do it," i see it in your eyes — you mean it, right? i mean it! whilst i'm still in the sport, um, i'll do it. but, you know, there's also, like, i'm kind of gunning for strictly. strictly come dancing, coming knocking, you know, start working my hips like, you know? but there's other opportunities, i'm sure, that that can come as a result of sport. we've got a pretty much near enough home games. the time zones are the same. my family and friends aren't having to wake up at three in the morning to watch me, you know, back in the uk, when i was in tokyo. it's going to be phenomenal. and off the back of the learnings from kobe 2024, ifeel i'm in great shape. obviously, what will be will be, but i will do all in my power so i can go out and enjoy myself in front of, pretty much, like a home crowd. what would it mean to become a double paralympic champion? well, it's got a nice

ring to it, hasn't it? it would mean the world to me. now the weather with stav. that is not a promising picture. it isn't, but that is the theme of things to come, especially in the north and west of the country this week, it looks very unsettled. rain and gales moving into the west, but it is drier the further south and east you are, closer to the high. this low pressure contains the remnants of hurricane, so there is a lot of moisture wrapped up in the system and that will pile into scotland and northern ireland for the rest of the afternoon, popping up the rest of the afternoon, popping up in argyll and the highlands and northern ireland. the winds pick up from the south—west, touching gale force at the end of the day. both wet and windy here. eastern scotland, the rest of england and wales will see the sunshine with cloud building up, but it will stay dry until at least after dark. the

breeze picking up, the temperature high teens in the north and low 20s in the south. the rain continues to pile into scotland and northern ireland, so localised flooding. the further south, tending to stay dry. quite a mild night for all areas in the mid—teens. as we head into thursday that rain will push southwards and eastwards with lots of isobars on the charts. a wet start for northern and western england, and the rain will be quite heavy behind it. skies brighten up with blustery showers. in the south—east it starts to fizzle out and there will be barely anything on it, but a few spots of rain could linger in the more south—eastern areas. a blustery day to come despite the sunshine. temperatures high teens and low 20s. then this next area of low pressure will move across ireland and the irish sea into southern scotland, england and wales, as we move from thursday night into friday, gales spread

across england and wales and once again there could be some coastal flooding combined with the high tide. a windy day to come for all, but the wind eases down later on friday after the low pressure moves away. we should see some sunshine. 23 degrees in the south and high teens in the north. as we move into the weekend we could see a spell of wet weather with heavy rain in the southis wet weather with heavy rain in the south is this low pressure system moves across the country. on sunday a ridge of high pressure builds in so i think at this stage it looks betterfor many. so i think at this stage it looks better for many. there will be further showers in northern and western areas. some of the rain might be heavy in the south—east on saturday, so stay tuned to the forecast. that is all from today's bbc news at one. thank you for watching.

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a man is arrested on suspicion of murder afterfour a man is arrested on suspicion of murder after four people, a man is arrested on suspicion of murder afterfour people, including three children, die in a house fire in bradford. police believe the fire was started deliberately and the incident was domestic related. this is the seen live. we will be there with a reporter any moment. it's 2 o'clock. this is bbc news. i'm nicky schiller. we start with more on our breaking news. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman and three children — two girls aged nine and one and a five—year—old boy — died following a house fire in bradford. these are some of the latest pictures coming to us from the scene. police officers were called by the fire service to reports of a house fire at a property on westbury road in the south of the city. a 39—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and taken

to hospital with critical injuries. let's speak to our correspondent liz roberts,