on this special anniversary, members of the royal family have been paying tribute. the queen, its patron for 65 years, has thanked volunteers and staff. and prince charles has recorded a video to mark the opening of a new online exhibition featuring 150 objects from the charity's archives. he says it is still a much—needed service. i need hardly remind you that the work of the british red cross is as essential today as it has ever been, helping those in need, strengthening our communities, and supporting people to face the challenges of an ever—changing and unpredictable world. a new £5 coin will commemorate a century and a half of caring that shows, says the prince of wales, just how powerful kindness can be. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news.

time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. if you like your weather warm and sunny, you might like the end of this forecast, if you like it wet, you might prefer this afternoon. some others have sunshine today across parts of south—east england and east anglia, but for many it is cloudy and windy, it is very wet across scotland. that is extending into northern ireland and northern england, courtesy of a frontal system that will be hanging around for a few days. not only is it wet but it is quite windy. the heaviest of the rain is continuing across the western side of scotland, also pushing into northern ireland and northern england, may be part of north wales and the midlands by the end of the afternoon. lots of clouds ahead the best of the sunshine continues across the far east of east anglia and south—east england, where we have the highest temperatures, but in the clouds, wind and rain, temperatures will

struggle to get about 17 or 18. strong winds across parts of northern ireland, northern and western scotland, very blustery and not feeling like august. overnight rain will continue across parts of northern ireland and scotland, it could pep up slightly across north wales and northern england by the end of the night. variable kyle sinckler spells later, quite a muggy night, 1a to 16 celsius the overnight low. the front is still with us, mostly focused to the north and west of the uk, here we will see the rain tomorrow. initially heavy rain but then pushing northwards. as the day continues this band brain pushes east, clearing from northern ireland, so a dry afternoon, and continuing joy across central, southern and eastern england. we will see the highest temperatures that again. temperatures rising further north and west and continuing to rise as the week goes

on. i thursday the front is running into this area of low pressure —— by thursday. as thursday wears on, that cloud will send and break, most others will see sunshine, temperatures getting into the mid to high 20s for much of england and wales under our nature i had a across scotland and northern northern ireland. by friday we could see temperatures climbing up to 30 celsius and it looks like one will continue into the weekend, where it will be dry for most. a reminder of our top story... a warning that the uk's test and trace programmes need to be scaled up if schools are to reopen safely. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are.

good afternoon, it's 1:30pm and here's your latest sports news. expect plenty of drama later in the championship play off final. notjust because of the huge sums on offerfor the winner and the promise of premier league football next season, testing yourself against the world's best, but the fact that just four miles separate west london rivals brentford and fulham at wembley. so as you can imagine a huge amount at stake. here's patrick gearey. looking forward to what is billed as the richest game in football. of course at stake is a place in the premier league. beyond wembley, it's sunny. the golden light of the premier league is only a game away, a land of the rich and famous. playing for the star prize later, two neighbours who have been staring at each other over the thames for 130 years. in miles, and in standings, there is little between fulham and brentford. it probably adds a little

bit more to it, even. as big as this game is, it's a london derby now, as well. so, two teams that have done fantastically well this year, separated by goal difference in the league. the fact is now, that we are even and it will be two teams the winning club will make at least £135 million. fulham have seen such riches before. they were only relegated at the end of last season. early stumbles have finally given way to solid strides, and they arrive at wembley on form. oh, what a goal! as for brentford, they have never played in the premier league and, in the last few weeks, they have blown several great chances to take the golden elevator upwards, before finally coming good. that was their last game at griffin park, their home of more than 100 years. they are moving to a new—build. so, what a time to be promoted. so much, on one match. what's interesting is,

we have all bought tickets in the new stadium, and the price goes up if we get into the premier league, and they were clever enough to put a price, but we will happily pay the extra money. it will be massive for brentford. it is highly significant because it's brentford, and they are our local rivals. they have quite often been the little sibling to fulham, while we have been in the premier league, they were in the third or fourth tier, and, right now, they are our equals. of course, what might have been a cauldron at wembley will instead be an empty bowl. for fulham and brentford fans, this will be a night to scream, at a screen. patrick gearey, bbc news. it's another busy week for england's men's cricketers. tomorrow the test side begin a three match series against pakistan at old trafford, today the one day team face ireland in southampton with an unassailable two nil lead. the bio bubbles that have had to be created to get the matches on mean there can be no crossover between the squads. sam billings is one player who's

taken advantage of that to get into a world cup winning side. it has been probably the hardest sporting team to get into, probably in world sport at this time, so look, i'vejust got to keep doing what i do, and keep enjoying my cricket and putting some scores on the board when i can, and thankfully i've done it, this series. there is one game to go, and hopefully i can do the same. ireland have won the toss and will bowl. that games starts at two o'clock and there's coverage and commentary on five live sports extra and the bbc sport website. there's also in—play video highlights and a highlights programme at half past eleven on bbc two. former winner shaun murphy has become the biggest casualty at this year's world snooker championship. trailing 6—3 overnight to thailand's noppon

saengkham, murphy couldn't recover, eventually losing 10—4. saengkham will play either mark selby orjordan brown next. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. there has been a slight increase in the pass rate for nationals, highers and advanced highers in scotland. pupils' grades were based on estimates from their teachers, because the exams were cancelled due to covid—19. first minister nicola sturgeon addressed pupils during her daily briefing. i just want to return to the issue of the sqa results. 138,000 learners from across the country should by now have received their results and i am sure for many of you and for your families, the build—up to this day has been very tense and i really do hope that you got the results that you wanted, but if you didn't and you are feeling disappointed right now, please bear in mind that this

isjust the beginning, there will be many more opportunities ahead and you do have plenty of options. it is also important to note that there is advice and support there for you if you need it. for example, if you have a question about your results or if you want to appeal the results you have got today, you should contact your school, college or training provider. the sqa is this year running a free appeal service. there is also an sqa candidate advice line and i am about to read out the number for that. you should call the advice line if you have questions about your certificate, for example, if you need help understanding it or if you think there is something missing from it. that line is open now and the number is: 0345 2791000. alternatively, if you want advice or information about what comes next, you can call the skills development scotland dedicated helpline, and i'm going to read that number out in a moment as well. the helpline offers free, impartial advice for young people, parents and carers and it will help

you to learn about your options for the future, whether that is staying on at school, going to college or university, taking an apprenticeship or entering the world of work. the number for the helpline is 0808100 8000. i would encourage you, if you need a bit of advice, to give it a call, and you will find these numbers on the scottish government twitter feed later. all of you have faced huge challenges this year, challenges that previous generations like mine and the deputy first minister's could never have imagined and so we are determined to do everything we can to make sure you have the support and opportunities you need as you start to think about your future. test and trace programmes in the uk are not good enough to stop a second wave of coronavirus after september when children go back to school, scientists have warned.

the study, published in medical journal the lancet, said there could be a second wave of the virus in december 2020, twice as big as the first peak. earlier, my colleague carrie gracie spoke to david nabarro, the world health organization special envoy on covid—19, about how the world is currently coping with the virus. as i look at what is happening around the world, time and time again i see that this virus is a constant presence and is returning all the time. sometimes i actually avoid the term second wave and instead refer to constant spikes and occasional surges, because i think that is what we will all have to deal with. these spikes will be a few people, a cluster of people with disease, turning up suddenly, and ideally we should be able, using the test, trace and isolate routine, to minimise those as quickly as possible, which is why i think the work done by the group whose representative you just interviewed is really important and it reminds

us how necessary it is to keep ahead of this virus by knowing where it is. but then i think there will be, from time to time, outbreak surges. it will be a new reality of life. it is slightly frustrating for everybody because i think most would just like to get on with their lives as best they could, but we will have surges of disease and even when the numbers are very low we will have to be on the lookout for those surges, which is why i believe we have to also be ready for the possibility from time to time that things will be interrupted. businesses may have to be closed for a period, schools may have to be stopping for a period, which would be really awful for pupils and parents, because there is a spike building up

— a surge occurring in the local community. i think that will be the reality of living with this virus — preventing transmission to best behaviour, we should not cut any corners, and then dealing with the surges as they occur. new figures show that the government has so far covered the wages for people in 9.6 million jobs , and the number is continuing to rise. speaking on a visit to a paper mill in wrexham the business secretary, alok sharma said the government is prioritising reopening the economy in a safe and phased way. the furlough scheme will run for a full eight months and obviously you will have seen the other announcement the chancellor made in the summer statement in terms of an extra £1,000 that is available to businesses. if you look at the total value of this, if all people

who are furloughed are able to continue in theirjobs, you are talking about over £9 billion of support going into the economy, which, of course, is substantial. but the key issue, i think, for us is to continue to open up the economy in a safe way, make sure it is in a phased way and that is something that we are continuing to do, and the only reason that we are able to do that is because people across the country have shown enormous amount of common sense, followed the rules, followed the guidance and we are able to open up the economy across the country in a phased manner. followed the rules, followed the guidance and we are able the headlines on bbc news. scientists are warning the test and trace programmes in the uk are not good enough to stop a second wave of coronavirus after september when the majority of children go back to school. an increase in exam pass rates in scotland — as students are awarded grades after coronavirus forced their exams to be cancelled

for the first time ever. more trouble for the high street — as pizza express and curry‘s pc world announce further plans forjob losses and closures more than 800 people died of coronavirus in india on monday, the highest number of new covid—19 deaths in the world. the country has also been seeing more new infections than any other country on earth. than any other country on earth. a number of top politicians have tested positive for the virus in the past few days. our correspodent yogita limaya in mumbai has the latest. the most recent politician to test positive is a prominent opposition leader from southern india. he is the latest in a growing list of high—profile personalities who have positive for covid—19, which includes india's home affairs minister, amit shah, who is prime minister narendra modi's right—hand man. he is in hospital and is believed to be stable. but i think these new infections really point to the battle that india is facing, trying to contain the virus. at the same time as it is trying to open up, as it is trying to lift lockdown restrictions because a country the size of india cannot afford to be shut down for so long. so as people are going back to theirjobs we are seeing

a growing number of cases, a growing number of deaths. but i have to say, the situation is very different in different parts of the country. i, for example, i am in mumbai which was the city perhaps sort of the first to be badly hit by coronavirus. about six weeks ago the situation here was extremely dire, people struggling to get the treatment that their loved ones needed, going from hospital to hospital. many people dying before they got the care that they needed. in the weeks that followed that time, the government set up a lot of field hospitals where thousands of people with covid—19 could be treated, and that certainly has, from what i am hearing from front line doctors here, it certainly reduced the pressure they are facing, we are no longer seeing a situation where you have three people on one hospital bed sharing oxygen cylinders. having said that, we are now seeing those kind of stories coming in from places like the state of bihar, which is known to be one of the poorer states in the country, from rural india where medical facilities are often just a building but no real doctors or equipment there.

so we're now those kind of stories coming from other parts of the country. 100 is the new 60, at least according to james lovelock, one of britain's greatest scientists. he's famous for developing the ‘gaia' theory and for revealing the chemicals that were destroying the ozone layer. and those are just a couple of the insights and inventions he came up with during his long career. he's just celebrated his 101st birthday and our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, has been to visit him at his home in dorset. james lovelock‘s greatest insight was that the world is a self—regulating system. it was the early ‘70s and he was working at nasa on the first space probes. i suddenly had a vision of the earth as a complete chemical reactor, not an inert,

just, lump of rock and water and whatnot buzzing around the sun in space. and that was the gaia hypothesis. it is the life that keeps it constant. the problem is, mankind is upsetting the balance, pumping more carbon dioxide into the system that the earth can absorb. we are playing a very dangerous game. it is direct interference with one of the major regulating mechanisms of gaia. in the past, he has warned that humanity is doomed but having just turned 101, it seems james lovelock is in an optimistic mood. most of the more advanced countries are already deep into alternative energy, nuclear, all sorts of things. things that give us energy without upsetting the regulation of the earth.

i mean, we know how to do it and we are. we learn but slowly. even coronavirus doesn't seem to worry him much. he sees it in scientific terms, a consequence of evolution. we are an opportunity for the virus. if you go on building up the population, it is almost inevitable that something is going to say, ‘gee, there's a lot of stuff to eat there. let's go and get it'. don't be afraid to ask the big questions, is his advice to young scientists. treat science like art, in other words, don't expect to make a living from it. enjoy it. that is certainly how james lovelock treated his career and at the beginning of his second century, he is as cheerful as ever. i have never been so happy.

i had always thought the moment you passed 100, life started going downhill and it was misery and staggering all over the place. well, i may stagger about a bit but i couldn't care less. it is really enjoyable. that was the eminent scientist james lovelock who has just celebrated his 101st birthday. is this the luckiest man in the world? he's a miner from tanzania in africa who's found a rare gem worth millions of dollars, for the second time in two months. paul hawkins has more. one of the rarest gemstones on earth. tanzanite is only found in northern tanzania. used to make ornaments, it's worth a lot of money because it comes in different colours and is very rare. so what are chances you'd find three ta nzanite rocks in just under two months? the answer is quite high,

if you're this man, saniniu laizer — quite possibly the luckiest man ever. picking up a $2 million check from the government for his 6.3kg rock of tanzanite — his third in two months. translation: i would like to express my thanks to the government for the support they are giving us, and i ask them to continue providing us small—scale miners with capacity. once they do it, us small—scale miners are sure to get more tanzanite even bigger than this one. and he should know. injune, he found two tanzanite stones weighing 15 kilograms in total and worth a cool $3.1; million. it turned him into a millionaire rock star overnight. translation: through the tax we are paying to the government on our mining activities, this money has contributed a lot to bringing development to our community, clean waters forfamilies in maasai land. now getting enough clean water in all households. all this comes from the money we pay in tax. back injune, the miner with four wives said the money wouldn't change him.

he still plans to look after his 2,000 cows, although he did slaughter one to celebrate. instead of a party, he's now going to build a school and a health facility for his local community. paul hawkins, bbc news. now, a summer family day out for most of us these days might be something like a walk in the park — but not for the houlding family. this is three—year old jackson, he's thought to be the youngest person to reach the top of the 3,00 metre peak of piz badile in switzerland with his parents, and his seven—year old sister freya. earlier, we caught up with them whilst they were having a well—earned break in croatia. the north ridge of the piz badile is one of the best routes of its standard in the whole world. it is more than a 1,000 metres long and it is like a really prominent ridge, like the nose of a face.

the climbing is never super difficult but it's very continuous, it is proper rock climbing, you are using your hands the whole way, and 1000 of those metres is a long way, especially when your legs are only half a metre long like freya's. to give you context, it's about three times the height of the shard in london and it's a pretty similar shape. it would be like going up one of the corners of the shard. i must say, to ordinary people it might look quite a dangerous pursuit but i'm going to say my main concern was really that the kids had fun on the climb. leo houlding, my husband, is extraordinary in terms of his capabilities. he's a professional. leo houlding, my husband, is extraordinary in terms of his capabilities. he's a professional. i certainly wouldn't advise this for most families in terms of a family outing, but for him he was well within his capabilities so for me it was all about making sure that the kids had fun and actually enjoyed it up there. going into the mountains risk, there is no question about it.

i mean, every day there is risk and there is more in the mountains but part of the reason we chose that climb is the objective hazards, the risks you can't control, relatively few and when you're climbing, a big part of the skill of climbing is knowing how to make it safe, so yes, we are roped up all the time. there is a lot more risk for the person who goes up first, the leader. so i led it, i went up, and then these guys had a rope above them so basically you can't fall, there is a rope that stays taut the whole time. the way we do it is freya climbs all by herself without any assistance. it's called free climbing, you still have the rope, obviously. most of the timejack has had his little harness on, inside mum's carrier and he is attached over one shoulder to mum and in that picture when he's out, he's actually attached directly to me so it's kind of a well thought through system. most things are double back—up so if one thing fai;s thought through system. most things are double back—up so if one thing fails there is another to take it.

so, asjess said, really, we were more concerned about the kids enjoying it and not putting them off. so, asjess said, really, we were more concerned about the kids enjoying it and not putting them off. it was a long climb, we were definitely getting tired but we managed to get to the beautiful little hut on the top just before it got dark which was perfect timing and that was my 40th birthday that night so it was a wonderful way to spend my aoth. nearly 60,000 people should have been getting ready to take part in the great north run for its 40th anniversary next month. it has however had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. instead those who have been training are being encouraged to run their own race on the day. alison freeman reports. they come in their thousands — the elite, the colourful and the downright determined — every year for the past 39 years. 2020 was to be the 40th time the great north run was held. but like so many other major sporting events, the half marathon has been cancelled due to the pandemic. it is bad news for the runners, but also the charities who benefit from the sponsorship money, like grace house in sunderland, which provides short breaks for young people with various disabilities.

this year, we have 25 people who were ready to run for us. we estimated that that would mean an income of £8,500 for us. we have worked out, through postponed activities and potentially cancel activities, that we have lost about 35,000 across the year. we are very much a local charity, relying on, you know, the goodwill of the community to continue to support us, local businesses who are obviously facing their own challenges as well, so it is a big hole, yeah. but now, the organisers have come up with a way of keeping the spirit of the great north run alive. the virtual great north run will see people completing the distance by themselves on sunday september 13th. and, crucially, they will be continuing to raise money for charity. i think it is absolutely fantastic and it is a lifeline for charities like alzheimer's society and, of course, the smaller ones as well. the great north run is, of course, the region's flagship fundraising campaign. it raised about £a50,000

for us last year. the london marathon raised about £4.5 million last year and, overall, the charity's looking at up to about £115 million worth of deficit. so, the virtual great north run might not have quite the same atmosphere, but its benefits will be felt by charities at this difficult time. alison freeman, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins hello. a few of us holding onto some sunshine today, across south—east england and east anglia fine and dry, but for many, it is increasingly cloudy and windy and also wet. further rain across scotland, into northern ireland, northern england and parts of north wales. it is all tied in with this area of low pressure and this frontal system which is going to be hanging around over the next couple of days. the heaviest of the rain will always be across scotland, particularly for the western highlands and the hebrides. you can see the extent of the rain through this afternoon, cloud spilling ahead of it but mainly dry the further

south and east you are. the highest temperatures where you have got the best of the sunshine, across east anglia and south—east england. cool and windy across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. some higher gusts expected through this afternoon, this evening and also overnight. the rain will tend to ease off a little bit across scotland, turning heavierfor a time, though, across parts of northern england and north wales, but it is going to be quite a muggy night, temperatures widely in the mid—teens, and a fairly cloudy night for many as well. where we have had some clearer skies to end the day, that cloud will tend to increase overnight. here is our front still with us as we go through tomorrow. it has been pushing its way southwards but then it starts to nudge its way a little bit further northwards through the day so the rain initially across northern england and north wales will start to return into southern scotland, petering out as it does and then we see another spell of rain starting to work its way gradually eastwards through the afternoon. once again, it should be largely dry across east anglia, central, southern and south—east england with temperatures starting to rise, but another fairly cool day across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england.

the temperatures will be rising over the coming days. this front is still with us on wednesday, starting to run into an area of high pressure so, by this stage, really just a band of cloud. whilst many will start the day on wednesday fairly cloudy, through the day, that cloud will thin and break so most of us will see some spells of sunshine. the temperatures are starting to rise, getting into the high 20s for central southern england and a warmer day across scotland and northern ireland. by the time we get to friday, those temperatures once again could be climbing into 30 celsius. we will keep an eye on the temperatures we are expected to see but certainly another spell of warmth to end the week which should stay with us into the weekend, where for many it is fine and dry. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines... a warning from scientists that the uk's test and trace programmes need to be scaled up — if schools are to re—open safely. i think it is important to note there is still infection out there, infection that we can see that the symptomatic and infection that we can see that is asymptomatic. —— can't see. it's exam result time in scotland.. but with no exams how have students been graded? i got igotabin i got a b in maths and be on everything else so i'm going to uni.