there are still flames and started, there are still flames and smoke billowing out of the top. how it started is still not clear. # slip inside the eye of your mind... # and will they, won't they? the gallagher brothers tease fans with the prospect of an oasis reunion. good evening. tributes have been pouring in for sven—goran eriksson, who's died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. he was england's first foreign manager, and was seen at his peak as one of football's finest coaches. during his tenure, his varied private life was also closely followed by the tabloid papers. prince william, who is head of the football association, called him a "true gentleman of the game". andy swiss looks back at his life. he brought a swedish cool

to english football. but behind that studious surface, sven—goran eriksson�*s reign was anything but dull. he had made his managerial name first with gothenburg, and then with the italian side lazio, but when england appointed him as kevin keegan�*s replacement in 2000, it sparked a storm of controversy. england had never had a foreign coach before. but if the traditionalists were upset, eriksson was unflappable. if it's the most difficult job, i'm very happy. then it will be my biggest challenge so far in my life. and he soon silenced his critics on a famous night in munich. john motson: oh, this is getting better and better and better! - a 5—1 thrashing of germany, and suddenly eriksson seemed england's saviour. they qualified for the 2002 world cup in dramatic fashion. beckham! yes! yes! he's done it! the feelgood factor was back,

and eriksson was the architect. but qualification was followed by frustration. england were beaten in the quarterfinals by brazil, and his passive management style was under scrutiny. come the 2004 euros, it was the same story. 0h, he's put it miles over the bar. as england again went out in the quarterfinals, the questions began to mount. by now, eriksson�*s private life was attracting headlines. his relationships with the italian lawyer nancy dallaglio, with the tv star ulrika johnsson, and with faria alam, an fa employee, which prompted turmoil at the organisation. and after he told an undercover reporter he'd consider quitting after the 2006 world cup, the fa announced he'd leave following the tournament. england went into it with high hopes, their team dubbed the "golden generation". but yet again, they crashed out in the quarterfinals, yet again, on penalties.

eriksson later said it was the biggest disappointment of his career. i don't think england was ready to win a world cup in 2002. 2006? yes. england should have done better. and if you take all the defeats i had in my life, that was the hardest one. after leaving the england job, eriksson spent a year at manchester city, followed by a string of other clubs. he was never short of offers. but after being diagnosed with cancer, the affection for him was plain to see. in march, the lifelong liverpool fan managed a legends team at anfield. one of his assistants that day remembers how poignant it was. what you see is what you get. the big successful manager. he got really emotional, you know, at the end of the game, you could see. you know, when we done the lap of honour, i was lucky enough to be by him, and again, he kept on saying, "this is so special."

it was the fondest of farewells to a gracious man and to one of england's most ground—breaking managers. sven—goran eriksson, who's died at the age of 76. a fire that has engulfed a block of flats in east london has been brought under control. the building was undergoing work to remove and replace cladding, and the london fire brigade confirmed that it had a number of fire safety issues known to them. more than 80 people were evacuated, and two were taken to hospital. helena wilkinson reports. this is the block of flats in east london, engulfed by flames at the peak of the devastating fire. more than 100 residents live here. most will have been asleep when it broke out. it must have been terrifying. the london fire brigade was called at 2:1i1i this morning. a major incident was declared with a huge emergency response.

45 fire engines were sent with 225 firefighters. the first of them were at the scene within five minutes of the call. residents have been describing the terrifying moment of what happened in the block of flats in the early hours of this morning. one woman, who is six months pregnant, has told us that as they were making their way down the stairs, the smoke became heavier and everyone was coughing. she also said there was no warning and no fire alarm. other residents spoke of the terrifying situation. there was a lot of smoke. you couldn't breathe and we managed to reach downstairs, and we went in the hallway, in the hall, there was a firefighter that said, you know, justjust run across the other side of the building, basically. there was no alarm. we didn't hear any alarm. there is no sprinklers in that building at all. as red cross volunteers sorted clothing for people, a resident who was at work at the time said his 16—year—old son was inside the flat

when the fire took hold. he tried and get himself through the window, and that's the fifth floor. um, so he got himself out through the window. luckily the scaffolding, the scaffolding was there, so he jumped down on the scaffolding and i guess the fire guys put the ladder up and get him. the cause of the fire is not yet known. work had been under way to remove noncompliant cladding on the flats, and there were already issues known to authorities. not far from the flats, a rest centre has been set up for residents unable to return to their homes. an extensive search and rescue operation took place following a simultaneous evacuation of the building, and i'm pleased to announce that everyone has been accounted for. this was a very dynamic and challenging incident,

and we all know undoubtedly there will be concerns around the fire safety issues present within the building, which will form part of our report. at the scene, firefighters are still trying to contain the smoke billowing out. long ladders have been used to pour water on the top of the building. locals have been told to keep their windows closed. the investigation into how the fire started will be the next step. that there weren't more injuries seems extraordinary. and helena is live at the scene now. a terrifying day for the residents? yes, absolutely. you might be able to make out behind us the building, a huge amount of smoke still billowing out. we have also seen flames as well coming out of the top of the building. it is more than 16 hours since it started. we have

heard stories throughout the day from residents, desperate stories, one resident described it as a horror movie was one of another woman said she didn't hear the fire alarm in the flat where she was, there's as i mentioned, most people in the building will have been asleep at the time of the fire. this building is one of thousands of buildings that are waiting to have their cladding removed. we don't know what caused the fire yet but it comes seven years after the grenfell tower fire, comes seven years after the grenfell towerfire, in which comes seven years after the grenfell tower fire, in which 72 people died, and the public inquiry into that is going to report back, it's going to be published next month. so in terms of the residents here, they are still out of their homes, we have heard from the london fire brigade who say it will be days still before they are able to finish the job here, as you can see here, flames still coming out of the top of that building, a terrifying ordealfor those who were inside and remarkable that not more people were injured.

indeed, thank you very much, helena. and around 70 firefighters responded to a fire at another tower block in east london this afternoon. the fire service said part of a flat and balcony in blackwall were alight on the 25th floor of a 45—storey building. there are no reports of any injuries. russia has launched a major air raid over ukraine, firing around 200 missiles and drones at energy and water facilities, and killing at least six people. president zelensky again called on western allies to change their rules and let ukraine use their weapons to strike deeper inside russia. these are some of the cities that were hit. ukrainian officials say 15 regions were targeted. i'm joined now from kyiv by our reporter abdujalil abdurasulov. tell us more about what happened. well, the ukrainian air force says they managed to shoot down almost

all drones that russia launched district cities across ukraine. however, they are saying they failed to intercept 25 missiles, including hypersonic listing missiles. miraculously, the number of people who were killed during these attacks is not high, given the scale of what happened today. at the moment, at least six people have been reported to be killed, but this figure is still increasing. the main target of this attack was ukraine's energy infrastructure. the hydroelectric power plant near kyiv was damaged and other energy facilities were targeted by russian missiles and drones. it seems that this attack is moscow's attempt to disrupt energy supplies in ukraine ahead of the upcoming winter. since march, they have targeted and destroyed dozens of energy facilities in ukraine including substations, power plants and so on and as a result, ukraine

lost about half of its electricity generation capacity, and today's attack will certainly make things worse for ukraine.— attack will certainly make things worse for ukraine. thank you very much. police say a mother who attended notting hill carnival with her child yesterday narrowly avoided being killed after she was stabbed. the 32—year—old woman remains in a critical condition in hospital. the metropolitan police said carnival�*s family day had been "marred by unacceptable violence". this week marks 30 years since the first significant paramilitary ceasefire in northern ireland, an importantjuncture in the eventual ending of the conflict. in that time, the political landscape has shifted, with sinn fein becoming the first irish nationalist party to win most seats at the general election, although unionists still received a higher number of votes overall. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page looks now at political attitudes a generation after the violence largely ended. in northern ireland, politics is coloured

by contrasting constitutional narratives, but it isn't all binary and black and white. there's a rough template that i grew up with, the protestant unionist tradition. my culture very much came from british tv, uk tv, and politics is downstream from culture, so i feel like a scotsman or a welshman, that i'm part of the greater entity. i very much feel like an irishman too. brianjohn spencer explores identity through his art. he believes northern ireland should and will stay in the united kingdom, because most people don't want a big change. when it comes to the constitutional question, i don't think it's coming anytime soon. you want a safe harbour orjust maybe better the devil you know. that's possibly what i'm sensing when i'm talking to people. the big picture is still being painted. the conflict known as the troubles lasted for three decades. it's been largely over for almost as long. the place that i grew up in is not the place that my daughters

have grown up in. and in that way, we've made so much headway. emma jordan is a theatre director in belfast. she says the dublin government provides better arts funding and suggests issues like that could affect the constitutional debate. all of our international touring is funded through culture ireland. culture ireland are a cultural organisation based in the republic of ireland, but they've got an all—ireland agenda. that has to have an effect in terms of the things that you care about, how are they valued? that tells a tale in itself, doesn't it? the story of the future will nevertheless be framed by the past. the wounds are so great that they need to heal. gwen stevenson crossed the border with the republic of ireland every day for a year to make this poignant film. alexandra bannister, 21. seamus morris, 18. it remembers all

the victims of violence and reminds that communities remain divided. if we could introduce integrated education, if we could integrate housing, if we could be economically more prosperous, then i think we can move forward. the peace process has brought new thinking about perennial issues. there are signs people are reconsidering what traditional identities mean, or stepping outside them. chris page, bbc news, belfast. now, could an 0asis reunion be on the cards? the gallagher brothers have been ramping up speculation on social media that an announcement could be made tomorrow. formed in 1991, the britpop band rose to fame with hits including wonderwall and don't look back in anger. here's noor nanji. this cryptic post on x late last night... # you gotta roll with it # you gotta take your time... # ..fuelled the rumours that

an 0asis reunion could finally be announced tomorrow. # slip inside the eye of your mind... # gigs in their hometown, manchester, as well as ten nights in london, are rumoured to be on the cards as well as a glastonbury headline slot. # today is gonna be the day # that they're gonna throw it back to you... # it's exactly 30 years since the gallagher brothers shot to fame as britpop ruled the airwaves. # i don't believe that anybody feels the way i do # about you now... # but they also had a fractious relationship. after a fight in 2009, noel left the band. # backbeat, the word is on the street # that the fire in your heart is out... # so, what's the story here? they've already had the glory — seven albums, eight number one singles. why do this now? after the decades of going at each other with cricket bats and fire extinguishers, it's extraordinary that they seem to be getting along better. and maybe money

is an incentive here. you know, tickets are expected to be costing more than £100 at heaton park and wembley stadium, should this go ahead. so maybe they're just...they can put aside their differences to fill their coffers. whatever the motivation, fans in manchester are delighted and are not shy of showing it. i'm not going to sleep tonight. i am so excited. but there's still an element of doubt that i'm like, please don't be just another record relaunch or something. i'm desperate for them to come back together. i've seen them both separately this year as well. incredible, incredible. both different, different concerts completely, but together, you know... best believe i'll be there. and obviously with noel getting a bit of a divorce, maybe? - he might need the money. he's got to do it- before us old guys are 60 and we can actually still stand up in a field. - # is it my imagination # or have i finally found something worth living for? # is it definite or is it maybe? all will become clear tomorrow. noor nanji, bbc news.

it brings it all back! time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. it hasn't been too bad for a bank holiday weekend. not a bank holiday in scotland of course. but across the rest of the uk, it's been a day of sunny spells and it has felt warmer, by ciaran agassi. you can see the sunshine quite nicely on the satellite. but there is also mcleod. getting in from the west overnight tonight, that's going to be bringing some heavy downpours across northern ireland and western scotland was a very heavy rain across dumfries and galloway towards the south—west of scotland. all pushing for the east. to the north—west areas of england and the risk of wind is running out to the irish sea coast. for the rest of england and wales, dry with clearer spells and it's a mild start to the day tomorrow. very wet one towards the north and west. that era

of rain gradually will sink further south and east, crossed in north—west england, down through wales and south west england, through the afternoon. to the north and west of the front it will cheer up and west of the front it will cheer up considerably with sunny spells and a few showers, feeling warmer particularly across eastern scotland in the shelter of the wind. the warmest temperatures towards east anglia and down through central southern england, south—east england, the mid—20s here. a lot of centring around but the position of that front is really going to affect just how your day feels. and here it is on wednesday. it is weakening all the while, still pushing south—east, a narrow band of cloud by the time we get to wednesday, stretching down from north yorkshire through the midlands and into parts of somerset. towards the north and west, a few showers for western scotland and northern ireland but also sunny spells. the highest of the temperatures again will be across south—east england and east anglia, we could get to 27 or 28 degrees.

it's likely to be the warmest day of the week because by that i we get into thursday, we are drawing in westerly winds. there will be a lot of dry weather with sunny spells but you can see things will be turning fresher pretty much across the board into thursday and friday. possibly turning warmer again, mostly dry perhaps the weekend. that's it for now. the news continues here on bbc one, as it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodbye. you're watching bbc news, i'm samantha simmons. let's bring you more of today's story. it's the late august bank holiday weekend, which can only mean one thing — notting hill carnival is back! adult�*s day, which follows on from the families' and children's day yesterday, is all about celebrating caribbean arts and culture with a huge street party. the festival — in its 56th year — includes a dazzling parade

showcasing the best of masquerade dancing, soca, calypso, steel bands and sound systems. carnival is one of the longest—running street parties in the world and the largest street party in europe. greg mckenzie has been at notting hill carnival and can provide an update on the day's event. the notting hill carnival is coming to an end here in west london. but by the end of the evening, more than 2 million people will have taken to the carnival. yesterday and today, known as the adult state. have you been enjoying it? i known as the adult state. have you been enjoying it?— been en'oying it? i been en'oying it so been enjoying it? i been en'oying it so much! cheering h so much! cheering wow, and _ so much! cheering wow, and indeed, l so much! cheering | wow, and indeed, the so much! cheering _ wow, and indeed, the atmosphere so much! cheering — wow, and indeed, the atmosphere here at carnival, organisers say it's been relatively trouble—free and they are looking forward to planning next year's they are looking forward to planning next yea r�*s event. they are looking forward to planning next year's event. now in terms of the history of the event, it stemmed — well, come from the civil rights movement here in london, because back here in the 19505, a young man called kelsey cochran, wa5 back here in the 19505, a young man called kelsey cochran, was murdered here, a racial murder. and that's

been the birth of carnival here. race relations, people weren't getting along — and what happened was the community came together and put on an event, a small event, about 100 people. put on an event, a small event, about100 people. now put on an event, a small event, about 100 people. now it is the second biggest carnival in the world, visited by more than 2 million people. and ultimately, it's all about experiencing caribbean culture — so that's music and the food. the conservatives are demanding to know who authorised a downing street pass for labour's biggest donor, despite him having no formaljob at the premises. the sunday times revealed that lord waheed alli had been issued with a temporary pass for number ten. downing street confirmed that he did have a pass, but that it was "temporary" and "given back several weeks ago". the captain of the superyacht that sank off the coast of sicily last week has been placed under investigation, according to italian media. local reports have said that captain james cutfield

is being investigated by police looking into the deaths of mike lynch and six other people killed during the disaster. a knife amnesty and compensation scheme begins today, encouraging people who own "zombie—style" blades and machetes to surrender them. the scheme is being run across england and wales before the weapons are banned next month. radio: he's got a possible machete down his pants, l like a meat cleaver. yeah, he's been seen to put it down his pants, yeah. in greater manchester, 0peration venture targets knives on the city streets. reports of a man seen concealing a machete in his trousers leads officers to a residential street in salford. come here. male making off! come here! get on the floor now. get on the floor now! the suspect scales a fence, being pepper sprayed as he flees,

losing a shoe and his coat. what strikes me, this is a huge police response to a report of somebody who's got a large knife. is that typical? yeah, it will be. he's come over there. it's mainly due to how much of a high risk he is to members of the public. and the fact that he's been described as having a large machete—style meat cleaver. so, he's obviously a huge risk to members of the public. this is what's called a desert machete. as you can see, that has got a blade of over eight inches long. zombie knives, rambo knives, machetes — weapons designed to intimidate and terrorise — can currently be legal to own because of a loophole in the law. but from the 24th of next month, new legislation comes into force, making it an imprisonable offence to possess a wide range of what are called statement weapons. and ahead of that, police are offering an amnesty with possible compensation to anyone who hands them in. this is allowing people to claim compensation for knives that

are held legally at the moment, but that will become illegal at the end of september. do you think this ban will actually make any difference to the level of knife crime? without doing it, we still would have a number of knives on the street. so yes, i think it is the right thing to do. whether the statistics say it reduces knife crime are yet to be seen. kelly brown's16—year—old son, rhamero west, was stabbed to death in south manchester in 2021. she doesn't believe the amnesty and incoming ban will be enough to prevent future knife crime tragedies. banning these knives is not going to solve knife crime, because you can easily get a knife from the kitchen cupboard, the pound shops, anywhere. tougher sentencing? tougher sentencing when you're getting caught with that knife. with their fearsome appearance, zombie—style knives and machetes have become status symbols among criminal gangs. before winning the election last month, laboursupported the proposed law on a ban, but they also called for more proactive intervention

and investment in youth services. britain actually already has among the toughest knife crime laws in the world, and some argue that better than targeting already marginalised young people, we should be prioritising the needs and wellbeing of children. liam kotrie is a manchester lawyer who gets calls to defend young people accused of knife offences once or twice every week. locking up children simply doesn't work. we've seen that over the years. knife crime levels have stayed the same. what we need to change is supporting young people through school, through education outside of school, and making them feel that they're part of society, and not blaming them for the problems within it. enforcement is part of the answer, a robust response to take knives off the streets. but the police would agree that what's also required are long term policies which help convince young people there's never a need to leave home with a blade. mark easton, bbc news, manchester. a suspected bomb that was washed up

on a beach in devon yesterday was swept back out to sea before it could be properly assessed, according to police. it was spotted on the sand in the village of beer but had been washed out by the tide by the time the bomb disposal team arrived. a coastguard spokesperson said rescue teams would return to the beach at low tide to reassess the situation. an area of farmland in county lowth, near the irish border, is to be searched for the remains of a british soldier murdered by the ira in 1977. captain robert nairac was working undercover when he was abducted. the search has been organised by the independent commission for the location of victims remains. it said it has "sufficient credible information" to begin a search of private land in the faw—khurt area near dundalk. we're just two days away from the start of the paralympics — and as part of the build—up the torch crossed from england into france through the channel tunnel. it was joined by hundreds of british athletes, who'll be hoping to repeat their recent successes

in the games. 0ur correspondentjoe inwood went to london's st pancras station to see them off. the flame that represents the paralympic movement heading through the channel tunnel, to paris. it's a journey also being taken by hundreds of british paralympian. so today, it's the swimming and tae kwon do teams that are heading to paris on this special gold eurostar. as you can see, they're going full of optimism. even for veterans of previous games, especially tokyo — which was constrained by covid — paris will offer something new. i think the crowds will be insane. in tokyo, you walked into this theatre for sport, and there was a vacuum of noise, there was nothing there. i think going into that arena, packed to the brim, it's just going to be so exciting to people behind the sport, and nice that friends and family are able to come and watch, as well. good luck. thank you. that support comes with expectation. paralympicsgb have enjoyed

extraordinary success. in tokyo, they won 124 medals. 41 of them gold, coming second only to china. the aim this time is to get up to 140 and inspire a new generation. when i was a ten—year—old girl watching london 2012, i think that definitely kickstarted the whole paralympic movement even more. so yeah, i think it's amazing what paralympic sport has done. i think there's definitely some steps forward that we need to take, but i think, hopefully the more we talk about the paralympics and the more people are aware of the games and come and watch us and support us, the better it will be. team gb had a golden olympics — now is the time for the paralympics to take centre stage. as they depart the station, the flame arrives in france. paris has already shown it can put on a games — now, for the encore. joe inwood, bbc news,

at st pancras station, in london. the cost of fish and chips has seen the biggest price increase of some of the uk's most popular takeaways, according to new figures. the average price per portion has risen by more than 50% in the last five years. chip shop owners cite a "perfect storm" of costs in recent years, including soaring energy bills, tariffs on seafood imports and extreme weather hammering potato harvests. and now its sports day hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm marc edwards. tributes pour in for former england manager sven—goran erikssen, who has passed away. the final tennis grand slam of the year — we'll give you the latest from flushing meadows as the tournament gets under way.

and "an obvious choice" — georgia hall is given a wild card by captain suzann pettersen to represent europe at the solheim cup. welcome to the programme. tributes are being paid to former england manager sven goran eriksson, who has passed away at the age of 76. the swede led the three lions to the quarterfinals at three major tournaments during his five—year spell in charge between 2001 and 2006. andy swiss pays tribute to england's first non british manager. he brought a swedish cool to english football. but behind that studious surface, sven—goran eriksson's reign was anything but dull. he had made his managerial name

first with gothenburg,