fiona trott, bbc news, southport. will be returning you to paris shortly.ery warm day today for all of us, but tomorrow some parts of the country could get even hotter. and i'll show you where in a moment. it won't be for northern areas. because here tonight and tomorrow morning we've got the threat of heavy rain, thunder, lightning and even some large hail that could bring some disruption further south where it's going to be dry. well, this is where we've got the core of the heat and high humidity. and tomorrow afternoon in cambridgeshire, perhaps temperatures could reach 35 degrees. that'll easily be the hottest day of the year so far through this evening. in the first part of the night, many places still dry with clear skies. few thundery showers are beginning to break out, running northwards, but the really wet weather, gusty winds, thunder and lightning sweeps into northern ireland later in the night and towards western scotland by tomorrow morning. eastern scotland a little bit cooler the rest of the uk. it's an uncomfortably warm and muggy night for

fiona trott, bbc news, southport.in the south of gaza to relocate to designated "humanitarian zones. " the order follows saturday's israeli airstrike on a school compound in gaza city — which it says was a hamas command centre. more than 70 people died. us vice—president kamala harris condemned the loss of civilian life. you know, yet again, there are far too many civilians who've been killed. i mean, israel has a right to...go after the terrorists that are hamas but, as i have said many, many times, they also have — i believe — an important responsibility to avoid civilian casualties. meanwhile in tehran, iran's new president masoud pezeshkian nominated a western—friendly diplomat to be foreign minister, and a woman to fill another cabinet post. they are among nineteen proposed cabinet members being presented to parliament for approval. abbas milani is director of iran studies at stanford university. he gave me his thoughts on what a potential iranian response to israel could look like. i think, by every indication c

fiona trott, bbc news, southport.ile trying to cross the english channel in a small boat. the french authorities say 5a migrants were rescued after their boat got into difficulty six miles north of calais. another 50 people were rescued from another boat. a uk government spokesperson says... the deaths mean nine people have lost their lives attempting to cross the world's busiest shipping lane in dangerously overloaded dinghies this month alone and 25 since the start of the year. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. to the middle east next. israel has ordered thousands of residents of khan younis in the south of gaza to relocate to designated "humanitarian zones. " the order follows saturday's israeli air strike on a school compound in gaza city — which it says was a hamas command centre. more than 70 people died. us vice president kamala harris condemned the loss of civilian life. you know, yet again, there are far too many civilians who've been killed. i mean, israel has a right to...go after the te

ribbons and balloons were tied to lamp posts and garden walls, as fiona trott reports from southport.e, sirens. a public display of love. trying to ease a parent's private pain. alice's father carried her on his shoulder, but few fathers — or mothers — have the strength to speak on a day like this. # never to part... instead, their words were read by alice's uncle. cherished every milestone, you completed us. little alice knew nothing about politics and division. how confronting it was acknowledged here today. you have shown great courage in asking me to be here today, to speak, to give a message from you, alice's family, to say that you do not want there to be any more violence on the streets of the united kingdom in the name of your daughter. i'm ashamed, and i'm so sorry you've had to even consider this in the planning of the funeral of your beautiful daughter alice. and i hope that anyone who has taken part in the violent disorder on our streets over the past 13 days is hanging their heads in shame at the pain that they have caused you, a grieving family. this is the last photogra

fiona trott, bbc news. 82 runs ahead but six wickets down, in their second innings. earlier, a first test century forjamie smith was the highlight of england's first innings. today's play also saw some memorable fielding, not all of it on the field of play, asjoe wilson reports. it felt like one of those days on tourfor sri lanka. first, they watched jamie smith bat. in just his fourth test match, smith made his first hundred for england. no one expects it to be his last. then mark wood had fun. and more to the point, as we follow the ball, so did the crowd. the catch here merits some close attention. one handed, not for show, but for a practical purpose. there was a drink to hold and protect in the other hand. very difficult to coach such technique, as england's staff acknowledged — minimal spills, full respect and england led. yeah, sri lanka began their second innings 122 runs behind and they were soon in trouble. 0—1 trouble. 1—2 trouble. quick wickets were welcome news in particularfor england's captai

fiona trott watched the service. alice's father held her on his shoulder.ed our world with your confidence and empathy. being around you was a privilege. we cherished every milestone. you completed us. you were taken away from us too soon. and we often ask why? why here? why us? why you? we wonder if you ever thought of us. called for us. we wondered if you felt any pain. we hope not, my darling. little alice knew nothing about politics and division. how confronting it was acknowledged here today. you have shown great courage in asking me to be here today, to speak, to give a message from you, alice's family, to say that you do not want there to be any more violence on the streets of the united kingdom, in the name of your daughter. i am ashamed, and i'm so sorry that you had to even consider this in the planning of the funeral of your beautiful daughter, alice. this is the last photograph taken of alice the moment she went into the taylor swift dance class that day. but it's her love of dance, her outgoing personality that people are choosing to remember n

fiona trott, bbc news, southport.streets of london. this time, he's spray—painted swimming piranhas on a city of london police sentry box. it's the latest in his animal series as yasmin rufo reports. today, spray—painted piranhas on an old police sentry box. but what could it mean? i think he's definitely making a comment about policing, and i think what we've got at the moment in england is a real problem across all of these areas. we'lljust never really know because i don't think he ever really says. the fish follow a whole host of other animals that have popped up across the capital. is it art? well, i don't think the stencils are. i mean, that's advertising, isn't it? so what do you think he's advertising? he's advertising a brand — him. there has been speculation that these artworks are designed to cheer people up after the riots, or it may have an environmental angle, but banksy is yet to comment. i like the idea of bringing more nature, especially towards, you know, places like the city of london and, you know,

fiona trott, bbc news, southport.ing warnings of a wider escalation in the middle east, there's mounting concern about an increasingly unstable situation in the west bank. 615 palestinians have been killed since the start of the war in gaza — according to the palestinian authority health ministry. the un say at least 17 israelis, including 12 security forces personnel, have also been killed in the west bank. 0n the palestinian side, many are armed fighters but others are civilians. in one recent incident, the focus fell on the killing of a young palestinian customs officer by an israeli undercover unit — an episode recorded on cctv. the bbc�*s diplomatic correspondent paul adams has been to there and reports. a quiet morning in a west bank town, an anonymous white van pulls up next to a palestinian customs office. a guard, abdel nasser sarhan, emerges to see what's going on. an israeli soldier in plain clothes shoots him dead. soon, the street is swarming with other soldiers. the following day, a makeshift memorial at

fiona trott, bbc news, southport.agedy of that violent unrest in different parts of the united kingdom. england and northern ireland. with me is now is dal babu, former chief superintendent at the metropolitan police. some of the things that these far right groups responsible for this unrest is something they call two—tier policing, that they feel that the police are sort of relatively soft on ethnic minorities who protest but much tougher on some of them, the far right, the english defence league, the followers of tommy robinson and so on. you've been policing a long, long time, many decades. what is your thoughts about the two—tier policing that was reported by elon musk, he talked to the prime minister �*s or keir starmer being two—tier here. == starmer being two-tier here. -- two-tier starmer being two—tier here. » two—tier keir. you would not be able to police if he did two—tier policing. my experience as being if you're dealing with the extreme left or extreme right or anything between you police appropriately a

fiona trott, bbc news, southport.army will deliver a "tough response" and appears to have acknowledged that ukrainian units have advanced deep into the western region of kursk, saying it's hit troops and equipment around 30 kilometres from the border. it's the most serious attack by a foreign army on russian territory, since the second world war. a senior ukrainian security official has been quoted as saying thousands of its troops are taking part in the kursk incursion, now in its sixth day. he said the aim was to destabilise russia and "inflict maximum losses". overnight, at least two people were killed near kyiv as russia carried out missile and drone attacks in six regions of ukraine. gordon corera reports. the russian flag is torn down and thrown on the ground, while that of ukraine rises in its place. for the first time since the second world war, russia has found its own territory invaded and occupied. in a move which caught moscow by surprise, ukraine has in the past week sent tanks and thousands of troops acr

fiona trott, bbc news, southport. in england and wales with gender issues are to be opened in england in the next two years. it comes after a review which called for more support for children and young people questioning their gender. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is here. six new clinics — how much of a change is this? it is significant, because it follows this review by doctor hilary cass earlier this year, which found that children and young people had been let down, in her words, because of a lack of robust medical research on the sort of interventions which were going on. just before that the tavistock clinic which had been providing these services closed, and a block on the routine use of puberty blockers, that's designed to hold the onset of puberty or slow it down, that was implemented. so nhs england have followed this up today by saying there will be six new centres on top of two which have already opened, and referrals will be made by a mental health or paediatric expert rather than directly from gps. and th

fiona trott is there.r where families in southport show their support. it means so much to the family of leanne lucas, who was running the class that day and tried to protect the children. i think it's amazing. wonderful to see. it puts a smile on my face every day. it gives you strength, does it? most definitely, yeah. yeah, most definitely. what would you say to people in southport? what would you say? thank you, thank you. i hold my hands up to everyone of yous, thank you. it's heart—warming, it'sjust so nice to actually see. but as well as thanks, there are feelings of anger at the violence seen on the streets. disgusted, highly disgusted. some of the people there... i knew some of the people there. it's pathetic. you knew some of the people... yeah, some of the pictures i've seen, yeah. what would you say to them if they were here? just stop it. it's pathetic. it's like the schoolyard, having a fight in the schoolyard some kids. itjust doesn't need to happen. jan and daughter ellie were also here toda

fiona trott watched the service. applause a public display of love.. alice's father carried her on his shoulder. but few fathers, or mothers, have the strength to speak on a day like this. instead, their words were read by alice's uncle. you moved our world with your confidence and empathy. being around you was a privilege. we cherished every milestone. you completed us. you were taken away from us too soon. and we often ask, "why? "why here? "why us? "why you?" we wonder if you ever thought of us, called for us. we wondered if you felt any pain. we hope not, my darling. little alice knew nothing about politics and division. how confronting it was acknowledged here today. you have shown great courage in asking me to be here today, to speak, to give a message from you, alice's family, to say that you do not want there to be any more violence on the streets of the united kingdom, in the name of your daughter. i am ashamed, and i'm so sorry that you had to even consider this in the planning of the funeral of your beautiful daughter, alice. this is the la

fiona trott, bbc news, southport.relocate to designated "humanitarian zones." the order follows saturday's israeli air strike on a school compound in gaza city — which it says was a hamas command centre. more than 70 people died. meanwhile in tehran, iran's new president masoud pezeshkian nominated a western—friendly diplomat to be foreign minister and a woman to fill another cabinet post. they are among 19 proposed cabinet members being presented to parliament for approval. i'm joined now by abbas milani, director of iranian studies at stanford university. thank you so much for your time today. firstly, the region is bracing for a response from iran most of what form do you think that will take? i most of what form do you think that will take? ~ ~ will take? i will think, i think, every indication _ will take? i will think, i think, every indication coming i will take? i will think, i think, every indication coming from | will take? iwill think, ithink, i every indication coming from iran, they don't want a full war

fiona trott, bbc news, southport.k against the far right a result of the police and the courts? 0rdid itjust...happen? and what can the government to do make sure the country's never in this situation again? watch newsnight at 10:30pm on bbc two or on iplayer. also on bbc news. studio: thanks, adam. is the fightback against the far right are a result of the police or the court or did you just happen, and what can the government due to make sure the country is never in this situation again? that will be coming up shortly on newsnight. taylor swift has cancelled three of her shows in vienna, telling her fans that the authorities in the austrian capital had uncovered a planned terrorist attack. the concerts were due to take place tomorrow, friday and saturday. yesterday two people were arrested on suspicion of planning attacks in the city. bethany bell is in vienna for us. bring us up to date on what's all this concerns? the bring us up to date on what's all this concerns?— bring us up to date on what's all this concerns

fiona trott, bbc news.ng the social media platform x — formerly known as twitter — to sell kalashnikovs, pistols, grenades and grenade—launchers. the traders operate in the capital sana'a and other areas under control of the houthis — a rebel group backed by iran and proscribed as terrorists by the us and australian governments. an investigation by the times newspaper found that several of the yemeni accounts bore the blue tick of verification. our security correspondent — frank gardner — recounted his own experiences of visiting yemen. i first went there in the 1980s and was amazed to see powerful automatic weapons from libya, russia, the balkans being openly traded in open—air desert markets east of the capital. so it's no surprise that weapons are being trained up of the extraordinary thing here as, you brightly said is it is being done, and on the dark web where you would expect this be taking place where a lot of licit and banned substances and items and materials are traded, but on x. times newspaper

fiona trott, bbc news, southport. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.n strictly come dancing have told bbc news their workplace culture was �*toxic�* and they faced behaviour, including verbal abuse and bullying. the allegations followed weeks of damaging claims from celebrities about their experiences on the show. bbc studios said the welfare and safety of its crew has always been its priority but apologised if anyone hadn't felt able to speak up. our culture reporter noor nanji has more. this is strictly come dancing. it's the show that millions of us watch on saturday nights. strictly, a world of bright lights, sparkles and sequins. over the past month, strictly has been rocked by allegations from celebrities about their experiences on the show. we've heard from 15 of the show�*s current and former production staff. they've asked to have their identities protected. their words are spoken by actors. the whole culture was toxic, especially for junior staff. 0scar was just 18 when he started working as a runner on strictly. he expected it to be warm and

fiona trott, bbc news, southport.the nobel peace prize winner, muhammad yunus, has been named leader of an interim government, following the ousting of the prime minister. the announcement was made following talks between the president and student leaders who played a key role in the weeks of protests that toppled sheikh hasina. mr yunus, who is 84, faced several legal cases this year, which he said were politically motivated. the bangladeshi capital, dhaka, is now said to be largely calm, but there have been reports of looting and killing across the country. police in bangladesh have also gone on strike, complaining of a wave of reprisal attacks against them. archana shukla is our correspondent in mumbai, in neighbouring india. yunus would have his hands full. remember, he was the unanimous choice of the student leaders and the protest leaders after sheikh hasina was ousted from the government and she fled to neighbouring india. and mohammad yunus, at the moment, the biggest challenge for him would be to keep the pub

fiona trott, bbc news. of the nearby fishing village of grindavik are again being evacuated. the last erruption two months ago lasted for three weeks. the paralympic marathon champion richard whitehead has called for an improvement in prosthetics available on the nhs to help produce team gb's "next generation" of gold medallists. speaking ahead of the paralympic games in paris beginning next week, he said the prosthetics now available "aren't fit for purpose". nikki fox has that story. double gold medal winning paralympian richard whitehead isn't heading to paris this year, but he's got another passion — removing the barriers that stop disabled people enjoying sport. we still have some real access issues in sport and recreation. for an able—bodied person to be able to run, the equipment you need is trainers. you go to a sports shop in your local community, you get them. for an amputee, you have to go to a prosthetic clinic. you're measured, you're fitted, you have the right equipment. that process needs to

fiona trott, bbc news, southport. the time is 13.16. our top story this afternoon. england — with more than 100 protests planned. mining for gold in old tech, how the royal mint is finding value in old phones and laptops. coming up on bbc news. britain's jack laugher safely through to the final of the men's three metres springboard, he qualified in third. he will be joined by team—matejordan houlden, who finished fifth. former production staff on strictly come dancing have told bbc news about a "toxic" workplace culture where they faced bad behaviour, including verbal abuse and bullying. the allegations come after weeks of damaging claims from celebrities about their experiences on the show. bbc studios said the welfare and safety of its crew has always been its priority — but apologised if anyone hadn't felt able to speak up. our culture reporter noor nanji has more. this is strictly come dancing. it's the show that millions of us watch on saturday nights. strictly, a world of bright lights, sparkles and sequins. over the past month, strictly has been rocked by all

fiona trott, bbc news, southport. our correspondent chi chi izundu was at the funeral in southport.n carriage. the streets here were lined with people who applauded it. also, as you can see, just behind me, the streets were lined with these pink ribbons as a homage to alice and her love of dancing. it's been a beautiful day. very sunny, very bright under these blue skies. the family insisted anything but black, so they wore white with pictures of a smiling alice on their t—shirts. they were moved by the number of people that attended today's service. it was broadcast to a lot of people outside, inside and around the streets so that they could take part. it was a moving service for the nine—year—old and yet all we have more to come. two people have died while trying to cross the english channel in a small boat. the french authorities say fifty—four migrants were rescued after their boat got into difficulty, six miles north of calais. another fifty people were rescued from another boat. the terrible dangers of small boat crossings and we continue to do everything we can to prevent cal

fiona trott reports.hose three little girls? and it means so much to the family of leanne lucas, who was running the class that day and tried to protect them. i think it's amazing. wonderful to see. it puts a smile on my face every day. seeing the likes of this everydayjust makes you feel so much better. what would you say to people in southport? thank you. thank you, i hold my hands up to every one of yous, thank you. it's heart—warming, it'sjust so nice to actually see. but as well as thanks, there are feelings of anger at the violence seen on the streets. disgusted. highly disgusted. some of the people that i even knew, it's pathetic. you knew some of the people? some of the pictures i've seen, yeah. what would you say to them if they were here? just stop it. it's pathetic. leanne's recovering at the moment — if she knew what was happening out on the streets, what do you think she would say? she'd go mad. jan and daughter ellie were also here today. they've organised parties for many of the victims and

it comes as hundreds attend a vigil for the three victims, as fiona trott reports.e three little girls? and it means so much to the family of leanne lucas who was running the class that day and tried to protect them. i think it's amazing. wonderful to see. it puts a smile on my face every day seeing the likes of this every day. just makes you feel so much better. what would you say to people in southport? thank you. i hold my hands up to every one of youse, thank you. it is our warming and so nice to actually see. but as well as thanks, there are feelings of anger at the violence seen on the streets. disgusted. highly disgusted. some of the people that i even knew, some of the people... it is pathetic. you're live with bbc news. american military officials say several us soldiers have been wounded in an attack on an air base in iraq. suspected rockets were fired at the al asad facility in the west of the country. last week, the us said it carried out a strike in iraq against militants who posed a threat to coalition forces. tension is high in the middle east after l

fiona trott, bbc news, southport.la harris, has formally introduced her new running mate for november's presidential election at a democrat rally in philadelphia. the minnesota governor tim walz, a former veteran and teacher, strongly criticised their opponents, donald trump and jd vance, as he and ms harris begin a four—day tour of critical swing states. 0ur north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, reports. this is the new face of the democratic party. out with biden harris, and in with harris and walz 202a. kamala harris beamed as she introduced her fast track vp, a governor, an army veteran, former teacher and football coach. coach walz and i may hail from different corners of our great country, but our values are the same and we both believe in lifting people up, not knocking them down. mr walz appeared emotional at times and when he spoke, wasted no time laying into donald trump. first of all, he doesn't know the first thing about service. he doesn't have time for it because he's too busy serving himself. and sh

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