the independent candidate robert f kennedyjunior withdraws from the presidential race. what impact is that likely to have on november�*s election? on november's election? italian authorities recover the final body from the wreckage of a luxury yacht which sank off the coast of sicily. continued concerns about energy prices for consumers around the world. in the uk, households will pay more for power — with the energy regulator announcing an increase in its price cap. no cars! no rubbish! bristol gears up for a net—zero music festival — as massive attack plans a totally eco—friendly gig. hello and welcome to verified live.

we start in the us — where the party conventions are now over — with kamala harris formally accepting the democratic presidential nomination on thursday night in chicago. she promised a "new way forward" for the united states — delighting delegates in the hall. 7a days before the november election, the polls remain tight, especially in the crucial swing states. meanwhile, donald trump has been campaigning at the southern us border — focusing on immigration. and — in the next few hours — we're expecting independent candidate, robert f kennedyjunior to withdraw from the race. it's thought he will endorse donald trump. he's due to make a speech in arizona. let's begin with this report from chicago and the democrats from emma vardy. please welcome the democratic nominee for president, vice president of the united states of america, kamala harris! a month ago, many people did not envisage this moment — america's lesser known second in command propelled

into the starring role, but she's become the woman democrats now believe can make history by becoming the first female president of the united states. i will be a president who unites us around our highest aspirations. a president who leads and listens, who is realistic, practical, and has common sense and always fights for the american people. from the courthouse to the white house, that has been my life's work. the middle class is where i come from. my mother kept a strict budget. we lived within our means, yet we wanted for little. and she expected us to make the most of the opportunities that were available to, us and to be grateful for them because,

as she taught us, opportunity is not available to everyone. that is why we will create what i call an opportunity economy, an opportunity economy where everyone has the chance to compete and a chance to succeed. kamala harris has been on an accelerated path to this moment sincejoe biden dropped out of the race. now she has appealed to people to see her as the future and urged voters to prevent a return to donald trump's america of the past. # what about us? # what about all the times you said you had the answer?# though there wasn't an appearance from beyonce that many had hoped for, plenty of celebrities have been lining up to back her. polls suggest kamala harris�*s taken the lead in this race, polls suggest kamala harris has taken the lead in this race,

but there are fears about the economy and illegal immigration that play to donald trump's strengths. once the convention excitement subsides, there is still much to overcome if her dream of a new era is to be realised. emma vardy, bbc news, chicago. let's speak to dr christina greer, associate professor of political science at fordham university. welcome to the programme. what did you make about last night at the convention, and what kamala harris had to say? in convention, and what kamala harris had to say?— had to say? in many ways, it felt like a state _ had to say? in many ways, it felt like a state of _ had to say? in many ways, it felt like a state of the _ had to say? in many ways, it felt like a state of the union - had to say? in many ways, it felt| like a state of the union address. i'm sorry, i'm in new york, we have a lot of construction going on. she is still in the process of introducing or reintroducing herself to the american people, she and tim walz as a ticket. she worked out some policy decisions, and will travel across the country in the next three weeks to make sure americans are notjust fired up, but in the crucial swing states, they understand her vision in contrast to former president donald trump's. to think she needs to detail more clearly her policies, whether it is

immigration at the border, cost of living, what her position going forward, given whatjoe biden has been doing over gaza, what she plans to do? , ., been doing over gaza, what she plans to do? , . ., ., , been doing over gaza, what she plans to do? , . ., .,, , to do? thus far, that has been the critiaue. to do? thus far, that has been the critique- we _ to do? thus far, that has been the critique. we also _ to do? thus far, that has been the critique. we also have _ to do? thus far, that has been the critique. we also have to - to do? thus far, that has been the | critique. we also have to recognise that she and donald trump are not being equated equally, or evaluated equally. we have seen donald trump with his music, but he has yet to lay out any policy prescription except for what we have read in projects 2025, which he is trying to deny. kamala harris, if you've been listening to what she said in a lot of these massive rallies, they have been laying out policy descriptors, and have been getting more detail. it has been just one and have been getting more detail. it has beenjust one month and have been getting more detail. it has been just one month that she has been the presumptive nominee, so yes, there is a tightrope she must walk when it comes to gas and the middle east peace process, but there is also a lot more details about specific economic policies that will be laid out, whether it is how to

combat inflation or make sure job creation is there. —— in gaza. thus far, she is doing a lot of reading and notjust about far, she is doing a lot of reading and not just about a woman's far, she is doing a lot of reading and notjust about a woman's right to choose, but how that relates to economic issues. their conversations about climate change, and how that relates notjustjob creation in certain sectors, but what that means for local and state communities when we have these natural disasters and which are sadly becoming more frequent. fix, which are sadly becoming more freuuent. �* ., ., ., frequent. a huge amount of enthusiasm _ frequent. a huge amount of enthusiasm in _ frequent. a huge amount of enthusiasm in chicago, - frequent. a huge amount of enthusiasm in chicago, and| frequent. a huge amount of. enthusiasm in chicago, and we frequent. a huge amount of- enthusiasm in chicago, and we have seen at each of the rallies with the vice presidential pick as well, but in terms of sustaining the bounce that she has achieved, how she actually do that? the that she has achieved, how she actually do that?— that she has achieved, how she actually do that? the good thing is she chose a _ actually do that? the good thing is she chose a vice _ actually do that? the good thing is she chose a vice presidential - she chose a vice presidential candidate who will be a benefit to the ticket. we have seen thatjd vance is not actually adding to the donald trump ticket at all, and if anything he has been a distraction, so tim walz, as an educator, coach

and middle—aged white man from the midwest, he can get people fired up and in particular to men why they need to get ready to work on behalf of the campaign. she has an asset, she has a surrogate so they don't always have to be together. he can be quite effective without her. he is a very gifted politician. in a different way that kamala harris is, because he is less of a politician, in many ways. he has been the executive of a state, so having that 30,000 foot view is something that is a great asset coming from candidate tim watts. i is a great asset coming from candidate tim watts.- is a great asset coming from candidate tim watts. i will ask you about the news _ candidate tim watts. i will ask you about the news that _ candidate tim watts. i will ask you about the news that is _ candidate tim watts. i will ask you about the news that is emerging . about the news that is emerging about the news that is emerging about rfkjunior, the independent candidate. when you look at the polls nationally, he gets about 5% or 6%. he is due to drop out of the race, which is being reported. he is going to talk in arizona in a couple of hours' time. how does that impact the race? are democrats worried about that? pit i don't think as worried. people who are going for robert kennedy heat were more

trampolining individuals, which is why he has been trying to cosy up to why he has been trying to cosy up tr: that campaign to try and get some attention. rfkjunior, in many ways, we have seen every single member of his family disavow him and his campaign, and he is the interest of this of his father's legacy. the democratic party was not counting on his boat or his support... but if democratic party was not counting on his boat or his support. . ._ his boat or his support... but if 696 noes his boat or his support... but if 696 aoes to his boat or his support... but if 696 goes to donald _ his boat or his support... but if 696 goes to donald trump _ his boat or his support... but if 696 goes to donald trump in _ his boat or his support... but if 696 goes to donald trump in a - his boat or his support... but if 696 goes to donald trump in a tight. goes to donald trump in a tight race, that a significant, isn't it? i'm curious as to how many of those will bother to turn out. many of his supporters are disaffected voters who want an absolutist candidate, because many of his policies that he was promoting our issues that donald trump nor kamala harris are directly involved in. i don't think this is a huge win for donald trump. anytime we have a third party candidate they can siphon off certain percentages,

that does mean something, but i don't think rfk's presents was damaging to kamala harris, and i don't think in support of donald trump means anything, except to say that we now have two unserious candidates working together to unseat kamala harris.- candidates working together to unseat kamala harris. thank you for “oininu us unseat kamala harris. thank you for joining us live _ unseat kamala harris. thank you for joining us live on _ unseat kamala harris. thank you for joining us live on bbc— unseat kamala harris. thank you for joining us live on bbc news. - in sicily, the body of the final person missing after a luxury yacht sank has been located. tributes have been paid to 18—year—old hannah lynch after divers recovered what was believed to be her body. hannah was the daughter of the british tech entrepreneur mike lynch, who also died when the vessel sank, during a freak storm off the italian fishing village of porticello. the bodies of all seven people who died in the sinking have now been recovered. 15 people survived, including a one—year—old child. let's go live to our correspondent bethany bell who is in sicily.

she has been there throughout the course of the search. if any, are distressing last few hours. take us through what the authorities have been doing and saying. weill. through what the authorities have been doing and saying.— through what the authorities have been doing and saying. well, 'ust a few hours ago. i been doing and saying. well, 'ust a few hours ago, we * been doing and saying. well, 'ust a few hours ago, we sawfi been doing and saying. well, 'ust a few hours ago, we saw as h been doing and saying. well, just a few hours ago, we saw as rescue i few hours ago, we saw as rescue teams returned to port, and they were carrying what we believe to be the body of 18—year—old hannah lynch. shortly after, we saw people coming onto the quayside here, and we heard the news and confirmation from the italian rescue workers that the operation to recover the bodies of the missing had been completed, and that they had brought up this last body. that, we understand, was taken in an ambulance to a local mortuary, where all the other bodies have been taken. the formal identification procedures, which

here in italy have to take place, are under way. we also understand that a green light has been given for postmortems. tell that a green light has been given for postmortems.— that a green light has been given for postmortems. that a green light has been given for ostmortems. �* ., , ., for postmortems. tell me, bethany, a little more about _ for postmortems. tell me, bethany, a little more about the _ for postmortems. tell me, bethany, a little more about the investigation, . little more about the investigation, how that will be done, who will actually do it, whether they plan to raise the wreckage here? all of raise the wreckage here? all of these are open _ raise the wreckage here? all of these are open questions - raise the wreckage here? all of these are open questions at - raise the wreckage here? all of| these are open questions at the moment. the investigation is in a very preliminary stage. we understand that the captain of the ship has been questioned, but at the moment, a lot of information has been coming in to the investigators. they have to decide which lines of inquiry they are going to pursue, and there is a complicated process for that as well. we are told that an investigation here could take weeks if not months to complete, so at the moment very early stages of

investigation, but they are under way. we expect to hear from local prosecutors tomorrow, but at the moment there are standard procedures that have to be followed. they have to decide which questions they are going to proceed. to decide which questions they are going to proceed-— going to proceed. bethany bell in sicil , going to proceed. bethany bell in sicily. thank _ going to proceed. bethany bell in sicily, thank you _ going to proceed. bethany bell in sicily, thank you very _ going to proceed. bethany bell in sicily, thank you very much - going to proceed. bethany bell in sicily, thank you very much that i sicily, thank you very much that update. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

you are watching bbc news. india's narendra modi has urged president zelensky to enter peace talks with russia to end the war. on a visit to kyiv, mr modi said he would act as a "friend" to try to bring about a truce. last month president zelensky criticised the prime minister for visiting vladimir putin in moscow, on the day that dozens of people were killed in ukraine, by russian missile strikes,

including at a children's hospital. a short while ago i spoke to jyoti malhotra — editor—in—chief at the tribune in india. i began by getting her assessment of mr modi's visit to ukraine. this is the indian prime minister's first visit to ukraine since ukraine became independent in 1992, and when the soviet union fell apart. and it's an important visit, notjust notjust because modi not just because modi was in moscow last month — that was a well—publicised visit — but also because it's important for, i think, indians to know and perhaps for the world to know that this war in ukraine is notjust being fought between russia and ukraine, but it's really between russia and the us. because if it were not for us sophisticated armaments and weaponry, as well as those from several countries in the west, including the uk, this war between russia and the ukraine would long be over. now, you know that russia and india have had a very long

and old—standing relationship with the former soviet union and as well as recently, so it's interesting that prime minister modi would go to a country where there is a war on and sort of reach out to the president there and say that you must stop this war because that's what everybody wants, and it's a good message to leave. let me bring you some breaking news just coming into us, because it is being reported by the us state department that venezuela's supreme tribunal ofjustice has just ruled that nicolas maduro, fat election win that he claimed lacks all credibility, which is the quote that has been used. of course, hugely contested that election result which maduro claimed to have one, but venezuela's supreme tribunal of justice ruling that that election

when lacked all credibility, and the us state department said the tally sheets show that voters chose edmundo gonzalez, the opposition leader, as venezuela's future leader. that adding to the pressure on president maduro there in venezuela, but thatjust coming in. we'll keep an eye on that, and as there is more detail, we will return to it. at least 27 people are now known to have died when a bus carrying indian tourists careered off a road in nepal and plunged into a river. local officials in the district say 16 others are in a critical condition. they've been airlifted to hospital in the capital kathmandu by military helicopter. the bus was on its way to kathmandu — a tourist hotspot in the himalayan foothills. now, the latest developments in the middle east. the white house says talks in cairo aimed at reaching a gaza ceasefire have been "constructive"

with some progress made. the us defence secretary lloyd austin has also spoken to his israeli counterpart to discuss a range of issues, including the ongoing exchanges of fire on the israel—lebanon border and the need to finalise a ceasefire deal. it comes as un officials have confirmed the first case of polio in gaza for 25 years, with the disease partially paralysing a ten—month—old baby. the head of the world health organization has said he's gravely concerned and that efforts are under way to roll out a vaccination programme in the coming weeks. let's get the latest from our correspondent in jerusalem, wyre davies. now, we've heard from other un agencies today confirming what had been suspected — that polio was now present in gaza. it's been confirmed today that a baby has been infected with polio and has been partially paralysed. and of course, polio is a highly infectious disease. and the big concern is here, given the sanitary conditions, given the humanitarian crisis

in gaza, that it could spread very, very quickly. it's one reason why the un has called for a ceasefire — notjust for military reasons, but to actually allow more vaccines to be brought in and for those vaccines to be distributed effectively. israel has pushed back a couple of times in the last few days on this, saying that a number of — well, hundreds of thousands of vaccines — have already been sent into gaza. but of course, the problem is that with such a large displaced population, with people living in such difficult conditions and with a war going on, it's very difficult to administer most, if not all, of those vaccines. so some vaccines, we learn, have gone in again in the last 26 hours. but with this confirmed case of polio, and with the potential for a much bigger spread, that is another one of the considerations here and why some people are calling for a ceasefire, so those vaccines can be delivered and administered. in terms of those ceasefire negotiations, again, all the pointers are pretty bleak

as it stands. how close are we, or how far away are we, to getting any sort of deal? well, the honest answer is that we just really don't know. there are conflicting reports coming from around the region. according to hamas officials who've spoken to the bbc — now, hamas are not actively part of these talks in cairo — there has been no progress. they have received nothing updated. they have received nothing, as far as they're concerned, that persuades them that a ceasefire agreement is any closer. there are unconfirmed reports in parts of the israeli media that they are perhaps close to a breakthrough, and perhaps a new proposal will be delivered by the negotiators to hamas, who aren't part of the talks. what we do know is that israeli, egyptian and american negotiators are in cairo. the sticking points from the outside might not seem to be that big. the biggest contentious issue seems to be what israeli troops would remain in which parts of gaza in the event of a ceasefire. there's an area, the border area

between egypt and gaza, where perhaps both the egyptians and hamas would want the israelis to leave from. israel, through benjamin netanyahu, has indicated it wants to retain some sort of israeli presence in the area. at the end of the day, it depends how much both leadership, the hamas leadership in yahya sinwar, and the israeli prime minister in benjamin netanyahu, how much they are prepared to compromise in order to achieve a ceasefire, and, of course, the return of the hostages. but not much concrete news coming out of egypt as we speak. worth just returning to what the white house have said in the last few minutes, because they have said the talks in cairo have been making progress, also confirming that the cia director william burns is taking part. there has been progress made, thatis part. there has been progress made, that is the quote, thatjohn kirby, the national security council spokesman has said. we need both sides to come together to work

towards implementation. he went on, of course, so much heightened tension in the region, to say that iran is still prepared to do something if they choose to, and that of course relates to the assassination of the high mass leader in —— the hamas leader in tehran, and all of those strings coming together in terms of the ceasefire talks in cairo. that is the latest coming to us from the white house on that story. now, as energy prices continue to worry consumers in many countries, the uk energy regulator 0fgem has announced that its price cap will increase by 10% from the first of october. it means an average household in england, scotland, and wales will pay an extra £119 a year — although prices will still be lower than last winter. 0fgem says rising prices in the international energy market, because of heightened political tensions and extreme weather, are the main driver of the decision.

ben boulos reports. at aj's cafe in doncaster, they know how much their customers are already struggling with energy costs. personally, i'm feeling it too. i've got a young family, and it is a worry. we do turn things off now at the plugs when we go to bed and it's just always there in your mind. the new price cap from october means household energy bills will rise by 10% in england, scotland and wales. that means an average bill of £1,717 for a typical household using the average amount of energy. but remember, the cap doesn't limit your total bill, it limits how much suppliers can charge for each unit of gas and electricity. these are the new average maximum charges — electricity at 2a.5p a unit, and gas at 6.24p. but even these vary, depending on where you live and your payment plan. i know this is not welcome news for many households, and i know many households still struggle with all of their bills, including energy.

but what we're announcing today is a 10% increase in the price cap. that's the regulated price that we lay out that says that's the maximum a company can charge if you're not in the wider market, if you're not on, for example, a fixed deal. the local citizen's advice bureau tells us that here in doncaster, many people are already in debt because of high energy costs. around the country, millions of pensioners will now no longer get the £300 winter fuel payment, including some living here in the energy secretary's own constituency. look, the truth is that the mess that was left to us in the public finances is what necessitated that decision around winter fuel payments and us focusing it on those who need it the very most. that's why this government is also driving throughout the coming months to get the people, the 880,000 pensioners who are entitled to pension credit and not getting it, to try and get them to take it up. energy prices are down

from last year's peak. but with today's announcement and warnings of another possible rise injanuary, is now the time to lock in a fixed rate with your energy supplier? it is possible at the moment to fix at rates lower than the price cap. is going to be from october. iyou can get fixes in the regionl of £100 cheaper than what those new rates are going to be for average consumption. so now is a good time - to both save some money versus that october cap, but also lock in some certainty at the risk of rates _ going up again injanuary. some are blissfully unaware of the pressure from rising energy bills, but for many more, the worry, as we go into the colder winter months, could well cause some rather sleepless nights. ben boulos, bbc news, doncaster. a volcano has erupted in iceland — for the sixth time since december. the eruption, in the southwestern peninsula, has seen lava spewing into the air.

the nearby fishing village of grindavik was evacuated. it is not known how many people were in the area, because most of its nearly 4,000 residents left in november. just a quick look of the live pictures, because it has slightly settled down, but that whole area has been so fluid and active over the last few months. those are the last pictures coming in to us from iceland. a postcard that was sent in 1903 has finally reached its intended destination — 121 years late. the christmas—themed card was recently delivered to a branch of the swansea building society. staff are now searching for a relative of a miss lydia davies, who the card was addressed to. hello. after bringing wind gusts of more than 70mph to some parts of the uk, storm lilian is already clearing away but the weekend does still look quite unsettled. not as windy as it has been, but still fairly windy. some heavy rain at times.

equally, some spells of sunshine. there goes storm lilian. this hook of cloud on the earlier satellite image clearing away northeastwards. we find ourselves right now in this slightly clearer slot, albeit with some showers. the showers most frequent up towards the north and the west of the uk, parts of northern ireland and scotland. staying pretty breezy, but not as windy as it has been. these are the wind gusts we can expect around the end of the afternoon. temperatures peaking at around 22 degrees across east anglia and the south east. scotland and northern ireland more like 16 to 17 degrees. now through this evening and tonight, we will continue to see some quite hefty showers. and for the second half of the night, this stripe of cloud and rain developing across southern and eastern parts of england, just fringing into the southeast of wales. a pretty mild night towards the south, slightly cooler and fresher further north and west, where we will start with a little bit of sunshine tomorrow morning. not so further south.

heavy rain for the channel islands. rain across a good part of central and southeastern england, and in spots to the southeast of london, we have this met office yellow warning, because some areas could possibly see up to 70mm of rain, so that could well give rise to some flooding and some travel disruption. that rain tending to clear around lunchtime. some hefty thundery showers behind. northern ireland and scotland seeing a mix of sunny spells and showers, but temperatures really quite disappointing for this point in august. 13—18 degrees at best. so what about sunday? well, high pressure tries to build from the south without an awful lot of success. low pressure still close by, so there will be some showers. in fact, a little frontal system here, bringing some more persistent rain across northern ireland, western scotland, parts of northern england and wales through the day. a little bit drier further south and east. those temperatures may be

recovering to around 20 c. monday, which is a bank holiday for many of us, of course, does look a little bit drier and a little bit warmer, and it is set to turn warmer still for some of us as we head through next week.

this is bbc news, the headlines... kamala harris pledges a �*new way forward' as she formally

accepts the democratic nomination for president. we examine her key claims with the help of bbc verify. trial of a promising new lung cancer vaccine, that uses mrna technology to tell the body how to fight and kill the disease, begins in uk. and: no cars! no rubbish! bristol gears up for a net—zero music festival as massive attack plans a totally eco—friendly gig. let's head back to chicago and the events there. kamala harris promised a �*new way forward' as she accepted her party's nomination for the us presidency — at the climax of the democratic national convention. she told jubilant supporters that the united states had a fleeting opportunity to move past bitterness, cynicism and division. the bbc verify team has been fact—checking kamala harris's speech, including her claims about donald trump's policies.

merlyn thomas told me what they'd found...