my values have not changed. kamala harris defends herself against accusations of flip—flopping on policy in herfirst interview since entering the presidential race. jaco van gass collect another gold jaco van gass collect another gold medal! and jaco van gass wins the first medal! and jaco van gass wins the first of paralympics gb's cycling of paralympics gb�*s cycling golds in the men's 3,000m golds in the men's 3,000m individual pursuit final. individual pursuit final. and coming up on bbc news. and coming up on bbc news. is ivan toney off to saudi arabia is ivan toney off to saudi arabia in a £40 million deal? in a £40 million deal? we'll have all the latest we'll have all the latest mould and ant infestations, on transfer deadline day. on transfer deadline day. good evening. good evening. the house of commons�* biggest the house of commons�* biggest landlord, a newly elected labour mp, landlord, a newly elected labour mp, is renting out flats with black is renting out flats with black

mould and ant infestations, mould and ant infestations, the bbc has learnt. the bbc has learnt. mould and ant infestations, jas athwal, the mp for ilford south, owns 15 rental flats. tenants of some of these flats spoke of having to regularly scrub bathroom ceilings to remove mould, one told us of ants crawling up their child's body, and others of being threatened with eviction by the letting agent if they complained. mr athwal has denied this, and said he was not aware of problems, as the properties are managed by an agency. labour's election manifesto committed to preventing "private renters being exploited and discriminated against". here's our political investigations correspondentjoe pike. labour promised to crack down on bad landlords, but the residents of ilford south may have just elected one. this is the bathroom ceiling of a flat owned by the area's mp, jas athwal. he has 15 rental properties. seven are above this shop, where almost half the families told me they regularly

clean their bathroom ceilings to remove black mould. when i visited, filming on my phone, i also saw evidence of ant

evidence of intimidation. it seems like the man who manages these properties for the mp jas athwal knows we're here and he knows we're asking questions. on two separate occasions, when i was having private conversations off camera with separate tenants, they got a call from the property manager. one resident who'd spoken on camera about problems with their flat later asked that we not use the interview. another asked me not to use images of the mould two days after allowing me to take pictures of it. i'm here at fairlop waters in redbridge with councillorjas athwal. until elected to parliament last month, he was the local council leader. jas athwal introduced a new licensing regime for rental properties, but the council's register indicates that none of the seven properties has the required licence. he claims he's compliant. conservative london assembly member andrew boff has visited the flats and seen the mould. he wants labour to investigate. the labour party and redbridge council have got to ask themselves whether or not they can sustain that

position, with him being a councillor and indeed a member of parliament. and is jas athwal a rogue landlord? all the evidence says yes. mps are supposed to stand up for their constituents. some are arguing tonight that jas athwal has been taking advantage of them. there are potentially wider problems for the labour party here. it was just last month in their election manifesto that they committed to protect private renters like the people i met in that block in ilford south. i have asked number ten tonight to comment, to respond to our report and they are not commenting at this moment, but referred is instead to that statement from jas athwal, the statement from jas athwal, the statement which of course included the claim that he is a renters�* champion. the claim that he is a renters' champion-— the claim that he is a renters' champion. thank you. joe pike reporting- _ untreated sewage has been discharged continually for the last week into sites that flow

into windermere in cumbria. the water company, united utilities, said the overflows are designed to work during heavy rainfall. campaigners say storm overflows are only supposed to occur in exceptional circumstances and the system should have been able to cope with recent weather. here�*s danny savage. windermere on a day like today always looks stunning. for much of august, though, it�*s been raining here and the water company responsible for sewage in the area says that�*s why effluent has been pumped into this lake in recent days. unfortunately, us reporting on sewage flowing into windermere is nothing new. but what is new is that real—time data is now available showing exactly when it�*s happening. and what that tells us is that for the last eight days, at some points around this lake, it�*s been going on continuously. so this is one of the places that united utilities has allowed to dump sewage into windermere. campaigners say it�*s unacceptable

and more information is needed. for us at save windermere, what we�*re calling for is that we should have volumes monitored on these overflows because these sites have been spilling for a week straight. how much has gone into the environment and what has that damage done to england�*s greatest natural asset? united utilities says there�*s good reason why the last week�*s discharges have happened. when we see periods of significant rainfall, the system fills up and it has to go somewhere, and the way the system was designed back in the victorian time, them overflows operate to ensure that that water does not appear in people�*s houses, in the streets, it goes into the watercourse. how do businesses here feel when it comes to tourism and the fact that there�*s this waste going into the lake? i think people are frustrated with what�*s happening. you know, extreme weather events are not helping at all. there is frustration around the reporting of it. but of course, there�*s frustration in that we want to have our own lake district version of lake annecy, where nothing goes

into the lake at all. last year�*s water quality measures did rate windermere as excellent. lots of people use the lake — are they concerned? i�*m obviously worried about the children being in the water. they love it here, as we do, but the water quality is a major concern, then, yeah. and it's a terrible thing that people are enjoying the water and they're pumping sewage into it. earlier this week, the prime minister said he was backing tough fines on polluting water companies. we will hear more about this in the coming months. danny savage, bbc news, windermere. us vice president kamala harris has used her first broadcast interview of the us election campaign to set out her vision for what she would achieve if she becomes president, promising to "turn the page" and offer "a new way forward". speaking to cnn, the democratic candidate defended her shift in position on key political issues. here�*s our north america editor, sarah smith.

kamala harris looks like she truly enjoys this. and why not? huge rallies full of genuinely excited supporters. she�*s now touring states that looked unwinnable for democrats just a few weeks ago. she�*s always been much less keen on lengthy broadcast interviews, so this one was considered a significant test. if elected, what would she do on her first day as president? day one, it�*s going to be about — one, implementing my plan for what i call an opportunity economy. 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 small businesses. illegal immigration is a tough issue for her. it has soared whilst she�*s been vice president. she says she�*ll revive a bipartisan plan that was sunk by republicans. donald trump got word of this bill that would have contributed to securing our border, and because he believes that it would not have helped him politically, he told his folks in congress,

"don�*t put it forward". he killed the bill. kamala harris said she had changed her mind on banning fracking, defunding the police, and building more of the border wall. republicans still want to paint her as a dangerous. republicans still want to paint her as a dangerous radical. the proof is in the pudding. kamala harris can say that she's changed her mind on american energy, or changed her mind on police, or changed her mind on immigration. she is the sitting vice president of the united states. if she's changed her mind, why doesn't she enact these policies now and make americans better off? i don't think she believes it, which is why you're not seeing it in what she's doing. donald trump�*s verdict on the interview — "boring". the momentum shift from where this race was a month ago... _ the race still looks extremely tight, but opinion polls are moving in herfavour. donald trump has launched some donald trump has launched some nasty, sexist and racist attacks nasty, sexist and racist attacks against kamala harris. against kamala harris. she was always of indian she was always of indian heritage, and she was only heritage, and she was only promoting indian heritage. promoting indian heritage. i didn't know she was black i didn't know she was black

until a number of years ago until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black, when she happened to turn black, and now she wants and now she wants to be known as black. to be known as black. she seems determined she seems determined to shrug it off. to shrug it off. same old tired playbook. same old tired playbook. next question, please. next question, please. kamala harris�* grandniece kamala harris�* grandniece watched her make history watched her make history at the democratic convention, at the democratic convention, but she herself says little but she herself says little about being a trailblazing black about being a trailblazing black woman running for president, woman running for president, saying only that she believes saying only that she believes she is the best person she is the best person to do the job, regardless to do the job, regardless of race and gender. of race and gender. so here is the dilemma for kamala so here is the dilemma for kamala harris in this campaign. she wants harris in this campaign. she wants to be the candidate who is to be the candidate who is representing change and the future, representing change and the future, but she can�*t hide the fact that she but she can�*t hide the fact that has been in the white house for the last three and a half years, during which time inflation and illegal immigration have both skyrocketed. she�*s also changed her mind and really quite a number of issues. she said in a interview that her fundamental values haven�*t changed, just her policy positions. well,

it�*s going to be up and it still is, to be fair. i don�*t think it really has properly sunk in. fortunately, i�*d been referred to st giles.

they�*ve given me their support and everything, and they�*ve made things happen. claire works for st giles hospice claire works for st giles hospice in the west midlands, in the west midlands, visiting patients at home. visiting patients at home. in general, it's lovely in general, it's lovely working for the hospice. working for the hospice. but st giles, like others, is facing but st giles, like others, is facing intense financial pressures, intense financial pressures, and today announced that a0 and today announced that a0 posts would go. posts would go. claire is worried. claire is worried. it's very unnerving. it's very unnerving. it's very unsettling it's very unsettling for all the staff. for all the staff. you know, everybody's worried about, you know, you know, everybody's worried about, you know, the prospect of the job, the prospect of the job, but fundamentally, we're here to look after you. but fundamentally, we're all worried about, you know, all worried about, you know, what that means to our patients what that means to our patients as well, really. as well, really. no, it's your decision. no, it's your decision. at the hospice, andrew, at the hospice, andrew, who has renal cancer, who has renal cancer, is getting used to his new, is getting used to his new, calmer surroundings calmer surroundings after a transfer from hospital. after a transfer from hospital. kristy, the clinical director, is reassuring him. my name is kristy, and i�*m just going to have a little chat with you about how things have been. slowly but surely, we're getting on top of it.

that�*s a really important feeling, because we are on your team and we�*re

police have begun a murder investigation after a 13—year—old boy was stabbed to death at a house in the west midlands. the boy was treated by paramedics at the address in oldbury yesterday afternoon, but he died of his injuries. here�*s phil mackie. it�*s a tragically familiar scene — police tape, flowers and tears. all day, people have been coming to leave messages and, in some cases, the grief was palpable. and there�*s fear, too. it�*s a real danger around this area. i mean, it�*s not a really nice area to live in any more, but for a 13—year—old, it�*s quite sad. the focus of the investigation has been on the house where the boy lived and died. it�*s involved forensic investigations as well as door—to—door inquiries. i�*m here to let the family and the wider community know that we will work with you and support you as we seek

to find who is responsible for the death of this young boy. the west midlands had the highest rate of knife crime offences in england and wales last year. and all too often it was teenagers who were the victims of knife crime. they launched something called project guardian here, to try to combat the problem five years ago, but since then, the numbers have kept going up. youth worker malachi is one of the many people who�*s trying to help, but it�*s not easy. young people are in fear because they hear stories like this and think that they need to equip themselves with a knife. so, you know, a lot of young people i mentor tell me, "i don�*t want to die, but if i�*m in a situation where someone�*s got a knife, what do i do?" 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. the time is 18.16. our top story this evening.

the bbc has learnt the house of commons biggest landlord and newly elected labour mp jas athwal, is renting out flats with black mould and ant infestations. and coming up... moving margaret — sir keir starmer reportedly relocates a portrait of the conservative prime minister inside number ten. coming up on bbc news. the draw for the european conference is made and welsh domestic club side, the new saints, have a trip to savour. they�*re off to italy to play fiorentina. great britain�*s athletes have won a raft of medals at day two of the paralympics in paris — with four golds so far this afternoon. two were in the cycling at the velodrome, and two more were in the pool, with tully kearney taking her second title of the games. from paris, andy swiss has the latest.

another day of british celebration. it began with the first medallists returning to the team�*s headquarters and ringing a special paralympic bell. bell chimes. and soon others were earning that privilege. an all—british final in the cycling. jaco van gass against finn graham in the pursuit, and it was van gass that grabbed the gold. here he comes over the line. gold! a one—two for the team—mates, and for van gass, a former serviceman who was injured in afghanistan, a third paralympic title. and britain soon had another gold. have they done it? oh, yes, they�*ve done it. lizzi jordan lost her sight seven years ago after a rare reaction to food poisoning. but steered by her pilot, danni khan, she powered to victory in the time trial. britain�*s medal rush was suddenly in full flow. there were also two bronzes in the velodrome and a silverfor blaine hunt.

great �*tache, great talent, as he also got a place on the podium. and then to the swimming, where, less than 2a hours after winning herfirst gold here, tully kearney raced to her second in the 100m freestyle. it�*s going to be a double for great britain�*s tully kearney. the 27—year—old from nottingham, who nearly didn�*t make it here after a serious head injury, described it as pretty incredible. and then to round things off, enter maisie summers—newton. world record holder in the 200m medley, she�*s currently training to be a teacher and she certainly gave the rest a lesson. it�*s going to be summers—newton against the clock for the gold. roared on by herfans, roared on by herfans, she produced an utterly she produced an utterly emphatic victory. emphatic victory. she�*s the champion again. she�*s the champion again. she has retained her paralympic title here in paris. a fourth gold medal in one a fourth gold medal in one extraordinary afternoon. extraordinary afternoon. for the british team, for the british team,

what a day to remember. what a day to remember. yes, what a day it has been for the yes, what a day it has been for the british team. it all began with the british team. it all began with the gold medalforjacco gold medalforjacco british team. it all began with the gold medal forjacco van gas british team. it all began with the british team. it all began with the gold medal forjacco van gas the gold medalforjacco van gas in british team. it all began with the gold medal forjacco van gas in the cycling and he revealed he nearly gold medal forjacco van gas in the cycling and he revealed he nearly didn�*t compete here because he was gold medal forjacco van gas in the cycling and he revea because arly gold medal forjacco van gas in the cycling and he revea because hey gold medal forjacco van gas in the cycling and he revea because he was hit by a car while training last didn�*t compete here because he was hit by a car while hannahjacobs, who died week. what an incredible didn�*t compete here because he was hit by what vhile didn�*t compete here because he was hit by what an .e didn�*t compete here because he was hit by what an incredible week. what an incredible performance. his success along with performance. his along with the others means paralympics gb are performance. his success along with the others means paralympics gb are currentlyjoint top of currentlyjoint top of the others means paralympics gb are currently joint top of the medals the others means paralympics gb are table alongside china. still early currently joint top of the early days, of course, but britain are off table alongside china. still early days, of course, but britain are off to some start. to some start. the government says badger culling the government says badger culling in england will end by 2029. in england will end by 2029. it�*s thought more than 200,000 it�*s thought more than 200,000 badgers have been culled in the past badgers have been culled in the past decade, in an effort to prevent them decade, in an effort to prevent them spreading tuberculosis among cows. spreading tuberculosis among cows. the culling will be the culling will be replaced by a strategy that replaced by a strategy that includes vaccination. includes vaccination. the mother of 13—year—old the mother of 13—year—old

hannahjacobs, who died in a costa coffee outlet, is asking the government to do more to raise awareness of food allergies. abi duyile says no parent should have to lose a child in such circumstances. she�*s been speaking to tim muffett. hannah was a bright child, funny, full of life. she loved doing tiktok, what any 13—year—old liked doing. 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. 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," so you know what�*s in it. yes, everybody knows.

but how do businesses feel abo behind iea? but how do businesses feel abo behind me, mary�*s church, see behind me, st mary�*s church, where the memorial service took see behind me, st mary�*s church, where the memorial service took place yesterday for lord robert place yesterday for lord robert fellowes, who was born and lived fellowes, who was born and lived locally. not many people knew that locally. not many people knew that prince william and prince harry prince william and prince harry would be there. the vicar said he would be there. the vicar said he only knew of their presence when only knew of their presence when they came up to him separately to they came up to him separately to thank him for the service. members thank him for the service. members of the congregation said it was of the congregation said it was wonderful to see both princes wonderful to see both princes about the idea? together. there is a reported rift together. there is a reported rift between them and they have not been between them and they have not been seenin seenin between them and they have not been seen in public for well over a year between them and they have not been seen in public for well over a year but if ever there was an occasion but if ever there was an occasion they would come together it would they would come together it would probably be this one because lord probably be this one because lord robert fellowes was a hugely robert fellowes was a hugely important part of their lives, their important part of their lives, their uncle, married to the sister of uncle, married to the sister of their mother, princess diana. their mother, employees may get more rights when they request a four—day working week, as the government prepares a new package of reforms. it insists any changes won�*t be

imposed on employers, but how do businesses feel

overhaul of workers�* rights. business groups say any changes have to be carefully thought through. if you do something on the employment rights package that then hits economic growth or then makes it harder to recruit people and keep them in theirjobs, this is a real problem, and the government has to really square that circle, and we want to be talking to the government about how they get to do this right, without any inadvertent consequences. how to get the work—life balance right. spotted in ibiza, deputy prime minister angela rayner. she�*s the one making all the moves on labour�*s shake—up of workers�* rights. she�*s due back in parliament next week, along with other mps, when the much sought after details may soon come to light. emma simpson, bbc news. england�*s cricketers have dominated the second day of the second test against sri lanka. in reply to england�*s first innings score of 427,

sri lanka were 196 all out. england�*s success was built on an unlikely batting hero, asjoe wilson reports from lord�*s. look closely. even with hair lightened, that�*s notjoe root. gus atkinson is here to bowl, primarily. his batting flattened sri lanka�*s mood and made anything seem possible for england. atkinson had never scored a hundred anywhere before. well, there, he�*d done it with a flourish at lord�*s, ben stokes—style. england made 427. well, just behind me there is the ground where the match is played. here is the nursery where the teams practise, and that tall, pale building over there is a hospital. it�*s where they inserted screws into the vertebrae of 0lly stone. all so he could bowl again, fast. all so he could bowl again, fast. gone! gone! stone�*s return to the england team stone�*s return to the england team was hastened by injuries to others. was hastened by injuries to others.

any fortune, success here was hard any fortune, success here was hard earned and joyfully received. earned and joyfully received. grim stuff, though, for sri lanka. grim stuff, though, for sri lanka. england�*s bowlers kept coming. england�*s bowlers kept coming. matthew potts there, matthew potts there, and now gus atkinson. and now gus atkinson. yep, he takes wickets too. yep, he takes wickets too. new faces bowling like old hands, new faces bowling like old hands, shoaib bashir perfect. shoaib bashir perfect. now, it�*s been a tough test now, it�*s been a tough test for england�*s stand—in captain, for england�*s stand—in captain, but when 0llie pope took aim here, but when 0llie pope took aim here, his throw was delayed, but true. in the presence of that person, his throw was delayed, but true. a run out and sri lanka�*s a run out and sri lanka�*s day mainly that. day mainly that. joe wilson, bbc news, lord�*s. joe wilson, bbc news, lord�*s. now, do you find this now, do you find this portrait unsettling? portrait unsettling? well, sir keir starmer is reported well, sir keir starmer is reported to have moved this painting to have moved this painting of margaret thatcher of margaret thatcher from her old office in number ten. from her old office in number ten. there�*s been no official comment, there�*s been no official comment, but sir keir�*s biographer has but sir keir�*s biographer has suggested the labour leader was less suggested the labour leader was less than comfortable with lady thatcher than comfortable with lady thatcher staring down at him. staring down at him. it�*s annoyed some conservatives, it�*s annoyed some conservatives, but the man who painted but the man who painted the portrait, richard stone, the portrait, richard stone, isn�*t too worried. isn�*t too worried.

my sense ofjudging a good portrait — my sense ofjudging a good portrait — if you sense you�*re if you sense you�*re in the presence of that person, then it starts ticking boxes for me. and if, in this circumstance, two people looking at this portrait found it unsettling, well, then, i like to think that my portrait of margaret thatcher had a presence in that room. i�*m very philosophical. where my portraits hang is entirely up to the owner, the custodian of the picture. one of the most memorable comments i have ever received from any sitter was from lady thatcher. when she saw the finished picture, she lightly touched the pearls at her throat and, with a little break in her voice, she said, "it is how one would wish to be remembered". time for a look at the weather. here�*s ben rich. it has been a beautiful day across

much of the uk. a lot of sunshine although we have seen more cloud gathering towards the south—east. something of a sign of things to come, the cloud spilling in. you can see it on the satellite picture. it will start to bring some humid air and the chance of thunderstorms. we have seen some thunderstorms in continental europe today and as we go through the weekend of the humid air moves north and with it the risk of thundery downpours, although we may not all see those. tonight it looks fine and dry, clear, a few mist and fog patches in western areas, the chance of one or two showers in the south—east corner. temperatures, another chilly night in northern areas, parts of north—east scotland may be down to 4-5, but north—east scotland may be down to 4—5, but milder than last night in the south as the humid air works its way in. tomorrow, most of us see a lot of sunshine but more cloud building in the south, the chance of

one or two showers in