clicking her tongue against a switch allows her to manage the sails. how does it feel being in control like that? superb. you really like to have the control, don't you? it's an amazing feeling for you and that's something that control wise natasha does not always have in the rest of her life, so to be in control of something like that is fantastic, isn't it? the boat that natasha will be sailing across the atlantic is a a6—foot catamaran. it has two helms and natasha will be able to sail from either side. that's involved a fair bit of work by dad gary. natasha has a chart plotter in front of her. she has boom angle and display in front of her and all the information — i was going to say fingertips — but it's lips, really, isn't it? come november she and herfamily

will set off on the trip of a lifetime across the atlantic and into a new chapter in the history books. how are you feeling about that big trip ahead of you? very good. so excited. good luck to her. sarah farmer with that report. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. our weather is set to get much hotter with temperatures surging over the next 2a hours, high is expected of 36 celsius across south—east england tomorrow. that's the kind of heat we saw last week, not far off those temperatures in any case. today, a lot of cloud in the south—west, thick enough to bring drizzle and mist, it feels humid as well. in scotland, plenty of sunshine and a fresh feel to the weather. he is the satellite picture which shows how extensive the cloud is across england and wales. across the south—east of england we are

starting to see the cloud break—up and across the south east we should see some sunshine getting on here and when sunshine comes out ten pictures will rocket up quickly. it will stay damp and drizzling in the south—west, an odd spot of drizzle for southern coasts and hills of wales and perhaps into the south west midlands for a time as well. quite a mixture of weather around. overnight in like skies will break more widely across england and wales so more widely across england and wales so clear spells developing here. further north—west we have a weather front moving in off the atlantic and this will threaten outbreaks of rain to parts of northern ireland and western scotland by the end of the night and western scotland by the end of the nightand a western scotland by the end of the night and a warm night, temperatures for some down to around 17 celsius. no lower than that. from friday the air comes from the south—east and temperatures are set to rocket upwards. for england a lot of sunshine to start the day. wales and north—west england any cloud breaking up with sunny spells developing so much day for these areas. in scotland, the threat of rain. very humid and hot in the

south—east, temperatures surging up to about 36 celsius, pretty extreme heat really for the uk. this weekend we will have hazy sunshine quite widely. hot and humid weather continues in the south—east. very warm nights as well. the north—west of the uk, still some warm sunshine but a fresh appeal to the weather. here's a weather in detail on saturday. most of us get the sunshine for match of the day with fair weather cloud temperatures reaching the mid 30s towards the south—east where it will continue to feel hot and humid and overnight the temperature is only falling to around 20 degrees. it will be quite an uncomfortable night's sleep ahead as we go from saturday into sunday. a lot of dry weather for sunday, onshore winds in eastern england keeping things fresh are here and across scotland as well temperatures, high teens to low 20s but further south again it's hot and humid with temperatures continuing to run into the low 30s for some and the hot weather will loiter into next week

good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news... england are in control on day two of teh first testw ith pakistan, thanks in part to james anderson who tool the key wicket of fangerman babar azam today. azam found his rythum yesterday moving past his half sunshine but wasn't able to add to his overnight score as james anderson had him caught at slip for 69 in the first over.that saw the visitors three wickets down, two more followed before lunch, thanks to suart broad and chris woakes.and pakistan who had the better of it yesterday, the tide turning in england's favour today. 187-5. a reminder coverage and commentary is on five live sports extra and the bbc sport website,

where there's also in—play video highlights. on bbc two at seven o'clock tonight you can also catch highlights of the day's play. golf's first major of the year gets underway this afternoon — the uspga — at harding park in san francisco. it's been over a year since the sport last crowned a major champion.|t begins 3 months later than planned and without fans, and while tiger woods, says there will be more energy because it's a major he says playing to empty fairways and greens will be a step into the unknown despite some smaller tournaments doing so already. rory mclroy hasn't been able to find his form in such conditions...and will be hoping for better today. feel i have played pretty w just i feel i have played pretty well, just not got a lot out of my game scored as well as i was doing before the lockdown, not really efficient oi’ the lockdown, not really efficient or as efficient as back then. short game and not quite as sharp but it

is the first major n over a year and it would be a great week to get back into some form and i give it a good run. play gets underway at three o'clock. here's a few of the tee times to look out for. brooks koepka, who's won the last two is out at 4:11, along with open champion shane lowry and us open champion gary woodland. jordan spieth, dustin johnson and justin rose go next. and rory and tiger go out together, along with world number one justin thomas at 4:33 this afternoon. john higgins hit a maximum 147 break at the crucible this morning. it was the first at the world championship for eight years and it gave the four time winner a crucialframe in his second round match against norway's kurt maflin. they are 8—8 going into tonight's final session. no crowd allowed but still some fake applause for the tv cameras. and a potential prize of fifty five thousand pounds if no one matches his effort.

wolves and rangers are aiming to join manchester united in the quarter—finals of the europa league tonight. wolves are 1—1 with olympiakos, while rangers are 3—1 down to bayer leverkusen, ahead of the delayed second legs. united completed a 7—1 aggregate win over austrian side lask to make it through to the one—off knockouts in germany, where they will face fc copenhagen on monday. they are favourites, closely followed by inter milan who have agreed a deal to make the loan deal of alexis sanchez permanent. she enjoyed his time there, they have liked him so that is a good move for him, wish him all the bestie as a top player that we want to see play best football. for whatever reason we did not see the best of alexis but he is a top professional and we wish him all the

best. valtteri bottas has secured a new contract to stay at mercedes in 202i.the finn is likely to partner lewis hamilton, although the six—time world champion has not yet agreed a new deal with the team. bottas says he is the strongest he's ever been but can get even stronger. i'll have more for you in the next hour. it would take you through the afternoon development is on coronavirus but also in beirut. three days of national mourning have begun in lebanon following the devastating explosion in the capital, beirut, on tuesday. at least 137 people were killed, thousands were injured and many more were made homeless. people in beirut have expressed

anger at the government over what they say was negligence that led to the explosion. gebran bassil was lebanon's foreign minister from 2014 tilljanuary this year. my colleague babita sharma spoke to him and asked whether he felt any responsibility for the explosion and loss of life — given his decade long stint in government. actually i was never in direct involvement in this government and even before but this happens since 2014 so all the consecutive government officials who are directly involved in this matter should be put under thorough investigation and those responsible should be held accountable because the negligence part, not talking about the possible negligence as a

frequent buyer it's self, the documents are there, no need for an investigation because the documents and evidence is there and the fact of keeping such explosives, 2700 tonnes in a port like this in the heart of the city as something unacceptable. what do you believe the government knew at the time?m seems frankly for me it was the first time i hear about it and our first time i hear about it and our first reaction was that was an attack but the evidence is there and if they knew that the material, the nitrate ammonium was there they question now is not about its presence and how and why, the question is how it was ignited because we know by itself it cannot

because we know by itself it cannot be ignited, it needs combustion and heat. and was a solvent present there as they are claiming all was it something that cannot be ruled out, and i take out of a series of attacks, suspicious attacks we saw not only in lebanon and syria and this gives lebanese people and officials the right to have this question until the results of the investigation on the nitrate ammonium. you say the government are responsible for what happened because they would have known at the time that these explosives were being stored, is that correct?|j said being stored, is that correct?” said frankly all the direct government officials who are involved in this matter cannot hold

people at equal responsibility, there are officials whether ministers are director generals or head of securityjudges, the investigation will show why the responsiveness to the alert given by so responsiveness to the alert given by so many government officials were neglected and the responsiveness was really repeatedly not taken seriously. talking about the investigation, many people say it is very difficult to have any faith in an investigation given the fact that there are allegations that the government is corrupt in itself, run by the political elite, said by a number of people we have been speaking to and lebanon. what can you say to reassure them the investigation will be fair, detailed, accurate and independent?

the people and levitt on a have the right not to have confidence and faith and government officials because of corruption and the gap of trust. it has a chance for the government to prove the contrary and lead the investigation and a transparent way and efficient way and this has started already by putting people under house arrest but this should be terminated quickly because as i said the evidence is there so we have to move to the accountability part where the committee designated has only five days for investigations, two days have already passed and the judicial system also responsible has to react very quickly because we are talking about a capital that has been destroyed out of negligence on one side and out of the possibility of

an attack. many people watching will wa nt to an attack. many people watching will want to help lebanon and perhaps donate to charity but there are concerns that are not what the monopoly day money to go to government because of corruption, are you saying do not give money to live now? i am proposing a plan and suggesting we can divide the capital into streets that have characteristics of buildings, traditional buildings so every country can take a street on a part ofa country can take a street on a part of a street up to its willingness and capacity and rebuild it. the same way it happened in 2006 when they rebuilt part of the capital in they rebuilt part of the capital in the south part of the country. they can help anyway that can prove the

transparency and direct involvement with confidence with companies to go into that reconstruction effort. i understand this gap of trust and good governance of lebanon, at the same time we feel obliged for the process of reforms, we need to reform our country and eradicate corruption. the labour leader has made his first trip to wales since winning the party leadership. sir keir starmer has called on ministers to reverse plans to end the furlough scheme and to incorporate some flexibility into the scheme. nobody is arguing for furlough or support to go on for everyjob forever, what we say one size fits all does not work. different sectors are getting back to normality at different paces, some areas such as hospitality need more support, we cannot let good

businesses and jobs go under for want of a bit of flexibility. the pub chain wetherspoons says almost a third of the jobs at its head offices could be cut as it deals with the downturn in the hospitality sector. around a quarter of the 417 people employed in head office roles are at risk, but the chief executive said he is trying to avoid compulsory redundancies and that pub workers will not be affected. aberdeen is back under lockdown restrictions after a spike in coronavirus cases. pu bs, cafes a nd restau ra nts are to remain closed for a week and residents have been told they can't visit each other‘s homes or travel more than five miles from where they live — unless it's for work or education. there are now 79 cases in the area, with more expected in the coming days. at her daily briefing, scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon went through those lockdown rules in more detail.

todayis today is the first full day these restrictions in aberdeen have been an place so let me take the opportunity to sit out again what the destructions are. i would remind you that guidance in all of this is available on the website. we are advising people in aberdeen not to travel more than five miles for leisure or recreation, and does not apply if you are travelling for work, education on medical treatment. one of the particular questions we have been asked since yesterday relates to holidays so i wa nt to yesterday relates to holidays so i want to give some advice on that. it is that you should not be going on holiday now either to other parts of scotla nd holiday now either to other parts of scotland all of the uk. as those of you who watch these briefings regularly will know we advise against overseas holidays and general at the moment for people right across scotland. we are also advising people outside aberdeen not to travel to the city for leisure or to travel to the city for leisure or to visit friends and family. some people in aberdeenshire can ask they

have travelled to the city for work, the answer effort is for the work then yes you can but please follow then yes you can but please follow the guidance but you should not be travelling into aberdeen for leisure 01’ travelling into aberdeen for leisure or recreational purposes or to visit family. if you are currently visiting aberdeen you can stay but again please follow all the guidance whilst they are and take extra care when returning home. we are advising people in aberdeen should not go into each other‘s houses, extended household groups are not included in that but the destruction applies to eve ryo ne that but the destruction applies to everyone else. there are also new distractions on end on visits to hospitals in aberdeen with only essential visits permitted and care home visiting remains restricted to outdoor visits only in line with current guidance. we have regulations which require all indoor and outdoor hospitality in the city to close, all bars, restaurants and cafe is must close by 5pm yesterday.

ta keaway cafe is must close by 5pm yesterday. takeaway services can continue and hotel distance can provide food for residents but hotel bars must close. everything i have seen so far suggest businesses are complying with these regulations and i do not underestimate how difficult it is for them so i want to thank all businesses affected across aberdeen sincerely for their help and cooperation. i want to thank eve ryo ne cooperation. i want to thank everyone in aberdeen for being so understanding of why this action is necessary and it is necessary and for sticking as i am absolutely confident you will to this new guidance. i know how tough this is, it isa guidance. i know how tough this is, it is a real blow to the city and all of us regret that we have had to ta ke all of us regret that we have had to take this decision but i believe people understand why it is necessary , people understand why it is necessary, there are just too many uncertainties about this outbreak so we are not yet confident we can keep it under control without these additional measures.

the headlines on bbc news... anger builds in lebanon over the cause of the explosion that killed at least 137 people in beirut, as international aid begins to arrive in the city. the bank of england predicts a less severe recession than earlier thought as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but warns the uk economy may not recover until late next year. 50 million face masks bought by the government in april won't be used in the nhs — because of safety concerns. the man who murdered backpacker grace millane in new zealand has begun an appeal against his conviction and sentence. the 28—year—old was found unanimously guilty by a jury last year of strangling ms millane on a date in december 2018.

he was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non—parole period of 17 years. our correspondent simon atkinson has been following the case from sydney. in december 2018, grace millane was in a gap year in new zealand, on the eve of her birthday she went on a date with the man she met on tinder. there are cctv pictures of her and this man around the city, this was the last time she was seen alive, she was murdered that evening her body was found in a shallow grave on the outskirts of the city around a week later. the man who was charged with the murder and later convicted, had argued that this was a sex game gone wrong. grace had consensually gone back with him and things got out of hand. this was an argument which the jury simply did not buy. there was lots of evidence that the

man had used excessive force on grace's neck, and also took intimate pictures of her body after she was dead. in this appeal that took place today the lawyer for the man argued that the jury had not been given enough information about consent. not that grace of course consented to her death, the lawyer said but how far she had gone along with the plan, the fact that the man did not give evidence in the trial, the appealjudge mention made this a very difficult argument to make. there was also an appeal against the sentence he was given life in prison with a minimum of 17 years without parole. this, said the lawyer, was unjust. the appeal courtjudges will go away, consider the case, they had already received written submissions, today was one day of evidence being given in court and they will come back when they have made a decision about either the conviction being overturned or the sentence being reassessed. we haven't heard anything from the

family of grace millane, we heard from them both after the conviction and after the sentencing of this man, a man who, by the way, we still cannot identify despite his conviction because of legal arguments. we may one day be able to tell you who he is but for now, his identity remains a secret and we cannot even report the reasons why his name is not being revealed. pc andrew harper was killed in the line of dutyjust one month after his wedding day. last week his killers were sentenced for manslaughter — but his mother debbie adlam says that's not good enough. she's wants to create a new ‘andrew‘s law‘ that would see people being jailed for life if they kill an emergency worker. peter cooke has been to meet her. a mother grieving her son, still angry at his killers' lack of contrition. we could see them just bumping and patting each other on the back and celebrating like they'd won the lottery.

and we were just devastated. last august, debbie adlam had a knock at the door which every family member of a police officer dreads. her son, pc andrew harper, killed in the line of duty. these teenage thieves, responsible for his death. seen laughing and joking at court, and during the trial. we've had to go through such a difficult case, fighting for whether it's murder or manslaughter. at the end of the day, they were committing a crime and my son is now dead. henry long, albert bowers and jesse cole had stolen a quad bike. they met pc harper's police car nearby. police footage shows as he tried to grab cole, he became tangled in a rope being used to pull the bike. he was dragged more than a mile and died surrounded by colleagues. there was one evening where it got the better of me, i suppose, and i sat and i looked and i looked.

and i am so thankful, because in that video hejust vanishes. in my mind, i convinced myself and believe myself that he didn't know anything about it because he went down, and he did go down so fast. he was — he was gone. the gang were cleared of murder. two were convicted of manslaughter, one admitted the same charge. long jailed for 16 years, the others for 13. the attorney general‘s office has been asked to review the sentences after several mps suggested they were too lenient. now the officer's mother is calling for a change in the law, so killers of police officers receive at least 20 years in prison. his widow wants even longer — a life term for those who kill emergency workers. the 28—year—old had only been married to wife lissie for four weeks. suddenly we've reached the point where they got married and we all know, you know, there is hope for the next

steps and everything. and that never happens for him now. so... they've taken more than just andrew, they've taken futures away. those lost futures, not dimmed by his mother's memories. i told him when he was a teenager that he was very well—rounded, and he took exception to that! he didn't think it was something to be pleased about. but i think as he grew up, he perhaps understood that that's probably a good description of him. and you can speak to any one of his colleagues or his friends. he made people happy. the teenagers still deny knowing they were dragging the officer. and you're absolutely convinced in your own mind that they must have known? i'm absolutely convinced. to cross thatjunction, i'm absolutely convinced. i will never change my mind about that. i know that there's no possible way you can cross thatjunction

at the speeds they were doing and not know. i will take that to my grave with me, knowing that they would have known. peter cooke reporting. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes hello. temperatures again set to surge into the mid 30s tomorrow across south—east england. another blast of hot weather, temperatures not far off the kind of heat we had during last friday. temperatures expected to reach around 36 degrees in london and south—east england, also humid which brings low cloud and mist and drizzle towards the south—west england. in scotland a lot of sunshine, the best of the sunshine across northern areas. as the cloud breaks towards the coast and inland across south—east england

temperatures will rise very quickly so becoming pretty warm, feeling humid particularly across parts of and wales, temperature peaking around 28, more comfortable 23 further north. overnight you can see the skies clearing across most of england, the cloud beginning to break across wales and south—west england, rain flirting with western scotland and northern ireland but into tomorrow we start to get the south—easterly winds dragging what are from the continent and the sheet will be rising and the heat will be rising and building across central and eastern areas with the hottest weather is but more sunshine for england and wales, temperatures rising and peaking at around 36 and still into the low 20s with some sunshine in scotland and northern ireland. through the weekend we keep the hot and humid weather across the south—east,

warm days to come with temperatures warm night: to come with temperatures falling no lower than 20 in cities, or was fresher further north but more comfortable and still warm, temperatures still in the low 20s with sunshine. another hot day south—east on saturday, temperatures again peaking into the mid 30s with high humidity and an uncomfortable night into sunday. high pressure with us again so more sunshine and hot and humid weather, the chance we could see a few isolated showers but temperatures again reaching the 30s.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the economic slump caused by coronavirus won't be as deep as feared, the bank of england now says — but will still be the biggest annual decline for 100 years. we've had actually quite a rapid pick—up in the economy over the last two months or so and i'm not surprised about that because in a sense, as restrictions have lifted, things do start to happen. three days of national mourning in lebanon as people demand answers about what caused the catastrophic explosion at the port in beirut. the french president emmanuel macron has been to see the devastation, and promised help — but said the country must reform. 50 million face masks bought by the government in april