live from london. this is bbc news. kamala harris has given her first major tv interview alongside her running mate, tim walz. a murder investigation has been launched after a 13—year—old boy has been stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands. 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. and eurovision fans, get booking your tickets. the swiss city of basel will host next year's song contest. we start in the us, where voters have been digesting kamala harris�* first major tv interview, since replacing joe biden as the democratic presidential nominee.

the us vice—president, has promised to "turn a page" and offer "a new way forward". speaking to the american network cnn, the democratic candidate defended her shift in position on key political issues. she insisted her values had not changed. she appeared alongside her running mate, tim walz, in the battleground state of georgia. generally speaking, how should voters look at some of the changes that you've made, that you've explained some of here in your policy? 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? dana, i think the the most important and most significant aspect of my policy perspective and decisions is my values have not changed.

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. and she would be a 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. yes, it is an interesting thing the way that she has kind of walk that line. on 100 the interview itself the interviewer asked her about former president

trump as my 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. one big question throughout her campaign has been what her specific meanwhile the republican nominee, former us president donald trump, responded to kamala 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 interview. on the same day of kamala harris�*s interview,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 all about the upcoming us election, including that kamala harris interview, 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. the world health organization officials have said that 1.2 million polio vaccine doses have already been delivered to gaza ahead of the roll—out on 1st 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 these kind of campaigns 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. louise wateridge is the un spokesperson in gaza. she told me about the practicality of rolling out this vaccine campaign in the middle of a war zone. it may be a very complicated and complex procedure to get these children these polio vaccinations. over 640,000 children is our estimate. but very devastatingly, we don't have accurate numbers of how many children are under the rubble, how many children have

been killed during this war. there's around 17,000 children who are separated and alone. so this is this is just part of the complexities that we have. we're operating in a shrinking humanitarian space here. there have been 15 displacements alone in in the month of august. um, 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's going to be one of the most complex vaccination campaigns we've ever seen. and could you remind us, because obviously, we know that there are so many negotiations going on right now that 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 these children? i mean, children have suffered the most during the last

ten months of this war. children inside the gaza strip, the children who have been held hostage. if this polio was to spread, it would not only affect children in the gaza strip, but it would also spread throughout the region. and we really have to prioritise children right now. they've not been prioritised at all during this war. we simply cannot vaccinate children who are running for their lives, who are fleeing for their lives. we need a humanitarian pause. it's critical this campaign happens immediately. we are ready. the united nations and our partners, we 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's the least we can do, it's the absolute least we can do for children here. and louise, that's a really important point you've made about regional spread, the potential for that. but also, could you just finally, in the amount of time we have left, tell us what is the reality on the ground for children

who are caught up in this war? it's a disaster. it's horrific. every day is a day of horror here for for children, for families, for everybody in the gaza strip. the bombardments are relentless. children don't have any stability. they've lost their homes. many of them have lost theirfamilies on an on a daily and weekly basis. we're meeting children separated from families, children who are orphans. there is nothing familiar to them any more. it's day in, day out, fear for these, these children. and it needs to end. we need a ceasefire immediately. a humanitarian pause will help us, help humanitarians, help the health care workers to implement this vaccination campaign. but we need a permanent ceasefire, and we need it now. before we move on, some updates for you on the ongoing isralei military operation in the west bank. the israeli military has said that a local hamas commander has been killed in the city ofjenin on the third day of the operation. one other piece of news

on the west bank — the uk government has said it is "deeply concerned by the ongoing idf operation in the occupied west bank". in a statement, the foreign office said it was "deeply worried by the methods israel had employed" and by the "reports of civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian infrastructure". an fcdo spokesperson said "the risk of instability is serious" and urged the israeli authorities to exercise restraint and adhere to international law. a woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a child in swansea. south wales police has confirmed it is investigating the death at a house in the gendros area of swansea. emergency services were called to cwm du close at 8:30 in the evening on thursday. a 41—year—old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is currently in custody at bridgend. it is known that the child and the woman lived together

and at this moment police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the death. soon as we have more information on that we will bring it to you. the mother of a 13—year—old british girl who died after a severe allergic reaction to a hot chocolate drink says she wants to make sure no other parent loses their child in the same way. hannahjacobs had a severe dairy allergy and died within hours of taking a sip of the drink on 8th february last year. her mother is calling on the food industry to take allergy training more seriously. our 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 owen carey, who died in 2017 following an allergic reaction to chicken containing buttermilk, are also campaigning for more law changes.

owen's law would require restaurants and coffee shops to state, in writing, 1a major allergens at the point of ordering, without the customer having to ask. owen'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...

they added... 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. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

a 13—year—old boy has been stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands. a murder investigation has been launched after police

were called to lovett avenue, oldbury, on thursday. the child who was being treated by paramedics died. this information has just this information hasjust come this information has just come the last few hours. our reporter kevin reide is at the scene and joins me now. what more do we know? well, you can see behind me — what more do we know? well, you can see behind me the _ what more do we know? well, you can see behind me the property— what more do we know? well, you can see behind me the property where - what more do we know? well, you can see behind me the property where the| see behind me the property where the tragic incident happened. yesterday afternoon at 4pm paramedics were called to the property where they found a young 13—year—old boy who suffered from stab wounds and despite their efforts, they were unable to save him. today there has been lots of police activity here particularly at the rear of the property. we have seen many forensic officers coming and going as the police carry on their investigations to establish what exactly happened. we have seen groups of people laying flowers, a group of four or five people about an hour ago appeared to be either close friends or family

members and went up to the property and laid flowers on the doorstep. the police are describing this as a tragic incident. the detective superintendent said it's absolutely tragic young life has been lost. we have specialist officers supporting the family of the boy and they have detectives working flat out to determine whoever is responsible and bring them into custody as soon as possible. that's what the police have said so far today and we are expecting to find out more later on. we will come back to you as soon as we have more updates. strong winds are battering japan, the strongest typhoon to hit the country and almost 65 years and has now been downgraded to a tropical sky dorm —— storm. four people have

died and people who want to leave their homes. hundreds of thousands of people remain without power. jean mackenzie reports : (tx) the storm is expected to hit tokyo this weekend. jean mackenzie reports . ifa if a typhoon like nothing people on the 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 hip. and they 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 is making this typhoon are so unique and dangerous is how slowly it is moving. it's crawling up slowly it is moving. it's crawling up the country, dumping vast amounts of rain in one place. it is expected to hit tokyo this weekend but at this pace, its path is proving nearly impossible to predict. 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. x owner elon musk has accused

brazil of censorship. bbc reporter pierre—antoine denis is following the story. describing this situation as tense, that would honestly be underplaying it. to give you a flavour of where we are at right now, elon musk described the supreme courtjudge as an evil dictator. that characterisation description underscores for you how personal and bitter this battle has become. it's no longer about legal compliance, is about a clash of values and authority. mr musk argues that the judges overstepping his and using the court to silence political opponents. to fully understand the story, we must go back to 2022 when thejudge was story, we must go back to 2022 when

the judge was actively trying to suspend accounts on x linked to jara bolsonaro during the 2022 elections. but musk�*s defiance now has taken concrete actions like shutting its offices in brazil earlier this month and he claims that was necessary to protect his staff against censorship orders. so 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 show that one fifth of the population in brazil at accesses x at least once per month so that fallout doesn't just stop with x because on thursday, satellite operator starling said accounts are frozen preventing financial transactions in the country. 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 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. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. august draws to a close this weekend. it's been a month of big contrasts, those contrasts perhaps the most stark in northern england. loftus, in north yorkshire between whitby and saltburn, as far as rainfall is concerned through august, barely a fifth of our normal amount, whereas bridgefoot, near workington in cumbria, barely 100 miles away, we've seen well over double. western areas have seen lots of cloud to go with it, as well, notjust through august, but through the entirety of summer. stornoway in the western isles, one of the dullest spots, with barely half the normal sunshine amount, so the news for the next couple of days probably comes as welcome news for many in the north and west because a lot more in the way of dry weather and sunshine around too, especially as high pressure builds up from the south and the west. that means winds will be light, especially across england and wales. with strong sunshine overhead it will feel very pleasant. some fair weather cloud. more sunshine across scotland and northern ireland too,

with the morning showers faded away, and temperatures here still in the mid to high teens thanks to a bit of a breeze coming in off the west. with hose lighter winds further south, 20 to 2a celsius possible. with those lighter winds further south, 20 to 2a celsius possible. once we lose the sun this evening, temperatures will take another plummet again. another fresh night like last night. a few mist and fog patches again, though not as many as we saw last night. western areas most prone. with winds lightest to the north, the coolest conditions — three degrees for some in the grampians, compared to 16 in the channel islands and the far south—east. that's because we've got some humid air pushing up with this weather system as we go through into saturday. high pressure nudging further northwards, so whilst in many central and northern areas it will be another dry, sunny and pleasantly warm day, in the south there will be increased amounts of cloud. an increased breeze, as well. some sunny spells, but the chance of a few showers in southernmost counties and the channel islands. with that breeze and a bit more cloud, it will feel a little bit cooler compared with today, but still nice enough when the sun is out.

a warmer day in western scotland and northern ireland with temperatures more widely into the low 20s. then, as we go through saturday night into sunday, our weather system pushes its way northwards as high pressure continues to move off into scandinavia. it doesn't stick around with us for too long. it means all of us will have a breezier day on sunday. a lot more cloud around, but still some sunny spells, especially in the west of scotland and northern ireland, and later east anglia and the south east. there is the chance of some showers and thunderstorms, particularly with the humid air across some central and eastern areas, where we could get up to around 27 or 28 degrees. the breeze may be a bit fresher compared to saturday in the north.

eurozone inflation falls to a three—year low. we'll explore what is driving the trend. also coming up: can india retain its crown as the world's fastest growing major economy? official figures should confirm that in the next few hours. will more british workers be able to enjoy a four—day week? we'll explore the government's plans to firm up flexi—working. welcome to business today. i'm lukwesa burak.

in a couple of hours' time we'll be getting the latest inflation data from the united states — that's the pce data. right now the dollar is on course for its worst performance in nine months as investors price in a september rate cut. on thursday, democratic presidential nominee kamala harris and her running mate, tim walz, gave their first major broadcast interview to cnn and she told viewers about tackling the cost—of—living as a key priority. it's about, one, implementing my plan for what i call an "opportunity economy". i've already laid out a number of proposals in that regard, which include what we're going to do to bring down the cost of everyday goods, what we're going to do to invest in america's