could be 5p fuel duty cut, which could be scrapped in the next budget. parents in england are urged to get their children vaccinated against measles before a predicted surge in cases when the school term starts. the 2024 paralympic games get under way in paris after a spectacular opening ceremony on the city's streets. and the round the world cruise are stuck in belfast, three months after their ship was due to set sail.— ship was due to set sail. we've eaten in every _ ship was due to set sail. we've eaten in every restaurant - ship was due to set sail. we've eaten in every restaurant in - eaten in every restaurant in belfast? �* ., ., eaten in every restaurant in belfast? �* . ., eaten in every restaurant in belfast? . ., ., belfast? and what have you had in every pub? — belfast? and what have you had in every pub? a _ belfast? and what have you had in every pub? a guinness! _ belfast? and what have you had in every pub? a guinness! and - belfast? and what have you had in every pub? a guinness! and lee i every pub? a guinness! and lee carsley will— every pub? a guinness! and lee carsley will announce _ every pub? a guinness! and lee carsley will announce his - every pub? a guinness! and lee carsley will announce his first i carsley will announce his first squad in our�*s time, it looks like arsenal's ben white be in it. —— won't be in it.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. the government is considering banning smoking in more public places, as part of plans to drive down the use of tobacco. pub gardens and outdoor restaurants are being looked at, as well as sports grounds and outside hospitals. the proposals, which could be adopted in other parts of the uk, are expected to be added to the tobacco and vapes bill. that legislation would ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2009. it was introduced by the last government but ran out of time to become law when the election was called. rowan bridge reports. risking the wrath of some of his own supporters, it was rishi sunak who first suggested tougher measures to tackle smoking as his last party conference. that means a 14-year-old _ as his last party conference. twat means a 14—year—old today will never legally be sold a cigarette and that they had their generation can grow

up they had their generation can grow up smoke—free. now, we know... thafie up smoke-free. now, we know... those lans were up smoke-free. now, we know... those plans were shelved _ up smoke-free. now, we know... those plans were shelved when _ up smoke-free. now, we know... those plans were shelved when he _ up smoke—free. now, we know... those plans were shelved when he called the election injuly. smokers have been banned from lighting up indoors for more than 15 years, but now it looks like the government could go even further, stopping people in england from smoking in outdoor spaces like sports grounds and beer gardens. spaces like sports grounds and beer aardens. j~:: :: :: :: , .,, spaces like sports grounds and beer .ardens. j~:: 11:11: , gardens. over 80,000 people lose their lives every _ gardens. over 80,000 people lose their lives every year _ gardens. over 80,000 people lose their lives every year because - gardens. over 80,000 people lose their lives every year because of i their lives every year because of smoking — their lives every year because of smoking. that's a preventable death. it's a huge _ smoking. that's a preventable death. it's a huge burden on the nhs and of course _ it's a huge burden on the nhs and of course it's_ it's a huge burden on the nhs and of course it's a — it's a huge burden on the nhs and of course it's a burden on the taxpayer, _ course it's a burden on the taxpayer, so, yes, we are going to take decisions in this space. more details _ take decisions in this space. more details will — take decisions in this space. more details will be revealed. in take decisions in this space. more details will be revealed.— details will be revealed. in recent ears the details will be revealed. in recent years the hospitality _ details will be revealed. in recent years the hospitality sector - details will be revealed. in recent years the hospitality sector has i years the hospitality sector has been buffeted by covid, inflation and the cost of living crisis. for it, this latest news is a cause for concern. ~ ., ., ., ., ., concern. we need to have a dialogue with the government _ concern. we need to have a dialogue with the government so _ concern. we need to have a dialogue with the government so we - concern. we need to have a dialogue with the government so we can - with the government so we can understand _ with the government so we can understand what— with the government so we can understand what the _ with the government so we can understand what the proposals| with the government so we can - understand what the proposals are, what the _ understand what the proposals are, what the objective _ understand what the proposals are, what the objective is, _ understand what the proposals are, what the objective is, and _ understand what the proposals are, what the objective is, and so- understand what the proposals are, what the objective is, and so that l what the objective is, and so that we can— what the objective is, and so that we can talk— what the objective is, and so that we can talk to _ what the objective is, and so that we can talk to them _ what the objective is, and so that we can talk to them in _ what the objective is, and so that we can talk to them in the - what the objective is, and so that we can talk to them in the round i we can talk to them in the round about— we can talk to them in the round about all— we can talk to them in the round about all the _ we can talk to them in the round about all the unforeseen - about all the unforeseen consequences _ about all the unforeseen consequences of- about all the unforeseen consequences of what i about all the unforeseen i consequences of what might about all the unforeseen _ consequences of what might happen.

there _ consequences of what might happen. there are _ consequences of what might happen. there are an— consequences of what might happen. there are an estimated _ consequences of what might happen. there are an estimated 6.4- consequences of what might happen. there are an estimated 6.4 million. there are an estimated 6.4 million smokers in the uk, generating around £9 billion for the government in taxes, but costing over £17 billion in lost productivity and costs to the nhs and social care in england alone. we the nhs and social care in england alone. ~ ., the nhs and social care in england alone. ~ . ., , the nhs and social care in england alone. . ., , , ., the nhs and social care in england alone. . ., , , alone. we are really pleased to see the incoming _ alone. we are really pleased to see the incoming government _ alone. we are really pleased to see the incoming government is - alone. we are really pleased to see the incoming government is even . alone. we are really pleased to see i the incoming government is even more committed to a smoke—free future and is going to go further and faster than its predecessor, but the priority is to get the tobacco and vapes bill back in parliament and put on the statute book, because we want to end smoking for the next generation and curb youth vaping and that bill is desperately needed. ads, that bill is desperately needed. a possible ban on smoking outdoors is already facing political opposition. tory leadership candidates priti patel and robertjenrick have criticised it, as has the leader of reform uk. criticised it, as has the leader of reform uk-_ criticised it, as has the leader of reform ur— criticised it, as has the leader of reformuk. , , . ., , �*, reform uk. this is ridiculous. it's this argument _ reform uk. this is ridiculous. it's this argument is _ reform uk. this is ridiculous. it's this argument is ridiculous. i i reform uk. this is ridiculous. it's this argument is ridiculous. i can | this argument is ridiculous. i can understand — this argument is ridiculous. i can understand why people sitting in restaurants didn't like someone at the next _ restaurants didn't like someone at the next table to them smoking a cigar. _ the next table to them smoking a cigar. i_ the next table to them smoking a cigar. i can— the next table to them smoking a cigar, i can understand that because the activity —

cigar, i can understand that because the activity of one person impinged upon _ the activity of one person impinged upon the _ the activity of one person impinged upon the other. that's no longer the case _ upon the other. that's no longer the case if— upon the other. that's no longer the case. if people want to sit outside in a pub— case. if people want to sit outside in a pub garden and smoke, it doesn't — in a pub garden and smoke, it doesn't affect anybody. if you don't like it. _ doesn't affect anybody. if you don't like it. stay— doesn't affect anybody. if you don't like it, stay inside. the doesn't affect anybody. if you don't like it, stay inside.— like it, stay inside. the health risks of tobacco _ like it, stay inside. the health risks of tobacco and _ like it, stay inside. the health risks of tobacco and nicotine l like it, stay inside. the health i risks of tobacco and nicotine have long been known and the government insists that once of the an end to smoking but achieving that remains an elusive goal. rowan bridge, bbc news. the rac has warned drivers to expect a rise in fuel duty in the government's upcoming autumn budget in october. the tax has been frozen since 2011. but when the prime minister was asked about it on a visit to berlin yesterday, he didn't rule out a change to the policy. 0ur reporter ben boulos has more. this means that petrol and diesel prices at the pump could soon rise, pushing up the cost of motoring for both individual drivers and businesses. when petrol prices jumped after the pandemic and russia's invasion of ukraine, the previous conservative government cut fuel duty by 5p a litre in march 2022 to ease some of the pressure on drivers.

since then, it has been at 53p. there's now growing speculation that the cut could be reversed in the budget at the end of october, and that would push fuel duty back up to 58p a litre, so an increase of 5p. that would raise an extra £2 billion a year, and help to plug the £22 billion shortfall between what the government has coming in from taxes and what its spending. but why the speculation now about fuel duty going up? well, the prime minister has already ruled out raising the main taxes — so that's income tax, national insurance and vat, but refused to rule out raising fuel duty. the rac says drivers haven't actually been getting the full benefit of the current fuel duty cut. it says they're being overcharged by retailers whose profit margins have grown bigger, while falls in the wholesale price haven't been fully passed on. it's very clear from the rac�*s analysis of fuel prices that drivers

haven't been getting the benefit of the 5p duty cut, so we think the chancellor has no option but to put it back up. but we don't want to see drivers pay more, so we really hope retailer margins will come back down to fairer levels. they're at 15p per litre at the moment compared to the long term average of 8p. so it's not opposing the possible rise in fuel tax, but the rac says the onus is now on petrol stations and supermarkets to cut their prices and ease the burden on drivers. the liberal democrat leader sir ed davey has called for a vote in parliament on the government's plans to remove the winter fuel payment for some pensioners. speaking to the bbc earlier, he called it "the government's first big mista ke". 0ur political correspondent, hannah miller, joins us now. hannah, how significant could this be? well, the way these things work in parliament, it could end up being up to the government whether or not the liberal democrats get the vote that

they want, but what i think is very significant is the amount of unease that there is about this decision, not just that there is about this decision, notjust among liberal democrat mps but among some labour mps as well. the government has already implied it will find ways to help people who might struggle as a result of the decision that the chancellor has taken. herargument decision that the chancellor has taken. her argument is that she had no choice but to make this decision, because of the state of the public finances, but ed davey this morning was saying that it is a choice and he believes it's the wrong one. i he believes it's the wrong one. i don't think this is the right way forward — don't think this is the right way forward. there are other choices. during _ forward. there are other choices. during the — forward. there are other choices. during the general election the liberal— during the general election the liberal democrats put forward a whole _ liberal democrats put forward a whole set — liberal democrats put forward a whole set of polities that were costed, — whole set of polities that were costed, we put forward our workings and we _ costed, we put forward our workings and we said — costed, we put forward our workings and we said for example that if you asked _ and we said for example that if you asked the _ and we said for example that if you asked the banks to pay more in tax, if you _ asked the banks to pay more in tax, if you ask— asked the banks to pay more in tax, if you ask the billionaires, the very— if you ask the billionaires, the very wealthiest in our country, to pay more — very wealthiest in our country, to pay more capital gains tax, you could _ pay more capital gains tax, you could get— pay more capital gains tax, you could get the money needed to

balance — could get the money needed to balance the books. we could get the money needed to balance the books.— could get the money needed to balance the books. we know the government _ balance the books. we know the government is _ balance the books. we know the government is looking _ balance the books. we know the government is looking at - balance the books. we know the government is looking at which l balance the books. we know the i government is looking at which taxes and how it might be able to raise more money, things like capital gains tax perhaps. my understanding of that is the decisions are not yet taken but things are being looked at. but when it comes to that winter fuel payment, when mps get back to westminster next week, we really can expect it to be quite a significant topic of conversation.— expect it to be quite a significant topic of conversation. anna, thank ou. the un secretary—general antonio gutteres has called on israel to immediately halt its military operation in the north of the occupied west bank. the israeli military said this morning that its troops had killed five palestinians in a mosque in the city of tulkarm, after a series of raids in four cities yesterday. 0ur correspondentjon donnison joins us from jenin. jon, what's the latest? welcome here in jenin, welcome here injenin, eight people are reported to have been killed by israeli forces since yesterday

including one today. when we drove intojenin this morning all the roads by one were blocked by israeli soldiers and local taxi drivers warned us that palestinian cars had been shot at. you mentioned those comments from the un secretary—general. we've also had the eu's foreign policy chief suggesting the possibility of sanctions against far right israeli government ministers, one of whom is in effect in control of the west bank, and we've had the eu's commissionerfor bank, and we've had the eu's commissioner for humanitarian affairs saying that israel's operation, which has been going on since yesterday, is potentially a violation of international law. israel, for its part, says it's targeting terrorists and terrorist infrastructure and says it's trying to protect citizens. jan infrastructure and says it's trying to protect citizens. jun. infrastructure and says it's trying to protect citizens.— infrastructure and says it's trying to protect citizens. three people have been killed in a landslide as typhoon shanshan, one of the strongest storms to hit

japan in decades, bears down on the country. torrential rain and 150 mile an hour winds have been battering southern japan. more than five million people have been told to evacuate their homes. two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a man on a mobility scooter was stabbed to death in east london. 38—year—old jade anthony barnett was found with a stab injury in clapton on wednesday afternoon. he was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. more than 2,000 workers at tata steel's sites in south wales have applied for redundancy. the majority are based at port talbot, where the company plans to close its second blast furnace next month. the first workers to lose theirjobs are expected to leave within weeks. the cost of dealing with england's chronic homelessness problem hit a record high last year, according to new government figures. councils spent over £1 billion to house families in hemfrey accommodation, including more than 150,000 children

—— in temporary accommodation. parents are being urged to make sure their children are fully vaccinated against diseases like measles, meningitis and polio, as they go back to school. the uk health security agency is warning of a potential surge in cases of measles during the autumn term. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. little ezra was just three months old when he developed measles. he had a rash at first, but as the virus took hold, he developed dangerous breathing difficulties and was rushed to hospital. his mum, davina, says she was horrified by how ill he became. the first day we hadn't realised that it was as serious as it was, because it was just kind of the cold symptoms and the rash. it was when he got to hospital he started to deteriorate. his rash was spreading really quickly over his whole body. while we were sitting with the doctor, the rash was spreading from his torso down to his legs. measles is a highly infectious virus, spread through coughing and sneezing, which can be life

threatening, especially to small babies. the mmr vaccine protects against it. the first dose is given at 12 months, followed by a second dose at the age of three. but the past year has seen the highest number of measles cases in england for more than a decade, after a drop in vaccinations. health officials are urging parents to get their children catch—up jabs ahead of the return to school. measles is a highly infectious disease and we've seen an increasing number of cases across the uk but also in countries outside of the uk, across the world, and as people start returning back to school and as children return back to school and they come back from their holidays, they're more likely to have been in contact with measles on their holidays, come back and go back into school settings, and once there's a case within the school then it's likely to spread in the school setting and we'll see cases within pupils but also in their families. the health security agency says there has been an improvement in the measles jab uptake in some

communities which had fallen behind, but says it's still a long way off what's needed to keep children safe. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. it's the first day of competition at the paralympics in paris. after a spectacular opening ceremony in perfect weather. the french capital's landmarks were [it up my fireworks and today, paralympics gb are hoping to begin the games with gold medals at the velodrome and in the pool. sally hurst reports. they promised a spectacular opening ceremony and they delivered. welcome... ! ceremony and they delivered. welcome... ht; ceremony and they delivered. welcome... !_ ceremony and they delivered. welcome... ! a stage filled with disabled performers _ welcome... ! a stage filled with disabled performers with - welcome... ! a stage filled with disabled performers with a i welcome... ! a stage filled with i disabled performers with a powerful message, that inclusivity means much more than just taking part.

paralympic athletes are not here to participate, no, sir, they are not playing — participate, no, sir, they are not playing games. they are here to compete, — playing games. they are here to compete, win and smash world records — compete, win and smash world records. ~ , ,, records. prime minister sir keir starmer watched _ records. prime minister sir keir starmer watched as _ records. prime minister sir keir starmer watched as great i records. prime minister sir keir. starmer watched as great britain's athletes paraded into the place de la concorde, led by flag bearers you lucy shuker and terry bywater and asked the paralympics cauldron was lit, the scene was set for 11 days of sport on the world's biggest stage. in the velodrome kadeena cox made a strong start to the defence of her 500 metres time trial title, with the second fastest qualifying time. expect her to take it up a level in tonight's final as she battles to win this event for her third games in a row. there are 15 medals on offer in the pool today and william ellard made a good start to his campaign in the men's 100 to his campaign in the men's100 metres butterfly, winning his heat in the s fort category for athletes

with intellectual components rush—macro impairments. there were dominant displays for poppy maskill and tully kearney in the 200 metres freestyle, both in the mix for the medals into night's finals, and in wheelchair basketball great britain's men's team had a convincing 76—55 win over germany in their first convincing 76—55 win over germany in theirfirst group stage convincing 76—55 win over germany in their first group stage match. with 22 goal medals up for grabs today, great britain is off to a promising start on day one of the paralympic games. we can bring you a few more results now, in wheelchair rugby, one of the most popular spectator sport here because it's so exciting and at times brutal, there was an absolute thriller of a game earlier between great britain and australia, with great britain and australia, with great britain and australia, with great britain coming out on top 58-55, a great britain coming out on top 58—55, a great win for them. meanwhile, david smith, britton's most decorated boettcher player of

all time had a win too, 5—2 over a brazilian and rachel chan who may have lost her doubles match with jack shepherd, made history as britain's first female paralympian in her sport. so lots of british interest tonight in the finals as great britain look to win their first medals of these games. the time is 1.17pm. our top story this afternoon — the government considers smoking bans in more public places like beer gardens and sports grounds to try and cut tobacco use. and the cruisers who should be heading around the world, but instead have spent three months in port, in belfast. coming up on bbc news... it's the perfect day for cricket at lord's. sri lanka won the toss and opted to field in the second test. england are looking to make hay while the sun shines.

energy is flowing from the shetland isles into mainland britain for the very first time from what's expected to become the uk's most productive onshore wind farm. its operator, sse, says the 103 turbine project can generate enough electricity to power nearly half a million homes. but the switch—on has also highlighted some of the challenges of moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy, as our scotland editorjames cook explains. blustery and beautiful. shetland is the windiest part of the uk, and now the viking wind farm is harnessing all that energy and sending it south to the mainland. shetland wasn't part of the grid system, so it's quite exciting that we're now connecting shetland to the gb transmission system. there's a huge resource there. we're talking a large amount

of power and that displaces dirty fuels and brings us closer to net zero. viking is big, but it's by no means the only renewable project now feeding the electricity grid. and we're here to explain a bit more about the pylon project... carrying all that power means plans for taller pylons and thicker cables, and that is controversial here at the glenbervie show in aberdeenshire and beyond. we're hugely worried about the industrialisation of our countryside. we live in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, and we're looking at thousands of acres being taken up with essentially industrial projects. there are campaigns in essex, there are campaigns in lincolnshire, there are campaigns in wales. the lake district doesn't know about their pylons yet. yorkshire doesn't know about their pylons yet. the rest of the uk doesn't know what's coming. up the coast in aberdeen, they're worried too, for a different reason. this remains the heart of the uk's

oil and gas industry, and here they suspect the labour government wants to shut them down as quickly as possible. this is already a sector which is paying three times the tax of the wider economy, and the concern and the consequences could be a slowdown of investment, a shutdown of investment, and that will have implications for thousands of people — notjust here in scotland but up and down the country. the government insists it will protect north sea jobs for decades to come. it's also promising that greener power projects such as viking will bring down bills. back in shetland, many islanders are not convinced. well, people are looking out their windows at these huge turbines that are producing far more power than we could possibly ever use, and at the same time, having to wonder whether or not they can put their own heating on because of the cost of electricity here. so they're justifiably angry that there's so little benefit to the islands from these projects.

the operator says its spending more than £2 million a year on community projects here, but it's notjust shetland seeing backlash. it says ministers will have to be brave in reforming planning laws to speed up projects like this one, and that will be controversial. james cook, bbc news, at the viking wind farm in shetland. the uk government has said it will not challenge judicial reviews brought against consent to drill in untapped offshore oil and gas fields in the north sea, in order to "save the taxpayer money". climate groups which brought the reviews to stop the development of the rosebank and jackdaw fields have welcomed the decision, though licences for drilling at the sites not being withdrawn.

colum eastwood has resigned as leader of northern ireland's social democratic and labour party. the sdlp is currently the biggest opposition party in the stormont assembly, and has two westminster mps. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page, joins us now. chris, what's brought us to this point? well, it seems colum eastwood has managed something which most political leaders are not able to pull off. he is standing down it seems at a time of his own choosing. he was under no significant internal pressure, he will remain as an mp, and he says he wants more time to concentrate on campaigning for what is the ultimate aim for irish nationalist politicians, and that is taking northern ireland out of the uk and making it part of the republic of ireland. in a news conference, mr eastwood also said most people didn't understand just how much work was involved in the day—to—day running of a party.

the moment now has come for me to step aside, to allow other people to take on that mantle, and to allow myself actually to focus on things that i need to focus on, primarily representing the people of this city, but also making the case for a new ireland. making the case for change across this island. for more than 30 years, the sdlp was the biggest irish nationalist party in ireland. its leader won the peace prize. but over the last two decades, sinn fein has replaced the sdlp as the main voice of nationalism here and colum eastwood was popular in the party but didn't manage to take back any major electoral ground. the strong favourite to succeed him as party leader is the party's other westminster mp and that is claire hannah. ., ~ westminster mp and that is claire hannah. ., ,, i. , swedish authorities have arrested

a person in connection with the deaths of two british men found in a burnt out car in malmo in july. farooq abdulrazak and juan cifuentes were from north london. the pair were reported missing after they failed to return home from a business trip. three people were killed when a car crashed into pedestrians visiting a popular seaside town in wales. the male driver, in his 80s, and a man and woman in their 60s, were pronounced dead at the scene. police are appealing to any witnesses and urging people not to speculate about the circumstances of the crash which happened yesterday afternoon. it's the first day of the second test between england and sri lanka at lords. england secured a five—wicket win in the first match over the weekend to take a one—zero lead in the series. 0ur reporterjoe wilson is at lord's for us. joe, what's the state of play? there is so much to consider when you are a test match captain. the

skipper won the toss and decided to bowl, maybe that was a surprise, so has it worked? with england at lunch on 97—3, you would say yes, it has worked. three batters are out. let me show you what happened to ollie pope, the stand—in skipper for the series. so much on your mind when you are suddenly the captain including trying to make runs, and pope fell for another low score, in fact he made just one. pope fell for another low score, in fact he madejust one. captaincy pope fell for another low score, in fact he made just one. captaincy can feel like a big responsibility, joe root knows that better than anyone. england's former skipper will resume on 29 not out, and england's hopes of building a big score rest on his shoulders. harry broke with him. this is a very decent view, especially in the sunshine. an adult ticket at lord's for a day's play cost over £100, and there are plenty of seats available as the test match progresses. the sun is shining, the

forecast is good, i reckon we could be heading to intriguing conclusion. very soon england will resume their innings on 97—3. very soon england will resume their innings on 97-3.— passengers who bought cabins on a round the world cruise have been left stranded in belfast for three months. villa vie residence's ship 0dyssey was due to leave the city at the end of may, for the first leg of a three—year cruise. but because of problems with its rudder and gearbox, it still hasn't left the port. 0ur ireland correspondent sara girvin has the story. for those on board, this is the adventure of a lifetime. i was as residential crews take in cities across the globe, but they spent more time in one city than they bargained for. holly has been in belfast since may, with her catch captain company. he belfast since may, with her catch captain company-— belfast since may, with her catch captain company. he is used in the achtin: captain company. he is used in the yachting thing. _ captain company. he is used in the yachting thing. he _ captain company. he is used in the yachting thing, he lived _ captain company. he is used in the yachting thing, he lived on - captain company. he is used in the yachting thing, he lived on a i captain company. he is used in the yachting thing, he lived on a boat | yachting thing, he lived on a boat in the winter ever since he was a kitten and he is a trooper. he is

wonderful and he is raring to go. what has been the best thing about your time in belfast, and what has been the worst? the your time in belfast, and what has been the worst?— your time in belfast, and what has been the worst? the worst has been the weather- — been the worst? the worst has been the weather- l _ been the worst? the worst has been the weather. i feel— been the worst? the worst has been the weather. i feel so _ been the worst? the worst has been the weather. i feel so sorry - been the worst? the worst has been the weather. i feel so sorry for- been the worst? the worst has been the weather. i feel so sorry for you | the weather. i feel so sorry for you all. i have had to buy vitamin d for the first time in my life, in florida we don't need that! the people have all been supportive and the best invention ever our half pints of beer. we don't have those in america. pints of beer. we don't have those in america-— pints of beer. we don't have those in america. . ,, , ., . , in america. passengers on the crews were civen in america. passengers on the crews were given the _ in america. passengers on the crews were given the option _ in america. passengers on the crews were given the option of— in america. passengers on the crews were given the option of buying i were given the option of buying their cabin out right rather than paying a rate like a hotel meaning they will live on this ship for at least the next three years. according to the website, buying a cabin can cost anywhere between $100,000 and $900,000. at the moment, passengers spend their days on the ship or on different trips but sleep in hotels. there have been frustrations, but the passengers we spoke to have faith that ship will launch soon. spoke to have faith that ship will launch soon-—

spoke to have faith that ship will launch soon. sure, we have been frustrated — launch soon. sure, we have been frustrated at _ launch soon. sure, we have been frustrated at times _ launch soon. sure, we have been frustrated at times but _ launch soon. sure, we have been frustrated at times but really i launch soon. sure, we have been frustrated at times but really it's| frustrated at times but really it's all been part of the adventure, you know? three months in belfast wasn't on the itinerary but we made the most of it. it’s on the itinerary but we made the most of it— most of it. it's been amazing to learn a new _ most of it. it's been amazing to learn a new country, _ most of it. it's been amazing to learn a new country, a - most of it. it's been amazing to learn a new country, a new- most of it. it's been amazing to i learn a new country, a new culture, all the _ learn a new country, a new culture, all the food — learn a new country, a new culture, all the food and drinks, so i've enjoyed — all the food and drinks, so i've enjoyed getting to know it. all the guinness! what _ enjoyed getting to know it. all the guinness! what are _ enjoyed getting to know it. all the guinness! what are you _ enjoyed getting to know it. all the guinness! what are you looking i guinness! what are you looking forward to _ guinness! what are you looking forward to most _ guinness! what are you looking forward to most now? - guinness! what are you looking l forward to most now? departure! and it's ho ed forward to most now? departure! and it's hoped departure _ forward to most now? departure! and it's hoped departure from _ forward to most now? departure! and it's hoped departure from belfast i it's hoped departure from belfast will take place next week once sea trials are completed.— will take place next week once sea trials are completed. when you are the first at doing _ trials are completed. when you are the first at doing something, i trials are completed. when you are the first at doing something, you i the first at doing something, you are going to run into hiccups. that's not me making excuses, it's just the reality of how things are. although we were late, we will launch and the vision and the dream of our residents will become a reality. it of our residents will become a reali . ., , of our residents will become a reali . ., ., of our residents will become a reali . ._ ., ., of our residents will become a reali . ., ., , reality. it may not have been the start of their _ reality. it may not have been the start of their dream _ reality. it may not have been the start of their dream they - reality. it may not have been the | start of their dream they planned, but for the next few days at least, passengers will continue to make

belfast their unexpected home. some stunning images of the natural world have been shared by the natural history museum as part of its wildlife photographer of the year competition. this photograph of a pallas's cat was taken in mongolia during the lunar new year by xingchao zhu. these tawny owls caught the attention of young photographer sasha who had been watching the pairfor several days in a park near his home in the german city of munich. and this stoat was seen "dancing" over the snow in france. the image was taken by manuel grandio, who called it �*twist and jump'. this year's competition received more than 59,000 entries from photographers all over the world. the winners will be announced on the 8th of october. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon... the prime minister confirms tougher rules on smoking outdoors could be brought in under government plans to phase out tobacco.

and why a number of experts have raised concerns about the evidence used to convict former nurse lucy letby of killing babies in her care. we'll have a full weather forecast in the next half hour, but first always a sign that autumn is on the way — the full list of named storms for the coming season has been published by the met office. darren can tell us more. yes, it has. the season starts in a few days' time on the 1st of september, and we started naming storms in the uk in 2015 to raise awareness of severe weather and aid communication. in those days, it was the uk met office and the irish match service, and in 2019 the dutch joined in which is why you will see some dutch names in the new list. you won't see a to darren or anna.

and they only use 21 stone names. there is no storms to come as we head into the end of summer and the start of autumn. the next few days looking fairly quiet, dry for most. there will be some sunshine around as well, but later on sunday we could see some different storms, some thunderstorms heading our way. i will have more details later in the programme.— i will have more details later in the programme. ., ~ i will have more details later in the rouramme. ., ~ ,, i will have more details later in the programme. ., ~ i will have more details later in the rouramme. ., ~' ,, i will have more details later in the programme. ., ~ i will have more details later in the rouramme. ., ~' ,, . the programme. thank you, darren. we will start the — the programme. thank you, darren. we will start the campaign _ the programme. thank you, darren. we will start the campaign to _ the programme. thank you, darren. we will start the campaign to get _ the programme. thank you, darren. we will start the campaign to get on - will start the campaign to get on next year's list now! a bbc news investigation has uncovered a worrying trend of shopkeepers and traders buying stolen goods and selling them on to customers. the most recent figures show that shoplifting offences rose by 30% across england and wales last year, to more than 440,000. that's the highest level for more than 20 years. but retailers believe only around a third of incidents are reported to the police. and it means that shoppers foot the bill, with the average household paying an extra £133 per year as a result.

0ur reporter, jim connolly, has the story. perfume, always a staple. box sets, cosmetics, leather handbags. a big box of lego can be £100. this is ross, for decades one of leeds most prolific shoplifters. i'm not allowed in most of the shops around here. is thatjust because you stole so much over the years? yeah, yeah, and now i'm banned from... yeah. he says he's been clean from heroin and crack forfive months and hasn't shoplifted in that time. previously, he was stealing £300 worth of stuff every day to fund his addiction. it was just to buy drugs. i know it's in the tens of thousands. you've stolen tens of thousands of pounds? yeah, i'm ashamed to say. experts say 70% of shoplifters are addicts like ross. but there's no escaping the fact he's a criminal. 23 convictions in two decades, including 15 for shoplifting. but he's never been to prison. there was a weight of fear every day

walking down the hill from where i live, which you've got to get rid of. if you can't, you've just got to bury it. but that's there every day. yeah. because you thought you might get caught? yeah, and i was only ever inches away from it. um, and it's only ever temporarily relieved when you get out of each shop and you haven't been caught. was this an area you would shoplift in? ., ross says he only targeted larger retailers, believing they could afford the losses, overlooking the obvious cost to consumers. there really isn't such thing as a victimless crime, though, is there? shoplifting costs the country billions of pounds. what do you think about that? people who shoplift are ill, and that's why they're doing it. the law currently treats any theft under £200 less seriously, a rule the home secretary has promised to remove this week, adding to remove, this week adding that she wants to end the shameful neglect of the problem of shoplifting. west yorkshire police said it's aware of the concerns

of businesses and regularly reviews offences to put robust plans in place. ross only made money if people were willing to buy stolen goods. whisky, vodka, baileys, tia maria, honey, cheese, washing tablets and liquid if you can, please, mate. messages from a middleman, daily requests to steal to order. and even more surprisingly, his customers also included other shops all across the city. from my bag full of stuff, i'd know which shop to go to to sell it on. and, um, we'd discuss a price and i'm out of there with the money. it sounds crazy to say that, doesn't it? it's the economics, isn't it? i suppose i was the cheapest wholesaler at the end of the day. most shops, however, are simply the victims. this one targeted so often, thieves struck within minutes of us arriving. on a red light. so we're just getting reports through of a guy who's a potential suspected shoplifter by the sound of it. and we've had another shoplifter in this shop, so you can see just how active it is. can you describe what happened? just had someone come in and managed to steal one of our cat treats. this is the product that she actually ends up stealing. we kind ofjust have to stand

there and watch it happen overand overagain. what happens if one of those three had a knife? yeah. so that is the risk that we take with approaching them. it's a risk whether we go after them or whether we just let them get away with it, essentially. does that scare you? it does, yeah. those that represent high street stores say freya's fears are all too common among shop workers. they are facing the shoplifting, but also, in so many cases, the violence and abuse that comes with it day in, day out. and it is a real demoralising state of affairs, and one that is clearly unacceptable, that needs to be more highly prioritised and addressed. i get sick feeling literally thinking about what i used to do. and yeah, the guilt. ross insists he never used violence. he says he's clean and trying to stay out of trouble. you say that you only targeted big chains, but the people that work in those big chains have told me they're terrified when shoplifters come in.

can you understand the fear that you put through people? oh, yeah. please understand that it's just a simple case of survival. it felt like... ifelt like i didn't have a choice. there's always a choice, but it doesn't feel like you've got one when you... when you're that desperate. it's that desperation that drives so much of the shoplifting blighting businesses across the country. and it also raises questions about how society tackles the problem. jim connolly, bbc news. still to come on today's programme... the long lost relatives who were reunited after a 121—year—old postcard finally reached its destination. first it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm tanya arnold. the sport is under way at the paralympics after

a stunning opening ceremony in paris last night. newcastle's kieran trippier announces his retirement from international football as lee carlsey prepares to announce his first england squad. and england are batting on day one of the second test against sri lanka at lords — they've lost three wickets before lunch. after a spectacular opening ceremony in the heart of paris, the sport is under way at the paralympics. some big names have already been in action our reporter sally hurst is there. sadly, lets start in the velodrome where kadeena cox and daphne schrager have started their competitions.— schrager have started their competitions. schrager have started their com etitions. , , competitions. yes, it is the third

names competitions. yes, it is the third games for _ competitions. yes, it is the third games for kadeena _ competitions. yes, it is the third games for kadeena cox - competitions. yes, it is the third games for kadeena cox and i competitions. yes, it is the third games for kadeena cox and she | competitions. yes, it is the third l games for kadeena cox and she is looking for her third title in the 500 metres time trial. she qualified second fastest meaning she is through to the final tonight. expect her to step up a gear, she will be very clear keen to hold onto that title. daphne schrager is through to the final of the three k pursuit. she lost and then reclaimed her own world record during the heats and she is due to the gold medal ride tonight as well. bill she is due to the gold medal ride tonight as well.— she is due to the gold medal ride tonight as well. all going very well in the velodrome, _ tonight as well. all going very well in the velodrome, what _ tonight as well. all going very well in the velodrome, what else i tonight as well. all going very well in the velodrome, what else going | tonight as well. all going very well i in the velodrome, what else going on this morning? lats in the velodrome, what else going on this morning?— this morning? lots of team sport in action, wheelchair _ this morning? lots of team sport in action, wheelchair rugby _ this morning? lots of team sport in action, wheelchair rugby is - this morning? lots of team sport in action, wheelchair rugby is one i this morning? lots of team sport in action, wheelchair rugby is one of l action, wheelchair rugby is one of the most popular sports for the spectators because it is so fast and exciting. they have an absolute early this morning, great britain against australia, just edging out australia 58—55, a great result for them. in the wheelchair basketball them. in the wheelchair basketball the men beat germany and the women this time were on course for victory

over spain. david smith in boccia, the most decorated paralympian of all time in that sport, he has won a 5-2 all time in that sport, he has won a 5—2 as well, lots of british interest in the finals this afternoon as great britain look to win their first medals of the games. thank you, sally. eyes on the back of your head to keep across it all! rebecca welch, the first woman to referee a premier league game, is retiring from officiating to take up a managerial role within the referees governing body. welch made history on a number of occasions as a match official as she worked her way through the leagues. she was also a regualar on the international stage and in may took charge of the women's champions league final. there was a big upset in the league cup last night, with fourth tier afc wimbledon, knocking out premier league new boys ipswich town on penalties. their reward in the third round draw, is another home tie, against newcastle united.

newcastle are targeting this competition, because they've not won a major trophy for almost 70 years and joe willock opened the scoring for them against nottingham forest afterjust 18 seconds at the city ground. but the hosts equalised to take the game to penalties and sean longstaff scored the winning spot kick, to set up that trip to wimbledon. a controversial late goal from west ham's jarrod bowen, earned them a 1—0 win over bouremouth. the england forward, appeared to use his arm to divert the ball, into the net. bournemouth leaving the london stadium feeling rather aggrieved with var not in use. the hammers travel to face the holders, liverpool in round three. this is the third round draw in full for the first time the 6 teams in the champions league and europa league were seeded so they avoided playing each other. league two side barrow�*s reward for reaching the third round for the first time in more

than 50 years is a trip to beaten 2024 finalists chelsea. and the draw for the new look champions league takes place later this afternoon as it moves from 32 teams to 36. you can watch it live on the bbc iplayer and website. they'll explain it all once it's happened. there's only one league now, sides play eight matches, four at home and four away. northern ireland manager, michael o'neill, has named his squad for next month's nations league matches against luxemburg and bulgaria. paddy mcnair and striker shane lavery return. lavery, seen here scoring for blackpool, returns after signing for cambridge united this summer. the squad announcement comes just a day afterjonny evans announced his retirement from the international game. you can see the whole squad on the bbc sport website.

kieran trippier has announced his retiremehnt from international football — it comes just before england's interim manager, lee carsley announces his first england squad ahead of matches against the republic of ireland and finland next month. he said on social media "i never thought as a young [ad from bury that i would play for my country let alone achieve 54 caps." adding "it's been one of the biggest honours of my life to represent my country at four major tournaments." bbc sport also understands arsenal defender ben white is not expected to be part of the squad named by lee carsley. he's not been part of the national team since he left the england camp at the world cup in qatar in 2022. however, it was thought a change in manager would see him rejoin the set—up, but this now looks unlikely. arsenal goalkeeper, aaron ramsdale, is expected to move to southampton ahead

of tomorrow's transfer deadline. the two clubs have agreed a deal worth up to £25 million. ramsdale played every minute every league game as arsenal finished second behind manchester city in the 2022—23 season, but has slipped down the pecking order with the arrival of david raya. bournemouth have signed chelsea goalkeeper kepa arrizabalaga on a season—long loan deal. he remains the world's most expensive goalkeeper having moved to the blues from athletic bilbao for £71 million bilbao for £71 million in 2018, but has moved in the hope of securing regular first team football. sri lanka won the toss and put england in to bat on day one of the second test at lords as they look to level the series after losing at old trafford last week. their decision looks like a good one as our correspondent joe wilson reports.

thanks a notice on thursday morning. the sunshine, the obvious pride in playing at lords especially for a touring team, and some spaces in the stands. this test began with seats available at over £100 for an adult. well, there is a lot of cricket in summer. it's hard to watch all of it. ben duckett can hit four in any form. sri lanka had decided to bowl first and they picked kumara, who got rid of dan lawrence who would have loved a decent score and was out for nine. so to ollie pope. as he watched the ball looped into the hands of his opposite number, we wondered again about the burdens of captaincy. pope says he is learning to balance it all. it's tough out here, for one. activatejoe root. read these days on the responsibilities of captaincy. england, as shown in manchester,

need his batting more than ever. not a run chase in the 100 so when duckett fell for 40, sri lanka were enjoying their morning. novak djokovic is through to the third round of the us open. the defending champion was leading 6—4 6—4 2—0 but appeared to be struggling with the heat because of the humid conditions. the gruelling match came to a premature end when laslo djere was forced to retire injured. and coco gauff secured a win at the arthur ashe stadium. the defending us open champion, sealed a spot in the third round after beating tatjana maria 6—4, 6—0. next up she has a tough match against the 27th seed elina svitolina. but britain's harriet dart suffered a painful defeat to the 19th seed marta kostyuk. in sweltering heat at flushing meadows she produced an error—strewn performance in the 7—6, 6—1loss.

she hit 10 double faults. and a nice moment, after arina sabalenka beat lucia bronzetti, a young fan dressed in identical gear had her photo taken with her favourite player. she has a soft toy tiger in reference to the tattoo on sabalenka's arm and also appeared to have her own arm tattoo, albeit a temporary one, we assume! that is all the sport for now. keep up—to—date with everything from the us open, from the tennis, on bbc sport website and app, and there are plenty of transfers to keep up—to—date with as well with transfer deadline ending tomorrow evening. for now, goodbye.

some breaking news to bring you now. in the last few minutes a woman has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison after a man froze to death when she's stole his mobility scooter. kimberly and hawkins pleaded guilty to manslaughter at a court in stroud. our correspondent joins us now. tell us more about this case. joins us now. tell us more about this case-— this case. neil chadwick was described — this case. neil chadwick was described as _ this case. neil chadwick was described as variable - this case. neil chadwick was described as variable and i described as variable and vulnerable, with significant disabilities because of parkinson's that had affected him since his 30s. he was 63 when he was accompanied by kimberly hawkins in the early hours of the morning lastjanuary kimberly hawkins in the early hours of the morning last january to a supermarket cashpoint in stroud where he was trying to get money out to give to her. thejudge where he was trying to get money out to give to her. the judge said to give to her. thejudge said he believed to feed her drug habit. when he couldn't withdraw any money, miss hawkins took his scooter that he relied on to get around. she

actually drove off with him still clinging to it and dragged him across the supermarket car park before he let go, then she left him there in freezing temperatures, we are told as low as minus five. he was found unresponsive the next morning and died in hospital because of hypothermia. the judge told kimberly hawkins that she knew he was a vulnerable man and turned a blind eye to his suffering. dan. blind eye to his suffering. dan, thank you- _ a growing number of experts have been raising concerns about the trials of lucy letby, who was convicted of killing seven babies in her care and attempting to kill seven others. the former nurse was jailed for life last year. now there have been claims that vital evidence may have been misinterpreted, though others insist there's no evidence to show that the trial was unfair. our reporter gill dummigan has more. guilty. nurse lucy letby is the most prolific baby killer in modern times. lucy letby�*s murder trial last year

was one of the longest in british legal history, following a six—year police investigation. she perverted her learning to inflict harm, grief and death. six expert medical witnesses and many former colleagues testified against her. you have 110 remorse. there are no mitigating factors. the case against letby was wide—ranging. blood test results showing that two babies had been overdosed with insulin. x—rays indicating air injected into others. an apparent confession note at her house, and a rota which showed her on duty for every suspicious collapse or death. this is the famous duty roster. this chart was a key part of the prosecution case. this chart appears to be very convincing. but there are a number of issues with it. a big thing is that it only describes 25 of the bad events that happened in this period. it doesn't include any of the events that happened when lucy was not on duty. there were at least six other deaths and other collapses.

professor greene says he doesn't want to cause the babies' parents any more pain, but the questions have to be asked. the danger is that this evidence can be very compelling to the non—professional and overinterpreted. another crucial part of the prosecution case were blood samples from babies who'd collapsed with low blood sugar. they indicated exceptionally high levels of insulin, leading to the charge that letby had deliberately poisoned the babies by adding a synthetic version to their feed bags. the problem is that the method of analysis used was probably perfectly good for a clinical point of view, but not a forensic toxicology point of view. the website of the testing lab states that if synthetic insulin is suspected, the results should be verified externally. but that didn't happen because the babies recovered. i don't doubt that the preterm infants had low blood sugar, but there could be other reasons for that.

others also question the charge that letby injected air into babies' blood vessels, causing often fatal blockages known as an embolism. at the appeal court hearing, one doctor who co—wrote a paper used by the prosecution in the original case, spoke for letby�*s defence. the defence claimed the distinctive rash he'd outlined wasn't that described by witnesses in her case. the defence called no expert witnesses in the original trial. by contrast, six testified for the prosecution, in particular retired paediatric consultant doctor dowie evans. doctor evans told me that he'd referenced 18 research papers on air embolism, not just that contested one, and that his findings had been backed up in court by a radiologist and a neonatal pathologist. on the subject of the rota, he said he'd chosen those cases because they were the ones that seemed to him to be either suspicious or unexplained, and that he hadn't known at that point that lucy letby had been on duty. the crown prosecution service points out that the court of appeal rejected letby�*s case.

there's a 58—page judgment explaining why. much has been made of the fact that the case is circumstantial. no one definitively saw letby committing a crime, but some think that's missing the point. people often say, "well, circumstantial evidence can't prove guilt. " that's simply not true. tim owen casey has spent 40 years as a defence lawyer. he also co—hosts a legal podcast which has examined the letby debate. a circumstantial case can be a powerful case, but in order to understand it, you have to look at the totality. he's dealt with many miscarriages ofjustice, but says as this stands, there's no proof that this is one. i'm seeing lots of people putting forward theories. they are making assumptions without the solid basis for it. but still, the questions continue. now a letter signed by 24 experts has asked for the forthcoming letby inquiry to take those questions into account. you're not saying, though, are you, that you think she's innocent?

i have no idea whether she's innocent or not. my concern is simply about the possibility that this was not a safe conviction. i don't know whether she's guilty or not. i don't think anyone knows except lucy letby. the inquiry is due to start on september the 10th. gill dummigan, bbc news. when a postcard sent to swansea in 1903 finally reached its intended destination 121 years late, it led to a search to find the original recipient. now, after an appeal on social media, their relatives have been tracked down. lucy vladev has more. so here it is in all its glory. threads through history intertwining once more. he could only get this one. hi. i think we have a pair of your relatives here. yes. so i'm nick, ewart�*s grandson. i'm margaret. margaret. i'm stanley's granddaughter. granddaughter. and i'm margaret's sister helen, also stanley's granddaughter. i nice to meet you. you too - this group of complete strangers

are in the rather novel position of realising they're, in fact, long—lost relatives. i'm lydia's great granddaughter. wow. connected through three siblings and a postcard that turned up last week. before this, we'd never heard of each other. so this has been quite a magical moment, really, to discover, especially for us that are trying to build ourfamily trees and going into genealogy to... this has opened up so much information. a note from a brother to his sister. this postcard, it turns out, set off a century—long chain reaction, now bringing together the grandson of the sender ewart, great granddaughter of the recipient lydia, and the granddaughters of their brother stanley. it's quite bizarre. we are looking for family likenesses _ it's quite bizarre. we are looking for family likenesses to - it's quite bizarre. we are looking for family likenesses to see i it's quite bizarre. we are looking for family likenesses to see if i it's quite bizarre. we are looking j for family likenesses to see if we look the — for family likenesses to see if we look the same! i for family likenesses to see if we look the same!— look the same! i find it fascinating. we have . look the same! i find it i fascinating. we have been look the same! i find it - fascinating. we have been trying look the same! i find it _ fascinating. we have been trying to piece _ fascinating. we have been trying to piece together— fascinating. we have been trying to piece together stories, _

fascinating. we have been trying to piece together stories, find - fascinating. we have been trying to piece together stories, find out i piece together stories, find out where — piece together stories, find out where they— piece together stories, find out where they ended _ piece together stories, find out where they ended up, - piece together stories, find out where they ended up, and i piece together stories, find out where they ended up, and in i piece together stories, find out - where they ended up, and in another 100 years _ where they ended up, and in another 100 years and — where they ended up, and in another 100 years and somebody— where they ended up, and in another 100 years and somebody might - where they ended up, and in another 100 years and somebody might be i 100 years and somebody might be doing _ 100 years and somebody might be doing that — 100 years and somebody might be doing that with _ 100 years and somebody might be doing that with us! _ so where has it been all this time? well, for that, you need to go back 121 years when craddock street looked like this, horses were the only way to get around, and no one knew what a phone was. reading it, it's rather like a text message and it's the same sort of idea. it just took a bit longer. um, clearly, the writer ewart knows that lydia knows what he's talking about. you've got a few funny little misspellings. it says it was �*unpossible' to get the pair of these. �*i'm so sorry�*, and so on. um, �*love to all from ewart�* at the end there. and there are some clues, aren�*t there, that this hasn�*t been sat on the sorting room floor of a post office for the past 100 years, has it? there�*s every indication to me that it�*s been dealt with by a dealer at some stage.

when you hold it up to the light, it has a uk at the bottom which appears to be written in by row and they don�*t have by rows in that day. also this written in pencil is not an edwardian hand. but wherever it�*s been in the meantime, last week it ended up once again on the right street, but at what�*s now the wrong address, a building society. obviously savings and mortgages is my normal day to day stuff, so i thought i'll post it on our socials. hopefully there may be someone who may know of lydia, or know of a family member to connect it to lydia in swansea. did you expect it to get this far? no, no, to be able to connect a long—lost family because of a postcard that kind of came to our head office is amazing. meaning so much to so many, the family have decided to donate the postcard to west glamorgan archive service. as for this group, now the chance to do what most families do, get on with a good gossip. so that would be david. after all, there�*s

a lotto catch up on. yeah. lucy vladev, bbc news. now it�*s time for the weather with darren. thanks very much again. yesterday the temperature in cambridgeshire reached 30 degrees but it is cooler and fresher everywhere today. at least we have some sunshine. these are the afternoon temperatures. some showers for western areas, most in the north—west of scotland, but through this evening and overnight at the cloud will melt away, the showers retreated to northern scotland and the winds will drop as well. with clear skies, it�*s quite cool and it will be a chilly night with temperatures in northern ireland and scotland getting down to four or 5 degrees and seven or eight widely across england and wales. mist and fog patches were lived quickly in the morning. a sunny start to the day with light winds easing away from northern scotland,

showers moving through. some cloud will bubble up overland. temperatures similar to those of today, perhaps a degree also higher, 17 or 18 in scotland, 24 in the south—east of england. high pressure is with us on friday, that retreats over the weekend allowing this weather front to move up from the south which will bring more cloud northwards. and it mayjust give some showers but on the whole it looks like it will be dry, and we will have sunny skies for scotland and northern ireland and the far north of england as well. there will be a stronger window on saturday, it will be an easterly wind for england and wales and that will make the north sea coast a little bit cooler. with sunshine, temperatures will be higher and we could get the same temperature in glasgow as we will in london where we have more cloud until later in the day. that cloud continues to move northwards overnight, the high pressure continues to move away. we await this weather front from the atlantic

but ahead of it we draw warmth and humidity but the potential for storms as well. that cloud continues northwards towards scotland and northern ireland. we get sunshine for england and wales, that will trigger cloud developing and leave the potential for some thundery downpours. the humid day from the near continent, so temperatures reaching 27, but sunday will be a little bit cooler. darren, thank you. that�*s all from today�*s bbc news at one. enjoy your afternoon. goodbye.

this is bbc news. these rebels make military action continues in the occupied west bank, —— israel�*s military action continues in the occupied west bank. xijinping holds talks with america�*s national advise it. and keir starmer continues his effort to reset relations with the eu. in the uk the government is considering banning smoking in public gardens and outdoor restaurants as part of a drive to phase out

tobacco. thanks forjoining us. a large—scale israeli military operation in the occupied west bank is continuing into a second day. israel says five palestinian fighters were killed whilst hiding in a mosque. according to palestinian sources, the death toll has risen to 17 people since israeli military operations began. the bbc is not verified these figures. one of the top commanders is said to be amongst those killed. this is the biggest operation by israel in the west bank in decades. john donaldson, the middle east correspondent, spoke to me and told me that

eight palestinians have been