the us military and troops from other western nations are facing a new threat in iraq. american airbases have come under attack from iranian—made drones fitted with explosives. commanders say the drones are a game changer. iran denies involvement. hundreds of suspected criminals have been arrested in a global sting operation organised by the fbi. gangs used what they thought was a secure messaging app, developed by the authorities, who were able to monitor messages about drug dealing, and planned murders. a number of leading websites were taken offline for a short time on tuesday, and so far there's no official explanation as to why. those affected included amazon and the uk government website. issues had been reported early by the cloud computing provider fastly. and those are the headlines.

around 3% of adults have a stammer, and one of those with the condition is the former scotland rugby union captain kelly brown. he's been speaking to our reporter lydia campbell, who also has a stammer, about how sport can help to build communication skills. iam i am kelly brown, former scotland rugby captain, and i've got a stammer. like me, kell is i've got a stammer. like me, kelly is one _ i've got a stammer. like me, kelly is one of— i've got a stammer. like me, kelly is one of the _ i've got a stammer. like me, kelly is one of the estimated | kelly is one of the estimated 1.5 million adults in the uk who have a stammer, a neurological condition that makes it physically hard to speak. but kelly also reached the highest level of his sport and having a stammer was never and having a stammer was never an issue when playing rugby. i started playing when i was about five. every sunday i'd go down to the club and all my mates were there and we got to throw a ball around and have fun so it was never even an

issue, not even part of the conversation. it was just a part of me and no—one cared and everyone just part of me and no—one cared and everyonejust accept part of me and no—one cared and everyone just accept that. part of me and no-one cared and everyone just accept that.- everyone 'ust accept that. when i was everyone just accept that. when i was growing — everyone just accept that. when i was growing no _ everyone just accept that. when i was growing up really - i was growing up really struggling with my speech, i found sport was the safe spot. do you think that sport, without being communication based, can really help kids with stammers? i based, can really help kids with stammers?_ based, can really help kids with stammers? i think it is brilliant for _ with stammers? i think it is brilliant for all _ with stammers? i think it is brilliant for all sorts - with stammers? i think it is brilliant for all sorts of - with stammers? i think it is brilliant for all sorts of life | brilliant for all sorts of life skills, but especially communication, because it teaches you how to be a part of a team and a part of that is having to communicate with your team—mate and a good thing is you've got to support each other, and so it was just an amazing environment, i'd believe, for anyone who has got a stammer. believe, for anyone who has got a stammer-— a stammer. many people with a stammer find _ a stammer. many people with a stammer find the _ a stammer. many people with a stammer find the idea - a stammer. many people with a stammer find the idea of - a stammer. many people with a stammer find the idea of sport | stammerfind the idea of sport daunting but anything that can help to bring confidence can

bring benefits.— help to bring confidence can bring benefits. anything that nets ou bring benefits. anything that gets you mixing _ bring benefits. anything that gets you mixing with - bring benefits. anything that gets you mixing with other i gets you mixing with other peoriie _ gets you mixing with other people and having to talk and convert — people and having to talk and convert and building their confidence and potentially pushing themselves out of their comfort— pushing themselves out of their comfort zone is a positive thing _ comfort zone is a positive thing to— comfort zone is a positive thing to realise they can do these — thing to realise they can do these scary things.- these scary things. now a atron these scary things. now a patron of _ these scary things. now a patron of the _ these scary things. now a patron of the british - patron of the british stammering association, kelly has a strong message for those struggling because of this demo. ., ., demo. into the part of you, it is 'ust demo. into the part of you, it isjust how — demo. into the part of you, it is just how you _ demo. into the part of you, it isjust how you speak, - demo. into the part of you, it isjust how you speak, but. is just how you speak, but never let it hold you back. i fully believe that any stammerer can do whatever they want. , ., ., , , stammerer can do whatever they want. , ., ., ,, ~~ stammerer can do whatever they want. , ., ., ,, “ , now it's time for our world. in the summer of 2014, is militants swept across northern iraq.

in sinjar, they would go on to commit a massacre, taking thousands of young women like amsha hostage. almost seven years later, much of the region remains in ruins and thousands remain missing. despite everything, amsha chose to remain in sinjar. now every day she confronts the deadly legacy left hidden by herformer captors.

on the 3rd of august 2014, is militants invaded sinjar, homeland of the yazidi people. the so—called islamic state regarded this religious minority as infidels, reserving for them their most brutal treatment.

is militants took amsha and her brother from their car and took them to a nearby base. for amsha, it was the start of 11 months of torture. during their occupation of sinjar, the so—called islamic state took over 6000 yazidis hostage, forcing boys into training camps and girls and young women into slavery.

five years on, amsha now lives back at home with her family. is militants might have gone from sinjar,

but they are still taking lives. civilians are frequently killed

or injured by explosive devices. three months ago, amsha started work as a de—miner, working with a british ngo, the mines advisory group. when amsha firstjoined mag, she worked as a dog handler.

it was the start of a new career and an important step in her path to recovery. iraq remains one of the most heavily—mined countries in the world. in sinjar, civilians live

side by side with homes still contaminated with explosives and fields laced with ieds.

since 2016, mag has cleared over 27,000 items of unexploded ordnance from across iraq, returning thousands of square metres of land back to the community.

seven years ago, amsha's family, along with hundreds of thousands of other yazidis, fled to mount sinjar. now, a temple on top of the mountain has become a place for reflection for amsha.

back in sinjar, amsha is one of a handful of women who have

chosen to stay, to provide for their families and help rebuild. every week, amsha and her close friend and colleague spend time together in sinjar town.

before is militants attacked, around half a million yazidis called sinjar home. amsha was in high school, alongside her sisters and brothers. is militants are thought to have murdered over 5,000 yazidis.

of those taken captive, almost 3,000 are still considered missing.

for amsha and her colleagues, the dangerous work of making their land safe continues.

despite the progress that mag and other de—mining agencies have made in clearing the land, the work will continue for years to come.

sinjar remains volatile, with various armed groups spread across the region, often at odds with each other and with the civilian population. but despite this, the numbers of those returning are slowly increasing. and new signs of life are emerging every day.

hello there. for many of us, the temperatures are going to continue to build as we move through this week. both by day and it is going to feel warmer and muggier at night as well, as we start to import some very warm and humid tropical air right across the uk. but further north and west, we will continue to be played by low pressure and some weather fronts, so thicker cloud with some patchy rain at times. so for today, we've got higher pressure to the south, low pressure out from the atlantic, pushing these weather fronts into the north and the west, which will bring thicker cloud at times for scotland, northern ireland, western parts of england and wales. anywhere here could see the odd spot of rain,

and some of the rain could be quite heavy for a time across northern ireland and scotland. turning a little bit lighter into the afternoon. some brightness for the northeast of scotland, where it will be warm. but by far, central, southern and eastern england, which will see the sunniest of skies, will see the highest temperatures — 25 or 26 degrees. but even further west, with the cloud, it's going to feel warm and muggy. and as we head through wednesday night, tropical moist, humid air spreads right across the uk. so it's going to be a pretty muggy night for all areas. lows not falling below 1a to 16 degrees for many of us. now, as we head on into thursday, we've still got low pressure to the northwest. more isobars on the chart, you'll notice. so it is going to be a windier day for scotland, northern ireland, and it's here where we'll have most of the rain. the western isles and the northern isles could be quite wet. further south, more cloud around generally, even into england and wales. but again, the best of the sunshine will be towards the eastern side of england. a breezier day for all. windierfurther north. those are the mean wind speeds, gusts will be higher than that. and it's going to be another warm and humid day but because there's a bit more cloud around, i think highs of 22 or 2a degrees. now, on into friday,

similar picture again, could see quite a bit a cloud around here and there. a little bit of drizzliness across the western hills, where it will be quite misty. best of the sunshine to the east of high ground, and another warm and humid day to come, particularly for england and wales — 25 or 26 degrees. something a little bit fresher for a time across scotland, you will notice — 15 to 18 or 19 degrees. but as this area of high pressure builds back in for the weekend, it pushes the area of low pressure and these weather fronts back out into the atlantic. so it looks like things are going to turn more settled again for the weekend, with increasing amounts of sunshine, so temperatures will respond, and it's going to turn very warm or even hot in places, as temperatures across central and southern england could be close to 30 celsius.

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