eight months later than initially planned. the decision to keep butch and suni aboard the international space station and bring the boeing starliner home uncrewed is the result of a commitment to safety. prosecutors in italy open a manslaughter investigation into the sinking of the luxury yacht off the coast of sicily in which seven people died. and ahead of wednesday's opening ceremony, the paralympic flame is lit at the british hospital where the idea for the games was born. later this hour we'll speak to one of britain's most successful paralympians — tanni grey—thompson. hello, i'm karin giannone. we start with breaking news

in the last few minutes — police in germany say they have made a second arrest in the search for a man who stabbed three people to death at a festival in the city of solingen and wounded eight others. the police have already arrested a 15—year—old who they believe may have been in contact with the perpetrator before the attack. in the last couple of hours, police were seen raiding a property, usually a home for asylum seekers, in the city of solingen. from solingen, jessica parker reports. a huge party in the heart of this west german town that soon turned to horror. crowds were told not to panic, but there had been a knife attack, and they must go home. but police have not been able to find a suspect, last night or today, or work out exactly

why this happened. translation: so far we have not been able to establish a motive, _ but looking at the entirety of circumstances we cannot exclude the possibility of a terrorist motivation. but this morning a 15—year—old boy was arrested. police don't think he is the knifeman but he is suspected of knowing about the attack in advance, in which three people died and eight were injured. this is where last night's terrifying attack happened. and while things today here in the centre of solingen feel fairly calm, there is also a sense of unease in the wider community as the manhunt continues. timo was at the event last night. he says people in the town are in shock. it's absolutely terrible. i have no words for it because normally you hear that from paris, berlin, cologne, but not here in solingen. authorities say it appears that the attacker was unknown to his victims.

unknown to his victims, while on germany's streets, there is growing concern and grief about knife crime. translation: last night our hearts were torn apart. - we in solingen are horrified and full of sadness. as tributes continue to be left at the scene, this man writes, "together we are strong". despite fear and uncertainty, it is a community trying to hold together. jessica parker, bbc news, in solingen. the premier of the german state of north rhine—westphalia said the attack was an "act of terror". translation: we don't know everything _ translation: we don't know everything yet. _ translation: we don't know everything yet, we _ translation: we don't know everything yet, we don't - translation: we don't know everything yet, we don't knowi translation: we don't know - everything yet, we don't know much yet, but we do know one everything yet, we don�*t know much yet, but we do know one thing— everything yet, we don't know much yet, but we do know one thing— this attack has struck at the heart of our country. this attack was intended to spread terror, terror among people who were celebrating

peacefully together. just to recap on the breaking news be brought you that has come out in the last few minutes that police in germany are saying we have made a second arrest in their search for a man who stabbed three people to death at the festival in solingen, eight others were wounded. the police had already arrested a 15—year—old who they believe may have been in contact with the perpetrator before the attack, but just in the last few minutes, going into that building and saying they have made a second arrest in that investigation. we will bring all the very latest on that, there is plenty more on our website too. the us space agency, nasa says two astronauts stranded on the international space station will not return to earth until february 2025 and will be brought back not by boeing but by spacex. the boeing starliner craft will be brought back earlier without the crew. sunita williams and butch wilmore travelled to the international space station in earlyjune for a scheduled eight—day trip but the starliner craft suffered

technical difficulties meaning they couldn't return as planned. nasa administrator bill nelson stressed that the decision has been made in the interest of safety. nasa has decided that butch and suni will return with crew—9 next february, and that starliner will return uncrewed. space flight is risky, even at its safest and even at its most routine, and a test flight by nature is neither safe nor routine, and so the decision to keep butch and suni aboard the international space station and bring the boeing starliner home uncrewed is the result of a commitment to safety. our core value is safety,

and it is our north star. bill nelson, nasa administrator there. let's speak to for us astronaut and the author of sharing space, colonel cady coleman. joining us from massachusetts. thank you forjoining us. what you think of what we heard their questioning nasa making a point of saying this decision was made for safety reasons. do you think they made the right call? no sound i think you may be on me at! it right call? n0 sound i think you may be on me at!— be on me at! it happens to the best of us! ways — be on me at! it happens to the best of us! ways to _ be on me at! it happens to the best of us! ways to think _ be on me at! it happens to the best of us! ways to think about - be on me at! it happens to the best of us! ways to think about it - be on me at! it happens to the best of us! ways to think about it a - be on me at! it happens to the best of us! ways to think about it a test | of us! ways to think about it a test flight is basically a little less safe than in normalflight flight is basically a little less safe than in normal flight because there are more unknowns and any problems they had with the thrusters, they learned a lot about what was happening with them, but in

terms of being able to control whether those things would happen and when on the right home, so to speak, it wasjust and when on the right home, so to speak, it was just really to... there were too many uncertainties, too many questions to answer in time, and i thought this was the safest and actually does not mean the starliner is not safe, but actually this was the way to take care of the crew.— actually this was the way to take care of the crew. how important is that the whole _ care of the crew. how important is that the whole starliner _ care of the crew. how important is that the whole starliner project - care of the crew. how important is that the whole starliner project for nasser? obviously it is extremely important for boeing, but there seems to be the sense this is a temporary setback —— for nasa. and they will still get it up and running for starliner to be a reliable back and forward method for astronauts. i reliable back and forward method for astronauts. ., , ., , astronauts. i hope that is true. it has uuite astronauts. i hope that is true. it has quite a _ astronauts. i hope that is true. it has quite a lot — astronauts. i hope that is true. it has quite a lot of— astronauts. i hope that is true. it has quite a lot of manual- astronauts. i hope that is true. it has quite a lot of manual control| has quite a lot of manual control and things that are different from the spacex dragon, so it gives us to make very different spacecraft to be able to get up and down to the space station with people, but also supplies and things like that. so

i'm hoping they will pursue it. it is certainly unfortunate and people always things were happening differently, but having two vehicles, two different ones, they have experienced this when there is a different one, the aeroplane and a train, they grounded and say they are not going to use it until they understand what the problem was, so if that happens to spacex right now, we do not have another way to get people up and down, so we need the alternative way. you people up and down, so we need the alternative way.— alternative way. you flew twice on the sace alternative way. you flew twice on the space shuttle _ alternative way. you flew twice on the space shuttle columbia, - alternative way. you flew twice on the space shuttle columbia, spent almost six months on the international space station. could we talk about what those astronauts might be experiencing? what is it like psychologically for them to go from an eight—day mission to know an eight month mission? from an eight-day mission to know an eight month mission?— from an eight-day mission to know an eight month mission? knowing the two of them, i eight month mission? knowing the two of them. i would _ eight month mission? knowing the two of them, i would say _ eight month mission? knowing the two of them, i would say they _ eight month mission? knowing the two of them, i would say they are - eight month mission? knowing the two of them, i would say they are both - of them, i would say they are both friends and certainly colleagues, we leave the ground with an understanding that there are things we do not control and we may have to be out there longer than we think.

these are two flukes, like all of us, who are just dedicated to the mission of exploration —— two foakes. they know how much work were getting done up there and just by having two extra people on the crew, it has been phenomenal. just at the amount of the back log of the to—do list, for those of us at home, if i organise my article find things better, it is but a money list. they are getting a lot of those things done, which means there is huge room for getting more —— bottom of the list. and science of how we design equipment, we are seeing how hard it is to design new systems, new captions, and it is very difficult by nature, so suni and a pitch, i'm sure they're up for it, though it is hard. and the fact they were a part of a test light for starliner, do you think they had that built into their way of thinking that things could happen unexpectedly? absolutely. they could have labelled this light as, they will be there

somewhere between eight days and eight months. if you see there smiles on theirfaces eight months. if you see there smiles on their faces when you see random footage from orbit, i mean, it is a magical place to live and work. it is hard to be up there without your family, it's work. it is hard to be up there without yourfamily, it's really hard on the families, and it's hard on them too, but it doesn't mean it is not an amazing privilege to have to be up there. but is not an amazing privilege to have to be up there-— is not an amazing privilege to have to be up there. but i'm sure they're doinu 0k. to be up there. but i'm sure they're doing 0k- and _ to be up there. but i'm sure they're doing 0k. and at _ to be up there. but i'm sure they're doing 0k. and at this _ to be up there. but i'm sure they're doing 0k. and at this phrase - to be up there. but i'm sure they're doing 0k. and at this phrase it, - doing ok. and at this phrase it, stranded in space, its sense of dramatic and maybe creates the wrong impression. they have got plenty of colleagues up there, they have plenty of supplies, they will be all right. there are colleagues out there have been there for very many months already as well. it is there have been there for very many months already as well.— months already as well. it is true. i think it months already as well. it is true. i think it is — months already as well. it is true. i think it is awesome _ months already as well. it is true. i think it is awesome actually - months already as well. it is true. i think it is awesome actually how| i think it is awesome actually how many women out there right now! how many women out there right now! how many other? there is tracy, jeanette, and now suni, so three women, which is pretty great. the delay there _ women, which is pretty great. the delay there will be before they can

return, although they will make great race of their time. why is that? while will —— why will it be a few months into the new gear before they can get back to earth questioning the crew they are up there with no, suni and birch, it is there with no, suni and birch, it is the spacex crew eight and the spacex crew nine are next up.— crew nine are next up. if they really have _ crew nine are next up. if they really have to — crew nine are next up. if they really have to come _ crew nine are next up. if they really have to come home - crew nine are next up. if they really have to come home in - crew nine are next up. if they really have to come home in a i crew nine are next up. if they - really have to come home in a hurry, right now they could do that on the boeing capture, it isjust right now they could do that on the boeing capture, it is just not the way we would chose. once the capture leaves, they will have literally had made a place in the spacex capsule for suni and butch and they are

always thinking how everyone has an emergency home. 50 always thinking how everyone has an emergency home-— emergency home. so difficult for their families _ emergency home. so difficult for their families on _ emergency home. so difficult for their families on the _ emergency home. so difficult for their families on the ground. - emergency home. so difficult for| their families on the ground. how theirfamilies on the ground. how much contact do you get with your family? how often do you get to talk to loved ones when you're up there on the iss? it to loved ones when you're up there on the 55?— to loved ones when you're up there on the iss? it depends on the crew, but literally — on the iss? it depends on the crew, but literally 40 _ on the iss? it depends on the crew, but literally 40 or _ on the iss? it depends on the crew, but literally 40 or 50 _ on the iss? it depends on the crew, but literally 40 or 50 minutes - on the iss? it depends on the crew, but literally 40 or 50 minutes of - but literally 40 or 50 minutes of every hour, you could call them. we have an internet protocol phone, and on the weekend we would have a video conference with their family. i spoke to mine every day but three and almost six months.— spoke to mine every day but three and almost six months. gosh. it is aood and almost six months. gosh. it is good news they — and almost six months. gosh. it is good news they will _ and almost six months. gosh. it is good news they will be _ and almost six months. gosh. it is good news they will be coming - and almost six months. gosh. it is. good news they will be coming back and have some certainty. colonel cady coleman, astronaut and author of sharing space, thank you for joining us. —— colonel cody coleman. the french president, emmanuel macron, has described an explosion outside a synagogue near montpellier as an act of terror. the blast in la grande motte injured a police officer. the authorities said it was caused by two cars being set alight, one of which had a gas cannister inside.

police are hunting for a suspect, and security outsidejewish schools and places of worship has been stepped up. the incident happened during shabbat, thejewish day of rest, when religious services are held. a woman who lives near the site of the attack described her experience. translation: i was very shocked. the noise i heard was louder than anything i've ever heard in my life. since i've been in la grande motte, it's been over 25 years, so it was a big shock. the french prime minister gabriel attal has been to visit the synagogue this afternoon and condemned the attack. translation: we have escaped an absolute tragedy because, . as the commander of the gendarmerie told us, the first information, in particular from video surveillance, was that the assailant was extremely determined. and if the synagogue had been full of worshippers at that time, if people had come down from the building in the first minutes, they would probably have been victims.

what happened here shocks and scandalises all republicans in our country. i know that because the reality is that once again, frenchjews have been targeted, attacked because of their beliefs. the french prime minister. the leader of the sudanese army has dismissed un sponsored talks in switzerland aimed at ending the conflict with the paramilitary rapid support forces. general al—burhan said the army would continue fighting, even if took a hundred years. the large—scale conflict broke out in april 2023 and since then almost 15,000 people have been killed, and more than eight million have been displaced. now it's time for a look at today's sport with olly foster.

thank you. england's cricketers have won the first test against sri lanka by five wickets. the tourists dug in on day four with a century from kamindu mendis and 79 from dinesh chandimal before they were bowled out for 326. that left england needing 205 for victory. they lost five wickets, butjoe root saw them home with an unbeaten 62 including the winning boundary. they now have an extra day off before the second test starts at lords on thursday. he her sri lanka. i think the way they played, they played, they really pushed on. other times, touring teams could have folded a little bit. when we got that big lead, we thought they might, but a credit to them and how they made. == credit to them and how they made. —— played. what about the positives and how the team played? i thought the first was batting, then bowling, and i'm very confident about our batting line—up. i'm very confident about our batting line-u -. , ., , i'm very confident about our batting line-u -. ,., , ., i'm very confident about our batting line-u. ,., , ., ,., line-up. the bowlers have bowled well and very _ line-up. the bowlers have bowled well and very disciplined - line-up. the bowlers have bowled well and very disciplined in - line-up. the bowlers have bowled well and very disciplined in the . well and very disciplined in the second — well and very disciplined in the second innings. in the last of the premier league fixtures on saturday, arsenal won 2—0 at aston villa. leandro trossard and thomas partey scored their goals in the second half at villa park.

they were second best for much of the match. villa striker ollie watkins squandered a number of easy chances, gunners keeper david raya pulling off an amazing stop from his point blank header. villa are the only side to do the double over arsenal last season. we double over arsenal last season. - generated quite a lot of situations and dominance, but we did translate that into the score, and when we had difficulties, one they missed, and one that the reaction of that saved us, then the fact you want to be a great team, a total team, you need everyone to contribute and they were needed was especially unbelievable. the champions manchester city have also made it two wins out of two. an erling haaland hattrick saw them come rom behind to beat ipswich 4—i in theirfirst home game of the season. the norwegian striker scored his third late on at the etihad, but it was a crazy start to the game. with four goals in

the opening 16 minutes. sammi szmodics had given ipswich a surprise lead but city responded with three goals in the space of four minutes, two from haaland, either side of a kevin de bruyne strike. yeah, the numbers are ridiculous. ridiculous. he can compete in terms of goals with cristiano and messi. the numbers are incredible at his age and it is incredible for us and we are really, really happy to have him and hopefully he can be here for many, many years. so it will be good for us. brighton have also maintained their perfect start to the season, beating manchester united 2—1. joao pedro scored the winner in the fifth minute of injury time. the seagulls took the lead through danny welbeck�*s 100th premier league goal. amad diallo's second—half equaliser got united back into it, before pedro's late heroics on the south coast. west ham won 2—0 at crystal palace, soucek and bowen with the goals. fulham beat leicester 2—i. alex iwobi with their winner. morgan gibbs white scored the only

goal as nottingham forest won at southampton. and tottenham thrashed everton 4—0. heung—min son scored twice. south korea's shinji—yai leads the women's british open heading into the final round at st andrew's. the two—time winner went round in five under for the day, and leads by one stroke on seven under. the defending champion lilia vu is second and the world number one nelly korda, who had held the halfway lead, had a really bad day, dropping three strokes to sit on five under. mclaren's lando norris has spoiled the party at zandvoort, taking pole for sunday's dutch grand prix ahead of home favourite and championship leader max verstappen. norris is the first driver other than verstappen to take pole since the race returned to the calendar in 2021 after a 36—year break. norris was a third of a second quicker than the red bull, and his team—mate oscar piastri will start third on the grid. that is all the support for now. much more on the bbc sport website.

thank you. to the middle east, where fires are still burning on a greek—flagged oil tanker attacked by houthis earlier this week, leaving the ship adrift in the red sea with 150,000 tonnes of crude oil on board. crew members were rescued on thursday. the iranian—backed houthis in yemen have been attacking shipping in the red sea for several months, in protest against the war in gaza. the houthis have targeted more than 80 ships since october, disrupting a vital trade route that would usually see around a trillion dollars' worth of goods pass through every year. thousands of people have gathered in tel aviv to take part in anti—government protests. the protestors have been demanding a ceasefire from the war in gaza and the return of hostages held by hamas. israel's government estimates there are more than 100 hostages remaining in gaza. these rallies have become almost weekly events. protesters have also been been

calling for new elections. intense fighting has continued in gaza. clouds of smoke could be seen rising over the central city of dier al—balah, after an israeli air strike in the area. it's unclear if there were any casualties. more than 40,000 palestinians have been killed so far, according to gaza's health ministry since israel launched a military campaign in response to an attack by hamas gunmen on october 7th. it comes as talks have continued in cairo, with hamas sending a delegation to observe but not participate in the discussions. hamas official say there was no change in hamas's position. it wants a complete israeli troop withdrawal from two key areas in gaza. on friday, president biden spoke with his egyptian counterpart, abdel fattah el—sisi, as both countries, along with qatar push israel and hamas to accept the terms of a deal—brokered last month. america's top diplomat secretary of state, antony blinken, met with regional leaders this week on his ninth trip to the middle east since the conflict began.

the italian authorities have opened a manslaughter investigation into the deaths of seven people on board the luxury yacht, which sank off the coast of sicily on monday. the british tech entrepreneur mike lynch, his 18—year—old daughter, hannah, four of his friends and the yacht�*s cook all died, when the boat went down in a storm. bethany bell reports from sicily. for the first time, the grim details of the difficult and dangerous undersea recovery operation. rescuers limited to just 12 minutes per dive in the deep waters where the stricken yacht lay. one of the divers told me about the risks involved. translation: personally _ there are many dangers because any type of accident exposes us to unforeseen issues with equipment or physical conditions. the main problem when we are at sea is if we cannot resurface. so any problem that arises requires

a safe system to get us out. the yacht went down just over there, outside the harbour. at first people thought it sank because of a waterspout which is a kind of mini tornado. but now officials think it may have been hit by a localised powerful storm known as a downburst which descends from a thunderstorm and spreads out unpredictably. the authorities say the back of the boat sank first, then rolled onto its right side. six bodies were found in the cabins, including mike lynch and his 18—year—old daughter hannah. hannah was in a cabin by herself. translation: the boat sank on the stern side, l and then it turned on its right side down in the sea, and that is why those on board sought refuge in the cabins on the left side because that is where the air bubbles formed. they found the first five bodies

in the first cabin on the left side and the other body in the third cabin on the left. we found all of them in the high part of the boat. the investigation is at a very early stage. the prosecutors office is looking into potential crimes of negligent shipwreck and manslaughter. they stress they are not investigating anyone specific at the moment. we were told there are plans to recover the yacht from the sea bed but the operation is likely to be complex and costly and the owner is expected to pay. it could take months before there are clear answers. bethany bell, bbc news, porticello. as we've been reporting, the prosecutor in the case said the yacht had been hit by a localised, powerful wind known as a downburst, rather than a water spout. our weather presenter ben rich explains. well, downbursts and waterspouts both form in association with thunderstorms, and they can

cause quite similar sorts of damage. even on land we get reports sometimes of tornadoes that actually turn out to be not tornadoes but other features of thunderstorms, including downbursts. now, what is a downburst? well, inside a thundercloud, we have very turbulent motion, we have winds racing upwards and downwards very, very rapidly. there is a lot going on inside those storms and sometimes winds will rush out of the bottom of a storm cloud, so you get essentially a gust of wind that is blowing downwards towards the ground. that then hits the ground and spread out in all different directions. it is like just if i, you know, put air down on this table, it would reach the table and then it would spread out. so it is exactly like that. they are small, localised powerful features that can cause huge amounts of damage. waterspouts and indeed these downdraughts are not that uncommon. now, in this case, we had low pressure in the mediterranean around

that time so that gives the unstable atmosphere allowing these big stormclouds to go up. the other thing we had was very high sea surface temperatures, so record sea surface temperatures in the mediterranean. all of thatjust gives more energy into the atmosphere to provide these powerful storms. do stay with us here on bbc news. after the break we'll speak to one of britain's most successful paralympians — baroness tanny grey—thompson, as the paralympic flame is lit, and begins itsjourney to paris ahead of the opening ceremony of the games on wednesday. hello. saturday turned into a decidedly soggy affair for some of us at least. this was the scene during saturday morning on the seafront in hove with cloud, with a lot of rain. but that wasn't the whole story. brighter conditions further north and west. that was how it looked in powys,

and we did see sunny skies feeding in behind this rain band, albeit with a scattering of hefty showers. now, most of those showers will continue to fade through the evening, although some will continue up towards the north and the west of the uk. and then by the end of the night, we will see cloud and some patchy rain getting back into northern ireland. but where the skies remain clear, it is going to be a rather cool night, dare i say a fairly chilly night in some places? temperatures down to around 8 or 9 degrees. so we start tomorrow morning with some dry weather in many locations. but this frontal system already bringing cloud and rain into northern ireland, and that wet weather will spread its way up across southern and central portions of scotland into north west england, parts of wales as we go through the day. to the south and east of that, not a bad looking day, spells of sunshine, northern scotland seeing sunny spells and showers once again. it is going to be a windy day. we could see wind gusts in some places parts

of northern england, for example, of around 40mph or more. temperatures, maybejust a little bit up on where they have been today. 15 to 20 degrees covers it for most of us. as we move out of sunday and into monday, which is, of course, the bank holiday for most of us, we do see this weak ridge of high pressure trying to build in, and it does mean, actually, monday should bring a decent amount of dry weather. we could have this band of cloud here, just bringing a little bit of showery rain across southern scotland and northern england first thing, and i think we will generally see increasing amounts of cloud as we go through the day. perhaps some rain getting into northern ireland later on, but on balance this is not a bad looking day if you're looking for dry weather and some spells of sunshine. it's going to feel a little bit warmer as well. and as we head deeper into the new week, while we will see frontal systems pushing in from the northwest, these weather fronts are likely to stall. so while some of us will see outbreaks of rain, others, particularly down towards the south and the southeast, will see something warmer developing. in fact, we could see temperatures getting into the high 20s celsius.

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this is bbc news, the headlines: german police arrest a second person in connection with a fatal knife attack. earlier a 15—year—old boy was arrested for allegedly knowing about the attack beforehand.

nasa says two astronauts stranded in space after issues with their boeing starliner spacecraft will not return to earth until february 2025. prosecutors in italy open a manslaughter investigation into the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast of sicily. and ahead of wednesday's opening ceremony, the paralympic flame is lit at the british hospital where the idea for the games was born. a reminder of that breaking news in the last hour — police in germany say they have made a second arrest in the search for a suspect who stabbed three people to death at a festival in the city of solingen — and wounded eight others. the police have already arrested a 15—year—old who they believe may have been in contact with the perpetrator before the attack. in the last couple of hours — police were seen raiding a property — usually a home for asylum seekers — in the city of solingen.

a spokesperson for duesseldorf police gave this update. translation: we followed her to evolve, that's why police and special forces have convened evolve, that's why police and specialforces have convened here. we have to wait for the end of the operation to present the result. of course we get a lot of tips. we have to follow up on every tip. if clues become more solid, than a police operation is carried out. we now have to wait to see the outcome of this operation, then we can say more. let's get more now on one of our top stories — it's the news that nasa says two astronauts stranded on the international space station will not return to earth until february 2025 and will be brought back not by boeing but by space x. the boeing starliner craft, which they travelled to space on, will be brought back earlier without the crew. our science editor rebecca morelle told me more about how nasa reached this decision.

it has been a really difficult decision for nasa to come to. they have spent months mulling this over. i mean, the issues, really the problems with the boeing starliner system sort of started almost as soon as it lifted off. there were problems with its thrusters, there were helium leaks. and for the last few months, nasa and boeing engineers have been trying to understand exactly what was at the root of these problems. but they have decided today, they've announced their decision that they don't think it's safe enough for their astronauts to fly home on boeing's starliner system, so instead, they're going to be coming back on a spacex spacecraft instead, which has been, you know, shuttling astronauts to and from the the international space station since 2020. so they're going to come home next year, after a while. right, so there's a delay to that. that can'tjust happen overnight. no, i mean it's really complicated scheduling on the international space station. so the spacex rocket has to blast off to carry the capsule up there. that's going to happen in september. they're going to have two astronauts on board that instead of the usual four.

that means there's then space for butch and suni, the two stranded astronauts, to come home on the spacex spacecraft when that's scheduled to come back in february next year, which is why there's such a long wait. i mean, it does... you know, an eight—day mission being extended to an eight—month mission... that's incredible. yeah, it's lengthy. so psychologically, for the two astronauts, that is a huge adjustment and one that all the experts think that they will make very well because they are such professionals and they have a vast amount of experience in space already. there are other astronauts up there with them. they're not alone. oh, yeah. no, i mean, they are veteran astronauts. i mean, for me, an eight—dayjourney extended to eight months, i wouldn't be too happy about it. but, you know, these people love the international space station. they always knew this was a test flight, and they knew that they could be up there for longer. they might not be coming back on the starliner system. so there are always sort of you've got to be adaptable if you're on a test flight. and that's exactly what they're having, having to be i mean,

they look pretty happy up there from the images you see. just as well! yeah. the challenge also is for boeing because this has been really, really a brutal blow for them. they have worked so hard on this starliner project and it has been beset by so many delays, as you said. yeah, that's right. i mean, they had issues with the first two test flights, which didn't have anyone on board the capsule. now they've had issues with this one too so, i mean, it's not great news for the company. what's been interesting during the press conference, though, is bill nelson, the nasa administrator, and the other people on the panel have emphasised again and again that it's not the end for their work with boeing, because basically, nasa needs two commercial space flight systems to get their astronauts there and back. they want spacex, but they want boeing too. they've invested a lot of money into this and they want it to work. so i think this plan of bringing boeing starliner back home without anyone on board — they'll test it, they'll assess it, maybe there'll be another test flight with no one on board going back up and down, astronauts are likely to fly again. but, you know, i'd say the programme is not over, but its future is looking a bit sort of shakier than it was, you know,

a few months ago when it set out. you mentioned that nasa is now using these private companies to do its work. why is that so important now in the nasa of the future? well, it's very interesting because, you know, they used to have their space shuttles, which of course suffered major failures, which is why the fleet was retired. so for almost ten years between 2011 and 2020, they had no means of getting their astronauts to and from the space station, so they were using russia's soyuz rockets and capsules instead to ferry their astronauts. so they made a commitment to say, "we want an american way of getting to and from the space station". and they decided to go pay for sort of a commercial taxi service instead. it's a change in business model for them. so, you know, the companies do it, they pay for their seats and that works. but they want two companies to do this, notjust one. so there's some redundancy. and there was no question of them going back to soyuz and saying, "look, hang on, can you do us a favourfor this one?" absolutely no way, not at the moment. i mean, space is the one bit where sort of russia and the us

are still collaborating. but i think, you know, i think it's really important for nasa to have their own means of getting their astronauts to and from. so i mean, it does look like boeing will still be part of that. but, you know, there's a bit of a delay to that happening. rebecca, along with holly cole and rick brosnan have written a piece on her website. rick brosnan have written a piece on herwebsite. it rick brosnan have written a piece on her website. it has various aspects about the implications for the mac astronauts, the mission, for boeing, what is been decided and it's fascinating because what was an eight day mission on the 5th ofjune will now turn into something that comes back in february next year. and the two astronauts, there they are, they have a completely different experience to come to what they had expected going up there, but it was part of a test flight and the astronauts are well trained for that. they have vast amounts of experience between them and have

hundreds of days and space already between them before this particular mission. do have a look on the bbc news website or on the app. to ukraine now president zelensky has used a speech on the country's independence day to say russia's invasion has failed. he said moscow had tried to destroy his country, but instead war had returned to russian soil. it's also been announced that the two sides have each exchanged 115 prisoners of war, after the united arab emirates acted as an intermediary. the russian personnel were captured during the offensive in kursk. brazil's sao paulo state has been hit with a devastating series of wildfires that have affected or are threatening to engulf 30 cities within the region. the fires fuelled by an ongoing spell of dry hot weather have already claimed two lives. the sao paulo state government has created an emergency committee to handle the fires. our latin america news reporter mimi swaby has been taking a closer look

at why the fires have been so bad. temperatures and really low humidity have been stoking these really dangerous fire conditions across the state. and this is a state which has been suffering a prolonged drought. state officials are also really concerned that forest fires will spread rapidly due to high winds. now, this could really engulf and destroy huge areas of natural vegetation. the wildfire season usually peaks in august and september in brazil. however, this year these wildfires started unusually early in late may in the pantanal region, the world's largest wetlands. this destroyed huge areas of a really precious, rich, diverse ecosystem. but this is just the latest in an ongoing saga for brazil, with extreme weather going from fires to recently, again, only a few months ago, some once—in—a—century flooding in the southernmost state of rio grande do sul, which claimed more than 170 lives, so many different extreme weather issues which are suffocating

large parts of brazil. but at this moment in time, fires are now at the top priority on the agenda. here in the uk — two more men aged 36 and 45 have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman and her three children died following a house fire in bradford. another man who was arrested remains in hospital in a critical condition. bryonie gawith was killed in the blaze at her home in the early hours of wednesday morning. her three young children — denisty, oscar and aubree — died later in hospital. the paralympic flame has been lit at the hospital in stoke mandeville in buckinghamshire here in the uk where the idea for the games was born. the torch will then begin itsjourney to paris — ahead of the opening ceremony on wednesday. more than 4,000 athletes will take part in the games. the stoke mandeville games were first held in 1948 for a small group of wheelchair athletes who had

sustained spinal injuries during world war ii. those later grew into the first paralympic games, which took place in rome in 1960. it was then in 2012 ahead of the london paralympics where the heritage flame ceremony took place for the first time in stoke mandeville and now this year is the second such ceremony. let's speak to former british paralympian baronnes tanni grey thompson. thank you very much for talking to us. all of us who were in london in 2012 remember the paralympics so well. it was unforgettable. how much of a sentence are you getting on what paris' might be like, could it be better and even bigger? if you look back to _ be better and even bigger? if you look back to 2012, _ be better and even bigger? if you look back to 2012, we _ be better and even bigger? if you look back to 2012, we beat parisl look back to 2012, we beat paris for the games, i think they want to beat us now on the success of the games. they've been working really hard, know where the city has had her

olympians in the last to light the olympic flame, so they're pushing really hard. it's going to be a good games, a lot of pressure on them but they really want to deliver. the numbers are — they really want to deliver. the numbers are bigger. i read that there is, from the ipc, there will be a record number of delegations as well as females. so the stats are bigger. well as females. so the stats are bi rer. . well as females. so the stats are bi ier_ ., ., well as females. so the stats are biner. ., ., ., �*, well as females. so the stats are bigger. yeah, and that's really aood. in bigger. yeah, and that's really good. in terms _ bigger. yeah, and that's really good. in terms of _ bigger. yeah, and that's really good. in terms of getting - bigger. yeah, and that's really| good. in terms of getting more bigger. yeah, and that's really - good. in terms of getting more women involved, there's three new countries, eritrea, everybody and others. i think that's going to change a lot of the perception of the game, so coming out of this were notjust going to have her olympians who are really well—known in their own countries, we could actually have a global super stars for the first time. ., . , have a global super stars for the first time-— first time. how much is parrot equipped _ first time. how much is parrot equipped to — first time. how much is parrot equipped to cope. _ first time. how much is parrot equipped to cope, and - first time. how much is parrot equipped to cope, and what's| equipped to cope, and what's accessibility like in paris? you've been there quite recently. it’s accessibility like in paris? you've been there quite recently.- been there quite recently. it's an old city of. _ been there quite recently. it's an old city of. very _ been there quite recently. it's an old city of, very much _ been there quite recently. it's an old city of, very much like - been there quite recently. it's an i old city of, very much like london. they did make big promises on making

they did make big promises on making the metro more accessible, they haven't been able to do that but they have massively improved their buses and they are now wheelchair accessible. also with the games coming, theyjust really aware that they are being very welcoming to all they are being very welcoming to all the athletes on the spectators. the athletes won't have any problems getting around in the village, the venues, they're all great. you just have to remember it's an old city. it's not quick or easy to change it. in terms of tickets, i remember what a bun fight it was to get tickets for the paralympics in london, that was setting the bar really high. a million or so tickets on the sold for the paralympics in paris. ii'iin�*n�* for the paralympics in paris. how concerned _ for the paralympics in paris. how concerned are _ for the paralympics in paris. how concerned are you _ for the paralympics in paris. how concerned are you for _ for the paralympics in paris. fin" concerned are you for that? there are still in a couple of million tickets that have been sold, so that's a positive. the other thing, paris was... it always is quiet in august, i think a lot of the presents coming back, they will be pushing tickets then. —— parisians.

there will be lots and lots of people at the venues, and mightjust not be the sell—out that london was. how were you viewing today's offence, the lighting of the flame? how important is it in the hole history of the olympics, we know its historical significance. it’s history of the olympics, we know its historical significance.— historical significance. it's the start of the — historical significance. it's the start of the games _ historical significance. it's the start of the games for - historical significance. it's the start of the games for the - historical significance. it's the - start of the games for the athletes. they've all been very focused training, most of the british athletes are in paris were at least in france by now, and this is a sign it's coming and there is no turning back. i think it's very important for britain to be connected to the games in that way, and it's really important for the athletes and you know, yesterday the president of the paris olympic and paralympic delivery was there, and that's kind of a new... delivery was there, and that's kind ofa new... again, delivery was there, and that's kind of a new... again, it's another level that paris are taking this

very seriously. we level that paris are taking this very seriously.— level that paris are taking this very seriously. we saw the july 0 enin: very seriously. we saw the july opening ceremony _ very seriously. we saw the july opening ceremony for - very seriously. we saw the july opening ceremony for the - very seriously. we saw the july - opening ceremony for the olympics using the river seine, it was all over the city. huge distances covered. do you know what the format is going to be for the paralympic opening ceremony coming up on wednesday? brute opening ceremony coming up on wednesday?— opening ceremony coming up on wednesda ? ~ ., �* . ~ ., wednesday? we don't. we know the athletes will — wednesday? we don't. we know the athletes will be _ wednesday? we don't. we know the athletes will be at _ wednesday? we don't. we know the athletes will be at the _ wednesday? we don't. we know the athletes will be at the concorde, - athletes will be at the concorde, and something around the shop still rose, we don't know exactly what that is. taking daily big ceremony after the stadium, as an athlete you don't really see the opening ceremony. you spend a lot of time outside, you've eaten all your sandwiches, you parade out, for speeches and then you go home. so you've missed all the fun. the athletes i spoke to on the boat had an amazing time, so i think again, that's really interesting. but without the athletes you can't have the games so i hope there's not as much rain certainly as either the opening ceremony of the olympics or

the flame lighting today. but the athletes, you know, they will feel a different atmosphere in the city. everybody must be hoping that they don't see a repeat of the weather that accompanied july's opening ceremony. that was extremely bad luck. i think now we will showing, while you are talking, some pictures of you yourself competing and your many successes. how do you view your time, and how do you feel the paralympics has changed since you were competing? mr; paralympics has changed since you were competing?— paralympics has changed since you were competing? my first games were in 1988, i competed _ were competing? my first games were in 1988, i competed at _ were competing? my first games were in 1988, i competed at five _ were competing? my first games were in 1988, i competed at five games - in 1988, i competed at five games and this is the fifth games that i have worked on. every games grew and developed. a lot of people push the games, helen robinson, bb supercenter, she did so much of the paralympic movement. london raised the bar, and it has been difficult. -- bbc the bar, and it has been difficult. —— bbc presenter. it hit tokyo

really badly, covid, so i think these games have the to really put it on the map is a worldwide event. it's very popular in a lot of countries. but it doesn't quite have that global feel to it yet. so there's going to be some amazing performances, british athletes training really hard, but you've got hunter woodall, who was a us athlete, his wife won a gold medal athlete, his wife won a gold medal at the lyrics for the long jump. this really interesting stories coming out of these games. haifa this really interesting stories coming out of these games. how will ou be coming out of these games. how will you be watching. _ coming out of these games. how will you be watching, will— coming out of these games. how will you be watching, will you _ coming out of these games. how will you be watching, will you be - you be watching, will you be there or watching on tv? ida. you be watching, will you be there or watching on tv?— you be watching, will you be there or watching on tv? no, i'm going to be there. or watching on tv? no, i'm going to be there- i'm _ or watching on tv? no, i'm going to be there. i'm doing _ or watching on tv? no, i'm going to be there. i'm doing some _ or watching on tv? no, i'm going to be there. i'm doing some media - or watching on tv? no, i'm going to be there. i'm doing some media sol be there. i'm doing some media so i will be commentating. i will be on the finish line, a very privileged position, the athletics i would say, and watching every minute of the action. we and watching every minute of the action. ~ . , and watching every minute of the action. ~ ., , ., , ., i. action. we are very envious of you bein: action. we are very envious of you being there. _ action. we are very envious of you being there, thank _ action. we are very envious of you being there, thank you _ action. we are very envious of you being there, thank you for - action. we are very envious of you being there, thank you for talking | being there, thank you for talking to us. we appreciate you having us on, have a great paralympics.

anyone found guilty of stealing a cat or dog in england and northern ireland could now face up to five years in prison, under a new law that's come into force today. previously the theft of a household animal was treated in the same way as the stealing of an object. catriona renton reports. an american bulldog dragged from her garden, a terrified miniature dachshund taken by a man who'd broken into her home, a collie snatched from outside a shop. all these dogs were retrieved safely, but some never come home. and it's notjust dogs that are stolen. betty went missing after she and her owner, agatha, moved to their new home. two weeks later, she was found for sale on the internet. agatha got the police involved. betty was dumped back at the house. it was pretty horrible all along. while i was searching for her. i started panicking instantly. you know, "where's she gone?" "where is she?" "why?" she never was, you know, missing before. and we are very close.

like, we've got very strong emotional bond with my pet, you know, with betty. so it was very painful. during the covid lockdown, there were concerns that more cats and dogs were being stolen which led to the uk government setting up the pet theft task force. it found that, in 2020, there were around 2,000 dog thefts reported to police in england and wales and more than 400 cats stolen across the uk. under the new law, anyone convicted of stealing a cat or a dog could face a fine or a maximum of five years in prison. the law also provides powers to extend the legislation to cover other pets if necessary. until now, pets were treated as property. the new bill was introduced by then backbench conservative mp anna firth. we've regarded our pets and dogs as nothing more than the loss of a mobile phone or a power tool being stolen out of your garden,

which is plainly not what our pets are to us in our modern day society. so this is a game changer. we are updating the law, finally, after years of campaigning. campaigners have been calling for the new law that reflects the emotional value of pets to their owners and the distress associated with their theft. animals are very valuable. kittens fetch a lot of money, especially pedigree ones, and we know that criminals are willing to do that, so this really helps to stop animals from being exploited in that way. agata was delighted to be reunited with betty. it's hoped the new law will deter people from abducting much loved pets. geoff edmond, lead wildlife officer at the rspca welcomes the new law. it's now a specific offence in law. it's really important that animal sentience, animal feelings are recognised, and it's really a good news to see that another piece of legislation is coming in, which will hopefully

provide a great deterrent. i think what we've got to look at here is that — and you've touched on it already in your report — that pets are part of the family. your dogs, your cats are part of your family, to give you so much and ask for so little. so when a pet is stolen, it's devastating. absolutely devastating. so to have a tougher law like this coming into place is making it fit for purpose. it's making it there, that the police now can investigate it. there is a penalty, we hope it will deter people. we, like everybody else, did see that rise in demand for dogs, particularly during the pandemic, which caused a concern. so we really need to see this as a positive aspect and recognise that, you know, they're just part of the family and that's important to us. and we... must be devastating for anybody who has been a victim already of a theft of a dog, of a cat but clearly when animals are stolen, generally people go to the police in the first instance, which is quite understandable. we work closely in partnership with police forces across the country. but we did see this... we did see this rise in demand

during the pandemic. and we also know that once there's a rise in demand that can increase the value of an animal, so that then can increase the theft, people thinking, well, i'm stealing something that's a valuable commodity, which really is important. so we're delighted this has come into place today, because it's now somebody who steals a dog or a cat or thinks about stealing a dog or a cat will face the full face of the law. and i think that's the key, really. in the late 1980's canary wharf transformed london's derelict docklands into a modern office district, and became a symbol of the city's thriving financial services industry. but fast—forward four decades and the post—covid legacy of working from home means that demand for office space is falling. with major companies like hsbc are leaving the area, with major companies like hsbc leaving the area, our reporter emma north has been finding out how canary wharf is adapting. the birth of canary wharf took down at hill docklands to the world financial giants.

no—one imagined that more than three decades on, it would need reinventing again. except, perhaps, this man. there we have it. all of london spread out before us. 200 years ago, it would have all been field. what will it be like in 200 years' time? what will be happening in this tower? perhaps it would be turned into flats because nobody needs offices any more. it looks likejools holland may have been right. depending on who you talk to, between nine and 20% of canary wharf�*s office space is currently empty. giants such as hsbc and clifford chance are going. so the question, now, is what are they going to do with all the space, and ultimately, who is canary wharf for? at its peak, 90% of the space was used by the financial world. now it's a little over half, so what has happened to canary wharf? since the pandemic, it was more

common for people to work at home. the second is timing. a lot of the big banks that moved here in the mid to early 90s, here in the mid to early �*90s, it can really long leases, 25, 30 years. all those people are now looking at those leases as they come to an end thinking, when we want to be in the future? tenants now include government offices and nhs trust. what they need is the building themselves to be something completely different. adding isn't always the way. renovating the hsbc building will have chunk taken out of it and transformed. what you don't need more of his office _ what you don't need more of his office space. you need to find a way to make it better and supplement it with all the other activities in the neighbourhood that you have. the simple form on the skyline, the fact it comes up and has an absolute flat top, the rounded corners, the sleekness from the outside, they are all things that are very recognisable. but what would you want in an building today? outdoor space, you want things inside of it rather thanjust acres and acres of the same office space.

whatever you look now, it's about fun. eating out, playing, you want to see pictures of bankers here any more. it's a deliberate approach to keeping the place alive and change some old views. contrary to perception, canary wharf is been the most robust it ever been. that is the trouble, it's the perception, isn't it? i'm glad you're hearing visiting us today. you've seen the recent article schools with the plethora of restaurants we've had here, people are seeing that and the big game changer has been the elizabeth line. canary wharf is too vital for london to fail, so to revive, it needs to change. who knows, as well as financial giant could be a little more than a memory. emma north, bbc news. millions of shi'ite muslims are gathering in iraq's karbala — in their annual pilgrim to mark the death of prophet muhammad's

grandson, hussein — killed in the battle of karbala in 680. during the holy shi'ite ritual of arbaeen, which will peak on august 25, pilgrims chant and beat their chests outside the al—abbas holy shrine, before embarking on a procession decorated with religious banners and posters. these are live pictures coming in right now. and finally — vilnius has hosted the annual corgi race on saturday. the short—legged dogs favoured by the late queen gathered from across europe to showcass their skills. some took it more seriously than others. the event first began in 2020 when two corgi owners wanted to see which of their corgis was faster. lots of fun, too. hello. saturday turned into a decidedly soggy affair for some of us at least. this was the scene during saturday morning on the seafront in hove with cloud, with a lot of rain. but that wasn't the whole story. brighter conditions further north and west. that was how it looked in powys, and we did see sunny skies feeding

in behind this rain band, albeit with a scattering of hefty showers. now, most of those showers will continue to fade through the evening, although some will continue up towards the north and the west of the uk. and then by the end of the night, we will see cloud and some patchy rain getting back into northern ireland. but where the skies remain clear, it is going to be a rather cool night, dare i say a fairly chilly night in some places? temperatures down to around 8 or 9 degrees. so we start tomorrow morning with some dry weather in many locations. but this frontal system already bringing cloud and rain into northern ireland, and that wet weather will spread its way up across southern and central portions of scotland into north west england, parts of wales as we go through the day. to the south and east of that, not a bad looking day, spells of sunshine, northern scotland seeing sunny spells and showers once again. it is going to be a windy day. we could see wind gusts in some places parts of northern england, for example, of around 40mph or more.

temperatures, maybejust a little bit up on where they have been today. 15 to 20 degrees covers it for most of us. as we move out of sunday and into monday, which is, of course, the bank holiday for most of us, we do see this weak ridge of high pressure trying to build in, and it does mean, actually, monday should bring a decent amount of dry weather. we could have this band of cloud here, just bringing a little bit of showery rain across southern scotland and northern england first thing, and i think we will generally see increasing amounts of cloud as we go through the day. perhaps some rain getting into northern ireland later on, but on balance this is not a bad looking day if you're looking for dry weather and some spells of sunshine. it's going to feel a little bit warmer as well. and as we head deeper into the new week, while we will see frontal systems pushing in from the northwest, these weather fronts are likely to stall. so while some of us will see outbreaks of rain, others, particularly down towards the south and the southeast, will see something warmer developing. in fact, we could see temperatures getting into the high 20s celsius. that's all from me.

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live from london, this is bbc news: german police arrest a second person in connection with a fatal knife attack. earlier a 15—year—old boy was arrested for allegedly knowing about the attack beforehand. nasa says two astronauts stranded on

the international space station will not return to earth until february — eight months later than initially planned. the decision to keep butch and suni aboard the international space station and bring the boeing starliner home uncrewed is the result of a commitment to safety. prosecutors in italy open a manslaughter investigation into the sinking of the luxury yacht off the coast of sicily in which seven people died. and ahead of wednesday's opening ceremony, the paralympic flame is lit at the british hospital where the idea for the games was born. hello, i'm karin giannone. german police in the city of solingen have arrested a second person after three people were stabbed to death and eight injured at a festival last night.

the attack took place in solingen in the west of germany last night.