israel's security forces launch one of the largest military operations in decades in the occupied west bank. paris prepares for the paralympics, with the games�* opening ceremonyjust hours away. # ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin�* alive...# remember, dial 999, push hard and fast to stayin' alive. and how a vinniejones lesson in cpr from ten years ago is still saving lives. and coming up on bbc news. after ten months out for a betting ban, newcastle's italian midfielder sandro tonali is in line to make his return in tonight's carabao cup tie. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor has defended the decision to restrict winter fuel payments, as energy companies

and charities are meeting with ministers to discuss the difficult winter ahead. energy bills will rise again in october, when the price cap increases by 10%. rachel reeves said she had to take difficult decisions in very challenging circumstances. the conservatives are calling for her to scrap the changes. our political correspondent iain watson reports. energy prices are increasing and so is the pressure on the government to help those who are struggling to pay their bills. we are bracing ourselves for a really difficult winter. we are already seeing record numbers of people coming to us with energy debt in the height of summer. that is only going to get worse when the energy price cap rises. from october, the energy regulator ofgem is allowing prices to rise by 10%, and that represents bills of more than £1700 a year for a typical household. this morning, the government brought together big energy companies, the regulator, and citizens advice bureau to discuss what more could be done to help customers who are behind

with their bills or who are at risk of falling into debt this winter. a new report from an independent advisory body, the committee on fuel poverty, said nearly a million households with children were struggling. there needs to be a consideration in the budget in the autumn of a winter plan for many, many people — pensioners and other households. i've mentioned children already, where children are in personal —— i've mentioned children already, where children are in poor fuel households, they need help this winter and beyond. and out of the energy summit that is happening today, there has to be a better plan going forward. critics say ministers have dealt a blow to the majority of pensioners by taking away winter fuel payments. recently we talked to some of those who have been impacted. billy and sylvia say there are already struggling. we did get the help last year, but we still felt the cold. it's hard work sometimes when, you know, your fingers are freezing, you can't do nothing, can you? we shouldn't have to do that now when we've worked and paid our taxes all this time. on a factory visit in scotland, the chancellor wanted

to talk about growth. what is already growing is pressure on her to do a partial u—turn and make more people eligible for the payment, but there is no hint of compromise. these are not decisions that i wanted to make, but these are decisions we had to make given the inheritance that we faced from the conservative government, and there will be more difficult decisions to come in the budget later this year. that is the stark reality after the mess that the previous conservative government have left this labour government to inherit. labour says it has a plan to bring energy prices down, including investing in more home—grown green energy, but that won't help this winter. and if people find it difficult to keep warm, it's the government that is likely to feel the heat. the meeting that we were talking about finished just around half an hour ago. we heard from the chief executive of the citizens advice bureau in england and wales, she was

at the meeting, she says she will work with the energy companies and the government to help those who are in the most urgent need. what does that mean in practice? the kind of things discussed at that roundtable were things like hardship fund is administered by the energy companies, energy companies doing more to identify people who aren't in debt but who are at risk of falling into debt, and also reaching realistic payment plans with those who are struggling with their bills. what it doesn't seem to have done as yet, this is early days, but it doesn't seem to have done something more ambitious which some campaigners are calling for, which is a social tariff, a permanently reduced bill for people who are in difficulties. that is something which other sectors, for example telecoms, already do. let's be clear about this, the reason the government wants to be seen to be doing this now is because energy prices are increasing and the pressure is increasing on them because of that decision on winter fuel payments. the difficulty for the government as it is not simply political opponents who are raising this, there are people inside the labour party, mps coming back to westminster next week who are

desperately uneasy about taking away these winter fuel payments. and where the pressures are being applied now to the chancellor is whether she can do something to mitigate the decision, not to do a complete u—turn, per perhaps help some of those people not on pension credit but who don't feel desperately well off. no hint of compromise today, but that pressure is likely to increase between now and the budget in october. thank ou. as well as energy prices, our water bills are expected to go up, too, by an average £19 a year over the next five years. but water companies have told the regulator ofwat they need to hike their charges even higher than that in order to tackle sewage spills. it's come to light as a consultation on improving the industry closes. our business editor simonjackjoins us. simon, when will the final decision on water bill rises be made? what have the water companies been saying? it what have the water companies been sa in: ? , , , they are basically saying, we cannot fix the stuff you want us to fix any water system unless you let us put bills up by more than you are

letting us. thames water in the last half an hour say, on the basis of the draft determination, thames water wanted 44%, they were awarded 23%. they say, we can either finance or invest in that it will not be deliverable. it would also prevent the turnaround and recovery of the company. thames water say, unless we can put bills up by more than 23%, we are in big trouble. the rest of the industry says it is notjust thames water, there are in the front seat of this slow motion car crash, but the water uk, the industry body, says ofwat�*s decision will make it impossible for the water sector to attract the level of investment in these and reduce the uk's attractiveness to international investment. thames water investors have already walked away, saying they cannot put more money in. they say that could count on around the rest of the industry. there is little sympathy for water companies, as we see these sewage discharges and spells, people have said the company has prioritised paying dividends to their shareholders and big fat salaries to the executives

over the last few years, the water company say, we are where we are, we have got a real problem. what we need to do comedy focus has been on keeping bills low. in fact, they have risen by less than inflation. the emphasis now needs to be on investment. at the moment, these two sites, the regulator and water companies, are miles apart. the decision comes in december. thank ou, decision comes in december. thank you. simon- — doctors are calling on the government to ban flavoured and disposable vapes to protect children against what they say is a "growing epidemic" in the uk. a bill that would have restricted the sale and marketing of vapes ran out of time to become law under the last government. the british medical association says bold action is needed. here's our health reporter michelle roberts. according to the latest estimates, around 8% of ii— to 17—year—olds vape. although it's already illegal to sell e—cigarettes to anyone under 18, the british medical association says more needs to be done and quickly to protect children and young people from a vape epidemic. the bma wants disposable vapes

and all flavoured ones to be banned. it's also calling for kerbs on how vapes are marketed and sold, similar to cigarettes, with plain packaging and products kept behind the counter. if you're stopping smoking, you need a tobacco flavoured vape to just transfer from one to another. there is no need for any of the colourants or any of the flavourings that we see at the moment. we don't want to see them advertised in an open forum. there's no point in having a shiny bubble gum flavour, it's just about providing a quit aid. the uk vaping industry association agrees that stronger measures are needed to cut off the supply of youth vaping and illicit products, but it fears bans could lead to people using the black market and harms stop smoking progress. what we'd like to see and have been campaigning for many years is to see an introduction of vape licensing for both retailers and wholesalers. that would include things

like robust age verification processes, for instance. then also we need to combine that with increased fines. and we'd like to see, as an industry, minimum fines of £10,000 per instance for anybody caught selling to a minor. in february, the conservative government introduced a tobacco and vapes bill, which aimed to restrict access for children but not adult smokers trying to quit. however, parliament was dissolved for the election before the law could be passed. when labour took over, it announced that it would reintroduce the bill. we're seeing in schools across the country, in bus stops and in town centres at the end of school billows of smoke from young people who are consuming vapes, often with really, really high levels of nicotine. and that's before we talk about the illegal vapes that we know exist within our country, which contain drugs which can cause real harm to young people. government says it's always been clear that children and adult nonsmokers should never vape,

and that the tobacco and vapes bill will stop vapes from deliberately being branded and advertised to appeal to children. michelle roberts, bbc news. the national crime agency says the amount of cannabis seized from suitcases at uk airports has tripled in less than a year. since january, more than 370 people have been arrested, and around 15 tonnes of the drug found. officials say overproduction of cannabis in countries where it's been legalised may be behind the rise. a man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a woman at notting hill carnival. police believe the 32—year—old was stabbed after being caught up in a fight between two groups of men. two other men have also been charged with violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker. police say the woman, who was with her child at the time, is still critically ill in hospital. two more crew members of a luxury

yacht that sank off the coast of sicily are now under investigation by italian prosecutors. one of them is the ship's engineer. the captain's role was already being looked into. seven people died when the bayesian capsized in bad weather last week. the prime minister says a new uk—germany treaty will be part of a "wider reset" with europe, and hopes it can be agreed by the end of the year. sir keir starmer was speaking at a news conference with german chancellor olaf scholz after the pair met in berlin this morning and says he wants to turn a corner on brexit. a new uk—germany treaty, a once in a generation chance to deliver for working people in britain and in germany. a new agreement, a testament to the depth and potential of our relationship. with deeper links on science, technology, development, people, business, culture. a boost to our trading relations. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman is travelling with the pm.

the press conference between sir keir starmer and his german counterpart, olaf scholz, has just broken up after keir starmer�*s first official visit here to germany as prime minister. and the warm words from keir starmer pretty familiar. now — reset. that's the word he always uses when he meets a european leader. but what i was most struck by there was the warmth of the words from olaf scholz. he said, we want to take this hand that has been reached out to us, and that is clearly the tone under which both sides are beginning. the negotiations for this treaty, a treaty between the uk and germany, which they say they will sign within six months. that's pretty rapid. but what will it mean? is it rapid because it won't include a lot? i think we're no further really towards answering that question. keir starmer said it's going to include cooperation on trade, on defence, on illegal migration, on biodiversity, on pretty much everything that the uk and germany cooperate on. but what will that actually amount

to in terms of changing the relationship, and how much can it change the relationship when germany, of course, remains at the heart of the european single market and customs union? it's not clear, but we will find out within six months. in just a few hours' time, the opening ceremony of the paralympic games will take place in paris, ahead of 11 days of competition across 22 sports. like the olympics last month, the ceremony will be staged outdoors — but not on the river seine. sally hurst is in the french capital. sally, what do they have planned later? as you say, like the olympics, the paralympic loping, opening ceremony will be held outside a stadium for the first time. during the olympics, the first time. during the olympics, the athletes proceeded down the river, it was pouring down with rain. we have had a lot of sunshine today, it promises to be a nice evening, perfect light for those parisien landmarks to act as a

backdrop. just 17 days after the olympic closing ceremony, paris is getting ready to do it all over again. across the city, the olympic rings have been switched to the paralympic agitos. the prep is done, training's tapering, it's almost go time. i'm here for the sport. you know, i want to watch the races, i want to watch the events. you know, i want to watch someone jump far, throw far, and run fast. 100m sprint starjonnie peacock has won medals at london, rio and tokyo. now 31, he may have younger rivals, but the drive to win is still strong. the pressure is something that, for me, is actually part of my toolkit. because for me, the more pressure you give me, the faster i run. and i know that not all of my competitors can say that. in tokyo, great britain won 41 gold medals, finishing second in the table for the second games running.

this time, 215 athletes are competing for gb, with 81 making their paralympic debuts. the youngest member of the team is swimmer iona winnifrith. at 13, already a double european champion. all my friends go out and i can't come because i've got a competition, which sometimes it can be a bit tough. but like i say, i have to deal with it. i'm going to be the highest competition in the world. and rachel choong will make history as the first female british para—athlete in badminton. it's crazy that i'm that person. but hopefully people, women and girls, can see what i'm doing and maybe be inspired by it. and, like, they can think that they can make badminton into a career of theirs and have a have a successful career. and i always say that although i'm the first, i won't be the last, and i think that's really exciting as well. and it all starts tonight, when 50,000 spectators will watch athletes parade down

the champs—elysees to here, the place de la concorde, in what promises to be a spectacular opening ceremony. the paralympics is the biggest stage that there is. it's the ultimate goal. i'm hoping that i canjust pull out a performance of my life and get the gold. i'll be ready to fight, _ and hopefully all my competitors are ready because there's going to be a battle. - as the paralympic athletes like to say, the olympics was just the warm up. we've had a few more details about the opening ceremony. in terms of the opening ceremony. in terms of the theme they are keeping the details of the surprises and the gas under wraps but the theme is about bodies and disabled bodies in all theirform and the bodies and disabled bodies in all their form and the organisers say they want to start a conversation about inclusivity. in terms of tickets sold the organisers say around 2 million have been sold, not

yet a sell—out, some venues almost full though. and they hope that once the parisians come back to the city after their traditional august holiday they will get behind the paralympic games just as they did for the olympics and ticket sales will grow. of course the sport starts tomorrow so let me tell you about a couple of names to look out forfor about a couple of names to look out for for great britain, about a couple of names to look out forfor great britain, in about a couple of names to look out for for great britain, in cycling kadeena cox in the 500 metres time trial, in previous games she competed in both athletics and cycling and this time injury has prevented herfrom being selected for athletics and as defending champion on the bike she will be hoping to bring home a medal again. and in swimming tully kearney in the freestyle. paris 20 25, the games are not over. the time is 13.18. our top story this afternoon. the chancellor defends her decision to drop winter fuel payments for some pensioners as charities meet energy companies to discuss rising bills.

and the actor and former footballer vinniejones explains why his famous cpr video is still saving lives. coming up on bbc news. ollie pope says he wants more runs to go with his new captaincy role for england. we'll hearfrom him ahead of tomorrow's second test against sri lanka at lord's. israel's security forces are carrying out what they're calling a "counterterrorism operation" in four cities in the occupied west bank. palestinian health officials say at least nine people have been killed in what appears to be the largest israeli operation of its kind for 20 years. our middle east correspondent yolande knelljoins us from jerusalem. yolande, what's the latest? this is really military operation is

ongoing and expected to last for several days. there are hundreds of troops said to be involved. overnight we had a car and then an urban refugee camp in the north of thejordan urban refugee camp in the north of the jordan valley targeted with urban refugee camp in the north of thejordan valley targeted with air strikes. and now the israeli military has gone into these different towns and cities and at the same time we hear from them that they confiscated weapons and have made arrests and been dismantling explosive devices. but really we have reports also of gun battles with palestinian armed groups and soldiers in different locations. some palestinian officials have been complaining that several hospitals have been surrounded and the israeli ground forces have been controlling who goes in and out of those. the israeli foreign minister put out a statement on x this morning which has inflamed things really talking

about the need to deal with what he said was the threat from the west bankin said was the threat from the west bank in the same way as his country is dealing with the threat from gazza including if needed with evacuations of palestinian residents from some areas. palestinian senior officials have come out to say that this could be an escalation of the war in gaza and warning it could have dire and dangerous results. two men have appeared in court, charged with murder and attempted murder, after a fire killed a woman and her three young children at their home in bradford. liz roberts is at bradford magistrates court for us. liz, what's been heard there so far? the two men who appeared in court today were 44—year—old mohammed shabir and 25—year—old celyn summit from west yorkshire. in the short

hearing they appeared only to confirm their names and addresses and to hear the charges against them namely the murder of 29—year—old bryonie gawith as well as her three young children, denisty, nine, oscar, five, and aubree, 22 months. the men also face an additional charge of attempted murder against another woman, antonia. the background is police were called in the early hours of the morning last wednesday to the house fire in bradford and sadly bryonie gawith was pronounced dead at the scene and her children died later in hospital of their injuries. it is a complex picture, for other people remain under suspicion, 39—year—old man arrested at the time on suspicion of murder was injured and is still in a critical condition. another man also arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder has been released on bail as well as to other people

who have been arrested for assisting an offender. so the only two to face charges so far who appeared in court today have been remanded in custody and will appear before bradford crown court tomorrow afternoon. liz. crown court tomorrow afternoon. liz, thank ou. donald trump has accused the us department ofjustice of trying to "resurrect a dead witch hunt", after it filed revised charges over his alleged attempts to overturn the result of the 2020 election. government lawyers were forced to reconsider their case after a landmark supreme court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution. let's speak to cbs reporter jarred hill in new york. jarred, will this affect mr trump's election chances? from a legal perspective the general consensus is it will have no impact on whether he can run for or be president. in fact it is highly unlikely also that the case will go to trial before the election itself. but when it comes to the politics of

this that is still up in the air and we've seen some polling in the past suggesting that republican voters in particular are not really swayed at least not in a negative way with any of these legal challenges, lawsuits or convictions related to the former president donald trump. and just a reminder and what we're talking about in this particular case it goes back to january the 6th and the alleged attempts by former president donald trump to overturn the result of the 2020 election. unlawfully so. the supreme court ruling that came outjust the supreme court ruling that came out just over the the supreme court ruling that came outjust over the summer suggested out just over the summer suggested that outjust over the summer suggested that there is this level of immunity that there is this level of immunity that a president would have for an official act and so this is an attempt to take away any official act by a president and look at this from the perspective of a potential candidate. for from the perspective of a potential candidate. ., ~ ., , candidate. for the white house. jarrod, candidate. for the white house. jarrod. thank — candidate. for the white house. jarrod, thank you. _ people still made fewer trips in 2023 than before the pandemic, according to the latest national travel survey. the average number ofjourneys for both car drivers and passengers

in england travelling within great britain, was up on 2022, but was still below pre—covid levels. researchers said the two pound bus fare cap may have helped increase average bus trips by 8%. outside of london, cars were the main mode of commuting. items from amy winehouse's archives, which include handwritten lyrics and a personalised bowling shirt, are being put up for auction. the red shirt was worn by the singer after a night out in camden, and it is embroidered with "amy civil", referencing her marriage to blake fielder—civil. britain's dan evans has produced an astonishing comeback at the us open to win the longest match in the tournament's history. but emma raducanu — who became the first qualifier to take a grand slam title in new york three years ago — lost in the first round. here's our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor. a returning champion desperate for a return to form. following that surprise victory at the us open three years ago, emma raducanu had not made it past

the first round in new york since. american sofia kenin, the opponent, hoping that streak would continue. raducanu chose to play only one tournament leading up to this, and early on that lack of sharpness was clear to see. kenin, with a key break of serve in the first set, before winning it shortly after. but the 21—year—old brit showed grit, playing her strengths, extending the rallies and fighting to take the second. kenin, the 2020 australian open champion, applied constant pressure and it paid off when the brit double—faulted. before sealing victory 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. i feel sad. you know, obviously this is a tournament i really want to do well in. meanwhile at the age of 3a there's not much dan evans has not experienced on a tennis court. but this was a first

for him, and the us open. as court number six witnessed an epic, a five set thriller, one for the ages, that went on for ages. five hours and 35 minutes, to be exact. the longest ever match at flushing meadows. evansjoins british number ones katie boulter and jack draper as well as harriet dart in the second round. good news, he has got 48 hours to recover. nesta macgregor, bbc news. an eight—year—old darts prodigy has said beating the premier league champion luke littler during an exhibition match capped off "the best weekend ever". this is the moment noah — who was plucked out of the crowd during saturday's game — scored 90 on his final throws to win in front of hundreds of spectators. speaking alongside his mum, noah explained why he loves the sport. it's way better than football because it's a bit easier and you've got more chance of

getting into the professional darts. more than football because more people do football than darts and darts it's just amazing. the sport is really good and i love it. 12 years after the footballer—turned—actor vinniejones turned his hand to promoting cpr, the british heart foundation have invited him back to work on a new campaign. the first advert he starred in, which used the bee gees �*stayin�* alive' to get the rhythm of the chest compressions right, was so successful they think a reboot could help to save even more lives. graham satchell has the story. there are times in life where being tough comes in handy. say some geezer collapses in front of you. what do you do? we need a volunteer that ain't breathing. here's one i made earlier. vinniejones, the hard man of football turned gangster actor, and an ad that ended up saving people's lives.

you push hard and fast here on the sovereign to stayin�* alive. # ah ah ah ah! # stayin�* alive, stayin�* alive. # ah ah ah ah! # stayin alive... the ad gave people the confidence to act if they saw someone in trouble. it's not as hard as it looks. six years ago, lucas and his friend tom were playing six a side football when lucas collapsed. tom remembered the ad, and intervened. my fight or flightjust kicked in. and the amazing advert that vinnie did all those years ago just came back into my mind. i was singing stayin' alive while doing compressions on lucas for 15 minutes, and yeah, since then it'sjust stuck. just glad tom was there. and, you know, tom wasn't meant to be there. - so there was a bit of fate - and the fact that he remembered the training from the advert and everything like that. . the stars aligned in a strange way, on a very bad day. - you know, i didn't mind a 50—50 in my day. now, vinniejones and the british heart foundation have released a new ad aimed at football fans.

and you know what really winds me up? no? i was being rhetorical. it's 45% of football fans say they wouldn't be confident to perform cpr. you look now how many times at a football match it gets stopped, you know, because one of the fans has gone over or something and the match has stopped. you know, they need to put their hands properly together on the medallion and they need to be pumping, put that song in their head, you know, stayin' alive. and they've just got to revive their mate or the patient or whoever it is until the ambulance service or people like that can come in and take over. 30,000 people a year have a heart attack outside hospital in the uk. only 10% survive. it could be your mate or a colleague, or even a family member. so if you see someone flat out on the deck, what are you going to do?

are you going to stand by or are you going to step up? it's hoped the new ad will save even more lives. graham satchell, bbc news. enjoy the game, fellas. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. the chancellor defends her decision to drop winter fuel payments for some pensioners despite rising energy bills. it's as charities meet energy companies, and warn that millions face difficult months ahead. england's blood donor service has warned stocks are still in short supply as it launches a fresh appeal for people to donate. we'll have a full forecast for you in the next half hour, but let's get a quick look at the weather now, with louise. starting up with the good news but it is a messy midweek picture and the best of any sunshine across the east of england today with possible highs of 28. but it has been a different story further north and west, certainly more in the way of

cloud and these weather fronts have been producing showers or longer spells of rain at times. we are starting to see an improvement across cornwall and south—west wales is the frontal system moves inland. more frequent showers or heavier spells of rain across western scotland and northern ireland for a time. here it will be fresher at 15, 20 degrees but we are likely to see highs of 27 or 28 here. will it last? i will tell you all about that coming up at quarter to the hour. paralympians from across the globe are gathering in paris ahead of the games' opening ceremony this evening. paralympics gb have high hopes for success, and our disability correspondent nikki fox has been looking what the athletes and spectators can expect. there's a real buzz in the city. paris is getting ready to host its second major sporting event in under a month.

the party continues. it's time for the paralympics. archie! good to meet you! hello, how are you? archie is so excited, he's already arrived. you are in it for the long haul. you are staying for the whole thing? i'm so excited. i really cannot wait for the games to actually start. we're all in that little bubble that nothing else matters but sport. and i wish it could be like that all the time. but it's paris. it's back with a bang. it's... we're all ready to get started again. someone who's been to more paralympic games than most as an athlete and a presenter is tanni grey thompson. right, tanni, is this going to be the best paralympics of all time? i'm so excited about the paris games. i really hope it's going to be the best paralympics of all time. london raised the bar, but i don't want it to be

the best games ever. i want it to be one of the best. but it's really important for movement, for the athletes, that we keep evolving, and i think france has the potential to do that. we're on the cusp of something really special. do the athletes sit around and eat tart tatin with a nice, sweet little drizzle there? no. you see, in competing days, you couldn't touch this, no! in the build up to the games, there have been concerns from charities here in france about how the hundreds of thousands of disabled fans will get around the city. money has been spent on making sure all buses and trams are accessible. there'll be more accessible taxis and there'll be shuttle buses taking people to and from the venues. wheelchair racer sammi kinghorn is going to be busy. she's competing in four events this year. yeah, i'm so excited to go in there and just hear that roar. i just want to enjoy this whole experience. and more spectators will get to enjoy the competition, because this year, a record number of broadcasters from around the world will be covering

the paralympic games. but sammi wants to see more para sport on tv throughout the year. do you think that we are getting closer to sort of equality between the olympics and the paralympics? i think we're getting there with some things. i think there's still obviously a disparity and there always will be, i think, which is really sad. i'd love, i'd love to say i don't think there'll ever be. i think we'll always be equal. and i would love that. um, but it's hard, i think, because we don't have the same sponsorship and the same money and that's the kind of thing we're fighting for. and i think because we're not on the telly all through the year, people can't relate to us. for the organisers, these games are a real chance to change attitudes. we truly believe that it could be a revolution also for france, because that will be the first time that this country will deliver the paralympic games in our country, and maybe the first time that they will be also confronted to so many people with disability. the paralympics is a world class,

highly competitive event, but it's also an opportunity for disabled people to have their moment in front of a global audience. nikki fox, bbc news. still to come on today's programme, we meet the british pair celebrating success at the dog agility world championships. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm tanya arnold. craig bellamy names his first wales squad — new faces but aaron ramsey will remain as captain. after ten months out for a betting ban, newcastle's italian midfielder sandro tonali is in line to make his return in tonight's carabao cup tie. tonight's carabao cup tie. ollie pope says he wants more runs to go with his new captaincy role for england.

we'll hearfrom him ahead of tomorrow's second test against sri lanka at lord's. good afternoon. the new wales head coach, craig bellamy, has named his first squad ahead of the nations league fixtures against turkey and montenegro next month. there's a call—up for leeds united's reserve goalkeeper karl darlow, while left—back owen beck, who joined blackburn rovers on loan from liverpool this week, is the other uncapped player. aaron ramsey will remain as captain, for now at least. he's got to be captain. he's been captain before, i don't see any reason to change that for the time being. i understand the role of captaincy, i was captain for wales for all the age groups, even into the senior team. like ijust said, i

do understand it but i like a leadership group, i like a number of captains. i like a group, i like a lot of senior players who have a lot of import. so i know aaron might be the captain but i see a number of captains, if i'm being honest. sandro tonali returns from his betting ban tonight. newcastle paid more than £50 million for him last summer, making him the most expensive italian footballer in history, but he only played eight games for them before he was sanctioned for placing bets on matches. after ten months without playing a competitive game, tonali is back in the squad for their second—round carabao cup tie at nottingham forest this evening. he's thanked fans for their support during his time out of the game while his manager, eddie howe, says he'll needs time to get back to his best. the microscope is on everybody and it will be on sandro for a period of time.

i think he understands that. we understand that. i think it's small steps. i think for us we don't... we just expect him to be himself and play his game. he's a very intelligent footballer. he's a very good technician. he has to play to his strengths and not try to do anything out of the ordinary, really. and that will be hugely effective for us. i want sandro to come back and first enjoy his football. um, actually, probably first in his...everything around his life be settled and in control of that situation and then enjoy his career and enjoy his football. and i think if you get a happy player, you get a much better player. so i've seen enough of sandro all these months that i really do back his ability. i still love the player. um, just hopeful that he can come in in a calm way and just add to the team in his way. that game kicks off at eight o'clock this evening. seven others before that, the third round draw takes place

after those games this evening. follow all of that on the bbc sport website. some transfer news and ipswich have signed chiedozie ogbene from luton. the republic of ireland winger will cost them around eight million pounds and is their tenth signing since gaining promotion to the premier league. manchester united have let hannibal mejbri join burnley. the tunisia international drops down to the championship for an initial fee of more than five million pounds with the potential to rise by another four million. now, here's a sparkly trophy to add to your cabinet... and one that harry kane was delighted to win on tuesday night as he was given the golden shoe as europe's top goal—scorer last season. the england captain scored 36 goals in the top league in germany in his debut season, more than any other player across europe's top divisions. but of course couldn't get the tropy he really wants as bayern missed out on the league title and of course england lost in the euros final. ollie pope won his first match as england captain, but wasn't happy

with his own performance with the bat. he and the team are preparing for the second test against sri lanka after victory at old trafford last week. bowler ollie stone is the one change to the team, he replaces the injured mark wood. while pleased with the team's efforts, pope is expecting more from himself. over the next couple of weeks, i can go and put some good scores together for the team. but, yeah, i think the first one was probably a bit of learning for me and how to manage the two things separately. um, but it can also be a positive as well. i think engaging your brain while you're in the field and sort of field placings and what bowlers to use and when can also, over the course of the next two games, potentially be a positive as well. so i don't see it as a negative on my batting. um, obviously its two weeks, two more weeks of it. so it's not like i'm staring down the barrel of some long fatigue. it's something that i've really enjoyed so far. so yeah, hopefully i can, like i said, reward the runs

with some teams this week and next week as well. dawid malan has announced his retirement from international cricket. the 36—year—old is one of only two men to have scored centuries in all three formats of the game for england. a t20 world cup winner two years ago, malan was not selected for the white ball squads announced yesterday. he's expected to continue playing on the franchise t20 circuit around the world. the paralympics ceremoney takes place in paris this evening. boccia champion david smith won gold at the rio games in 2016, did it again in tokyo three years ago, and he's hoping to make it a treble in paris. but he's also hoping to inspire the next generation to get into the sport. he's been talking to our reporter kimberley boak. i know there's a lot of people with my sort of disability who are smart, articulate, competitive, but without a competitive outlet. for me, it's like, why are they not playing boccia? so, david, how did it all start

for you with boccia? i went to a school when i was 11 called treloar�*s. there was lots of activities going on and there was an opportunity to play boccia in the evenings. i wasn't particularly keen on the sport at the time, but it meant i got out of doing homework. so i went to the club, played regularly and as i started playing regularly, i got better at the sport, and one year ijust got on a bit of a hot streak and i went to the british championships and i went there not expecting very much. i ended up winning it, so becoming the youngest ever british champion. so, yeah, that was kind of how it all started. so since then, you've obviously had a glittering career. you've then won individual gold in rio and tokyo. with that in mind, what are you thinking for paris? for me, i really enjoyed the paralympics in tokyo. i'm hopeful that paris sort of takes that to another level again. the main thing for me is tv coverage. we had tv coverage in tokyo and it totally transformed my experience of the games. having the ability to showcase to a much wider audience,

i think over one million people watched my match in the final in tokyo. so again, we get those sort of numbers in paris, not just for myself, but for the other competitors as well. happy days. why is it so important to have good people around you and have a good team around you? it's really important because it's the information you get back. and obviously when you're in competition, that high pressure environment, your brain is your biggest enemy. so i need people around me who know me that i can bounce ideas off, can challenge me in the right way, and get the best out of me when i'm feeling a bit uncertain or unsure, they can reassure me. to anyone who's never played boccia, what would you say to them and why should they give it a go? the great thing about boccia is it's quite...i wouldn't say low level, but its low threat. so you don't have to be a particularly athletic person to be good at boccia. a lot more about hand—eye coordination, posture, control, and then you can build the power

as you play this sport. and a lot of it is touch and feel as well. it's notjust about raw power. for me, boccia is a great game for that. that competitiveness, being a better person, trying different things, problem solving, communication. david, we're in swansea today where you've created a whole boccia community. why is it so important to you to pay it forward and create a springboard for the next generation? because i've been playing the sport for so long now, coming to the part of my career where i'm starting thinking about what's next, for me, it's important to get more people with my sort of disability the opportunity to play the sport, because there is no other sport that i could potentially do at the paralympics. you know, i know there's a lot of people with my sort of disability who are smart, articulate, competitive, etc, but without a competitive outlet. for me, it's like, why are they not playing boccia? i know the reason for that and i want to make a difference. we wish him luck in paris.

louis rees—zammit, who quit rugby union to try his hand at ameican football, has not been selected in the kansas city chiefs' 53—man squad for the 2024 season. the former wales winger has been training with the chiefs and played in all three of their pre—season games, but missed out on the nfl's cutdown day. still aren't stable, a month after issuing what's known as an "amber alert" — meaning supply shortages could have an impact on people's treatment. that triggered an initial surge of donors which has now fallen away, so they're making a fresh appeal. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. there you go. you all right? thank you. at manchester's plymouth grove blood donor centre, the latest session

isjust beginning. the blood given here saves lives every day in emergency surgery, in childbirth and planned operations. for those who donate there's a real sense of satisfaction. you're doing something good for everybody, and it doesn't matter who they are. you never know whose blood. you know, who you're saving and who you're giving your blood to. yeah, it's a really nice feeling. it'sjust something, you know, i think people should do. it takes half an hour every day, and it could be a life saver. ifeel like i'm helping people. i think it's a worthwhile thing to do. if anybody is thinking of doing it, i would definitely recommend it. but there's a problem. injuly the nhs in england issued what's called an amber alert, meaning stocks of 0 type blood, which can be given to the vast majority of patients, were running low enough to risk affecting patient care. so the number of donors

and donations needs to increase. we never know when we might need a new blood, and we're all a potential recipient of blood. we all want to think, and we all expect that that blood is going to be available for us when we need it. and i think that's what's really important. it's kind of giving something into the nhs that you may or may not get back, but if you need it, you would want it to be there. with a shelf life of 35 days, blood stocks need to be continually replenished. the blood stored here can end up almost anywhere in the north of england, but today it has a relatively shortjourney. across the road to manchester's royal infirmary, on the trauma ward, where patients with serious injuries are treated, a regular and dependable supply of blood is vital. blood can literally be the difference between life and death for some of our patients. the most number of units of blood that i can recall recently is almost 40, and they undoubtedly would not have survived without that blood. that could easily be your own relative, somebody that you know, somebody from your own life.

and it's one of the one of the easiest things to do. and a lot of healthcare is very, very expensive. and donating a unit of blood only takes time. another patient benefiting from donated blood. 80,000 donor appointments are available between now and the end of october, and the nhs is warning that as we head into autumn, the supply of life saving blood remains worryingly unstable. dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. this is u—118 — a giant german submarine from the first world war — and a century ago it was hastings' biggest tourist attraction, after washing ashore during stormy weather. nowadays, not much of it remains, but the ghosts of that time can still be seen along england's south coast, as our reporter piers hopkirk has been finding out. they were the often unseen deliverers of destruction. silent assassins of the deep.

in the first world war, german submarines acquired a terrifying reputation, sinking more than 5,000 ships and claiming the lives of 15,000 allied sailors. after germany's defeat, it was little wonder that under the terms of surrender, britain confiscated the german u—boat fleet, more than 100 subs commandeered by the allies and taken to harwich. but while these trophies of war were destined for scrap, this was just the beginning of the story for one submarine, and the sussex town that briefly became home. u—118 was being transferred to france when it broke free in the channel in stormy weather, beaching itself on the seafront at hastings. it is hard to fathom just what an extraordinary sight this would have been for people here to wake up, would have been for people here to wake up

to back in april 1919. this colossus of the deep washed up here. it was more than 80 metres long. it weighed more than 1,100 tonnes. the sea had unwittingly gifted hastings a giant new tourist attraction. and there it sat, in front of the town's queen's hotel, too vast to be shifted, it resisted attempts to refloat. but it became briefly an object of fascination. over the easter weekend, you know, people were coming down and having their photographs taken in front of it, and eventually people were, you know, looking for tours on board and the admiralty, they actually allowed hastings to charge people for these tours on board. and all the fees, they went towards a fund for the local heroes

coming back from the first world war. but soon its value as an attraction was to be outweighed by its value in scrap. in the end, it was stripped down and sold. legend has it that buried deep under the shingle, some still remains. in fact, in the southeast, people had already been given a flavour of these remarkable craft. after its capture off harwich in 1916, uc5 was brought to sheerness and there she was shown off to assembled media. but while there's little tangible evidence of those two craft today, there is another world war one submarine lurking here in the south east. for more than a century, it's been stranded on mud banks near the isle of grain. but getting to it is quite an operation.

given the right boat, the right time and the right tide, though, it is possible to reach it. and after travelling up the medway to the remote location where she sits, she comes into view. debate continues as to her exact identity. historic england suggests it's one of three world war one subs abandoned here, either deliberately or accidentally, after being stripped of its parts. gutted and now quietly corroding, this u—boat serves as an early example of recycling — a fading memory of a conflict gradually disappearing in the mud of the medway. a british pairing are celebrating golden success after winning at the dog agility world

championships in belgium. jason smawfield—huby and his dog hope, who train in east yorkshire, can do tricks that put most dog owners to shame. simon spark has been to meet them. injune, we saw the preparation. good girl. representing team gb for dog agility in the first ever senior competition held in belgium. it's the first time a competition has been run internationally, specifically for the over 55s and over 65s. jason was in the over 55 category and hope was in the fluffy, cute small doggy category, with some serious obedience and serious speed needed. but then, the practising was over. i walked into the building. it was absolutely huge. never run my dog in front of so many people before and the atmosphere was absolutely electric.

but on the start line you forget about everything else and it's just you and your dog. she was clear in every round, in all four rounds. her worst placing was a third. so we had a number of silvers and a couple of bronzes. come on. but if hope hoped for a win... but if hope hoped for a win... stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. yes! yes! come on. come on. ..she got one. ..she got one. come on, come on! come on, come on! come on. come on. yes! yes! i didn't know i'd won i didn't know i'd won the title, i came out, the title, i came out, i knew i'd got a clear round, i knew i'd got a clear round, but the noise from my but the noise from my friends on the balcony friends on the balcony was absolutely incredible. was absolutely incredible. and i still didn't believe it. and i still didn't believe it. i don't cry a lot, gold winners of the over 55s title i don't cry a lot, but i was absolutely but i was absolutely bawling my eyes out. bawling my eyes out. especially when two people came especially when two people came to congratulate me and cuddle me. to congratulate me and cuddle me. so now it's our turn to see this so now it's our turn to see this gold medal performance close up. gold medal performance close up. whee! whee! you're looking at the first ever you're looking at the first ever

gold winners of the over 55s title of the senior open agility world championships. there's no other dog agility trainer in the world that can boast that category of win. and no other dog quite like hope.

temperatures east already, we have temperatures just shy of 28 degrees in surrey. and anywhere to the east of this front will continue to see hazy sunshine and warmth this afternoon. but out to the west still quite a lot of cloud and some sharp showers although they are weakening as they move through northern england. more persistent rain out into the far north and west. the highest values anywhere to the east of the weather fronts generally mid 20s, but as high as 28 and then further north and west some pressure conditions behind those weather fronts particularly when you have the persistent rain. that gradually will ease through the night and the skies will clear. a more comfortable night for getting a good night sleep at temperatures staying in double figures at around ten, 13 degrees to start our day tomorrow morning. another bad start tomorrow morning with a lot of sunshine around, a

brisk wind to the far north and west driving and some scattered showers moving through scotland, some in northern ireland and the north of england. a little fresher, not quite as warm in the south—east. but around where temperatures should be at this time of year. friday again a lot of dry weather, could be some isolated drizzly showers or murkiness across northern ireland and south—west scotland but again temperatures pretty similar to thursday between 15 and 23 degrees. likely that high pressure stays with us as we head into the weekend, it is starting to move into scandinavia and that could allow more of an easterly flow so unexposed east coast perhaps not as warm as it has been as the breeze will peg back the temperature is a little. but still a lot of dry weather around going through the weekend and most of the kids across the country moving into next week start to go back after the

summer holidays and we all know what that means, high pressure continues to stay with us were settled and warm weather for most but there will be some cooler nights ahead. not a bad first week of september. that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy the rest of the day. goodbye.

live from london. this is bbc news. israel carries out a major military operation in the occupied west bank — 11 people are reported to have been killed. —— at least nine people have been killed. uk prime minister, keir starmer, is visiting berlin where he wants to "reset" britain's relationship with europe. a once in a generation chance to deliver it for working people in britain and in

germany. a new agreement, a testament to the depth and potential of our relationship. donald trump says the us department ofjustice is trying to "resurrect a dead witch hunt" against him, after it files revised charges over interference in the 2020 presidential election. hello, i'm ben brown, welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. at least nine people have been killed in the biggest israeli operation in the occupied west bank for 20 years. a series of co—ordinated raids took place in at least four cities —jenin, nablus, tulkarm and tubas. the israeli military has been using drones and armoured bulldozers, and there are reports of israeli forces surrounding hospitals. israel claims it has killed what it says are nine palestinian "terrorists".