this is bbc news. the headlines: kamala harris has given her first major tv interview alongside her running mate, tim walz, since being nominated for the democrats. the israeli military says a senior local hamas commander was among three palestinians killed on the third day of a major military operation in the occupied west bank. more than five million people injapan have been told to evacuate their homes after the country was hit by the strongest typhoon in decades. four days a week — employees could be given the right to ask for flexible working in the uk.

hello. i'm geeta guru—murthy. much ofjapan continues to be battered by strong winds and torrential rain, after typhoon shanshan made landfall on the island of kyushu on thursday. it is the strongest typhoon to hit the country in almost 65 years. it has now been downgraded to a tropical storm. at least four people have been killed and up to five million have been ordered to leave their homes. the storm is expected to hit tokyo this weekend. and torrential rain, after typhoon shanshan made landfall it's 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.

the israeli military says a senior local hamas commander was among three palestinians killed on the third day of a major israeli operation in the occupied west bank. eyewitnesses say israeli undercover forces attempted to detain the men in a village nearjenin. when they tried to flee, their car was struck by an israeli drone. israeli forces are now thought to have withdrawn from the city of tulkarm, where five palestinians were killed on thursday. let's speak to sharren haskel, a member the israeli parliament, knesset, for the national unity party. do you support this is really action in the west bank? the do you support this is really action in the west bank?— in the west bank? the idf is protecting — in the west bank? the idf is protecting and _ in the west bank? the idf is protecting and defending - in the west bank? the idf is protecting and defending our children, our citizens. these operations or operations to

eliminate terrorist cells, violent cells of hamas. it was one of the heads of the terrorist cell in jenin. the trader with him is from islamichhad and fatah. eversince two days ago when a senior hamas leader who called out for everybody in hamas in the west bank to go out and act and commit acts of terrorism, of murder, of suicide bombings, so right now we are on guard and trying to eliminate that threat for communities, our children. threat for communities, our children-— threat for communities, our children. . , ., , children. can i put to use them in from the british _ children. can i put to use them in from the british foreign - children. can i put to use them in from the british foreign office? | children. can i put to use them in| from the british foreign office? it says the uk is deeply concerned about the ongoing idf military operation in the west bank. we

recognise israel's need to defend itself but are worried about the methods being employed and the destruction of civilian infrastructure. the uk is a long—standing ally and political supporter of israel, but the british government is expressing its concerns today.— government is expressing its concerns today. government is expressing its concerns toda . , ., concerns today. look, here in israel we are fighting _ concerns today. look, here in israel we are fighting a — concerns today. look, here in israel we are fighting a multi-front - concerns today. look, here in israel we are fighting a multi-front war. we are fighting a multi—front war against iran. iran is extending its tentacles from lebanon, from yemen, from iraq, from syria and is trying to ignite this violence from within, including judaea. we expect our allies, ourfriends to including judaea. we expect our allies, our friends to stand beside us we are fighting for our survival. this is our second independence for and you know that if hamas wouldn't have opened this murderous, most violent attack that israel has ever

experienced, this would have never happened. but experienced, this would have never ha ened. �* , , experienced, this would have never hauened. �* , , experienced, this would have never ha ened. �* , , ., ,, ., happened. but this is happening at the same time _ happened. but this is happening at the same time that _ happened. but this is happening at the same time that many - the same time that many international players are trying to help a resolution, a peaceful resolution. the concern is that even with the security concerns that israel obviously has, this escalation is going to further ignite those tensions not cute help lead to a peaceful resolution, which is presumably what everybody wants. israel wants the hostages returned. absolutely. don't forget, a ceasefire will be possible when all of our hostages are back. we have more than a hundred brothers and sisters and parents and babies and grandparents who are being held in the dungeons of torture of hamas, being abused, sexually abused,

starved. we have released one of the prisoners, and the slim is really hostage that hamas captain ten months. a written kilos less. he said there was no food, they were abusing him. any other country would have never stopped looking for their family members, for 100 hostages, and would not stop until they are returned. this is what every country would do. i’m returned. this is what every country would do. �* ,., returned. this is what every country would do. �* , ., would do. i'm so sorry, we will have to leave it — would do. i'm so sorry, we will have to leave it there, _ would do. i'm so sorry, we will have to leave it there, but _ would do. i'm so sorry, we will have to leave it there, but thank - would do. i'm so sorry, we will have to leave it there, but thank you - to leave it there, but thank you very much for being with us and we do appreciate your time today, thank you. do appreciate your time today, thank ou. ., ~' do appreciate your time today, thank ou. ., ~ , ., y do appreciate your time today, thank ou. ., ~' , ., , . a ukrainian pilot has died after one of the f—16 warplanes that ukraine received from its western partners crashed, according to ukraine's army general staff. his name was oleksiy mes,

with the call sign moonfish, and he was one of the first few ukrainian pilots trained to fly advanced fighter jets. the fighterjet went down on monday during a major russian missile and drone attack. the ukrainian defense forces do not believe pilot error was behind the incident. let's speak to daria kaleniuk, who was lobbying for f—16s for ukraine and also knew the pilot who lost his life. obviously, first of all, our condolences. tell us about the pilot, first of all.— condolences. tell us about the pilot, first of all. well, many fish was young _ pilot, first of all. well, many fish was young but — pilot, first of all. well, many fish was young but a _ pilot, first of all. well, many fish was young but a very _ pilot, first of all. well, many fish was young but a very talented i pilot, first of all. well, many fish i was young but a very talented pilot. he was one of the first f—16 pilot still operates new platforms. he was a very experienced combat pilots. he was an old sovietjets and during this monday operation when russia

fired 236 error targets, he managed in one flight to shoot down three missiles and one drone. considering that this is probably the largest air raids in scale, notjust in this war but in the history of every war, nobody has experience of operating an f—i6 under this pressure and being so successful. we hear that the jet exploded in the sky and the ukrainians are already starting to do an investigation. you will find that the exact reason. we know that he deserves to be a hero of ukraine with his life he helped to save definitely many civilians from these

deadly russian missiles. his definitely many civilians from these deadly russian missiles.— deadly russian missiles. his losses obviously being _ deadly russian missiles. his losses obviously being very _ deadly russian missiles. his losses obviously being very keenly - deadly russian missiles. his losses obviously being very keenly felt. i obviously being very keenly felt. you have campaigned very hard for ukraine to get these f—i6s and quite a few have been pledged now by nato allies. how much of a difference today make and how significant is it today make and how significant is it to have lost that's plain and that capacity, too? to have lost that's plain and that capacity. too?— capacity, too? these 'et showed their effectiveness _ capacity, too? these 'et showed their effectiveness in h capacity, too? these jet showed their effectiveness in patrolling l their effectiveness in patrolling their effectiveness in patrolling the skies already. we don't have many of them and the avionics they have still could be improved and i hope it will be done. also, the amount ofjets must be scaled up and there is a desire from the ukrainian president to invite foreign pilots, there are some limitations as to how

many ukrainian pilots can be fast tracked, so i think that would be the best way to significantly speed up the best way to significantly speed up the f—16 programme in ukraine to invite foreign pilots who are able to work on the ground in ukraine. that is how to patrol our skies. with five or six or ten jets hard to do effectively, so what i'm hearing from our pilots is the squadron is what they must have to be extremely effective. our task now is to speed that up and also make sure that the jets we are receiving house the proper avionics and the proper range of radars and the right missiles, especially air to air missiles to

shoot down russian jets. especially air to air missiles to shoot down russianjets. so especially air to air missiles to shoot down russian jets. so far my understanding is that that capability is not possible. thank ou ve capability is not possible. thank you very much _ capability is not possible. thank you very much indeed. - capability is not possible. thank you very much indeed. thank. capability is not possible. thank. you very much indeed. thank you. 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. it wouldn't mean less work or less pay because staff would be expected to work longer days to reach their total number of weekly hours. several countries already allow the practice — but opinions seem to be split on whether it's a good thing or not, and there are still many more people working five days not four. on the pro side, there's less environmental impact from the journey to and from work. surveys suggest it can make it easier for bosses to hire staff and retain them. research carried out in iceland claims that a four—day working week either maintains — or increases — productivity. but on the anti—side, some experts claim that longer hours each day at work can create more stress. our political correspondent

laila nathoo told us more about what the plan is. the idea is that employees should be able to request flexible working in all its forms, so working a five—day week in four days, and i 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 want to introduce that right for employees as soon as they start theirjob. no one will be compelled to do it. it is part of a political row the stories today that we will be seeing a lot more often parliament returns next week. the tories are going on the attack at these proposals,

framing it as businesses versus the trade unions, saying these are anti—growth proposals, something that they have been talking about for some time. labour insists that flexible working help productivity by encouraging more people to get back into the workforce and insist this 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 here, strengthening the rights of workers across the board, so expect plenty more of these kind of rows in the coming months as this legislation is brought forward. let's take a quick look at some other stories in the headlines this hour. the social media platform x has said it expects to be blocked in brazil — because it has not named a new legal representative in the country. the order was issued by a brazilian supreme courtjudge who accused x of spreading misinformation. x's owner, elon musk, says his company is being

subjected to censorship. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

history has been made on the first day of the paralympic games in paris when zakia khudadadi, who was born in afghanistan, became the first athlete from the refugee team to win a medal. when zakia khudadadi, who was born in afghanistan, became the first athlete from the refugee team to win a medal. khudadadi, who was born without a forearm, took bronze in taekwondo on thursday and dedicated her medal to "all the women in afghanistan and all refugees". with me is my colleague zari kargar who has been following the story.

this was an historic win for zakia khudadadi. 25 years old, she learnt tae kwon do at a home at the age of ii tae kwon do at a home at the age of ii and then she went on to become an athlete for the paralympic team in afghanistan. she did compete in the 2021 tokyo paralympic games and that was when the taliban to power in afghanistan and all sports rebound for women, so she was evacuated to france as a refugee and since then she has been training in france with french coaches as a paralympic athlete and she defeated her turkish counterpart last night. i watched the moment of her when when she threw her how much away, her mouthpiece away and it was an absolute moment ofjoy for many afghans and many afghan women who watched her win. and many refugees, i guess, around the world. what

watched her win. and many refugees, i guess, around the world.— i guess, around the world. what is the reaction _ i guess, around the world. what is the reaction you _ i guess, around the world. what is the reaction you can _ i guess, around the world. what is the reaction you can see _ i guess, around the world. what is the reaction you can see online? l i guess, around the world. what isj the reaction you can see online? it comes at a particular moment again for afghanistan. comes at a particular moment again forafghanistan. it comes at a particular moment again for afghanistan.— for afghanistan. it comes at a moment when _ for afghanistan. it comes at a moment when the _ for afghanistan. it comes at a moment when the taliban - for afghanistan. it comes at a l moment when the taliban have announced a law that restricts the movement of women, the voices of women in the country and it has been an historic win for women particularly and i have gone on social media platforms to show reaction. prominent women i can name a few of them here, a prominent women's rights activists said she is the delight on top of afghan women come and goes on to say keep going, sister, we hear you, see you, and a with tearful eyes. the account of afghan women on social media has been quite emotional, because it comes at a document for afghan women inside country. another prominent women who used to be an mp, a member

of parliament, she was also evacuated in 2021, not allowed to work there any more. she writes i have tears in my eyes, this is what afghan women can accomplish when they are given a chance. other afghan women have gone to social media to talk and to express their ioy media to talk and to express their joy and emotions about the win that zakia brought for them. one afghan womanjournalist zakia brought for them. one afghan woman journalist who used to be a leading face on tv he now lives in america, she says for the first time in afghan history as female athlete who escaped the taliban has won a bronze medal two nights at the paralympic games. she says this metal is not bronze, it is cold for us, for afghan women. it is total ioy us, for afghan women. it is total joy for women. i spoke to women inside the country. they are waking up inside the country. they are waking up to the news because it happened

last night. one young woman have said they are fake to show their joy- said they are fake to show their joy. where did the teams train? they train everywhere. they are in paris mostly. we have people training everywhere. afghans have gone the world since 2021 thank you for bringing us that. well, it's day two of the paralympic games in paris. team gb got off to a great start on the first day of competition with medals in a number of different events. they are currently sitting second in the medal table behind china. well, one of the sports keenly watched is the rowing, which starts today. to hear more about team gb's chances i'm joined now by louise kingsley,

british rowings' director of performance. thank you so much. tell us about the team and their success. itinfoil thank you so much. tell us about the team and their success.— thank you so much. tell us about the team and their success. well we have had four boats _ team and their success. well we have had four boats race _ team and their success. well we have had four boats race this _ team and their success. well we have had four boats race this morning, - had four boats race this morning, ten athletes, and we have come away with three heat wins and won second place, so a very good morning for us, thank you. tell place, so a very good morning for us. thank yon-— us, thank you. tell us about the trainin: , us, thank you. tell us about the training. the _ us, thank you. tell us about the training, the preparation, - us, thank you. tell us about the training, the preparation, the i training, the preparation, the expectations, because british rowing generally is in a strong position, isn't it? it generally is in a strong position, isn't it? , �* , ., ., generally is in a strong position, isn't it? , �*, ., ., ., isn't it? it is. there's a lot of hard work — isn't it? it is. there's a lot of hard work because _ isn't it? it is. there's a lot of _ hard work because behind-the-scenes. hard work because behind—the—scenes. rowing is a and endurance sport for —— so it is not for those who don't like training. three sessions a day for many days. lots of miles, weights, big training programme. we have been based in the uk for the last six weeks, so they have been training there, but we do to

european camps as well to support activity. european camps as well to support activi . , ., ,., european camps as well to support activi . , ., ., activity. tell us about some of the names of the _ activity. tell us about some of the names of the team _ activity. tell us about some of the names of the team that _ activity. tell us about some of the names of the team that people i activity. tell us about some of the | names of the team that people will have seen and should be looking out for when they find out more this? the ten athletes here, they all have their own brilliant stories. highlights would probably be lauren wells, who is in the mixed double sculls with her partner greg stevenson. there will be contending, they have made it to the final, so there will be contending for a podium spot on sunday. lauren is a huge ambassadorfor podium spot on sunday. lauren is a huge ambassador for sport, for disability sport, for gay rights. she isjust a phenomenal person disability sport, for gay rights. she is just a phenomenal person as well as a phenomenal athlete. greg is x military, so again, another phenomenal person with incredible stories and a great performer. if we look to r three coxed four, some

fantastic athletes in there. many of your viewers will have heard of erin kennedy, who has survived breast cancer and had a double mastectomy. she is very open about her story and herjourney, so she is a reigning champion and she is coming in here to try and do the double. i can keep going on. to charge. phenomenal individual. great ambassador. louise kinrsle , individual. great ambassador. louise kingsley. thank _ individual. great ambassador. louise kingsley, thank you _ individual. great ambassador. louise kingsley, thank you so _ individual. great ambassador. louise kingsley, thank you so much, - individual. great ambassador. louise kingsley, thank you so much, reallyl kingsley, thank you so much, really good to hear about that team. thank you so much for being with us. new zealand's maori king has died at the age of 69. king tuheitia had been in hospital recovering from heart surgery.

look, he was a very humble man. i think he he actually was a truck driver before he, he took the, the throne, so to speak, as the maori king when his, his mother died and he was a very humble person who really was in touch with what was going on. and he came to prominence really in this past year or so, when there had been a lot of trouble between maori and the coalition governmen with some of their proposals. and he had this wonderful way of unifying the nation. he put on huia mutu, which is basically a meeting for the nation. 10,000 people turned up to his home

at turangawaewae injanuary. i was there and was amazed to see just the kotahitanga or the togetherness that he brought to that meeting, and that continued on throughout the year. he did ask me to speak at a function that he held at dinner, and it was a huge privilege to do so, and i got to spend some time with him and was really impressed with the person that he was. he used his role to bring maori together at a time when they are, hello there. today we've got high pressure sitting over the uk and that means dry weather and it means quite a bit of sunshine today. temperatures are maybe a degree higher than they were yesterday. we're going to peak at around 2a or 25 in the southeast of england. the cloud probably bubbling up a bit over land, but as we head into this evening, that will tend to dissipate. and we've still got light winds for a while, but the winds will pick up here in the southeast of england, and we'll start to see some cloud coming in here, maybe bringing one or two showers. that will keep temperatures a bit higher than last night, but head further north into scotland and northern ireland and again we could see temperatures as low

as three or four degrees. but there should be quite a bit of sunshine here to come on saturday. there is this cloud in the south, it's mostly high cloud. it'll push further north into england, and wales could still give one or two showers, more focus towards the far southwest and the channel islands, and the winds are going to be a bit stronger, i think on sunday, particularly so across east anglia, the southeast and through the english channel. but with that sort of wind direction, it means this part of the country should be a bit warmer to start the weekend, maybe only by a couple of degrees or so. so we're going to reach the low 20s in a few more places, and we could see temperatures a bit higher than that in the south—east as we get some late sunshine. but we're drawing in humid air and it's going to keep temperatures a lot higher across england and wales on saturday night. a more uncomfortable night for sleeping. our area of high pressure is going to gradually drift away and before we see this weather front coming in, we're going to draw in warm air from the near continent. but it brings with it the threat of some storms. we could see a few of those on saturday night, continuing into sunday, pushing across more northern parts of england and eastern england too. and as it brightens up in that

humid air in the south, we could trigger a few showers. there will be more cloud heading into scotland and northern ireland, so temperatures here not quite so high, but it will be a warmer, more humid day for england and wales, 27 or 28 degrees. now this weatherfront is going to come in from the west, but ahead of it our focus probably shifts to this plume of heavy rain and thunderstorms that's likely to be pushing northwards across more eastern coastal areas of england and scotland. the weather front in the west is not producing much rain, but following on from that, we do get a bit of sunshine for northern ireland, wales and the south west and the air turns a bit fresher here. still some warmth across some eastern parts of england even on monday.

today at one: a coroner calls for change to help prevent future deaths from food allergies. it follows the death of 13—year—old hannahjacobs, who suffered a severe reaction after drinking a costa coffee hot chocolate. we hearfrom her mum. also on the programme... a 13—year—old boy is stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands. five uk hospices say their financial situation is so bad they're looking at front linejob cuts. untreated sewage is discharged into the rivers and streams that flow into lake windermere

seven continuous days. and the economy is set for a "supersonic" boost as oasis fans prepare for ticket sales. and coming up on bbc news, larne have made history by becoming the first irish league club to make the group stages of a european club competition. they beat lincoln red imps in the uefa conference league play—offs. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the mum of a 13—year—old 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 duyile's daughter hannah died within hours of sipping the drink, and now she's calling on the food industry to take allergy training more seriously. the latest research suggests that food allergies are becoming more common. imperial college london analysed the gp records of seven million patients in england, and found the number of people with a food allergy more than doubled between 2008 and 2018.