stand accused of years of neglect, despite warnings the steel was corroding. 71 people are being investigated, with a trial expected soon. translation: it's absolutely understandable that people want justice and that they want it as fast as possible. i want to assure them that we are doing our utmost to deliver it with all the resources and latest technology we have for the sake of those who lost their families. the disaster shone a spotlight beyond the morandi bridge on this country's ageing infrastructure. several other viaducts have collapsed over the years in italy with its economic stagnation, but now it's hoped that the rebuilding too can have a wider impact, to show that new projects can go up quickly and efficiently here, and to bring pride back to italian engineering. italy is able to do this sort of thing. i don't understand why. it simply becomes possible

when you have a tragedy. a hole in the heart of the city has been filled but it will take time to heal. mark lowen, bbc news, genoa. time for a look at the weather. here's louise lear. good afternoon. a roller—coaster ride with temperatures at the moment. we closed out last week the extreme heat. through the weekend the ease, but they are just below parfor the ease, but they are just below par for early the ease, but they are just below parfor early august, but the ease, but they are just below par for early august, but as you can see, temperatures are set to build as we move through the week. not for all of us, i'll come to that in a moment. for the here and now, we started this beautiful sunshine this morning. cloud built up quickly and we have a few scattered, sharp showers. these will continue to drift eastwards as we go through the remainder of the afternoon. some of these across eastern england could be heavy, possibly with the odd rumble of thunder. but not all of us

will see those showers. they will be very hit and miss, with some sunshine, we will see values of 22, cooler and more disappointing further north, 13—17 at best. low pressure moving in tonight will bring some rain and strengthening winds. high pressure just bring some rain and strengthening winds. high pressurejust being squeezed out of the way, but keeping some clear skies through the night and it will turn on the chilly side with single figures for some. the best of the sunshine tomorrow across central and southern england. cloudy with a drizzle along the west facing coasts, then that heavy a more persistent rain into northern ireland and south—west scotland in particular, accompanied by gusts of wind in excess of 45 miles an hour at times, so temperatures struggling into the far north and with the cloud and rain, looking at a maximum of 14-17, cloud and rain, looking at a maximum of 14—17, down to the south, highest values through the afternoon of 22. wednesday is a bit messy. through the middle part of the week we drag

in more southerly winds, some warm air, but we have this week whether flat out to the west bringing outbreaks of cloud and rain so, where that plant is tending to linger, temperatures will be a little more subdued. 15—19 in scotland, temperatures peaking at around 22 degrees but eastern england with that southerly wind and the sunshine coming through will see temperatures into the mid 20s. that sets the trend towards the end of the week. more sunshine and more extreme heat, as temperatures in the south peak, into the mid 30s. the difference with this heat is it looks like it will be more confined to central and southern england, with a good deal of dry, sunny weather further north, and a few scattered showers in the north—west. that's all from us. now it's time for the news where you are. good afternoon. it's 1.30pm and here's

your latest sports news. ronnie o'sullivan has recorded the fastest win in crucible history, completing a 10—1 demolition of thepchaiya un—nooh in under two hours at the world snooker championship in sheffield. after racing into a very healthy lead last night, he took the two frames he needed this morning to reach the second round. he really earned his nickname ‘the rocket', with an average shot time of just 14 seconds. the pair were at the table for 108 minutes in all. it should be a very different match when the five—time champion faces ding junhui next. i actually prefer it because i haven't got to deal with the pressure of the crowd and the expectation, and just getting in and out of the venue, just being around, so much less is put on my shoulders, i suppose. it feels like i am on a bit of a holiday. it is the first timei bit of a holiday. it is the first time i have been able to stay at hotel close to the venue because normally it is for lives snooker fa ns

normally it is for lives snooker fans so it is hard for me to get any peace and quiet, you know? on the other table, england's jack lisowski trailed scotland's anthony mcgill by three frames in their first session, but he fought back and it's 5—4 to mcgill now. they resume this evening. coverage continues on bbc two. fifa are holding a media conference today in response to the launch of a criminal investigation into president gianni infantino. football's world governing body has already stated that he will remain in his role, despite the legal proceedings started by prosecutors in switzerland. they are looking at alleged secret meetings between infa ntino and the swiss attorney general, michael lauber, during an investigation into corruption at fifa. lauber resigned last week, but he and infantino deny any wrongdoing. harrogate town manager simon weaver says he is incredibly grateful to the club's fans for the support they've shown, even though they weren't able to be at wembley to watch them reach the football league for the first time in their history. they beat notts county 3—1 in the national league final. that's harrogate's second promotion in three seasons and they have

league two football to look forward to in around six weeks' time. it's a remarkable rise for a team that only turned professional four years ago. a combination of good people behind—the—scenes and young aspirational footballers that are all driven, in aspirational footballers that are alldriven, ina aspirational footballers that are all driven, in a good culture of the clu b all driven, in a good culture of the club that is pretty old school values. we all want the same thing at there are no egos allowed in the building, we don't stand for that. it isa building, we don't stand for that. it is a bit ofa building, we don't stand for that. it is a bit of a throwback at times, the culture, because everyone is honest, everyone is punctual. i think that is at the heart of it. i think that is at the heart of it. this year's delayed diamond league meeting in doha has been brought forward by a fortnight. it's usually the season—opener, but it was pushed back from april until october due to the coronavirus and it is now scheduled for 25th september the, although organisers say that's for 25th september, although organisers say that's still provisional because of the ever—changing regulations surrounding the ongoing covid—i9 pandemic.

lewis hamilton has been reflecting on the tyre blow—out that almost cost him victory in the british grand prix and could, he says, have been much worse. his mercedes suffered a puncture on the final lap at silverstone and he had to battle to control the car, finishing on three wheels. he said that once the adrenaline had gone, he felt grateful that the tyre didn't go in a high—speed corner, which would have been a much different picture. he said it was his survival instinct that kept him calm and enabled him to bring the car home. after his seventh win in his home race, he leads the championship by 30 points. 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. tributes have been pouring in forjohn hume. the irish taoiseach, michael martin, said mr hume was a great hero and a true peace—maker. prime minister borisjohnson paid tribute saying: "his vision paved the way for the stability, positivity and dynamism of the northern ireland of today

and his passing is a powerful reminder of how far northern ireland has come. former prime minister tony blair descirbed mr hume as a "political titan". saying he was "a visionary who refused to believe the future had to be the same as the past." former ulster unionist leader lord trimble, who was jointly—awarded the nobel peace prize withjohn hume, paid tribute saying: "he was a major contribution to politics in northern ireland, and particularly to the process that gave us an agreement that we are still working our way through". simon coveney, deputy leader of fine gael party, said "all of us should bow our heads in respect and thanks. what an extraordinary man, peacemaker, politician, leader, civil rights campaigner". former prime minister sirjohn major paid tribute tojohn hume's drive for peace, saying: "few others invested such time and energy to this search, and few sought to change entrenched attitudes with such fierce determination". earlier, my colleaguejoanna gosling spoke tojonathan powell, who was tony blair's chief of staff and helped negotiate

the good friday agreement. i think the most striking thing aboutjohn hume was his bravery. he was brave going into the civil rights movement and taken part in those marches are copied beaten up badly. he was brave and standing up to the ira despite living in the bogside in derry. he was brave in reaching out to derek —— gerry adams, and was denounced when the secret meetings were fine dates. he led to the first ira ceasefire. that bravery very much deserved the nobel prize that he received. bringing together people with such entrenched views is no mean feat. how was he when you dealt with him? how did that ability come across? he was very, very persistent! he would nobble you in the corridors, get you where ever he could, renew three times a day trying to push towards

peace. he was determined to and violence. it was an extraordinary achievement. he could be quite a harassment when you are trying to do things, but he was right to do that. he was right to reach out to the ira when he did. he was right to push for peace, right to stand up against violence. he created the space for the good friday agreement. he sacrificed his politicalfuture and that of the sdlp, because sinn fein took over from them as the majority catholic party. it was a selfless commitment, as well as a brave one. almost a quiet character in the context of a time when there were some really loud and pretty vibrant characters. did everybody have a sort of reference for him? obviously, people were disagreeing with him at the time, but he did ta ke with him at the time, but he did take people. he was seen as a modern

day sent by many international leaders. in the united states he was remarkable in stopping americans from supporting the ira financially. in europe also he was seen as a giant. at home, sometimes he turned people the wrong way. david trimble didn't get on with him terribly well. seamus mallon became the first minister rather than john hume well. seamus mallon became the first minister rather thanjohn hume when the institutions were set up. sometimes he did rob people of the wrong way, but he was so insistent in his pursuit on this. it is a remarkable achievement. tony blair has written a lovely tribute to him today. he said he was a remarkable combination of an open mind to the world and practical politics. in any party anywhere he would have stood tall. it was good fortune that he was born on the island of ireland. at the time, was there an awareness of seeing that? oh, yes. there

really was. i saw of seeing that? oh, yes. there really was. i sanohn major issued a very nice statement as well. during that period ofjohn major, if we didn't have john during that period ofjohn major, if we didn't havejohn hume meeting gerry adams secretly and then being found out we wouldn't have got to the downing street declaration in 1993 and then the ceasefire in the downing street declaration in 1993 and then the ceasefire “119911. it 1993 and then the ceasefire in 1994. it was already clear that he was a giant of the peace process. he took big personal risks, both politically and in terms of his life, they paid off in the end. he started life as a teacher but went into politics because of his beliefs and pursued them doggedly, and it paid off in them doggedly, and it paid off in the end and that doesn't often happen in politics. it must feel like a privilege to have been involved. what did you take from it, working alongside people, individuals, humans, but who have transformed the landscape?

lets take you to belfast now and to the sinn fein headquarters where gerry adams is speaking. that was john's life partner, perhaps his most consistent and co nsta nt perhaps his most consistent and constant advisor. father alec reid hooper set up the talks between myself and john said that he used to talk to pat many times, and a new that she always made me very welcome when i was going there to meet with john, so i want to thank pat, their children and the entire family. also to express solidarity with the sdlp and the people of derry. john was a giant in irish politics. he and i had many disagreements, and that is a very healthy thing to do and to have, but when we were able to talk

and to actively promote the primacy of politics of dialogue, of inclusivity and so on, which then led to the talks between us. on this sad day, we wouldn't have the peace that we enjoyed today if it wasn't forjohn hume. how would you characterise john hume plasma contribution? well, his role was bigger than the peace process, although the peace process i would like to think was his huge achievement. although he has been ill for some time, i do think that he had a sense of that type assistance and by the way that he was prepared to look. this was put

sometimes and quite simple terms. on the one hand you would hear that john hume sacrificed his party and sinn fein were too crafty and all of that. that isn't what this was about 01’ that. that isn't what this was about or what happens. he and ifrom different perspectives agreed, and he was singularly against the ira, let's be clear about that, but he was a dairy man so he knew that republicans who were involved in armed struggle or supported armed struggle were serious. he did think they were totally wrong, but he knew that they thought they were totally right. so the way to get that that wasn't to have the stand—off that we had, of communities like this being victimised and being, i suppose demonised. you probably couldn't have interviewed me on television for periods of that, but whenjohn

pant is well along with me and others, to find an alternative way forward , others, to find an alternative way forward, that is what worked. i also think one of his great, and to his great credit, that when the news broke about a meeting with me and he was the victim of a tsunami of abuse and vilification, that he stuck with it. we must have met in secret, privately, for over a decade against a background and foreground of terrible atrocities and other events. at the end of it all it works, and at work not least because ofjohn hume. many others, but because this is the sad day of his passing, smart that it would not have happened withoutjohn hume or pat hume. i think he was generally a brave

man, anyway. if you look at some of the old footage. look at mcgilligan strand. the water cannons and being in the middle of the tracker that occurred right some of those early civil rights marches. he was a brave man anyway. i think what was significant, he was a dairy man. —— derry. he wasn't in a bubble. he was presented by father alec reid that if we could shape an alternative, we could shape a new political dispensation. having been given the possibility, he then pant is well over a long time to create with me, and others, what we now have. do you have a personal memory of him? he

had been ill, as everybody knows, for some time. i was conscious that he was getting older and so on, but i was still shocked when i heard. i thought of parts, that is the first person i thought of. a lot of the times when we were talking, it was very down to earth, it was very normal, trying to find solutions to problems and trying to make sure that others who have more power than us that others who have more power than us and governments and in other places could be part of all of that. he liked to sing, and it wasn't a bad singer! he probably thought he was perhaps a better singer than he was, but he was a very, very good singer, and he enjoyed the craic.

for all of him being treated throughout the world, donegal, derry, that sense ofjust having a better craic, a bit of banter and a bit of massing. we have lost one of oui’ bit of massing. we have lost one of our leaders and it is a sad day for all that. what other qualities do you think single termites? persistence. also that he wasn't prepared just to talk about peace. when the likes of me was saying whatever i may have said to him, even though he may have disagreed, he had to take that into account and i had to take into account what he was saying to me. between us, we we re was saying to me. between us, we were given the shape of a way forward. remember, this was a jigsaw that we were fitting together. sinn

fein was at that time engaged with father alex reed and des wilson with the irish government through father alex reed and des wilson with the irish government throuthohn, and the back channel with the british government. with john and the back channel with the british government. withjohn and irish america, whatever contacts we had within unionism and loyalism, all of these parts of the jigsaw had to be put together and there were many setbacks. i remember different times when we met and it was as if it was impossible because some terrible event had just occurred, and that happened quite a few times in the course of that ten or 12 yea rs, in the course of that ten or 12 years, but other times the political pressure from the establishment which was resisting dialogue and treating people in an inclusive way, so there were times when it looked almost impossible, but i suppose in all of that, if you have the hope

that there can be a different way forward , that there can be a different way forward, and then if you have the will to try and shape that, we camp right the past but we can break the future, and i would like to think thatis future, and i would like to think that is whatjohn hume has done. he led the whole process credibility. i think there is a very lazy narrative thatjohn hume sacrificed the sdlp and that sinn fein were crafty and sneaky and so on. that is not the case. the sdlp withoutjohn hume just wasn't fit for purpose for the challenges that came up afterwards and sinn fein was, and it is as straightforward as that. i wouldn't walk around that too much now. the fact is we had the

longest—running conflict in western europe anyway, and between us all we brought that to an end. that is the big achievement of this time. certainly not when it happened. i have always had the conviction and it is there in the public record in speeches and statements and so on over the years, that we had to have a negotiated settlement. i have a lwa ys a negotiated settlement. i have always had the conviction because i understood the strength of republicanism that that would come about if we could strategically and

in an intelligent way to work towards it. come about withoutjohn accepting father read's invitation, it wouldn't have happened when it did happen. the politicians that came together, different ideologies, but have you lost a friend? came together, different ideologies, but have you lost a friend ?|j came together, different ideologies, but have you lost a friend? i hadn't been talking tojohn for some time because he hasn't been well. but we have all lost a friend. if you think back to the 1960s, you are much too young to think back to them, of course, but the progress that has been made, and it is a journey, and we still have a bit of a journey to go has been very, very significant and those of us who enjoy that should give credit tojohn hume for helping to bring that about. right,

everybody, thank you. so, gerry adams talking about the death of john hume, and in particular that period in the late 1980s whenjohn hume took considerable risks for peace by holding talks with gerry adams, then leader of sinn fein. controversial at the time, of course because the ira were still heavily involved in violence. john hume's aim was get republicans to stick to solely democratic means. so gerry adams talking there aboutjohn hume and his wife, pat. we will have plenty more reaction to the death of john hume throughout the afternoon. first minister nicola sturgeon has been giving more details about the latest numbers of people affected by covid—19 in scotland.

we have seen a few of these clusters now and unfortunately it is likely we will see more of them in the weeks ahead. this particular cluster in aberdeen is exactly what we feared when we reopen hospitality, and that is what i was talking about last week when i urged people to think carefully about just last week when i urged people to think carefully aboutjust how often you need to go to a pub or restau ra nt you need to go to a pub or restaurant right now, and also about the care you should be taken when you are there. of course it is not just this incident in aberdeen. across the country on social media we are seeing evidence of largely younger people gathering together with little or no physical distance in place. i have seen pictures on social media over this weekend that made me want to cry, not to put too fine a point on it. i know what a ha rd fine a point on it. i know what a hard slog it is every single day to try to keep this virus under control. that is a hard slog by people here in the scottish government, but even more so people

working in test and protect and in a local public health teams across the country. it is a hard slog by the many businesses doing the right thing, and of course members of the public to continue to make art sacrifices. every time one person throws caution to the wind and floats the rules, the reality is they put all of us and risk and make they put all of us and risk and make thejob of they put all of us and risk and make the job of everybody working to control the virus that much harder. i knew this year has been really difficult, the most difficult most of us can remember. i know people have missed socialising and i know that as we exit lockdown in the summer when we can really travel, things can get frustrating, but i urge all of you to please follow the rules, not just for yourself, although it is for your own health and well—being, but it is also about your friends, and well—being, but it is also about yourfriends, members and well—being, but it is also about your friends, members of your family, and also about the good of the country and the economy overall, so we don't have to put restrictions on hospitality back in place,

because be in no doubt, if we have to do that we will, because we will have no choice. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. we are in a roller—coaster ride of temperatures at the moment. last friday extreme heat, this afternoon subdued for the early part of august with temperature slightly below where they should be. the heat will return later on in the week. we started off today beautifully. sun chang coming through, clyde did develop, with some scattered showers. the shallow side to the west could drift further east through the day. they will be hit unless, but if you catch one could be hefty. sunny spells and scattered showers, temperatures 13 to 17 in the north, up to 22 in the south—east. this high pressure is

being squeezed out of the way as low pressure m oves being squeezed out of the way as low pressure moves on from the atlantic. plenty of isobars to the southern flank of that louis anderson wins will strengthen. it will not be as chilly start to tuesday morning, but there will be a rainy run for south—west scotland, and that will push into northern ireland through the afternoon. the winds possibly strengthening to gale force at times. further west to north—west england, wales, south—west england, clyde and great drizzly nuisance rain. for the midlands, clyde and great drizzly nuisance rain. forthe midlands, eastern england, the south—east, the best of the sunshine and warmth. highest values here 23, 14—17 if you are caught under the cloud and rain. although the low pressure is drifting off to scandinavia, we will see this trailing weather front which will keep enhancing the wetter weather on wednesday to the west. it is also dragging up a south—westerly flow. the air will be warmer, as well. although the weather front

will become slowly weaker through the afternoon, and the rain light and showery, underneath the cloud and showery, underneath the cloud and windows temperatures perhaps we are looking at mid to high teens, low 20s, but for the south and east where it stays dry we will drag up warmth and temperature is certainly responding, possibly to high 20s by the middle of wednesday afternoon. that trend is set to continue, so if you don't like it too hot and humid, it looks as though temperatures in the south—east could be back to the mid—30s.

this is bbc news. the headlines... john hume, one of the architects of the northern ireland peace process, has died at the age of 83. he was awarded the nobel peace prize after a life devoted to bringing peace by making himself heard. you shot them with rubber bullets and gas. the crowd was marching over there. the leaders were going to speak to you. before we even got there, you opened fire. his contribution to peace in northern ireland was extraordinary. i don't think we would ever have really got the peace process going and implemented if he had not been there offering help and advice.|j have to say on this sad day that we would not have the peace that we enjoy today if it was not forjohn hume.