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 the west midlands. we will have our correspondent on the scene for you soonin correspondent on the scene for you soon in the next hour. we will bring you more updates as soon as we do. here in the uk... employees could be given the right to ask to work a four—day week, under government plans to encourage flexible working. people would then compress their contracted hours into longer days. but ministers insist they won't impose the change on staff or businesses. the uk would not be the first. some countries across europe have already introduced a four—day working week for employees who want it. in 2022, belgium became the first country in europe to legislate a four—day week, allowing employees to condense their working hours into fewer days, if they want to. in germany, this year some companies started testing it. the country is struggling with a critical labour shortage and the hope is that a more flexible working pattern will encourage more people into the workplace.

portugal is also trialling a four—day week, with companies trialling a model that allows workers to retain 100% of their pay for 80% of their time, in exchange for a commitment to maintain 100% productivity. our political correspondent leila nathoo gave us this update on the proposals. this is not a four—day week in the sense that employees would get paid for five days and only work four and be in charge of managing their own time. what we are talking about in the uk is proposals from the labour government to strengthen workers' rights and among the big set of proposals in the works for some time is the idea employees would be able to request flexible working, in all of its forms, so working a full—time five day week in four days, and they would have that right from the start of their employment. currently employees can

do that and it is up to the employer to grant it. labour wants to introduce the right for employees as soon as a start the job. but they are insisting no—one would be compelled to do it. it is part of a political row, i think, the story today, that we will be seeing more of when parliament returns next week. tories going on the attack, framing it as businesses versus the trade unions, saying it is anti—business, anti—growth. labour insisting flexible working helps productivity encouraging more people to get back into the workforce and insist it will not be a mandatory proposal and it is one of a raft of proposals on the table. this legislation is a flagship part of what the labour government promised to do before the general election, strengthening workers' rights across the board, so expect plenty more of these kinds of rows in the coming months

as legislation is brought forward. leila nathoo there. let's speak to professor cary cooper, professor of organisational psychology and health at the university of manchester business school. thank you for your time. based on your own work and what you have gathered, how would this impact productivity? can you have the same amount with fewer days?— amount with fewer days? there was evidence before _ amount with fewer days? there was evidence before we _ amount with fewer days? there was evidence before we had _ amount with fewer days? there was evidence before we had the - amount with fewer days? there was i evidence before we had the pandemic. i published a book in may of 2020 based on evidence we had accumulated across the world, scientific volume from different countries, academic, looking at the issues of flexible working, does it deliver to the bottom line? do we get rid of stress related ill less sickness absence? the evidence at that point was pretty overwhelming in almost all developed countries, most of the science has been in developed countries. if people are allowed to work flexibly, it is a broad

category, let us forget the four—day working week. either way, the four—day working week, what that means is four days, eight hours a day. they have trialled that by the way as well sweden, trialled in new zealand, iceland, a number of other countries, and there is a big study that has been done here, 55, quite a lot of companies, roughly 55... sorry, just to interact, not the same as the proposals being made. no, it is not the same. i am trying to distinguish between the four day working week in the short compressed week. the four short compressed week is where you work can hours, four days, 12 hours forfour days, that is a part of a flexible working package which i think the labour government is considering. there is

all sorts of other options. hybrid working, many people are doing it now, going to work, forced... not. forced, the employer wants un three days a week, you work two days a week at home. the evidence overwhelmingly, at least three pandemic and since then, is that if people are a word to work more flexibly, they can take the four day option, short compressed week option, short compressed week option, ten hours, four days a week, maybe they work flexibly. —— if people are allowed to work. they develop a psychological contract with their employer saying i would like to come in these times of days, what do you need from me? they develop a contract between the employee under manager and that is also very effective. there are lots of different options on flexible working. but i think underpinning what the labour government is doing i think will enhance our productivity. there is less studies on productivity, more studies on the impact it has on people's health.

but the evidence i think is mounting that if people are allowed to work flexibly, whatever option, it might notjust be the short compressed week, they will be more productive, morejob week, they will be more productive, more job satisfied, week, they will be more productive, morejob satisfied, and week, they will be more productive, more job satisfied, and very important, in a skills situation, skills deficit situation we are in now, the employer will be able to retain employees more because the millennials and the young millennials and the young millennials and the z generation, they want more flexible working. the four—day compressed week is only one option but it is certainly an option that should be on the table. professor, essentially, sounds like you are saying this could have a positive impact on productivity. you would not lose productivity at the least. i wonder what your view is on the health and tax. you mentioned there were studies. how could this benefit employees? ==

there were studies. how could this benefit employees?— benefit employees? -- health imacts. benefit employees? -- health impacts. absolutely, - benefit employees? -- health impacts. absolutely, that - benefit employees? -- health impacts. absolutely, that is l benefit employees? -- health - impacts. absolutely, that is pretty overwhelming. remember roughly 55% of all long—term sickness absence in the uk and other developed countries, by the way, europe, asia, so on, roughly 55% of all long—term sickness absence is due to stress, anxiety and depression. muscular skeletal is only 25 — 30%. it is important but not the primary reason for long term sick. we need to get people off long—term sex, 2.7 million in the uk on sick. —— long—term sick. it will help employee health and likely to help the productivity and we need to productivity increase. professor, at the university _ productivity increase. professor, at the university of— productivity increase. professor, at the university of manchester - the university of manchester business school, thank you for your time. the snp's autumn conference gets under way later today. it's the first time the party has

come together since it lost half a million votes in the general election, and was left with nine mps at westminster. let's speak to bbc scotland's chief political correspondent, lynsey bews. what are the snp leader is hoping to see from the party conference? yes. see from the party conference? yes, this is the first _ see from the party conference? yes, this is the first day _ see from the party conference? yes, this is the first day of _ see from the party conference? yes, this is the first day of a _ see from the party conference? ifs: this is the first day of a three—day conference for the snp at the international conference centre in edinburgh. it has been straight down to business this morning because delegates, members, currently gathered in a whim downstairs behind closed doors where a review of the general election result has been conducted, being led by the party leader, scotland's first minister, john swinney, looking at what went wrong in the general election. the party went from winning 48 seats in 2019 to return it to make a return in just nine 2019 to return it to make a return injust nine mps injuly. —— to

returning. john swinney needs to find a new strategy, new direction for the party on core issues, not least its central mission of achieving independence here in scotland. he wants to try to offer hope, he says, and ambition to the membership. but he has admitted there is a degree of soul—searching to be done in order to do that. the snp westminster leader stephen flynn was saying this morning there has been a breakdown in trust with the public in terms of what the snp has prioritised and delivered four people in scotland. this task of uniting and motivating the party ahead of the 2026 holyrood elections has been made harder by the financial situation the scottish government is facing because next week when hollywood returns, the finance secretary is going to be announcing a series of spending cuts to try to balance the books for this

year. the snp have been blaming it on the uk labour government, saying they are imposing austerity once again on the uk and people of scotland as well. labour has hit back saying it is down to the mismanagement of scotland's's finances by the snp administration. thank you for the update. on to northern ireland now and nominations for the leadership of the ulster unionist party will close this afternoon. however, it is expected that the northern ireland health minister, mike nesbitt, will be the only candidate. let's speak to bbc news ireland correspondent, chris page. what is the latest? it has not been lost on some _ what is the latest? it has not been lost on some observers _ what is the latest? it has not been lost on some observers in - what is the latest? it has not been lost on some observers in the - what is the latest? it has not been | lost on some observers in the week that 0asis announced a comeback, something of a political comeback on the cards in this part of the uk. the ulster unionist party was

actually the main political force the ulster unionist party was actually the main politicalforce in northern ireland for the best part of a century, but over the last two decades, overtaken as the main unionist party by the democratic unionist party by the democratic unionist party, and it has struggled to retake lateral ground. there has been a series of leaders. mike nesbitt has already been among them. he led the party between 2012 and 2017. he resigned after a poor set of electoral results. seven years on, he has received the backing of senior members of the ulster unionist party to take on the job again, nominations forthe leadership close this afternoon, in about six hours. it is understood mike nesbitt is the only candidate to put his name forward. all but certain he will take on the leadership of the ulster unionist party for a second time. currently the health minister in the power—sharing devolved government in belfast, a job he took on that in

july, just a few weeks ago. that is the ulster unionist party's only ministry in the government here. he intends it is understood to keep thatjob, keep the health portfolio, while he also becomes leader of the ulster unionist party. his task, ambition, will be to try to turn around the party's fortunes. he is seen as very much on the liberal wing of unionism in northern ireland, advocating socially liberal policies in comparison to some other leading unionist politicians. the party has returned this summer to the house of commons for the first time in seven years, did not have any mps from 2017 onwards. earlier this summer it won one seat in the general election, the seat of south antrim. mike nesbitt will be hoping he can build on that success and set the party back on course for more election victories in two, three

times, —— two, three years' time when they go back to the polls for the devolved assembly and local councils here.— the devolved assembly and local councils here. , ., ., ,, , ., councils here. chris page, thank you for the attack. _ councils here. chris page, thank you for the attack. much _ councils here. chris page, thank you for the attack. much more _ councils here. chris page, thank you for the attack. much more on - councils here. chris page, thank you for the attack. much more on the i councils here. chris page, thank you. for the attack. much more on the bbc news website. —— thank you for the update. more controversy for tech tycoon elon musk — this time, in brazil. social media giant x — which mr musk controls — says it's expecting brazil's top court to order it to shut down in the country — one of its top markets — amid a legal battle over disinformaton and compliance with local laws. elon musk has accused brazil of censorship. bbc reporter pierre—antoine denis is following the story. describing this situation as tense would honestly be underplaying it. to give you just a quick flavour of where we are right now, the ex ceo openly described the supreme courtjudge, alexandre de moraes, as an evil dictator. there we go. that characterisation and description willjust underscore

for you how personal and bitter this battle has become. it's not any more about legal compliance. it's about a clash of values and authority. musk arguing that the judge, de moraes, is overstepping his bounds, using the courts to silence dissent and censor political opponents. to fully understand this story, we've got to go back to 2022, when the supreme courtjudge was actively trying to suspend accounts on x that were linked to supporters of former presidentjair bolsonaro, as they were accused of spreading misinformation during the 2022 elections. but musk�*s defiance now isn'tjust in words, as you said, it's taking concrete actions like shutting down x's offices in brazil earlier this month. and he claims that that was necessary to protect his staff from what he calls censorship orders that could lead to arrest. and so, with x refusing to comply to the court's demand, the possibility of x being blocked in the country is very real. and this is a big gamble for elon

musk because brazil is a big market. research studies say that some 40 million brazilians — roughly one fifth of the population — access x at least once per month. and so that fallout doesn't stop with x because on thursday musk�*s satellite operator starlink said its accounts are now frozen, preventing it from conducting financial transactions in the country. 0asis fans will be nervously looking forward to tomorrow. tickets for the band's newly—announced run of gigs go on general sale at 9am in the uk. the gallagher brothers announced a reunion tour earlier this week and will put their differences aside to play a series of dates across the uk and ireland, in a tour named 0asis live �*25. as there's speculation around the price of tickets and accomodation for fans, i spoke to vix leyton, consumer expert and host of the false economy podcast.

she told us more about top tips. it is expensive but i think the saddest part of the whole thing is when ticket details came out yesterday, i thought it could have been worse, the demand for these concerts is massive, 4% of the uk tried to get tickets for the knebworth gigs. they could have charged more. the lowest price ticket, seated, it will set you back £75 plus booking fee, typically adding on £12, £13. it is going to be a hard day for people on low budgets to work out if it is something they can afford. despite all of that, of course, so much demand, delays in confirmation e—mails, the website has been overloaded, what is your advice for people planning to go who will be waking up early tomorrow to make sure they get the ticket? work out... you have 24 hours to work out exactly what your budget is and where it will be cheapest

to get tickets. for a lot of people, it might not be the most local town. edinburgh dates for example are over the edinburgh fringe festival, typically the most expensive month to be in edinburgh because there is a huge arts festival going on. it might be manchester is a better bet for you because there is a better likelihood of cheaper accommodation. look at hotels and book now if you can. if you don't have the chance to do that, don't lose heart, a lot of people will be disappointed and release the hotels when the tickets sell out if they have not got them. group together as well. if you are lucky enough to get in the queue, the ballot only guarantees you have a chance to queue for the tickets, you don't even get a guarantee even if you get the lucky golden draw. if all of your friends are on it, get your money together, make sure you are working together, if there are a couple of you trying, probably no risk you will not be able to pass the tickets on. in the event you don't get them

in the first run, don't lose heart, what we have seen already is they have put additional dates on because of demand. cost of living crisis, i'm pretty sure 0asis are not feeling it, but everyone would like more money, if they can stand to be together in the same room. if you can get cancellation insurance, you probably would want to, based on the relationship the brothers have with each other. that was exactly what i was going to ask. noel and liam, what happens if they fall out again? this will also be a huge economic boost for manchester, especially their homecoming gig. a lot of people will want to be in the city in the hope they can pick up a last—minute ticket outside. something we saw with the eras tour, people created fan villages, you could just about hear it outside. it is a cultural moment, you want to be in the room, even if you're not a hardcore fan.

but the scammers are waiting to take advantage of people who are not lucky in the first round. you have to be really vigilant. the swiss city of basel will host next year's eurovision song contest. geneva, which had been widely regarded as the favourite, was beaten by basel, a city on the rhine river in the north—west of the country. switzerland get to host the contest as they won this year's competition with the song the code performed by nemo. sid vicious, lee harvey oswald, sir winston churchill and sirius black in harry potter — they were all played on the big screen by gary 0ldman, during his more than 40—year career. now, for the first time, the 0scar—winner finds himself in a long—running tv show, the mi5 drama slow horses. ahead of series four next week,

he's been talking to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. you're in charge of the rejects. they don't like being called that. what do you call them? the rejects. slow horses has been a proper word—of—mouth hit, and gary 0ldman has his own way of explaining the show to those who haven't seen it. the slightly shady, dirty side of espionage. it's your pg tips, tesco's...version of it, i guess! he plays the hard—drinking jackson lamb, who spends a lot more time insulting his mi5 colleagues than he does on his personal hygiene. and cuffs. won't be necessary. come on. i'd rather not take any chances with a man who looks - like he gropes people on buses. you're being hurtful about my appearance. i might have to call hr. how would you describe his smell? well, he's a whisky—drinker, so that's obviously, um... that's sort of coming out of the pores.

it's that stale booze and cigarettes and some b0. bit of underarm thrown in. now, having a regular role in a long—running tv show is new to you, but not to your family, because your big sister, laila morse, of course, big mo in eastenders, and she's back in the show once again. mo. mo harris. don't worry, love. i love a wrong'un. is she ok with you treading on her turf of doing the tv? yeah, she took a break and is back. i don't see the show, but then mo, she doesn't really look at my stuff, either. i don't think she's running out to see 0ppenheimer. has she ever tried to persuade you to do an eastenders cameo? no. no, no. i don't think that will be on the cards. i'm going back to bed. would you also consider a shower?

yeah, that's a tempting offer, but i don't think that's appropriate right now. i mean, apart from anything else, one of my team just died. slow horses is often called the anti—bond. how come you've never been in a bond film? i was asked a few years, quite a few years ago. which one? i can't remember, i can't remember. it was a villain. and, um... ..i don't know, it just didn't kind of... the bond villain... it didn't...didn't ring with me. 0n the list of "next james bond" is slow horses' jack lowden — his name gets talked about. i need to protect my grandfather. he's confused all the time. he thinks he's being watched. you always run off by yourself trying to be a hero. _ i'd like to see a sort of prequel with him in the navy or something, and becoming an 007. i think they could do something like that. cos jack — he's probably a little young at the minute,

but he would be... he could be... he could be a young bond coming up through the ranks. gary 0ldman won a best actor oscar for playing sir winston churchill. but when it comes to recognition, there is one rather surprising omittance. how come you've never got an honour from the queen or king? i don't know. you should ask them. i don't know. you've never turned it down? no. maybe it's. .. maybe it's in my future. i don't know, but... yeah. no, no... no nod from the royals, but there we are. but if there was a prize for best impersonation of another actor, he wouldn't miss out on that. your robert de niro. could you give us a little bit? it's brilliant, for people that haven't seen it. i'lljust do the face for you. colin laughs colin paterson, bbc news. next month, gary 0ldman

could pick up his first emmy award for his role as jackson lamb in slow horses which starts on wednesday on apple tv+. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. august draws to a close this weekend, a month of big contrasts. perhaps most stark in northern england. as far as rainfall is concerned, barely a fifth of the normal amount. in cumbria, 100 in cumbria,100 miles away, well over double. western areas have seen lots of cloud, notjust through august, the entirety of summer. stornoway, western isles, one of the dullest spots, barely half the normal sunshine. next couple of days probably comes as welcome news for many in the north and west, a lot more dry weather and sunshine, especially as high pressure builds from the south from the south and the west. the winds will be light, especially in england and wales, strong sunshine, feeling very pleasant. fair weather cloud.

more sunshine in scotland and northern ireland with the morning showers fading away and temperatures still in the mid to high teens here, bit of a breeze coming in from the west, but lighter winds further south. losing the sun this evening, temperatures plummeting, fresh night like last night. mist and fog patches. with winds lightest to the north, coolest conditions. 16 in the channel islands. that is because we have humid air pushing up with the weather system as we go through until saturday. high pressure nudging further north. central northern areas, dry, sunny and pleasant day. in the south, increasing cloud and increasing breeze as well, some sunny spells, chance of a few showers in southern counties and the channel islands. with the breeze and more cloud, feeling a bit cooler compared to today, but still nice enough

with the sun out. nice day in northern ireland. into sunday, the weather system moving north, high pressure continues to move off to scandinavia, not sticking around too long, meaning all of us will have a breezy day on sunday, more cloud, still sunny spells, especially western scotland and northern ireland, and later east anglia and the south—east. chance of showers and thunderstorms particularly in the humid air in central and eastern areas. fresher compared to saturday in the north.

live from london. live from london. this is bbc news. this is bbc news. kamala harris has given her kamala harris has given her first major tv interview first major tv interview alongside her running mate, alongside her running mate, tim walz. tim walz. a murder investigation has been a murder investigation has been launched after a 13—year—old boy has launched after a 13—year—old boy has been stabbed to death at a house been stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands. in the west midlands. un agencies will start a mass polio un agencies will start a mass polio vaccination programme vaccination programme in gaza this weekend, in gaza this weekend, after israel and hamas agreed after israel and hamas agreed to a three—day pause in fighting. to a three—day pause in fighting. and eurovision fans, and eurovision fans, get booking your tickets. get booking your tickets. the swiss city of basel will host the swiss city of basel will host next year's song contest. next year's song contest.