a rather light—hearted moment of togetherness with flags of all varieties. david sillito, bbc news. and you can hear amol rajan‘s interview with the outgoing bbc director general on the media show tomorrow in the bbc sounds app or on radio 4 at 4.30 storm francis has hit parts of the uk leaving some homes flooded in south wales, and causing widespread travel disruption. this is porthleven on cornwall 5 south coast. a met office amber warning for very strong winds is in place across wales and the midlands, with yellow weather warnings covering much of the rest of the uk. time for a look at the weather, here's phil avery. i always knew you were a frustrated forecaster, simon. good afternoon. you have seen what it looks like on

the ground, this is what it looks like from space. this banner of cloud is sweeping its way ever further northwards and bringing with it quite a bit of rain. a couple of inches of rain falling at the worst. following on behind the skies are not that clear either. we are not quite done with that frontal system further south because it will return across the irish sea into the north of wales and northern england over the next couple of hours. over the same time period this afternoon and into this evening the isobars tighten as the low centre tracks across northern england, which is why simek was talking about the amber warning for strong and gusty winds all the way from wales right across to the wash. how strong? these are the gusts of mid afternoon. they may well become more widespread across the amber warning area. as simon intimated, there are yellow warnings for rain because the rain in scotland, northern ireland,

northern england and northern wales just keep on coming. a bit of sunshine in the south and 23 could be yours. that wraparound occlusion, the old weather front, just keeps on dragging through the north of england overnight as the centre moves away to the north sea. too much wind, cloud and rain for some, but it is quite a slow moving feature. those of you particularly in the east will still feel the effects as we get onto wednesday, particularly in regard to the strength of the win. we are just going to show you the gusts again, not quite 70 miles an hour, but you will still notice the wind on the eastern side of the british aisles. out west you will get some sunshine away from the eastern shores, although it could be cloudy for the greater part of the day. the transient high pressure is on the move and it is out of the way,

allowing another set of weather fronts on thursday. a bright start and we pile up the cloud and the rain, initially in the north of england and then more heavy rain getting into wales and south—west and northern ireland. that is the theme that takes you on through the coming weekend, both by day, mid—teens, single figures by night. where is that cardigan? i will borrow yours! a reminder of our top story... pressure on westminster as secondary school students in scotland are told that from next week they will have to wear face coverings. the prime minister says the government will continue to review the evidence on masks at schools. you know, we'll look at the changing medical evidence as we go on, if we need to change the advice, then of course we will. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me

good afternoon. it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. british gymnastics‘ head national coach, amanda reddin, has temporarily stepped aside while an investigation into claims about her conduct takes place. reddin has coached at four olympic games and ten world championships. the claims around her include accusations of physical mistreatment. an independent review into allegations about mistreatment within the sport of gymnastics has also formally begun. the review comes following a series of serious allegations being made in recent months about the treatment of gymnasts at all levels of the sport. the independent review will address whether gymnasts‘ wellbeing and welfare is, and has been, at the centre of the culture of british gymnastics, its clubs and coaches, whether safeguarding concerns and complaints have been dealt with appropriately and whether complainants have felt unable to raise complaints with appropriate authorities. no play so far at southampton

on the fianl day of the third and final test between england and pakistan. rain has left the outfield very wet. the forecast isn't good but there could be some play this afternoon. england need eight wickets for victory and jimmy anderson needs one for his six hundreth test wicket. andy murray heads into next week's us open off the back of one of his best wins following his return from a hip injury. he beat the world number seven alex zverev in three sets at new york's flushing meadows. it's his first win against a top ten opponent for more than three years. murray's been awarded a wild card to play in next week's grand slam at the same venue and plays milos raonic next. he milos raonic next. is serving well, playing aggressive, he is serving well, playing aggressive, which is one of the key places best. we have played each other in some big matches, we have played each other at the us open, cincinnati, wimbledon finals, the us

open. he has had a injury struggles as well, so it is nice to see him back. we always get on pretty well, we respect each other. he gets the most out of his game and that is all we can ask for. i would wait prefer playing with the cloud. i had a running passing shot joined playing with the cloud. i had a running passing shotjoined the line, a winnerfrom way running passing shotjoined the line, a winner from way out of the courts, and you get silence! which, obviously, you feed off the crowd when they are around. maybe that explains a little bit the drop of intensity sometimes, in a long much like that, i don't know. there are a lot of factors that could go into that, but it is not the same. meanwhile, johanna konta looked in equally impressive form in her win over kirsten flipkens, losing just two games in the match. she will play russia's vera zvonareva this evening. serena williams overcame a scare against dutch qualifier arantcha roosh to reach the third round. the 23—time grand slam champion had

to win two tie—breaks in the three—set match that lasted almost three hours. she will play greece's maria sakkari next. usain bolt says he's self—isolating as he awaits the result of a coronavirus test. the eight—time olympic gold medallist says he was tested as a precaution despite having no symptoms and has urged friends he's been in contact with to also be checked. those friends incude raheem sterling, who attemded the jamaican‘s 34th birthday party at the weekend. we are waiting to see if the manchester city star is named in the england squad along with harry maguire when gareth southgate announces that this afternoon ahead of next week's nations league matches. wales have named their squad, recalling hal robson—kanu. it's three years since the west brom striker was last called up. gareth bale and aaron ramsey are also included, despite unceratinty ovrer their club futures. all details of those squads, including scotland's, are available on the website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport.

we are expecting the gareth southgate scored in the next half an hour. the prime minister has given an interview this lunchtime on the use of face masks in schools. the scottish government has made them mandatory in communal places from monday, but in england the policy remains that they are not needed. but borisjohnson said that if the advice will be changed if needed. i think the crucial thing is that all pupils get back to school next week and in the succeeding days in the staggered way that we want. i am really pleased by the work that teachers, schools, parents, pupils have done to get ready, and the steps they have taken to ensure there is social distancing and that schools are safe. of course, all our

scientific advice is that schools are safe. it is absolutely crucial that people understand that. there is far more risk to the well—being of our children from not going to school than there is, i'm afraid, from the disease. that's why the priority. on the issue on whether or not to wear masks in some context, we will look at the changing medical evidence as we go on. if we need to change the advice, then of course we will. on the controversial issuing of exams grades this summer, the prime minister acknowledged that the government could have done things differently. i know millions of pupils around the country were worried about, thinking about, and in an ideal world we would have had exams that went on the way they normally do in the summer. the way they normally do in the summer. unfortunately, we are in the middle of a pandemic, or have been

going through a pandemic, and what he tried to do was to be as fair as we possibly could to all pupils. that is where we got to. the result of the changes we have had to make i hope is that students do have the qualifications they need, students of all backgrounds and income groups will have the qualifications they need to make the best of their futures. we will work with the universities and all the other destinations they have to make sure they are able to realise their dreams, in spite of being a generation that has been particularly penalised by covid. if you think about the people who have done their a—levels, gcses this year, in many ways they have been a remarkable generation. they had to stay at home, which has been difficult, it has posed a risk to the health, their mental health,

they protected the nhs, helped to save lives, get us through this pandemic and i'm just pleased that then i do have results that they can work with. yes, if we have to do it again we might have done some things differently. i am certainly not going to deny that. but they got a series of results that they can work with and used to develop their careers. and on the bbc‘s decision to play orchestral versions of rule, britannia! and land of hope and glory on the last night of the proms, mrjohnson called for an end to self—recrimination and wetness. ijust want i just want to say, and they are trying to restrain me from saying this, if it is correct, which i cannot believe that it really is, but if it is correct that the bbc is saying that they will not sing the words of lantern hope and glory and rule britannia as they traditionally do at the end of the last eight of the proms, i think it is time we

stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, about our traditions and about our culture and we stop this general pouch of self recrimination and wetness. let's return to our top story. pupils and staff in scotland's secondary schools will have to wear masks in corridors and communal areas from next monday. speaking at her daily press conference earlier, the scottish first minister, nicola sturgeon, explained the changes the scottish government has made to its guidace on face masks in schools. the new guidance will not include two additional situations where face coverings should be worn. firstly, as indicated yesterday, adults and pupils in secondary schools should wear face coverings when they are moving around school in areas where distancing is challenging, for example through corridors, or in communal spaces. secondly, adults and children aged five and over should wear face coverings on dedicated school transport. that

simply now mirrors the situation on public transport more generally. both of these situations, there is a greater potential for different groups to mix. there is more chance of voices being raised, resulting in the creation of aerosols and there is less scope for distancing and effective ventilation, so we believe that face coverings to provide an additional layer of protection in mitigating these factors. the guidance will also emphasise how this coverings can be used to address specific issues, for example where there is a concern about a particular school or where there is an outbreak or greater transmission ina an outbreak or greater transmission in a particular area. all of these changes will apply from next monday, 3ist changes will apply from next monday, 31st of august. before then schools will be to provide schools pupils with clear instructions on face coverings. we expect most children and young people will have access to face coverings already as part of their daily lives, but we will work with local authorities to ensure that schools also have supplies so

no child is disadvantaged. there are people for him wearing a face covering is not appropriate, which is why there are already exemptions in place for individuals with proven disabilities or certain disabilities. there will also be young people for whom it is not appropriate to wear a face covering in school and schools will discuss that with pupils and parents. let me be clear that nobody should be stigmatised in a school because they cannot for one of those reasons were a face covering. we hope that these changes provide some additional assurance to pupils, staff and pa rents. assurance to pupils, staff and parents. we know it is not easy, none of what we were having to live with right now is easy, but it is all about trying to minimise the risk of transmission and we will continue to keep the guidance under review. meanwhile, the welsh government says it will get fresh expert advice on whether secondary school pupils should wear masks later today. the health minister, vaughan gething, was speaking at the regular briefing.

in light of the update to world health organization advice on the use of this coverings for children over 12, and the decision by the scottish government to introduce widerface covering scottish government to introduce wider face covering wearing in schools, i have asked the children and schools advisory group of our scientific technical advisory group to consider the guidance on wheels. they will look at any additional risks and benefits to children, young people and staff in the wearing of face coverings in school. we are aware that scotland have revised their guidance for the use of face coverings in secondary schools, secondary school corridors and in school transport for primary and in school transport for primary and secondary schools. our technical advisory group are revisiting the evidence and will provide us with further advice later today. in doing so, it is important that we take measures that are proportionate and

appropriate to their setting and local population. our background rate is currently low, so we must consider the balance of harm, especially for children and young people with additional needs. from the emerging evidence, it is clear that adults and back on community transmission rates bear a significant role in school outbreaks, so we have to observe the basic principles of social distancing, effective control measures such distancing, effective control measures such as distancing, effective control measures such as staggered starts, smaller groups and reduced mixing, together with good hygiene to help control covid—i9. it is important to reflect that prevalence and transmission rates are even lower now than they were when schools returned for three weeks earlier in the summer. a 19—year—old has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for defacing a picasso masterpiece.

to 18 months in prison for defacing bust of a woman was on display at tate modern when it was ripped — costing 350 thousand pounds to repair. our correspondent sangita myska has been following the case at inner london crown court. our correspondent sangita myska has been following the case at innner london crown court. this painting was on loan. that's right. this is an incredibly famous painting, it was painted in 191m by pablo picasso. it depicts his denim use door i'mma. it had sold at auction previously for £20 million. as you say it was owned by a private collector who had known that painting since 2011 to the tate modern. today the court heard from an expert restorer who gave a submission saying that repairing this painting was going to cost up to £350,000 and up to 18 months. the judge said it was significant that this important work of art was going to be kept away from the public for that amount of time. he went on to

say that he had not had any mental health reports about mr massey, which meant he had concluded the mental health was not a factor in his behaviour. mr massey walked into the tate modern in 2019, he was holding a padlock that was covered by two scarves. he punched a painting several times over, he then grabbed it, smashed it to the floor and when police arrested him they asked him what was going on, he said it was a statement of art, one presumably that he believed he had created himself. today thejudge in sentencing him to 18 months said of mr massey, it is difficult to com plete mr massey, it is difficult to complete this attack was done for any other reason than notoriety. we went on to say there is nothing to suggest that you wanted anything more as an 18—year—old than five minutes of fame. charities say people with obsessive compulsive disorder

have been particularly badly affected during lockdowon. mental health organisations say they've seen a huge rise in demand for support, with ocd action saying it had to double the services it provides since the outbreak. luxmy gopal reports. lynn's obsessive compulsive disorder affects nearly every aspect of her life — at home, at work, evenjust sitting down for a chat. i have to put cream on, which is a barrier which enables me to come out. it protects me from the germs. as well as fears around contamination, her symptoms involve repeatedly checking, for example, that the door is locked. come out, lock the door, go to the gate, go back to the door, go to the gate, cos it's always three times. and then if i set off to, say to work, and i get to the end of the street, if someone has parked a car that i know shouldn't be there, then i have to go back

gate, start again. things deteriorated after her daughter died of sepsis. my eldest daughter passed away in 2004 of septicaemia, which, i know, is something to do with germs in the blood. and that made it worse. then i got depressed. i started to clean at two o'clock in the morning because i thought germs would get into the house. when my grandkids come, when my daughters come, they have to strip off at the door so i can put their clothes in the washer, so they don't contaminate the house. lynn is far from alone. around three quarters of a million people in the uk have ocd. it's used in quite a throwaway terms in modern language, and actually the condition of obsessive compulsive disorder is something when your symptoms become enduring, when it's causing you pain, when it's causing you upset, that's when it's bordering on to a mental health condition and one that can be quite serious. and their mental health has been among the hardest hit by the pandemic, according to a study by the charity mind, which found that compared to people without the condition, those with ocd were 16% more likely

to get anxiety about contracting coronavirus, 11% more likely to worry about their family getting it and 70% more likely to find it harder to get mental health support during the pandemic. we have to double the amount of groups that we're running and our volunteers are doing extra shifts to try to meet that demand. and we only expect that demand to keep increasing as we ease out of lockdown. for a lot of people with ocd it might feel like their fears have become very real. and i don't imagine that for a lot of people coming out of lockdown will necessarily mean, you know, the end of their worries about the pandemic. lynn fears she may have to take more precautions as lockdown eases. there are a lot of people helping to stop the germs because they are doing what they are supposed to be doing. when they stop doing that at the world will get back to where there are still a lot of germs out there. luxmy gopal, bbc news. the bbc‘s director general, tony hall, has defended the decision

to play orchestral versions of rule, britannia and land of hope and glory at the last night of the proms. the decision to remove the lyrics has been criticised in several newspapers. lord hall has been speaking to our media editor, amol rajan. rupert tanya and land of hope and glory, with the ever be dropped from the last eight of the proms? my view about the proms is that it is a miracle that the team have done something which i think is so important, which is to have two weeks of music at the end of the proms of light music. you know what i'm getting at here, there's been a huge amount of noise and social media, the cultural secretary has made a point about it, was there a discussion at the bbc about dropping those songs over at the british colonial past? the whole thing has been discussed by david and his colleagues, of course it has. the point is they have come to the right conclusion. it is very hard in an

albert hall which takes over 5,000 people to have the atmosphere of the last eight of the proms and to have things were a whole audience singalong. it is hard creatively and artistically to make that work. they have decided to include it instrumentally and who knows what will happen next year, i expect it will happen next year, i expect it will be back. on the question of the principal, had you been imposed, would you have been happy for the lyrics of that song to be some, despite any association with the imperial past? the fact is we have come to the right conclusion, it is an artistic conclusion, which is that it an artistic conclusion, which is thatitis an artistic conclusion, which is that it is there in a medley of instrumental playing around sea sha nty instrumental playing around sea shanty is a lot of that. i expect it will be back next year. storm francis is sweeping across many parts of the uk bringing "unseasonably" strong winds of up to 70mph, heavy rain and flooding. in wales, police are searching the river taff in north cardiff after reports a canoeist has capsized and gone into the water. in carmarthenshire, emergency crews had to rescue nine people

who were caught by fast moving water at a campsite near st clears. rhys williams has the latest. this is the river gwent in carmarthenshire. the water level has dropped quite significantly in the last hour. it was all the way up to the footbridge. the water was covering this area by the fire station and the garage. they have been pumping water out of the garage all morning. the owner tells me he has had thousands of pounds worth of damage. homes have been flooded and firefighters rescued nine campers and two dogs close to fast flowing water in carmarthenshire this morning. the manager of the campsite tells us everyone is safe and alternative accommodation. back east, emergency services have been searching the river taff after reports that a canoeist may have capsized. a dog walker who went reports that a canoeist may have capsized. was g walker who went reports that a canoeist may have

capsized. was also lker who went reports that a canoeist may have capsized. was also rescued went reports that a canoeist may have capsized. was also rescued from the