to evacuate their homes, after the country faces the strongest typhoon in decades. hello. after an allergic reaction welcome to the programme. to a costa hot chocolate, tells the bbc that allergies need we start in the us, where voters have been digesting kamala harris�* to be taken more seriously. first major tv interview, since replacing joe biden as the democratic presidential nominee. the interview hello. programme. was pre—recorded and alongside her running mate, tim walz. it was aired by the american network cnn — in the battleground state of georgia. we start in the us, where voters now in that interview — ms harris played down claims that she has shifted her stance have been digesting kamala harris�* on key political issues — first major tv interview, insisting her values �*have not changed'. generally speaking, how should since replacing joe biden voters look at some of the changes that you've made, that you've explained some as the democratic of here in your policy? presidential nominee. the interview is it because you have more experience now and you've learned more about the information? is it because you were running for president in a democratic primary? and should they feel comfortable and confident that what you're saying now is going to be your policy moving forward? 00:01:00,773 --> 2147483051:37:15,101 dana, i think the the most important 2147483051:37:15,101 --> 4294966103:13:29,429 and most significant

i have spent my career inviting diversity of opinion. i think it is important to have people at the table where some of the most important decisions are being made that have different views, different experiences. and i think it would be to the benefit of the american public to have a member of my cabinet who is a republican. cbs correspondent jarred hill ran through the key takeways from ms harris' first broadcast interview of the election campaign. i think one of the things that we heard from vice president harris in this first sit down interview

yesterday it was that she sees herself as a pragmatist, essentially, a pragmatic democratic politician. there was not a lot of nuance when it came to some of the policy points that she might be trying to push through. a lot of this interview was significantly looking into the differences in her stance on issues now compared to her initial run for the white house in 2019, that many have considered to be significantly more left—leaning than she appears to be today. it it seemed as though, again, this was light on specifics and details, that she was essentially saying that she has had time in the white house as the vice president has seen the way things operate and has seen that maybe she does not need to go as far left as she believed or at least she espoused previously in 2019. in order to be effective in pushing forward what some of the principles that she thinks are important. still, saying that she thinks things like cutting carbon emissions are important as well as figuring out

sort of practical solutions to immigration. but not necessarily making some of those grandiose platitudes that she might have before. �* , ., , ., before. and she would be a trailblazer _ before. and she would be a trailblazer if _ before. and she would be a trailblazer if elected, - before. and she would be a trailblazer if elected, the i before. and she would be a l trailblazer if elected, the first woman president. first black woman president elected as well as a woman of asian descent. and yet it seems like she was shying away from focusing on that during this interview. focusing on that during this interview— focusing on that during this interview. , , ., , interview. yes, it is an interesting thin . interview. yes, it is an interesting thin the interview. yes, it is an interesting thing the way _ interview. yes, it is an interesting thing the way that _ interview. yes, it is an interesting thing the way that she _ interview. yes, it is an interesting thing the way that she has - interview. yes, it is an interesting thing the way that she has kind i interview. yes, it is an interesting thing the way that she has kind of| thing the way that she has kind of walk that line. on 100 thing the way that she has kind of walk that line. 0n100 the interview itself the interviewer asked her about former president trump as my comments about her seeminglyjust comments about her seemingly just becoming comments about her seeminglyjust becoming black. all she said was, same old tired playbook, next question please. again, pushing away from this. at the same time we have seen her reaching out to historically black colleges and universities, studentsjust yesterday putting out a letter to them specifically asking them to turn out to vote. she has never shied away from her identity, but it seems as though unlike some other candidates with seen in the past,

harris is not using that as a defining feature in her run for the white house. defining feature in her run for the white house-— white house. one big question throughout _ white house. one big question throughout her _ white house. one big question throughout her campaign - white house. one big question throughout her campaign has l white house. one big question - throughout her campaign has been what her specific policy proposals would be. do you feel that we have got a good sense of that in this interview or is that still a question that is hanging over her campaign? question that is hanging over her cam aian? ~ . question that is hanging over her camaiun? ~ . . question that is hanging over her campaign?— campaign? what we have seen throughout _ campaign? what we have seen throughout the _ campaign? what we have seen throughout the campaign - campaign? what we have seen throughout the campaign and i campaign? what we have seen| throughout the campaign and in particular something that we saw yesterday was larger ideas on policy then we have seen, we have seen the harris campaign ruling out some more specifics when it comes to things like child tax credits was one that she really focused on as well as tax credits for first—time home—buyers. that was really the kind of extent to what we saw in terms of specific policy proposals, something that it seems as though she is trying to make an attempt to try to navigate, especially seeing that she is still in the white house, currently divide president to the current president

and not wanting to step on toes or overstep where her current administration is. meanwhile the republican nominee, former us president donald trump, responded to ms harris's interview, saying �*she didn't look like a leader'. he later took to his own social media site truth social, to simply post "boring!" — seemingly in reference to the interiew. 0n the same day of mrs harris's interview the republican nominee donald trump addressed a major policy issue of his own — claiming that his administration will force insurance companies or the federal government to cover the costs of in vitro fertilisation for all americans. democrats have sought to tie trump to anti—abortion groups that want to ban the fertility procedure. here is what mr trump said: i am announcing today in a major statement that under the trump administration in your government will pay for or your insurance company will be mandated to pay for all costs associated with ivf treatment, fertilisation for women. ivf treatment.

because we want more babies, to put it very nicely. and you can read more on that interview and ourfull coverage of the us election on our website and app, just search bbc news. let's turn to the middle east now. un agencies are preparing to start a mass polio vaccination programme in gaza this weekend, after israel and hamas agreed to a series of three—day localised pauses in fighting. in the last minutes the world health organisaion official have siad that i.2m polio vaccine doses have already been delieved to gaza ahead of the roll—out on first september. the goal is to vaccinate more than 600,000 children, after the first case of polio in 25 years was discovered in gaza. the war has disrupted child vaccination programmes and left most people displaced and living in crowded, unsanitary conditions.

at least 90 % of children under the age of ten need to be reached. lucy williamson, has the very latest. born a month before the gaza war began, abdul rahman has played a role in pausing it — something world leaders have struggled to do. earlier this month, abdul rahman was diagnosed with polio — the first case in gaza for 25 years. the family, nine children in all, live in a camp in central gaza, displaced multiple times from their home in the north. the constant moving disrupted his vaccinations. his mother says others in the camp are afraid and stop their children playing with them. translation: the virus stopped his progress. i he stopped sitting, stopped walking, stopped crawling and stopped moving. i want him to be treated. he wants to live and walk like other children.

abdul rahman�*s diagnosis has raised fresh alarm over conditions in gaza's camps. the phased pause in fighting will allow medics to vaccinate more than half a million children in stages across the territory. but the conditions that caused this crisis are worsening, say aid organisations, and their solutions are not straightforward. due to the insecurity, the damage, the road infrastructure and population displacement, but also based on our experience with this kind of campaign globally and worldwide, the three days might not be enough to achieve adequate vaccination. israel's prime minister was clear that this was not a ceasefire. the war has so far been resistant to both diplomacy and disease, but preventing another layer of tragedy is seen as one small victory. what the eu's foreign policy chief called a drop of hope

in a sea of despair. lucy williamson, bbc news, jenin. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell is following developments from jerusalem — and i asked her to talk us through the pauses in the fighting which have been arranged to allow polio vaccinations to take place in gaza. we have got a senior un officials think this is not an ideal way forward but the plan they have come up forward but the plan they have come up with is a workable way forward. what it really involves, and they have hamas and israel signed up to it, is to have three three day pauses in the fighting in different parts of the gaza strip where they will roll out this vaccination programme. and what they need in order to get the desired level of immunity is for 90% of children aged under ten years old to have two doses of this oral vaccine. find under ten years old to have two doses of this oral vaccine. and this of course is — doses of this oral vaccine. and this of course is a _ doses of this oral vaccine. and this of course is a reminder— doses of this oral vaccine. and this of course is a reminder that - doses of this oral vaccine. and this of course is a reminder that there l of course is a reminder that there are children who are bystanders in this war, there is also the israeli

operation in westbank that we have been covering over the last few days, what is the latest there? this is now in its — days, what is the latest there? this is now in its third _ days, what is the latest there? ti 3 is now in its third day, this major israeli operation, israel says it is for counterterrorism purposes and we know that from witnesses, israeli troops seem to have pulled out of one of the cities which was a main focus for attention, in the north of the west bank, and now attention seems to be reallyjust focused on jenin and i have had a colleagues they are telling me that they can hear sporadic gunfire and explosions that have been going on. in a town close tojenin we were hearing earlierfrom palestinian close tojenin we were hearing earlier from palestinian witnesses who said that there were three men who said that there were three men who had been targeted, they said by israeli undercover agents. at our house, had then gone to a car and as they drove off they were hit by an israeli drone strike, the israeli military saying that it targeted there a terrorist cell. find

military saying that it targeted there a terrorist cell.— military saying that it targeted there a terrorist cell. and the un has called _ there a terrorist cell. and the un has called for _ there a terrorist cell. and the un has called for the _ there a terrorist cell. and the un has called for the operation - there a terrorist cell. and the un has called for the operation to i has called for the operation to seize immediately, i wonder what the latest is with the international reaction. . , ., ., latest is with the international reaction. . ., , reaction. certainly all that is happening — reaction. certainly all that is happening at _ reaction. certainly all that is happening at the _ reaction. certainly all that is happening at the moment i reaction. certainly all that is happening at the moment isj reaction. certainly all that is - happening at the moment is being very closely scrutinised, we have had warnings from the eu foreign policy chief, from the head of the united nations himself, really saying that what is happening is very dangerous, it could lead to a spread of the war in gaza to the west bank having an operation of this scale and scope. and if so, really all that is happening at the moment it's being very closely scrutinise. moment it's being very closely scrutinise-— moment it's being very closely scrutinise. . ., ~ scrutinise. that was our middle east correspondent. _ as our correspondent said, the fighting has continued in west bank. in the past hour israli military has said that a local hamas commander has been killed in the city ofjenin on the third day of the operation. 0ne one other piece of news on the west

bank, the uk government said it is deeply concerned by the ongoing idf operation in the occupied west bank. live now to gaza where we can speak with louise wateridge, un spokesperson in gaza. louise, thank you for your time. could you tell us a little bit more about the practicalities of administering this programme in the midst of a war zone? yes. administering this programme in the midst of a war zone?— midst of a war zone? yes, it is auoin to midst of a war zone? yes, it is going to be — midst of a war zone? yes, it is going to be a _ midst of a war zone? yes, it is going to be a very _ midst of a war zone? yes, it is going to be a very complicated midst of a war zone? yes, it is - going to be a very complicated and complex procedure to get these children, these polio vaccinations. 0ver children, these polio vaccinations. over 640,000 children is their estimate, but very devastating weight we do not have accurate numbers of how many children are under the rubble, how many children have been killed during this war, there has —— there are around 70,000 children separated and alone. this isjust part of children separated and alone. this is just part of the complexities that we have, we are operating in a

shrinking humanitarian space here. there have been 15 displacements alone in the month of august. people are exhausted, families are moving, hundreds of thousands of people are crammed into these makeshift shelters across areas of the gaza strip. and it is going to be one of the most complex vaccination campaigns we have ever seen. could ou campaigns we have ever seen. could you remind — campaigns we have ever seen. could you remind us. _ campaigns we have ever seen. could you remind us, because _ campaigns we have ever seen. could you remind us, because obviously we know that there are so many negotiations going on right now that never have, neverseem negotiations going on right now that never have, never seem to have a breakthrough. this is a big moment for there to be a pause in fighting like this. what would happen if polio were to spread, what are the stakes here for all of these children?— stakes here for all of these children? ., , , children? children have suffered the most during — children? children have suffered the most during the _ children? children have suffered the most during the last _ children? children have suffered the most during the last ten _ children? children have suffered the most during the last ten months - children? children have suffered the most during the last ten months of. most during the last ten months of this war, children inside the gaza strip and children who have been held hostage, if this polio was to spread it would not only affect children in the gaza strip but it will also spread throughout the region. and we really have to prioritise children right now. they

have not been prioritised at all during this war. we sadly cannot vaccinate children who are running for their lives who are fleeing for their lives. we need to humanitarian pause, it is critical this campaign happens immediately. the united nations and our partners have the vaccinations ready to go, we will be implementing the vaccinations from sunday and we need this to happen safely, we need to reach as many children as possible for there to be a sufficient success rate and that is the least we can do. it is the absolute least we can do for children here.— absolute least we can do for children here. louise, that is a really important _ children here. louise, that is a really important point - children here. louise, that is a really important point you - children here. louise, that is a| really important point you have children here. louise, that is a - really important point you have made about regional spread. the potential for that. about regional spread. the potential forthat. but about regional spread. the potential for that. but also, about regional spread. the potential forthat. but also, could about regional spread. the potential for that. but also, could you just finally in the amount of time we have less to tell us what is the reality on the ground for children who are caught up in this war? it is who are caught up in this war? it is a disaster- — who are caught up in this war? it is a disaster- it _ who are caught up in this war? it is a disaster. it is _ who are caught up in this war? it 3 a disaster. it is horrific. every day is a day of horror here for the children, families, for everybody in the gaza strip. the bombardments are relentless. children do not have any stability, they have lost their

homes, many of them have lost their families on a daily and weekly basis we are meeting children separated from families, children who are orphans. there is nothing familiar to them any more. it is day in and day out fearfor these to them any more. it is day in and day out fear for these children. it needs to end, we need a cease fire immediately. a humanitarian pause will help us, help humanitarian to help the health care workers to implement this vaccination campaign. but we need a permanent cease fire and we need it now.— and we need it now. louise water ride, and we need it now. louise water ridge. un _ and we need it now. louise water ridge, un spokesperson - and we need it now. louise water ridge, un spokesperson gaza, i and we need it now. louise water- ridge, un spokesperson gaza, thank you so much for sharing that insight with us. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

next, strong winds and torrential rain are still battering much of japan. that's after typhoon shanshan made landfall on the island of kyushu on thursday. it's the strongest typhoon to hit the country, in almost 65 years, and it's now been downgraded to a tropical storm. at least four people have been

killed, and up five million have been ordered to leave their homes, because of the risk from winds and landslides. on top of that, hundreds of thousands of people remain without power. the storm is expected to hit tokyo this weekend. jean mackenzie reports. it isa it is a typhoon like nothing. the people on this southern island of kyushu have ever seen before. the strongest to hit japan in decades, bringing devastating damage. the rains started lashing japan before the typhoon even hit and have kept coming. some parts have had more than two months of rain injust 72 hours, leading to fears that rivers could overflow. millions have been put on standby to leave their homes because of the risk of landslides.

three family members died when their house was swept away by a landslide. with widespread power cuts, people are struggling injapan's hot and humid summer. some of the wind has been knocked out of the storm since it hit. but what's making this typhoon so unique and so dangerous is how slowly it's moving. crawling up the country, dumping vast amounts of rain in one place. it's expected to hit tokyo this weekend, but at this pace, its path is proving nearly impossible to predict. jeanne mckenzie, bbc news in asia. the mother of a 13—year—old british girl who died after a severe allergic reaction to a costa coffee hot chocolate, says she wants to make sure no other parent loses their child in the same way.

abimbola dulay, whose daughter hannahjacobs had a severe dairy allergy died within hours of taking a sip of the drink on eight february last year. she is calling on the food industry to take allergy training more seriously. 0ur reporter tim muffett has been speaking to her. hannah was a bright child, funny, full of life. she loved doing tiktok, what any 13—year—old liked doing. she was like a big teddy bear. she loved to come to my bed and just give me a big cuddle. she loved her friends. she loved hanging out with her friends. hannah had a severe dairy allergy. in february last year, when she was on her way to the dentist, her mum ordered two soya hot chocolates from a costa coffee in barking in east london. after one sip, that was it. she called me from the toilet and said, "that was not

soya hot chocolate." she was shouting. she was screaming. it happened so quickly, at that point. a postmortem examination found that hannah died after an anaphylactic reaction triggered by an ingredient in her hot chocolate, which caused an allergic response. earlier this month, a coroner concluded there had been a failure of communication between coffee shop staff and hannah's mum abi, and a failure to follow processes to discuss allergies. we need to do better. no mother, no parent, should be losing their kids like this. it's not fair. is there enough awareness about food allergies? no. i feel like they think they're just a bunch of fussy kids. or maybe we're just fussy parents. the governmentjust need to do better. they need to start taking kids that's got allergies, seriously. if i'm asking for something, and i'm asking, what's in that?, all your staff should know

what ingredient goes in everything. every single person — restaurant, coffee shops — need to know. following the death of natasha ednan—laperouse in 2016, after she had an allergic reaction to a pret a manger baguette, natasha's law was introduced in 2021. it requires foods pre—packaged on site to carry a full list of ingredients. the family of 0wen carey, who died in 2017 following an allergic reaction to chicken containing buttermilk, are also campaigning for more law changes. 0wen's law would require restaurants and coffee shops to state, in writing, 14 major allergens at the point of ordering, without the customer having to ask. 0wen's family say uk allergen laws are flawed and outdated. the food standards agency says it's developing best practice guidance in relation to allergen information, which will be published early next year. what's your message to the government and to others who can make these types of decisions,

given what you've been through? they should have a sticker on every single drink. so you would like clear stickers saying, this has got soya milk, this has got dairy milk... yes. ..so you know what's in it? everybody knows. let people know. the symptoms of someone having an allergic reaction? you'll be amazing. they can save a life. teach everybody how to use epipen. whether it's a kid, adult, i'm sure everybody doesn't know how to use it. in a statement, a costa coffee spokesperson said... costa says it will continue to review staff training, and is working alongside the natasha allergy research foundation.

she loved life. she'd be an amazing adult. hopefully, we can do something to make sure this does not happen to any other family. new zealand's maori king has died at the age of 69. king tuheitia had been in hospital recovering from heart surgery. the maori king has no constitutional role, but is an important unifying figure for maori peoples. new zealand's prime minister, christopher luxon, said king tuheitia's unwavering commitment to his people had left an indelible mark on the nation. lets hear what the prime minister said: look, i just want to acknowledge at the start of this press conference the passing of king tuheitia. 0bviously, our country will be in mourning. he was a fantastic king. he was king for 18 years. he did a lot to strengthen the kingitanga and we are going to miss him sadly.

finally, the long—awaited sequel to the 1980's film �*beetlejuice' has premiered in london. stars of the new film �*beetlejuice beetlejuice', including familiar faces michael keaton, winona ryder and catherine o'hara took to the appropriately themed black and white carpet in the city's west end. the film's director, tim burton said it feels personal to him to be working with some of the original cast again. in some other fun entertainment news, there is the news that eurovision song contest 2025 will be in the swiss town of basil. stay with us here on bbc news, more news to come. hello. august draws to a close this weekend. it has been a month of big contrast. this contrast perhaps the most stark in northern england. leftist between whitby and salt burn, barely a face of the normal

amount of rainfall. where is cumbria, barely100 miles amount of rainfall. where is cumbria, barely 100 miles away, we see well over double. western areas have seen a lot of cloud. notjust through august but through all of the summer. stornoway, one of the dullest spots with barely half the normal sunshine amount. the news for the next couple of days probably comes as welcome for many in the north and west, a lot more in the way of dry weather and sunshine around. especially as high pressure builds up from the south and the west. it means wins will be light, especially across england and wales. with the strong sunshine feeling very pleasant, some fair weather cloud. more centred across scotland and northern ireland with the morning showers faded away and temperatures here still in the mid to high teens, a bit of a breeze coming off the west. those light winds further south, 20 or 24 possible. 0nce winds further south, 20 or 24 possible. once we lose this on this evening temperatures will take another plummet. another fresh evening temperatures will take another plummet. anotherfresh night like last night. not as much missed as we thought last night. western areas are the most prone. 0ne

slightest to the north, three degrees for some compared to 16 in the channel islands in the far southeast. that is because we have got humid air pushing up with this weather system as we go through into saturday. high pressure nudging further northwards. was many central northern areas, are dry and pleasantly warm day in the south. increase cloud and breeze. some sunny spells and the chance of a few showers in the southernmost counties in channel islands. breeze and a bit more cloud feeling cooler compared to today. still nice with the sun is out. a warm day in western scotland and northern ireland, with temperatures in the low 20s. as we go through sunday night into saturday night into sunday. that weather system pushes northwards as high pressure moves off into scandinavia, it does not stick with us too long. all of us will have a breezy or damn sunday with more cloud around and sunny spells. especially west of scotland and northern ireland and later east anglia in the southeast. chance of some showers and thunderstorms, particularly with humid air across

central and eastern areas where it could get up to 27 degrees. the breeze meaning that fresh compared to saturday in the north.

this is bbc news. the headlines... kamala harris has given her first major tv interview alongside her running mate,

tim walz. un agencies will start a mass polio vaccination programme in gaza this weekend, after israel and hamas agreed to a three—day pause in fighting. under new uk government plans to increase flexible working, employees could be given the right to ask to work a four—day week. the mother of 13—year—old hannahjacobs, who died after an allergic reaction to a costa hot chocolate, tells the bbc that allergies need to be taken more seriously. we need to do something, we need to do better. no mother, no parent should be losing their kids like this. it's not fair. hello. some breaking news we brought to you in the last half an hour. 13—year—old boy has been stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands. we have some updates. a murder investigation has been launched police were called on

thursday. the child died despite being treated by paramedics. the spokesperson says detectives are working flat—out to find whoever is responsible and bring into custody as soon as possible. again, breaking news, 13—year—old boy stabbed to death at a house in