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. severe allergic reactions are known as anaphylaxis. they can cause swelling of the airways and cardiac arrest and need to be treated with adrenaline — but only around a third of people with a food allergy carry auto—injector pens. of those who'd already had a severe reaction, 50% of children and 31% of adults had a repeat prescription for adrenaline. our reporter simon jones joins us. what is the coroner said? it is a series intervention _ what is the coroner said? it is a series intervention because the| series intervention because the coroner has written to the health secretary and nhs england saying what a thing like hannah's death could happen again if changes are not made. she died after drinking a hot chocolate that she thought was

made with soya milk when in with dairy milk. the coroner is particularly concerned about the use of epipen?. win. those are the pens that people can carry if they are prone to have serious reactions to food or drink. they can give an injection of adrenaline. in the case of hannah she had two of those pens at home and two at school but her school didn't want bringing in any extra pens and a coroner concluded there was a real consideration given to what might happen if hannah had a reaction on her way to or from school, as happened in this case. she went to the dentist on her way to school but she never got to school because he was pronounced dead at a local pharmacy that her mother took her to. in terms of those pens the coroner says nhs england should give consideration to giving better education to parents, schools and also people who are affected about the importance of carrying these pens to and from school. also recommendations about

recognising the symptoms of allergic reactions, serious reactions, because in this case at the dentist hannah having had a sip of this hot chocolate, what happened to her but she started salivating excessively. this was actually a sign that she was struggling to swivel but dental staff failed to recognise that and didn't realise she was having a serious reaction. her mother also said her lips were swollen. in the guidelines about recognising the severity of cases like this, so in lips are considered to be a mild symptom but actually a corner suggests given what happened to hannah this perhaps should be reclassified as something more serious. we have spoken to the department of health and they tell those we have received these recommendations from the coroner and i will consider them very carefully. simon, thank you. hannah's mother has been speaking out and says things need to change.

she has been talking to a reporter tim muffett. 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. 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.

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. in a statement, a costa coffee spokesperson said... "the loss of hannah is a tragedy, and our heartfelt thoughts remain with her family and friends." they added... "we have strict allergy training and procedures in place to help to minimise the risk to those customers who sufferfrom allergens. however, we agree with the coroner's conclusion that our allergen process was not followed that day at our franchise partner store." costa says it will continue to review staff training, and is working alongside the natasha allergy research foundation. let people know the symptoms of somebody having an allergic reaction. it would be amazing. you could save a life. teach everybody how

to use an epipen. but as a kid, adult, i'm sure everybody doesn't know how to use it. 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. a murder investigation has been launched in the west midlands, after a 13—year—old boy was stabbed to death in oldbury. police say paramedics tried to treat the teenager at the scene, but he died of his injuries. our midlands correspondent phil mackie has sent this report. this has become a tragically familiar scene. police tape, flowers and tears. the highest rate of knife crime in wales last year was here in the west midlands. and too often, victims have been teenagers. birmingham and the west midlands is pretty high on the stabbing side of things. there is a high knife crime rate.

do we need to go back to the drawing board? how and why is this actually happening to our young people in this area? or in any area, actually, in the whole of england? it happened yesterday afternoon. an ambulance was the first to arrive and paramedics did their best to save the boy, but they were unable to. since then, forensic investigations have been carried out and officers have been scouring the scene for evidence and speaking to locals. the house is the focus of the investigation and will be for some time. the loss of another young life has once again highlighted how knife crime is devastating families notjust here, but across the country. phil mackie, bbc news, oldbury. throughout the morning we have seen more and more people waiting for hours and it has had a big impact on

people living around here. just got a statement from local mp. he has described this as a tragic waste of a young life and he says his thoughts, prayers and condolences are with the family and friends and i am sure that is the case with everybody else around here. as i mentioned in my report this part particular of the country has the highest rate of knife crime and has done for a couple of years now, but it is no different told lots of other big towns and cities and it is already raising questions about new lows which are coming in next month to try and outlaw some of those weapons but what can be done to stop young people becoming victims of night crime in such a way. anna. studio: phil, thank you. bbc news has learned that five hospices have announced job cuts in the last two months because of financial pressures. st giles hospice in the west midlands has started consulting staff this week on a reduction of a0 posts, including clinical roles, which could involve redundancies. the organisation representing the sector hospice uk has warned

of a financial crisis. our health editor hugh pym reports. at st giles hospice in the west midlands, andrew, who has renal cancer, is getting used to his new kalmar surroundings after a transfer from hospital. christie the clinical director is reassuring him. i am 'ust director is reassuring him. i am just going _ director is reassuring him. i am just going to — director is reassuring him. i am just going to have _ director is reassuring him. i am just going to have a _ director is reassuring him. i am just going to have a little - director is reassuring him. i —n just going to have a little chat with you about how things have been and how you're feeling, is that ok? how are you doing at the minute? it has been difficult. so we were truly getting _ has been difficult. so we were truly getting on— has been difficult. so we were truly getting on top of it.— getting on top of it. christie and the senior— getting on top of it. christie and the senior management - getting on top of it. christie and the senior management team i getting on top of it. christie and l the senior management team are facing up to difficult decisions on cuts. ~ ., ., ., cuts. we have now gone into collective — cuts. we have now gone into collective consultation - cuts. we have now gone into l collective consultation because cuts. we have now gone into - collective consultation because they are potentially more than a0 rows being made redundant. i have 23 beds on this unit that i would easily build twice over but i cannot afford to do that. so i now have to make

the decisions and work of my teams to find out who can privatise access to find out who can privatise access to those beds and how many staff i have around me, as a nurse and a specialist spurt of cooperation for a number of years it is incredibly difficult and heartbreaking decision we have to make.— we have to make. since giles isn't alone. at least _ we have to make. since giles isn't alone. at least four _ we have to make. since giles isn't alone. at least four other - we have to make. since giles isn't| alone. at least four other hospices are planning job cuts. they are faced with rising bills including heating and food cuts, wage increases to match the nhs but from their own resources, and government funding which is fallen in real terms. they say without urgent help there will be more cuts. what terms. they say without urgent help there will be more cuts.— terms. they say without urgent help there will be more cuts. what we are sa in: to there will be more cuts. what we are saying to the — there will be more cuts. what we are saying to the government _ there will be more cuts. what we are saying to the government as - there will be more cuts. what we are saying to the government as it - there will be more cuts. what we are saying to the government as it is - saying to the government as it is ridiculous — saying to the government as it is ridiculous. there _ saying to the government as it is ridiculous. there is— saying to the government as it is ridiculous. there is more - saying to the government as it is| ridiculous. there is more demand than _ ridiculous. there is more demand than ever— ridiculous. there is more demand than ever for— ridiculous. there is more demand than ever for this _ ridiculous. there is more demand than ever for this kind _ ridiculous. there is more demand than ever for this kind of- ridiculous. there is more demand than ever for this kind of service. | than ever for this kind of service. hospice — than ever for this kind of service. hospice services— than ever for this kind of service. hospice services would _ than ever for this kind of service. hospice services would keep - than ever for this kind of service. i hospice services would keep people in their— hospice services would keep people in their last — hospice services would keep people in their last year— hospice services would keep people in their last year of _ hospice services would keep people in their last year of life _ hospice services would keep people in their last year of life out - hospice services would keep people in their last year of life out of- in their last year of life out of hospitals _ in their last year of life out of hospitals. hospice _ in their last year of life out of hospitals. hospice services . in their last year of life out of. hospitals. hospice services will care _ hospitals. hospice services will care for— hospitals. hospice services will care for patience _ hospitals. hospice services will care for patience at _ hospitals. hospice services will care for patience at the - hospitals. hospice services will care for patience at the end - hospitals. hospice services will care for patience at the end ofl care for patience at the end of their— care for patience at the end of their life — care for patience at the end of their life in— care for patience at the end of their life in the _ care for patience at the end of their life in the best— care for patience at the end of their life in the best possible. care for patience at the end of- their life in the best possible way. it is ridiculous— their life in the best possible way. it is ridiculous that _ their life in the best possible way. it is ridiculous that at _ their life in the best possible way. it is ridiculous that at the - their life in the best possible way. it is ridiculous that at the uk - their life in the best possible way. it is ridiculous that at the uk is i it is ridiculous that at the uk is risking — it is ridiculous that at the uk is risking losing _ it is ridiculous that at the uk is risking losing the _ it is ridiculous that at the uk is risking losing the services. - it is ridiculous that at the uk is risking losing the services. a. risking losing the services. department of health risking losing the services— department of health spokesperson covering england says the government inherited huge challenges in the

hospice sector and is determined to shift more health care out of hospitals and into the community. that is to ensure patience and their families received personalised care and the most appropriate setting. the welsh government has set money aside for hospices to draw on to fund wage increases. in scotland it is said to be a dialogue between the government and the hospice sector and something similar in northern ireland. whereas hospice uk argue the government at westminster in terms of care in england has not really engaged on this issue and unless there is urgent action there will be further cuts in services. the department of health covering england says there is definitely a desire to move resources from the hospital sector into community care to get closer to people's homes. but i think a lot of people will will be surprised at this key at the end of someone's life or for that only out is not wholly funded by the nhs. it

is not wholly funded by the nhs. it is there's an app. the rest has to come from donations, unlike other parts of nhs care where it is fully available through hospitals and so on. here we have some of these hospices actually contemplating job cuts and reducing the number of patience they can care for. studio: hugh, thank you. the prison population in england and wales has hit a record high, with the numberjumping by nearly a thousand in the last four weeks. today over 88,000 people are being held injails. let's speak to our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. daniel, how concerning is that figure? i think it is a sign of the permanent state of crisis that prisons in england and wales are in at the moment. the figure today is 88,350, biggerthan at the moment. the figure today is 88,350, bigger than any weekly or monthly figure that has ever been and it is up 998 injust overfour weeks. a lot of that 998, about 500 or so, weeks. a lot of that 998, about 500

orso, is weeks. a lot of that 998, about 500 or so, is down to people that have been either held in custody or alreadyjailed as a result of the rioting earlier this summer. but still it is a very serious situation and prison service needs to be able to handle those kind of sports. the crisis today is probably not quite as acute as it was on tuesday because over the bank holiday weekend a lot of people were sent to prison by the courts and the prisons went releasing anyone, because during this week a few more people have been released at the scheduled end of the sentence. the bigger now which was below 100 of headroom, probably around 900 today, but in the end the prison service just kind of limping its way through to september the 10th and plays out important, because that is the moment when the government decided that most prisoners in and wales will be released after a0% of their sentence rather than 50% and of course that is not something that anyone wanted to do.— untreated sewage has been discharged

into the rivers and streams around windermere in the lake district continuously for seven days. the water company, united utilities, said the overflows were designed to work during heavy rainfall, but campaigners insist the system should have been able to cope with the recent weather. we're joined now by our reporter mairead smyth, who has been looking into this. what have you found? i visited one of the areas in bognor. the sites that we are talking about here are hogshead pumping station and another place, a treatment works. they both run into clancy beck, which ends at windermere, and this is where the issues are. there have been flows that have been happening. the figures from united utilities show this, that the combined sewage overflows have been in use over the last seven days. we know the times, we know the generations, but we don't know the volume of that sewage that has made it into the river ways.

that has made it into the river wa s. r that has made it into the river wa s. . , ., ., that has made it into the river was. ., , ways. and you mention campaigners. what have they _ ways. and you mention campaigners. what have they been _ ways. and you mention campaigners. what have they been saying? - ways. and you mention campaigners. what have they been saying? there l ways. and you mention campaigners. | what have they been saying? there is a campaign group called save windermere. they have argued that this shouldn't have happened. they also say it should never happen at all, but they do question this heavy rainfall. they say that it hasn't been exceptional, and that is what is the legal issue here, that it has to be exceptional wayne for. of course, united utilities say that everything they have done has been within the limits and the allowances that they have. but campaigners are concerned about the overall impact on the rivers that flow into windermere.— on the rivers that flow into windermere. ., ,, , windermere. mairead smyth with the latest. the un is preparing to start a mass polio vaccination programme in gaza this weekend, after israel and hamas agreed a series of local pauses in fighting for three days. the aim is to vaccinate more than 600,000 children, after the first case of polio in 25 years was found there. our middle east correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. yolande, how challenging

will this be? well, this is going to be a huge challenge, but a un official told me that it challenge, but a un official told me thatitis challenge, but a un official told me that it is doable if all goes to plan. they have already got the polio vaccine in cold storage in a warehouse in central gaza. but since they found this virus in the environment and in a baby who was left partly paralysed, they are saying that you break the transmission, they need to reach 90% of all children aged under ten in gaza and they need to do it in a very short time frame. the hope is that they will have the beginning of these localised humanitarian pauses in the fighting starting on sunday so that they can get the vaccination campaign under way.— campaign under way. israel's security forces _ campaign under way. israel's security forces are _ campaign under way. israel's security forces are currently l security forces are currently carrying out one of the biggest operations in the occupied west bank in decades. the british government

have commented on that this morning, what have they had to say? these have commented on that this morning, what have they had to say?— what have they had to say? these are the latest comments _ what have they had to say? these are the latest comments we _ what have they had to say? these are the latest comments we are - what have they had to say? these are the latest comments we are getting l the latest comments we are getting from the international community, really calling on israel to show restraint, because the concern is so much that the war in gaza could spread to the west bank with this operation under there. the foreign office has said that the risk of instability is serious, and it said the need for de—escalation is urgent. the need for de-escalation is uruent. ., ., ., ,, the snp's autumn conference gets under way this afternoon. it comes not long after the party lost half a million votes and 39 seats in the general election, leaving it with just 9 mps at westminster. that bruising result is the first item on the party's conference agenda. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. a conference postmortem for a once all—conquering party. in private, behind closed doors, the snp are talking about what went wrong. in public, their

leader is looking to quell the critics and party concerns. my message to the party conference will be that we are the party that can deliver hope and ambition for scotland by setting out that our strong, financially viable and successful country can do an awful lot better as an independent country, and we've got to make that case to the people of scotland. we'll do it by proving ourselves as an effective government that acts in the public interest in scotland. the task is big — the snp has lost half a million votes from one general election to the next, it's had three leaders in quick succession, and there's a police investigation into the finances of the party. facing an election at holyrood in two years' time, the snp has had a bruising time of late. i think there's a sense that this snp administration is tired, that they've kind of had their shot for now. so there's maybe a chance for them

to change that narrative, but at the moment there isn't a sense that they have reenergised themselves, that they have come up with some fresh ideas, that there will be a momentum that they can build running up to 2026. it's ten years since scotland's referendum on independence — on that, the country remains almost evenly split. so what of that defining mission for the snp going forward? so the phrase i've used is, it's been given a hard pause — there's no question of that, right? this is not the top doorstep issue. it wasn't during the election campaign, and opinion poll after opinion poll shows you that. so the the process i think that we need to go through is, get a handle on good government, get a handle on public services, get a handle on the economy, show that you're competent and have a long—term strategy for rebuilding the country. then you will start to get a hearing on the independence question. john swinney�*s first big test, heading up the snp's general election campaign. his mission now, to unite and motivate his party's membership and look to rebuild wider support. lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh.

plans to end badger culling to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis on cattle farms in england have been announced by the government. it hopes the strategy will deliver its target to eradicate the disease in england by 2038. our rural affairs correspondent malcolm prior has this report. an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis in a herd of cattle is devastating for any farmer, bringing a huge emotional and financial cost. over the past decade, the government says outbreaks of the disease have seen more than 278,000 cattle slaughtered. until now, culling badgers, thought to carry the disease, has been a controversial solution, with more than 230,000 destroyed. the new strategy unveiled today marks a significant step change in the approach in england. the government says it will end all culling by the end of this parliament, replacing it with more vaccination of badgers and closer surveillance to see if that actually stops the spread of tb to cattle.

but in the meantime, any existing badger cull licences from cornwall to cumbria are being honoured, and wildlife campaigners say more needs to be done to stop the spread of tb from cattle to cattle on farms themselves. employees may get more rights when they request a four—day working week under plans the government is looking at to encourage flexible working. ministers insist they won't impose a change on staff or employers. our business correspondent theo leggett is here to explain. theo, what are they thinking about altering here? well, as you say, this is about flexibility and in particular, it's about making it easier for employees to request flexible working and harder for employers to refuse. to request flexible working and harderfor employers to refuse. and that does include a four—day working week. but it's important to be clear. what we are talking about here is staff being able to work that i contracted full—time hours of the four days instead of five. so it isn't about working fewer hours for

the same money, it is principally about flexibility, when they work those hours. employees do currently have the right to request flexible arrangements and legally, employers have to consider their requests, but they can refuse if they have a good business reason to do so. the change here seems to be that the balance of power will change a bit. so employers would have to show that it is not reasonably feasible for them to say no to a valid request. the devil really will be in the detail. he was the view from an employment lawyer. i he was the view from an employment la er. ~ �* , ., he was the view from an employment la er. ~ �*, ., ., lawyer. i think it's more actual exoectation — lawyer. i think it's more actual expectation that _ lawyer. i think it's more actual expectation that four - lawyer. i think it's more actual expectation that four days - lawyer. i think it's more actual expectation that four days is i expectation that four days is workable, so it will be the right to request— workable, so it will be the right to request that will be very similar and within— request that will be very similar and within that request, the employee should be saying to the employer how they think they can make _ employer how they think they can make it _ employer how they think they can make it work practically. i think the issue — make it work practically. i think the issue will be more on the employer, on what grounds they can justify— employer, on what grounds they can justify refusing a four—day week.

that is— justify refusing a four—day week. that is where we need more detail. now, _ that is where we need more detail. now, business groups are waiting to see the detail of the policy before they say what they really think about it, but according to the cbi, companies by and large are in favour of some element of flexible working if it works for them as well, if it improves the productivity of their employees. they are also concerned that when the rules come out, that they don't make it too difficult or too expensive to refuse requests which are going to be too difficult to meet. ., . ~' which are going to be too difficult to meet. ., ., ,, , ., england are into day two of the second test against sri lanka. gus atkinson reached his maiden test century with a stylish performace this morning, asjoe wilson reports from lords. day two of the test, no cloud in the sky and a glint in the eye is every fan predicted the fortunes for the morning. england all out in ten overs? well, gus atkinson was not

keen to depart. he was enjoying his batting too much, looking the part, playing his part, far beyond expectation. with this, he went to 93, his highest ever score in cricket. and this was a test match at lord's. well, and attention. a confident push forwards and he was a 99, the precipice. what more would one more run mean? everything. gus atkinson got there, in fact, with a four. 100 gives you recognition, the mark of achievement acknowledged through history. and this was one of the fastest hundreds ever witnessed here, ben stokes style, truly. atkinson's innings, improbably and rapidly, took england passed a00. now, note the stunning catch by milan rathnayake to dismiss atkinson for 118. wow. and then the handshakes from the sri lankan players. good cricket and good entertainment. and england? there is dinning �*s finally ended on a27.

time for sri lanka to respond before lunch. time to lose two wickets in similar ways. lunch. time to lose two wickets in similarways. first lunch. time to lose two wickets in similar ways. first the chris woakes and then to olly stone, returning to england's team after injury and surgery and withjoy. joe england's team after injury and surgery and with joy. joe wilson, bbc news, lords. it's also day two of the paralympic games in paris. and after a golden start for paralympics gb, there are high hopes for more medals this afternoon. the early action is already under way, and sally hurst has the latest. fresh from victory in the 200 metres freestyle last night, tully kearney was back in the pool this morning for her favourite event, the 100 metres freestyle and there were no signs of fatigue as she won her heat comfortably. she signs of fatigue as she won her heat comfortably-— comfortably. she is going to be into the wall first. _ comfortably. she is going to be into the wall first. maisie _ the wall first. maisie summers-newton . the wall first. maisie i summers-newton won the wall first. maisie - summers-newton won two the wall first. maisie _

summers-newton won two gold medals summers—newton won two gold medals in tokyo without the crowds to spur her on. now she's ready to revel in the atmosphere here in paris, through to tonight's200 metres individual medley final. that will . uali individual medley final. that will luau her individual medley final. that will qualify her for— individual medley final. that will qualify her for the _ individual medley final. that will qualify her for the final. - individual medley final. that will qualify her for the final. jody - qualify her for the final. jody cund is qualify her for the final. jody cundy is no _ qualify her for the final. jody cundy is no stranger - qualify her for the final. jody cundy is no stranger to - qualify her for the final. jody cundy is no stranger to gold medals. he has eight paralympic once to his name. but in tokyo, he got silver in the kilo, his mental health taking a dip. but he has qualified for tonight because my final alongside fellow brits blaine hunt and archie atkinson. plenty more medal chances tonight after daphne schrager got the ball rolling for great britain with their first medal, a silver in the individual pursuit. a dream come true for schrager, who only took up cycling a few years ago. now she found herself receiving her medal, rather bizarrely, from martial arts film superstarjackie chan. i rather bizarrely, from martial arts film superstarjackie chan.- film superstarjackie chan. i was 'ust film superstarjackie chan. i was just flabbergasted _ film superstarjackie chan. i was just flabbergasted by _ film superstarjackie chan. i was just flabbergasted by the - film superstarjackie chan. i —" just flabbergasted by the whole thing was that i was like, oh, my

god, he's real! the thing was, i then started crying because he gave me a hug and i was like, i should probably let go now. so an amazing experience to get my medal. fight! it experience to get my medal. and it was a swimmer _ experience to get my medal. and it was a swimmer poppy _ experience to get my medal. and it was a swimmer poppy maskill- experience to get my medal. and it was a swimmer poppy maskill who | experience to get my medal. and it was a swimmer poppy maskill who got britain's first gold medal, breaking the world record in herfirst paralympic games. the world record in her first paralympic games.- the world record in her first paralympic games. the world record in her first paral mic games. ., , _ ., paralympic games. poppy maskill to the wall for the _ paralympic games. poppy maskill to the wall for the gold. _ paralympic games. poppy maskill to the wall for the gold. she _ paralympic games. poppy maskill to the wall for the gold. she and - paralympic games. poppy maskill to the wall for the gold. she and all. the wall for the gold. she and all the wall for the gold. she and all the other medal— the wall for the gold. she and all the other medal winners - the wall for the gold. she and all the other medal winners will- the wall for the gold. she and all the other medal winners will get| the wall for the gold. she and all i the other medal winners will get to ring the bell in paralympics gb house. it's a sound team is hoping to hear many more times over the next few days. a couple more results to beating australia yesterday, great britain had another nailbiter of a match, this time against denmark. they beat them 58—55. great result

for them. they beat them 58—55. great result forthem. in they beat them 58—55. great result for them. in cycling, they beat them 58—55. great result forthem. in cycling, great they beat them 58—55. great result for them. in cycling, great britain are guaranteed a gold medal tonight because both fin graham and jaco van gass are through to the c3 individual pursuit final gold medal right. and whilst on the subject of cycling, an update for you on kadeena cox. you will remember yesterday, she crashed out of the 500 metres time trial final. today she has issued a statement on instagram. she says that today feels like a nightmare i can't wake up from stops but can be true. multiple sclerosis can be cruel. living with an eating disorder can be cruel, but i'm telling myself that true strength is in how you bounce back from adversity. and she is planning to go into her second event, the team sprint, later this week. we will see more from kadeena cox yet. thank you, sally. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon. a coroner calls for change to prevent future deaths from food allergies.

it follows the death of 13—year—old hannahjacobs, who died after drinking a costa coffee hot chocolate. and we'll hear from oscar—winning actor gary oldman, who after a a0 year movie career now finds himself in a long—running tv show for the first time. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's darren. thanks very much. it's been a very pleasant end to the week. high pressure is in charge today. that is bringing us some decent spells of sunshine. the winds are light. coastal areas are staying sunny, but tomorrow we are going to find some changes. the winds are going to be stronger, and that will bring differences in the temperatures. there will be further changes as we head into sunday, because we are going to find some higher temperatures, higher humidity, and that brings the risk of some heavy rain and even some thunderstorms. more details later.

the economy is set for a "supersonic" boost — according to some business groups — after oasis announced their long—awaited reunion tour this week. tickets, hotels and travel will all get the cash flowing, and ben boulos has been looking at what you need to know if you want to go. the return of oasis was announced just three days ago, but the band's management says there has been unprecedented demand from fans eager to see the reunion of noel and liam gallagher in theirfirst show together since 2009. yesterday, three extra dates were added to the ones already confirmed in manchester, london and edinburgh as well as the two in cardiff. the only confirmed international dates so far are both in dublin. tickets will cost between £73 for standard, right up to £500 for premium seats. the general sale starts tomorrow morning at 9am and an hour earlier in ireland, so set a reminder now, but there will be a presale process

with access via a ballot. applications to enter it closed on wednesday night, although huge demand meant a delay in some fans getting confirmation of their entry by an e—mail with a link to click on to verify that they want to join the ballot. those e—mails were still being sent out this morning, and fans had until 10am to confirm their entry. people drawn in the ballot will then be sent details about the presale by 5pm today. it's not yet clear when sales start or how many tickets will be available. but it will be first come, first served, so even then, there is no guarantee of getting a ticket. we have spoken to two oasis super—fans who have seen the band nearly 50 times between them about how they are preparing. there are many good bands out there, but not like oasis. they've just got something about them. so i will try anything i can to get tickets. i want to go two times if possible

next year to see them twice, once ideally with our son if we can get the suitable seating, you know, tickets where you can take kids under 12. if not, then he will have a night with grandma and paul and i will go, my husband and i will go. so one way or the other, we'll go and see them. i don't think this is, if you don't get them this this time, they've gone, so i'm relatively relaxed about it, although when we pass nine o'clock or whatever time they officially go on sale for the presale, i do think it will be a little bit of a short—term panic station. but the reality is that you've just got to remain calm and hope for the best and i'm sure it will be fine in the end. and if you don't get tickets, there are a few things you will need to watch out for to avoid being scammed. scammers love a massive event, so taylor swift, the football, the olympics and of course, oasis. there are going to be millions of people clamouring for these tickets, so scammers know that's an easy target.

there's a big audience for them to hit, so there will be people out there. we've already seen tickets for sale online before they're even released, so this is going to be a big opportunity for scammers, so we'd say to people, be on the lookout and just go through those official platforms. a tense few days, then, for oasis fans desperate to get their hands on tickets for what could be some of the biggest shows of 2025. still to come on today's programme, we're in blackpool to see how the seaside town's famous illuminations have been drawing crowds for nearly 150 years. first, it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane dougall. a first for any irish league team — larne are through to the group stages of the uefa conference league after a hat—trick from hero andy ryan.

age is no barrierforjody cundy in the veldrome, as the a5—year—old impresses in the one kilometre time trial. delight for gus atkinson as he reaches his maiden century at lords, helping england pile on the runs against sri—lanka. we start with larne football club, based just outside belfast with a ground capacity of under 3,000, but they have made history by becoming the first irish league club ever to make the group or league stages of a european club competition, defeating lincoln red imps on aggregate in the uefa conference league play—off. they did it thanks to a hat—trick from andy ryan at inver park, which helped them beat red imps,

a team from gibraltar, a—3 on aggregate. this was in the uefa conference league play—off. qualification will see larne receive approximately £2.6 million for reaching the league stage. they could add to that with wins and media money, especially if they were to draw chelsea in the first round proper. chelsea lost on the night to servette of switzerland, but went through on aggregate. joining me now is the ceo of larne fc, niall curneen. how were the celebrations? hi,jane stop hi, jane stop what an evening of celebrations! it is a massive moment notjust celebrations! it is a massive moment not just for celebrations! it is a massive moment notjust for our club before our not just for our club before our time. notjust for our club before our time. we had a full capacity last night of over 2500 home fans, that

is 1a% of the town. they enjoyed the evening. a lot of drama in the game itself. a lot of errors, but everything fell into place. there was a lot of partying and enjoyment as you would expect. i was a lot of partying and en'oyment as you would expecth as you would expect. i imagine the elation from _ as you would expect. i imagine the elation from the _ as you would expect. i imagine the elation from the fans _ as you would expect. i imagine the elation from the fans was - elation from the fans was phenomenal, three goals, fantastic. absolutely fantastic. for a neutral it was a great game, for some with a vested interest wasn't so enjoyable, but a moment that we have dreamt of. we have believed behind the scenes that it was possible. to get over the line and secure qualification for the first time as a phenomenal achievement for us.— achievement for us. financially, what will this _ achievement for us. financially, what will this do _ achievement for us. financially, what will this do for _ achievement for us. financially, what will this do for the - achievement for us. financially, what will this do for the club? i achievement for us. financially, i what will this do for the club? we have what will this do for the club? - have benefited from having investment over the last five years we have been very responsible and how we have invested that money. we

have invested in a playing squat naturally, but we have built an academy to produce their own players. we have invested in our stadium and a full—time model and staff to build a football club. we want to continue to try and grow. the big thing for us is achieving sustainability financially. this is a massive step towards that and we will try to continue putting resources into the right area to try and grow this football club.- and grow this football club. thank ou so and grow this football club. thank you so much _ and grow this football club. thank you so much a _ and grow this football club. thank you so much a many— and grow this football club. thank you so much a many congratulations again. they were joined in the draw by the news saints who became the first welsh club to get to the group stages of a european competition, after a 3—0 aggregate win over fk panevezys in the play—offs. the draw for the europa league has been made in the last hour with manchester united, tottenham and rangers finding out their fates. they will all play eight teams. rangers have drawn both manchester united and tottenham.

spurs also face galatasaray among their eight, while manchester united will play porto and fenerbache. you can see the full draw on the bbc sport website. manchester united host liverpool on sunday, but new liverpool signing federico chiesa is unlikely to play. liverpool head to old trafford for the first time under arne slot where he will face his countryman erik ten hag. despite it being his first experience of the rivalry, slot says he is aware of the significance of the fixture. some of the significance of the fixture. of them tried tot things some of them tried to tell me a few things about it but i don't think thatis things about it but i don't think that is really necessary. if you are starting to work at liverpool, every player there comes in news and every manager knows how important the game against manchester united is. people tell you, of course, but it is not necessary because if you follow the game of football, which i do, then i

knew the importance of liverpool against united were united against liverpool. brentford striker ivan toney is on the brink of a move to the saudi pro—league. it is understood brentford have accepted a bid in the region of £a0 million from al—ali for the england forward. sources close to the player say it is believed the deal will go through. the saudi transfer window does not close until 2nd september, so the transfer doesn't have to be completed by the premier league deadline of 11.00pm. toney hasn't played for brentford so far this season and manager thomas frank has already ruled the 28—year—old out of tomorrow's game against southampton. there is a deadline day special episode of the football news show tonight from 10.00pm live on the red button on iplayer, where they will round up all the done deals before the window closes. a distraught kadina cox has said multiple sclorosis can be cruel as she crashed out of her gold medal time trial final.

the four—time paralympic champion missed out on a medal of any colour, despite qualifying second fastest. cox hit the velodrome track on the first corner, saying later on social media that she hadn't felt comfortable at the start. cox may be able to come back and compete for a medal on sunday in the mixed c1—5 team sprint. dutch rider caroline groot took the gold medal. well, watching from paris is our reporter sally hurst. sally, what's been the reaction to kadina cox missing out on a medal? it was a devastating crash for her yesterday. physically, she is ok. she is blaming the multiple sclerosis, same weakness on one side prevented herfrom getting out of the gate cleanly. she has released a statement on instagram saying that the last two paralympics have woken up the last two paralympics have woken up next to a metal, grateful it wasn't a dream, but today feels like

a nightmare. sport can be cruel, multiple sclerosis can be cruel, living with an eating disorder can be cruel, but i'm telling myself a true strength is how you bounce back against all adversity. we are expecting her to be in that team sprint later this week. she is determined to do that. i don't think we have seen the end of kadina cox these games. we will see more from her. conte is through to the final of the killing tonight. britain are guaranteed a gold medal in the c3 pursuits because both riders and the gold medal right or from pursuits because both riders and the gold medal right orfrom great britain. there are plenty of metals in the swimming pool as well up for

grabs. i think will be an exciting evening for great britain on day two of the paralympics here in paris. to lords now and a maiden test 100 for gus atkinson as england moved past a00 on day two of the second test against sri lanka. he almost didn't make it. on 99, atkinson played and missed a delivery that had the crowd on the edge of their seats, but he brought up his 100 with a four, as england piled on the runs in the first session to finish a27 all out. it's lunch at lords, but our sports correspondentjoe wilson has been watching this morning. it was impressive the issue with england at the moment is that they don't have enough batting because ben stokes is out. they did not expect us to make 100. i know there were a few moments for gas but really he just swept his way to 100.

his unflappable temperament is probably his biggest asset. during the lunch interval in the practice area, ian bell is working with sri lanka's patters, putting them through their real places because they have work to do this afternoon. the latest car i have for you is sri lanka in reply 35—2. jae the latest car i have for you is sri lanka in reply 35-2.— lanka in reply 35-2. joe wilson, thank you- _ not that it's all from us. thanks for watching, goodbye. intelligence to catch dangerous drivers as part of a trial by over a dozen forces in england so far. more will continue in manchester next month and has the backing

of a road campaigner whose partner died after being hit by a driver who was filming himself driving at over 120 miles per hour. sean dilley reports. our lives, ourworld was destroyed that day. calvin buckley's partner frankie and their unborn baby niamh were killed by a dangerous driver last year. they were struck on the hard shoulder of the m66 by 22—year—old adil iqbal. he was filming himself on his mobile phone. he was driving at speeds over 120mph, and just before he crashed into frankie's car, which was pulled over on the hard shoulder, there's footage of himself weaving in and out of other cars driving recklessly. calvin hopes the artificial intelligence cameras mounted to vehicles and trailers on roadsides will help to crack down on dangerous drivers. from next tuesday, transport for greater manchester is trialling the a! camera system to capture

drivers using hand—held mobiles and those not wearing seatbelts. the high—tech cameras have been piloted in nine police force areas in england and by national highways since 2021. mounted higher than traditional speed cameras, they use highly advanced filters and infrared flashes to capture extremely clear images. if the a! computer thinks an offence has been committed, the image will be passed to a human to make a decision about what happens next. if the system is wrong, the image will be deleted. if it's right, details could be shared with the police, who may write to drivers to warn them about their behaviour. these are clear incidents where people are putting themselves, their children in danger, or other road users. there are incidents of, you're four times more likely to crash if you're using a mobile phone whilst driving. you're twice as likely to die

if you don't have a seatbelt on. these are really stark statistics and we are trying to understand that so we can make changes and help change people's behaviours. for now, this is a trial to see how effective a! could be in detecting offences that would otherwise be missed. but authorities hope the technology could hold the key to catching more drivers like adil iqbal before their dangerous driving claims the lives of more victims like frankie. sean dilley, bbc news. the hit m15 drama slow horses returns to our screens next week for its fourth series. and at the heart of the action is gary oldman, who after a a0—year movie career now finds himself in a long—running tv show for the first time. he's also hoping to add an emmy to his collection of acting awards next month, for his role as jackson lamb. 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 oldman 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 m15 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 bo. 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 oppenheimer. has she ever tried to persuade you to do an eastenders cameo? no. no, no. i don't think that'll 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. gary oldman 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. the blackpool illuminations have been drawing crowds for nearly 150 years. and tonight, the seaside town will be lit up once more, for the annual switch—on. our reporterjayne mccubbin has been to see what keeps bringing people back. the bright lights of blackpool. you know the long nights are heading in when this lot is switched on. are we ready? but the very first to see the spectacle are always the cyclists. get steady! they come every year for a sneaky peek, because they love it, even if they don't know why. lots of people get involved and dressed up.

i'm sure you'll see a few tonight. what do you think is the appeal of the illuminations after all these years? i don't know! i don't know. the novelty�*s not wearing off, is it? the bajaj family have come a long way to be...equally intrigued. what do you make of blackpool? you can say, "chum, chumati gali." it's like a shining, sparkling street. i like that! they called it artificial sunshine originally. and so itjust attracted people and they've been coming ever since. does it give you that kind of vitamin d dose that's good for the soul? it certainly does. it all began when blackpool council funded eight street lamps, at a time when candles still lit most homes. and it grew... archive: the famous | lancashire resort brings out its night lights from the tower. ..and grew.

today it's six miles long, attracts around three million visitors, and is, at times, thoroughly modern. this is odyssey — a 60—laser light show inspired, the artist says, by thoughts of space and idiosyncratic organisms. do we care about the art? do we care about what they mean? or do we just like the showbiz? we like the lights! theyjust like the lights. let me introduce the grimshaw family. oh, resplendent! i've got to be honest, - it's a joyous occasion, isn't it? let'sjust ponder, let'sjust take in... yeah. ..the majesty of this year's

laurence llewelyn—bowen contribution to the illuminations. mike here is one of the team that makes the magic happen, including disco donkey calvacade — a quintessentially blackpool vision, beautifully brought to life with the help of mike's engineering degree. did you imagine that that degree would bring you to this point... no, no. how long have you done it, mike? ten years. yeah. and it's still magic. it gets crazier every year. crazier and crazier. whatever comes out of somebody�*s head when they're having a gin, i don't know. i don't get that effect, but... none of this needs to make any sense, but it's still making people smile after 1a5 years. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. now the weather with darren. for years, that brings back memories for me of drizzle on the prom,

trying to stop candy floss from dissolving in the rain, but the next few days might be quite nice? actually, no drizzle insight for blackpool this evening. it's going to be perfect weather for the blackpool this evening. it's going to be perfect weatherfor the big switch on. there are going to be some changes this weekend, mind you, because pressure is going to be falling. but at the moment, we have high pressure sitting right over the weekend and it is bringing us weather like this. plenty of sunshine around, a bit of fair weather cloud bubbling up in the light winds. the sea breezes are keeping coastal areas quite sunny and these are the temperatures we have got this afternoon, similar to what we had yesterday, maybe a degree or so higher. in the south—east of england, the sunshine is a bit hazy. overnight, we are going to find that cloud thickening and might be bringing one or two showers as well. but elsewhere, we are going to have clearer skies and lighter winds. are going to have clearer skies and lighterwinds. so are going to have clearer skies and lighter winds. so it's going to be a chilly night again in northern ireland. and in scotland as well. but those temperatures are going to be higherfurther

but those temperatures are going to be higher further south where we have a stronger wind and we have this cloud coming in. that cloud is going to put its way further north into england and wales, again potentially bringing one or two showers, men mainly focus towards the far south—west of england, and we have sunnier skies continuing scotland and northern ireland after that chilly stuff. the winds are going to be stronger tomorrow, particularly for east anglia, the south—east and the english channel. it is going to be more of an easterly wind, which is good news for this part of the country because here, it should be a bit warmer on saturday afternoon. only by a couple of degrees, but we are likely to get into the low 20s in more places. there will be late sunshine in the south—east of england. overnight, it's going to be quite a warm and muqqy it's going to be quite a warm and muggy night for many parts of england and wales. a bit more uncomfortable for sleeping. there is more warmth heading our way. there could be more thunderstorms overnight during saturday is that weather front continues to move northwards. the high pressure moves away and eventually, this weather

front will arrive later. ahead of that, we are seeing a few thundery showers heading northwards across northern and eastern parts of england on sunday. as it brightens up england on sunday. as it brightens up further south with some sunshine, that could trigger a few storms in the heat and humidity. temperatures are going to be higher across england and wales, maybe reaching 28 degrees. temperatures in northern ireland and scotland are not so high because here, there will be more cloud on sunday. as we head into monday, this weather front will be pushing in from the atlantic, but the focus is going to be across more eastern parts of england and scotland, where we could see a plume of heavy and thundery downpours. lots of thunder and lightning towards the east coast. that is going to push northwards and along the weather front, there going to push northwards and along the weatherfront, there is much rain. there is more cloud. following that, we get sunshine for northern ireland, wales and some cooler and fresher air, whereas it is still warm across eastern most parts of

england on monday. but there is potential for some storms as well. and we have still got the potential for some showers into tuesday and wednesday for the first few days of meteorological autumn. that's all from today's bbc news at one. thanks for watching. goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. 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. kamala harris has given her first major tv interview alongside her running mate, tim walz, since being nominated for the democrats. a murder investigation has been launched — after a 13—year—old boy was stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands. four days a week— employees could be given the right to ask for flexible working in the uk.

hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy, welcome to bbc news 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 organizaion officials have siad that 1.2 million polio vaccine doses have already been delivered to gaza ahead of the roll—out on september 1. the goal is to vaccinate more than 600,000 children, after the first case of polio in 25 years was discovered in gaza. lucy williamson reports. 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