but when you those season tickets but when you considerjust a few months ago these fa ns were considerjust a few months ago these fans were celebrating promotion to league 1, it has beenjust a remarkable turnaround in both atmosphere and fortunes. 0k, katie, many thanks. time for a look at the weather. it's suddenly become so u nsettled. weather. it's suddenly become so unsettled. it has. given that there's so much rain in the forecast i thought i would start with sunshine. there is some around this afternoon, perth and kinross time ago. for others, we have these heavy and frequent showers starting to turn thundery in places and bringing quite a lot of rain in a short amount of time. here is the earlier radar picture, all these showers swirling around and these are becoming widespread working their way eastwards, working into northern england. another song working its way northwards through scotland towards the central belt. we see these showers they will bring a lot

of showers in a short time, thunder and lightning, the best of sunshine for eastern coast of england and eastern coasts of scotland, some gusty winds associated with the showers, quite widely 30—110 miles an hour, somewhere on the south coast you could see gusts of 50 miles an hour. in the sunshine on eastern coasts, 21125, 19—22 in the showers and we keep the showers going through this evening and overnight. they track their way further north and east, through the midlands, north wales, northern england, parts of scotland, try for northern ireland, try across central and southern england but another muggy night, temperatures not lower than 14 night, temperatures not lower than 1a or 15. here is the area of low pressure responsible for these heavy showers, still with us tomorrow. by this stage it's pushing further north and east, the main focus of the showers will be through north wales, midlands, northern england, starting to work into scotland, not so starting to work into scotland, not so many starting to work into scotland, not so many across starting to work into scotland, not so many across northern ireland, crucially a much drier day across central and southern england and

wales. still some gusty winds, they will have lost some of the strength especially near the showers, we will see lively gusts at times. like today, where we have the sunshine across central and southern england, it's 2425, in across central and southern england, it's 21125, in the showers, 19 — 21. this area of low pressure is still with us on thursday, starting to pull away into the north sea, the wind feeling lighter but this area of low pressure close enough that it will still generate some showers. most getting off to a dry start, cloud on the eastern coast, we start to see showers developing through the morning becoming more widespread through the day, the midlands, northern england, scotland, dryer for northern ireland, central and southern england and wales, quite warm in the sunshine. while there will be showers around on friday and saturday, they will be fewer, further between, lighter and hopefully we will have lost the thundery element. most of us escaping with a mainly dry day with spells of sunshine, feeling a little bit warmer but warnings in place with a heavy rain and thunderstorms,

you can find all the details on the website. thank you. a reminder of our top story... a former high courtjudge has said police officers investigating an alleged vip paedophile ring —— based on the invented claims of carl beech —— may themselves have broken the law/ that's all from the bbc news at one —— good afternoon, i'm will perry with your latest sports news. chelsea have banned a fan for life for using "racially abusive language" towards manchester city's raheem sterling. five other supporters have been temporarily suspended for using "abusive language and threatening and aggressive behaviour".

police investigated allegations that sterling was racially abused at stamford bridge in december but the crown prosecution service said there was insufficient evidence for a criminal charge. but, chelsea say they operate under the civil standard of proof, rather than criminal and after employing lip—reading experts issued the bans. more on gareth bale now. as we told you yesterday, he pulled out of real madrid's trip to munich for a preseason tournament after the club blocked a move to china. make of this what you will. this is a post from bale's instagram account today, in a real madrid kit. last week, real boss zinedine zidane said the welshman was "very close to leaving" having fallen out of favour. here's our sports correspndent david ornstein. the chinese transfer window closes tomorrow, so that deal is completely off. the chinese club have signed theirfull off. the chinese club have signed their full quota off. the chinese club have signed theirfull quota of off. the chinese club have signed their full quota of foreign players because they have just brought in a croatian player so there is no place

for gareth bale. could he go to a clu b for gareth bale. could he go to a club ina for gareth bale. could he go to a club in a different country? the english premier league transfer window closes a week on thursday. around europe some of the transfer windows are open for longer. but are you going to easily find a club that can you going to easily find a club that ca n afford you going to easily find a club that can afford gareth bale's transfer fee and the salary of around £650,000 a week? everton have sold midfielder idrissa gueye to paris st—germain today for a fee in the region of £30 million. the senegal international had been at goodison park for three years afterjoining from aston villa. he returns to france, where he spent seven seasons with lille earlier in his career. britain's nicola adams has become wbo world flyweight champion for the first time, because her opponent arely muthino is injured and unable to defend the title. adams was interim champion and mandatory challenger to mucino ahead of their scheduled fight in march, but adams was injured in the build—up. the wbo say the mexican has since suffered head and ankle injuries and is not able to "participate in active competition."

adams has posted this on social media today... just two days to go now until that first ashes test at edgbaston. england batsmanjoe denly has confirmed this afternoon that he will bat at number four in the order, meaning that capatin joe root will move up to three. root has been reluctant to bat at three but england's weakness at the top of the order means he's had to step up. rory burns and jason roy are expected to open. australia's opening batsman david warner trained as normal after limping away from net practice yesterday with a bruised thigh. he and former captain steve smith are set to start for the test team for the first time since their ban for ball—tampering. and the other player involved, cameron bancroft, could also be involved.

if he comes back in the team it will bea if he comes back in the team it will be a really great story from where he has come from. i think he has learnt things over the last 1a months, he has gone away and played really good shield cricket, averaged 57 off 58 at the back of the season, averaged a0 odd for durham, played really well last week and brings energy to the team. his development over the last 12 months after what happened in cape town has been absolutely extraordinarily with that proud of him, so if he gets the nod he will be very excited about playing for australia again. and andy murray says he could return to playing singles at the cincinnati masters next month. he'll compete with his brother jamie in the doubles at the washington open. he had previously said it was "pretty unlikely" he would play singles at the us open but said the best—case scenario probably would be cincinnati. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport

the captain of the tanker carrying iranian oil held off gibraltar after being seized by british royal marines has told the bbc‘s tom bateman that his crew has been caught up in what he called a political game. the captain, an indian national, spoke on the condition of anonymity. he says the force used to detaining the ship was unnecessary. they came up to the bridge and i asked the man, "what do you want" theyjust pointed the gun and they started shouting, "look forward, look forward!" i said "i am the captain, "tell me what you want." theyjust didn't listen to me. i was totally shocked, i didn't know what to feel because they didn't give me a chance to talk. they didn't care whether i was masted. there was no regulations followed. we are 28 unarmed crew. i was in a state of shock. everybody was in a state of shock. i was trying to talk to them

and they were not communicating. when you say no regulations were followed, in what sense? i mean, how do you come on a ship like this with armed forces and with such brute force, for what reason? you suspect the vessel is carrying oil, all you need to do to arrest the ship is to have a master comes on board and says, "captain, give me your certificate, you are being arrested," that is all that needs to be done, i don't know why so much force was used. i don't understand. that is the captain of the tanker seized off gibraltar. at least 57 inmates have been killed in a prison riot in northern brazil. the deadly riot, at altamira prison in the state of para, is the second major eruption of violence in the country's over populated prison system this year. rebecca hartmann reports. crying and wailing. five hours of violence in the altamira prison due to clashes between rival gangs.

16 of the dead were decapitated. others suffocated, after part of the prison was set on fire. two prison guards were taken hostage during the violence but was swiftly freed. translation: what we can verify is that the scene is basically macabre. there were decapitations, there were people who were asphyxiated by the smoke, but now it is calm, it's calmer. the prisoners were separated and we will now await the official list of those who were victims and those that also survived this rebellion. violent clashes between rival gangs in brazilian prisons are frequent. in may, a0 prisoners were found strangled on the same day across four different prisons. overcrowding is often blamed for the violence in brazil's prison system. the population of brazil's prisons has grown rapidly, from over 230,000 in 2000 to over 700,000 in 2019.

the official capacity of brazil's prisons isjust a23,000. altamira has a capacity of 200, but was occupied by 309 inmates. officials deny was overcrowded. the prisoners involved in the violence will now be separated and moved to other prisons, but critics say the system needs major reform to stop the gang—fuelled violence. rebecca hartmann, bbc news. we're in the middle of a ‘public health crisis' when it comes to sleep. that's the message from the head of one of the country's leading child sleep services, who says the full scale of children with sleeping problems is worse than previously thought. professor heather elphick has launched a scheme in sheffield which has helped hundreds of young people get more sleep, as louis lee ray reports. jackie and her twin daughters live near leeds. jessica and jasmine are four and they have always struggled to sleep. it wasn't helped by a difficult start in life. they had suffered chronic recurring illness and repeated hospital admissions,

so the first few years were tough. the girls' sleep got so bad it was having a devastating effect on the whole family. i was planning to return to work after 12 months but there was no way i could. according to the nhs, these girls are just two of the thousands getting help for sleep conditions. they were referred to the sleep clinic where nurses come up with a bedtime routine specific for each patient. the girls were diagnosed with restless legs. that often wakes them as they sleep, so they were prescribed a gentle sedative. jackie also stuck to the routine she worked out with the clinic. this clinic in sheffield is one of a small number of services around the uk and it is stretched. they see 800 new children a year and the situation is getting worse. it's postcode lottery when it comes to sleep services across the country. this is a hidden public health

crisis when it comes to sleep. but things are looking up for the girls. after almost a year, jessica and jasmine have been given the all clear from the service. i don't even really like talking about the days prior to sleep. but on a good night we can walk out and then 12 hours later they will wake up. after a children's hospital in aleppo was bombed in 2016, british—syrian doctor rola hallam decided to raise money to build a new one. her crowdfunding campaign raised more than £2a0,000 in two weeks. hope hospital, run by the independent doctors association, opened in 2017. two years on, dr hallam visited it for the first time. last time i was here, i came face—to—face with the war machine.

and so the ugly and devastating reality of war. this time i came and also came face—to—face with war, but in a very different way. hope hospital was built as a direct result of the bombing of a children's hospital in aleppo.

hope hospital was built because thousands of people came around together from around the world together with 38 organisations and said it is not acceptable to bomb hospitals, it is not ok to bomb children, and we will rebuild. ..but the border ahead is maybe closed, and there is a few hours... great news, the convoy has just made it into turkey. woo! despite the war that still rages on, there is still daily bombardment that is happening in idlib, not very far away from where we are now. the war still continues on. but i do see hope.

it takes place every four years and has more young participants than the olympic games. for the last ten days 50 thousand young people from every corner of the world have been at a purpose—built camp site in west virginia celebrating the work of the scout movement — for the world scout jamboree. from there, mike bushell reports. from across the world they came, nearly 50,000 scouts from most of the countries on earth to make new friends, party and challenge themselves in dozens of sports. to west virginia, usa, and a venue on a scale never seen before. look at the scale of this. just as these scouts have come from across the world, so the whole movement has come so far since the first world scout

jamboree when there were just 7000 or 8000 scouts. now there are far more than five times that number and here they are gathering for the opening ceremony. among them, this 1a—year—old from kenya. he is here thanks to a foundation. you meet different countries and it is cool to be friends and i come to know all the different countries. no matter where we are we're still brothers and sisters. every scout has a digital wristband that helps them connect with each other and also reach the network of 50 million scouts around the world. bear grylls, a former scout himself, is here and he leads by example. above all, scouting gave me

friendships and a sense of pride. we see such a divided world in so many ways, you know. this, for me, is a reminder that actually what bonds us together is much more than what separates us to stick it stands for so much. almost 50% of the scouts here are now female. meeting different people has changed my life. we met loads of different people from countries and learned about their cultures and it is help me open my eyes to what my life is like and how it is different to other people's. you become neighbours with the world. the italians are setting up their tents here, next to the chileans. all the countries are mixed up together so you don't know who your neighbours will be. this is competitive as well. you get more points the more activities you do. awards for if they are climbing spots, watersports or aerial sports. and this is the uk against colombia.

and what better way to bond with new friends than with the teamwork needed in sport, and on a record breaking scale. the largest zipline network, the second—biggest skate park in the us. everything is now here to stay on this permanent site. ia million young people living in refugee camps and most of them do not have the opportunity for this. and because we think we are the biggest movement, youth movement for education so we are trying to bring education to those kids. it means that here in this city they are as one, equally scouts. learning about each other and their own cultures, different nations through direct interaction whether it be through sport or sitting around and having a chat. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc

news... a former high courtjudge says police officers investigating an alleged vip paedophile ring may themselves have broken the law. boris johnson visits wales for the first time as prime minister, hoping to rally support for his plans for farming after brexit. poorer pupils trail 18 months behind the rest of the class once they take their gcses, according to new research. in the business news... the pound has continued to fall on currency markets as the government talks up its willingness to leave the eu without a deal. sterling fell in overnight trade in asia to a two—year low against the dollar and it's also been losing ground against the euro, making uk exports cheaper but imports and the cost of overseas holidays higher. the mobile phone provider giffgaff has been fined £1.a million by regulator ofcom for "unacceptable" billing mistakes

in which 2.6 million customers were overcharged. giffgaff is owned by 02's parent telefonica. ofcom said the fine should be a warning to other providers that it will defend consumers. the chief executive of british gas owner centrica is to step down and retire from the company's board next year. iain conn told the bbc it was "a natural time...to hand over." it follows a dramatic reversal in fortunes with centrica losing £aa6 million in the first half of this year compared with a profit of 700 million last year. bad news if you're about to go on holidays — there have been further falls in the value of the pound overnight and today with currency market investors becoming increasingly worried about the prospect of a no—deal brexit. the new prime minister borisjohnson has toughened the government's

stance in a stand off with brussels and said that no—deal is "now a very real prospect." right now the pound is trading at $1 and just under 22 cents, half a cent earlier —— recruit lower than the low point at half six this morning to stop against the euro trading at just under1 euro 10 cents. a weak pound is good news for some firms, particularly those which export overseas, because their goods will become cheaper. but it's bad news for anyone buying imported goods and holidaymakers, who will find their travel money doesn't go as far. claer barrett — who's personal finance editor at the financial times — explains what's going on. of course the formation of the new government, the rhetoric given out, the messages, the currency market can only respond to that in the way it knows how, which is by pricing the pound at a much lower level. what i'm personally worried about is how much lower it could go.

but we should stress it is not all bad news. if you are an investor or if you have a pension, as millions of us have, then the ftse 100, the index of britain's 100 biggest companies has actually risen as the pound has been experiencing pressure, because there is an inverse relationship between the two, because so many of our biggest companies earn most of their money overseas. they're famous for these bad boys — the sausage roll — and now greggs' new vegan version has helped to puff up its performance in the first half of the year. total sales in stores open longer than a year rose by 10.5%, and pre—tax profits came out of the oven at £36.7 million, compared with 25.7 million in the same period last year. management described it as "exceptional." catherine shuttleworth is from retail analysts savvy. welcome. what do you think is the

secret recipe here? it is great news for greggs. what a high—street story. they have really their business and people on the go and the food on the go market is huge. they are opening new stores where people are where they are travelling, places like stations and mere offices. they have really turned this business into a great british success story. how much of it do you think has got to do with becoming a bit posher? with the likes of vegan sausage rolls. i can remember a time a good few years ago going into a greggs asking for our americano and being laughed at by the person behind the counter. now they have changed their tune. they have become the third biggest coffee shop on the high street and may be we have also found the stuff that greggs is fantastic. it is good value, the products are good so we have also changed our views, but greggs have also managed to cut into the times, so they have launched the vegan sausage roll which is a big pa rt vegan sausage roll which is a big part of the success this year, is really chimed with the nation and

younger people when they are going out for the lunch, they go to greggs because it is good value and they have the products they want. they are somewhat immune from the same challenges that other retailers on the high street are facing because you can't replicate greggs online but what challenges are very for the likes of greggs and others in this field? they are concerned about ongoing uncertainty about brexit because i import an awful lot of ingredients and that is one concern. healthy eating as well, they are changing their menu to make sure they have healthier options for us as well as the traditional sandwiches, diaper bikes as sausage rolls, and they are also thinking about how they extend their day, —— sta ke about how they extend their day, —— stake bikes. they are growing their lunchtime business and testing click and collect. you put your order in the morning and perhaps collect it, also things in the evening like pizza. it is how they extend their day and how they stay competitive in

a market where there are lots of choices for us. thank you. in other business news... despite being on the receiving end of us trade restrictions, chinese tech giant huawei has reported a 23% rise in sales to $58 billion in the first half of the year. smartphone sales were up 2a%. the us government says that huawei is a national security risk because its products could be used for spying — an accusation which huawei denies. the chinese owner of gay dating app grindr plans to list the firm publicly after us authorities abandoned their opposition to the move. the firm had suspended plans for an stock market flotation last year due to us objections. the us had expressed concern over chinese ownership of the us—based firm. and miniature bottles of shampoo and showergel are to be removed from all hotels run by intercontinental hotels group —

to help cut down on plastic waste. it's the first global hotel brand to make such a move. the uk—based owner of holiday inn and crowne plaza hotels has pledged to take the small plastic bottles out of its 8a3,000 rooms by 2021. they have been clocking up a lot of unnecessary plastic waste. that's all the business news. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. given there is some heavy rain in this forecast, let's start with some sunshine. some around this afternoon across parts of north england and east anglia, the eastern side of scotland, but for others we are dealing with heavy and frequent showers, locally thundery. dark clouds and rough seas along the coast at lyme regis a short while ago. most of these showers are spiralling around this area of low pressure becoming more widespread across england and wales. another zone of showers moving north through england and the scottish borders up towards the central belt.

this area across england and wales will become more widespread through the day bringing some of the heaviest downpours. local thunder and lightning. warnings in place for this. gusty winds associated with these showers. widely 30 or a0 mph, locally 50 and we could see some damage to trees. fewer showers along some eastern coasts of england and scotland. temperatures up to 23 or 2a in the best sunshine. just 19 or 20 where there are showers. they keep on going through this evening and overnight, pushing north and becoming mainly through the midlands, northern england and south—east scotland. mainly dry for northern ireland. another muggy night for most. temperatures not much lower than 1a or 15. this area of low pressure is still close on wednesday. it has shunted a bit further north and east. for parts of wales and south—west and southern england we should see fewer showers, drier here through the day. further heavy and locally thundery showers through the midlands, northern england, parts of southern

scotland. northern ireland probably mainly dry with sunny spells. in the sunshine temperatures between 21 and 2a. where we have showers, 18 or 19. thursday the winds slowly start to lose some of their strength as the area of low pressure starts to slide away through the north sea. still close enough to the uk that it will generate some showers, particularly through the central belt of scotland, then some eastern some eastern coasts, into northern england, maybe parts of the midlands. further south and west and northern ireland again mainly dry with sunshine, 2a or 25. whilst there will be some showers through friday and saturday, not as many and not as heavy and many places becoming dry and a bit warmer. bye— bye.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at two: farmers threaten aggro — as borisjohnson visits wales to tells them brexit will work for them, they warn of riots if there's a no—deal exit from the eu. they are going to be really worried about it. they may decide to protest or whatever, that is their right, but i think they are going to be more concerned if their livelihood is still going to be there and if they are going to be able to continue the business. a former high courtjudge says police officers investigating an alleged vip paedophile ring may themselves have broken the law. the plummeting pound — sterling continues to fall on currency markets, as market jitters grow at the prospect of a no—deal brexit. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with adam wild. good afternoon. chelsea have banned for life a supporter who was seen directing racist abuse at the