she's also setting up an organisation which will pitch for government grants to improve the island's infrastructure. we need the scottish government to get right behind tourism, which is now recognised as being a major economic driver for the country of scotland. we need to get them onside and perhaps supporting us with extra funding for the development of tourism as an industry. other people suggest a tourism tax. or even making all or part of the island a national park. but the consensus is that there should be action soon. we know the scottish government in fa ct we know the scottish government in fact is not in favour of a tourism tax but they have said they are very keen to talk to local business leaders here on skyw. the question really i suppose is whether action will happen quickly. will it happen quickly enough for the summer season next year. time for a look at the weather.

here's ben rich. if the weather is not looking quite as bright as this today then hold fire as things should improve by tomorrow. but for some especially towards the south—east there is a lot of cloud around. this was in hertfordshire. and from that cloud we have some heavy bursts of rain. you can see those bright colours on the radar picture, intense downpours moving painstakingly slowly south and east. so through east anglia and much of the south—east it will stay wet right through the afternoon. some heavy bursts of rain and the odd flash of lightning and thunder. that could cause some transport disruption or even localised flooding. further west and north a different story. a fair amount of cloud but dry through this afternoon and up to 19, 20 degrees in places. also scotland and northern ireland

enjoying some spells of sunshine. for the edinburgh fringe festival, looking good for the rest of today and tomorrow. temperatures in the high teens. and through this evening many places fine but the rain clinging on for a good part of the night across the south—east with some very soggy night across the south—east with some very soggy conditions. but as the rain clears away and the sky is clear turning into quite chilly night especially out in the countryside. even cold enough for some grass frost in some of the lens of scotland. but a promising day tomorrow because high pressure is building in from the south—west meaning a fairly light wind. some good spells of sunshine, more cloud bubbling up as the day goes on. some early rain in the south—east corner which should clear quickly and some patchy rain in the far north of scotland. in the sunshine, i9, 20 degrees, feeling quite pleasant. but

notice wet weather beginning to push into the north—west on friday. another band of rain working in from the west. some heavy bursts in western areas, patchy across eastern parts. quite windy as well, girls for a time parts. quite windy as well, girls fora time in parts. quite windy as well, girls for a time in the north—west. but the prospects for the weekend better than you might expect because we lose the wet france on saturday and the story for the weekend is a largely dry one with some spells of sunshine. so the weather not too bright at the moment but hold fire and it should improve. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. the united states and north korea are urged to show restraint, as tension increases around the threat to hit a us airbase in the western pacific. steve alker and reports that french security forces have shot and arrested a man suspected of being behind that attack on soldiers near paris. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me —

hello i'm leah boleto with the latest from the bbc sport centre. as you've been hearing in the news — there's been criticism of the iaaf‘s handling of botwa na's medal hope issac makwala. in hours worked correspondentjoins us in hours worked correspondentjoins us live. there have been developments? yes, isaac makwala has been speaking to the bbc this morning. he still feels he has been very harshly treated. there is the relay at the weekend and he hopes his quarantine over he will be able to compete in that. that is little

consolation because he has had high hopes in the 200 and 400 metres. he feels those hopes have been snatched from him. he also reiterated his suggestion that his hopes were sabotaged by the sports governing body who prevented him from competing here. why they did it, i do not know. there is something they do not know. there is something they do not know. there is something they do not want to tell us. there is something fishy that they do not wa nt something fishy that they do not want to tell us. it is not that i was sick, there is something. what do you think that might be?|j was sick, there is something. what do you think that might be? i do not know. they want someone to be the face of the eye w f. know. they want someone to be the face of the eye w f. they have responded to those suggestions.

there is nothing more than extraordinary competition. we freed up extraordinary competition. we freed up the competition schedule to allow this happen between these two athletes by allowing the opportunity to double up at 200 and 400 metres. it seems like we have not heard the last of the story. as for the action on the track, the british medal drought continues. that solitary gold medalfrom more far right. the came close last night to a medal. —— mo farah. just hundredths of a second away from the bronze medal. a really impressive performance. he believes there is plenty more to come from him. for a long time i saidi come from him. for a long time i said i want to come to london and come out with a medal and make the final. people say, you need to be

realistic. getting there will be amazing. i set my sights very high. i would have liked to have a medal, i want to go and do everything, surpassed mo farah and set my goal high. i surpassed mo farah and set my goal high. i think i can do it. surpassed mo farah and set my goal high. i thinki can do it. we mentioned more farah in that clip and so are more fly returned to track tonight. —— mort farrer. he is going for another double at these, his last championships. —— mo farah. isaac makwala was supposed to be competing but the britons going in that today. blake looked impressive in his sheets during the week. let's head to ireland. well let's head to the ireland now where the women's rugby world cup kicks off in half an hour with defending champions england take on spain.

ireland and wales also feature. katherine downs in in dublin for us — kat it's set to be a thrilling opening day of rugby. it really is. all of the teams are in action today. less than half an hour to go before it starts. we have come to the fan zone. live music and food on the go. the world cup trophy was in its display case. we have taken the trophy away. a reminder of what all this is about. england's iv favourites. we are at the defending champions having one in paris. —— england are the favourites. we are the world number one test side. according to the captain, all of thatis according to the captain, all of that is in the past. this truly meant here and now is what is important. we have come here with other teams for the start of a

brand—new competition. other teams for the start of a brand-new competition. what has gone before has gone before and everyone is proud of it. the slate is clean and everyone is going for that trophy at the end of the competition. england start their campaign against spain in less than half an hour's time. wheels kick off just after that. they have a tough game ticking on new zealand. later on in the group stages, we have to play canada. the very tough group for them. the hosts ireland play at 7pm tonight. they will be hoping to open with a win against australia, who have only played five test matches since the last world cup. ireland is the more experienced side hoping to have a win against australia with the home crowd. the

fa ns australia with the home crowd. the fans are in good advice. and just one line to finish on and following england's run to the semi finals of the women's european football championship. the football association has today announced its intention to bid to host the 2021 uefa european women's championship. that's all the sport for now — more from us throughout the afternoon. this is bbc news. let's ta ke let's take a look at our main story. north korea has said it is considering carrying out missile strikes on the us pacific territory of guam. meanwhile president donald trump has threatened north korea with "fire and fury". in the past hour president trump has reaffirmed american‘s military power, boasting about the country's nuclear arsenal. the president tweeted again, saying... the us

secretary of state rex tillerson is travelling to guam on a surprise visit, speaking before president trump's tweet, mr tillerson explained the reasoning behind the strong message the president was sending a strong message to north korea in language that kim jong—un would understand. he does not seem to understand diplomatic language. he wanted to be clear to the north korean regime that the us will defend itself and its allies and i think it is important you deliver that message to avoid any miscalculation on their part. one of north korean 's response was. . . part. one of north korean 's response was... that is where you

are heading, guam, would you consider re—routing? are heading, guam, would you consider re-routing? they can point in many directions. guam is not the only place that could be under threat. i never considered re—routing the trip back. i do not believe there is an imminent threat. do you think there is a longer term threat specifically about guam or the region in general?” threat specifically about guam or the region in general? i hope not. what we are hopeful of is this campaign that the entire world has joined as in with the engagement of china and russia, two of north korea's closest neighbours, they can try to get them to consider the path they are on and engage in a dialogue. have china been helpful at all the last 24 hours? have you spoken to your counterparts and having helped in any way?”

spoken to your counterparts and having helped in any way? i have not spoken since i was in manila but we had great discussions in manila. i know they were having talks as well with the representative from north korea. i think that as evidence that they have opened channels up of communication to be able to talk to the regime in north korea. we hope we will be encouraging them to stand down the programme, abide by the un resolutions, that both china and russia voted for in the past. i hope they can use their influence. we do have influence with the resume to bring them to the point of dialogue with the right expectation of what that dialogue will curtail. —— the have influence. he was speaking on the plane and he was on his way to guam and he has now landed there. there will be more on this story

throughout the afternoon. we have the business news injust a moment but let's bring you an update to the story that has been around a lot, you will remember the cctv footage that was released by the police of the woman who was pushed into the path of a double—decker bus by a man jogging- path of a double—decker bus by a man jogging. this all happened in putney in south west london. we are hearing an update from the police officer who is leading the hunt for that jogger. 0ur correspondent who is following the story says the police have been telling her that there has been a huge response for their appealfor help. been a huge response for their appeal for help. there been a huge response for their appealfor help. there has been a huge response is what the police are telling us. detectives have praised

the very swift reaction of the bus driver. he is aware of the bus into the next lane almost instantaneously and that action say the police saved the women's life. she would have been very, very seriously hard at best if you look at the angle in which she fell into the bus lane there. the sergeant leading the investigation says their team are following a number of viable leads in their search for the jogger. the police have had a huge response from the public and are following a number of viable leads in their hunt for that man, the jogger who number of viable leads in their hunt for that man, thejogger who pushed a women into the path of a double—decker bus. if we get more from that, i will give it to you. first reminder of today's headlines. the trump administration has defended its strong message to north korea — it says the president had to use language

the regime would understand. french security forces have shot and arrested a man suspected of being behind an attack on a group of soldiers. and 500 new medical school places will be made available in england next year, as the government attempts to boost the number of home—grown doctors in the nhs. good afternoon. today marks the tenth anniversary of the global credit crunch. the day when banks stopped lending, forcing the world's financial system to a halt. banks had racked up massive debts that customers couldn't afford to pay back. it sparked a crisis that was felt around the world. more on that in a moment. the number of card payments made in britain reached a record monthly high of one—point—four billion injune. according to the industry body, uk finance, total spending using cards was just over fifty—seven billion pounds.

a third of the payments were contactless — while thirteen per cent were made online. the bank tsb says the number of people using the current account switching service has fallen by i4% in the past year. this has has happened as the competition regulator is trying to encourage more competition for current accounts. when was the last time you switched your bank account? a long time ago, i suspect, if ever — and the bank tsb says the number of people using the current account switching service has fallen by i4% in the past year. but the irony is that this is happening as the competition regulator is specifically trying to encourage more competition for current accunts — it doesn't quite seem to be working it is an attempt to open up competition and take it away from the five big banks who dominated the

market ten years ago. the chief executive of tsp joins me now. what is not working in the system? why are they not touching? i think there are they not touching? i think there a re key are they not touching? i think there are key things. -- why are they not switching. we must be the only industry who does not give our customers a bill at the end of the month. if you use your overdraft, you cannot even use the industry switching service. a couple of very key reasons. we do not tell customers how much they are paying. 0verd raft customers customers how much they are paying. 0verdraft customers cannot switch and most do not know there is a service for switching out there. all this has to change. we see this in the utility market. people do not switch because of inertia. that is

the enemy of change, isn't it? the threat of customers moving will drive culture change in many of the big banks. we do not need every customer to switch flyer to make that market work. you need more than the 2% who move their bank account every year. the 2% who move their bank account every yea r. if the 2% who move their bank account every year. if we were in the 15 or 20% of searchers, that would be enough to make the bosses pay attention to this and focus on the customers, rather than the bank. your bank along with many others are known as challenger banks. you are trying to change the big five. switching is very important within this context. is any change actually happening? we are doing our bit to drive some change. we have 1000 customers a day moving their account and we are delighted with that. we cannot change and industry by ourselves. we do need the regulators

and the competition bodies to pick up and the competition bodies to pick up the ball and make a difference. the report that came out one year ago by the competition and market authority played into the hands of the big banks and they stopped doing anything material. i do not know why we do not send a monthly bill. i do not know quite more do not switch andi not know quite more do not switch and i do not know why the banks are not reminding the customers that they can move without penalty. you would expect this in any market. how important are they to changing the banking culture? those big banks, they have changed themselves enormously, a lot more capital, more in reserve and they can withstand this big shock to system. does it matter? it doesn't matter if you use an overdraft. the competition body's own research says those customers could save on average £260 per year. with inflation outstripping wage

growth, that is worth having. most businesses i know would like to have that money in their pocket rather than give it to the bank. it is vital that is the case. thank you for that. here's some other stories we're looking at today. us payment processing giant vantiv is to merge with uk giant worldpay in a deal valuing worldpay at £9.3bn. vantiv shareholders will own a majority 57% of the combined group, while world pay investors hold the other 43%. shares in toshiba jumped 9% this morning on expectations it will meet a deadline to deliver its long—awaited earnings report to regulators. the embattled electronics firm is due to submit financial statements on thursday. the media giant disney says it will launch its own streaming service in 2019. it will show movies, tv shows and sports and will mean

the end of disney's current distribution deal with netflix. some sports will also be removed from its us tv channels. it comes as disney announced a 9% fall in profits for the three months from april to june. and the aa says seven out of ten drivers won't use parking spaces that have to be paid for using a smartphone. it says motorists and especially older ones much prefer to pay with cash, even when meters don't give change. a quick look at the market. it has bounced back. the ftse is down. a dull day there. just to tell you an update from french media and from reuters as well. it concerns the attack on six french soldiers outside their barracks in paris today. we are hearing from reuters that a bmw car with bullet holes in

it has been spotted at the sight of that arrest on a french motorway. at the time of the attack on the soldiers, a lot of suggestions and witnesses saying it was a bmw car that was involved in the attack. a car matching the description with bullet holes has been voted at the site of the arrest on a french motorway. we will keep you up—to—date on that. tonight a special production of les miserables has its premiere in batley, west yorkshire. it was the favourite musical of the murdered mpjo cox and is being performed in her honour by school children from her old constituency. with a six figure budget and a team of experienced west end professionals behind the scenes, this is no ordinary piece of youth theatre. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson was at one of the final rehearsals. music # and the sun in the morning set to rise... it's the west end in west yorkshire, all to honour the late mpjo cox. what you can do for me, guys,

is give me that energy... the west end director nick evans came up with the idea of putting on a show using children from jo cox's constituency. i wanted to show the people of batley and spen, and the wider communities around there, that people right across the uk, and in particular the west end community, cared about what happened. so i dreamed up a project to do les miserables in a warehouse in batley and spen, in the townjo cox grew up in, in the town she represented, and using the young people of west yorkshire to tell that story, and provide a narrative of hope. and the idea is that although it's youth theatre, everything is to be of a west end standard. the set is amazing — obviously we've got west end directors and musical directors working on it, so you're working with these really professional, experienced people. even the costumes were worn by the west end actors. so trying on my cosette dress

was insane, because i was like, this has been worn on a professional stage. 0n the night i'll be cueing every department in the show, like, sound, light, props. and as soon as i say it, they can do it, they can't do it until i say. that's quite a lot of responsibility for a 15—year—old. yeah. but i'm with the west end professionals, so if i do get nervous or mess up, they can take over, which is good. singing jo cox was a big fan of musicals. the late mp's seat was taken over by coronation street actress tracy brabin, who says les mis was the perfect choice. i spoke to brendan, jo's husband, and he said that they used to play the musical in the car, so the kids knew all the words, it was herfavourite musical. it's about passion, it's about being a comrade, it's about politics, and working together, having a vision. i think she'd find it very powerful. singing

# my days with endless wonder... and many of the cast had met her. how much did you know aboutjo cox? i knewjo quite a lot. she would come and visit our school quite frequently. i met jo about five or six times myself, and she was a lovely lady, she was really passionate. this is such a great inspiration to do for her, in honour of her as well. singing this les mis is on until saturday, but it is hoped the new youth theatre will continue, and provide a lasting legacy for a much—loved mp. colin paterson, bbc news, batley. let's catch up with the weather.

hello. where ever you are across the country is the operative phrase today because there are big contrasts. rain is a story for some but not all. sunshine around. a beautiful picture from a weather watcher in argyll and bute. further east, a cloudy day so far. a soggy day so far. as you can see from the radar picture, heavy rain across east anglia, the london area and sinking down towards the south coast. this band of rain is moving slowly which means the rain will pile up in places and could cause some further issues and localised flooding. 14 or 15 celsius with breezy conditions as well. further

west and up into wales and northern england, largely dry. sunny spells as well and temperatures up to 20 celsius. a decent afternoon in scotla nd celsius. a decent afternoon in scotland and northern ireland. 19 or 20 celsius. the edinburgh fringe festival today and tomorrow should stay largely dry. and for most it is going to be a fine evening. not so across the south—east. we will see this wet weather continuing to sink its way very slowly. mainly clear by the first part of tomorrow morning. tomorrow, a chilly note for some, especially in the countryside. temperatures down to four or five or six celsius. a chilly start tomorrow if you are out early. a promising day due to this area of high pressure. for the vast majority, looking fine. sunshine and cloud bubbling up as we get into the

afternoon. rain should clear in the morning. patchy rain in north of scotland. light winds and 17 to 22 celsius. nothing to write home about. a change on friday. we see a fresh batch of rain. some of that will be heavy. gales to the far north—west for a time. that may not bode well for the weekend, you think? it may be all right and high—pressure. largely dry weather through the weekend and some spells of sunshine. if you have the rain, stick with it because there are some improvements over the next coming days. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 2pm.

the us defends donald trump's "fire and fury" message to north korea, saying the president had to use language the regime would understand. what the president was doing is sending a strong message to north korea, in language that kim jong—un would understand, because he doesn't seem to understand diplomatic language. french police shoot a man after six soldiers were rammed by a car ina after six soldiers were rammed by a car in a paris suburb. athletics' governing body defends its decision to stop a medal favourite competing at the world championships after the norovirus outbreak. the runner tells us he's been unfairly treated. if this thing had been for mo farah like now, i do not think the british people would allow it. they know that mo farah could get a medal with them. 0r anyone, even usain bolt.