hello, welcome to bbc news on friday morning. i'm victoria derbyshire, here are the headlines... at least 80 dead and hundreds unaccounted for in germany after some of the worst flooding in decades — record rainfall causes rivers to burst their banks, devastating some areas more than three months�* worth of rain fell in 2a hours over parts of western germany, belgium and the netherlands — some local politicians say climate change is to blame. half of patients admitted to hospital during the first wave of coronavirus developed at least one complication in their kidneys, lungs and heart — according to new research. as cases continue to rise — a warning the uk is "not out of the woods yet" — from the chief medical adviser — and a major push to offer jabs to all remaining adults gathers momentum.

politicians from the five main parties in northern ireland set out their opposition to the government's plan to end all prosecutions for crimes committed during the troubles. sir mo farah tells us that racist abuse towards black sportsmen and women is getting worse and the racist attacks on england players after their defeat to italy in the euros was �*shocking' and �*unacceptable�* and permission for eating outside restaurants, pubs and bars in england is expected to be made permanent — to help the sector recover from the pandemic. good morning. emergency services in western germany, supported by hundreds of troops, are resuming their search for dozens of people missing after record rainfall caused the worst flooding

in living memory. at least 80 people have died in what the chancellor, angela merkel, called a catastrophe. thousands have been evacuated from their homes with the german army using helicopters to rescue people from rooftops. at least nine people have also died in the netherlands and belgium, including a 15—year—old girl. unusually heavy rainfall has caused rivers to burst their banks with severe flooding leading to houses collapsing. courtney bembridge reports. the full extent of the damage is only now becoming clear. houses have been ripped apart and roads have all but disappeared. in western germany, three months of rain fell in just 2a hours. the water was so powerful, it crushed a caravan in seconds. residents here say the floods came without warning. translation: everything was under water within 15 minutes. _

ourflat, our office, our neighbours�* houses. everywhere was underwater. this motorway in north rhine—westphalia was blocked for kilometres as residents tried to get out. but it was too late for others. translation: i grieve for the people who have lost their lives. _ we don't know the number, but it will be many. some in the basements of their houses, and some who were working as firefighters trying to bring others to safety. across the border in the east of belgium, cars were picked up and carried by the force of the water. this bridge was submerged and covered in debris. in nearby liege, the river is close to bursting its banks and residents were told to leave. translation: i've never seen i anything like this, it's incredible. frankly, i never thought i'd see that in belgium. parts of the netherlands are also underwater and soldiers are on hand in case water levels rise further.

translation: we have all seen the images of streets turned - into swirling rivers, neighbourhoods and villages completely flooded. people who are afraid. people who are worried about their business, their homes. scientists have long warned that climate change will make extreme weather events like this more common. and german leaders have also drawn a link between the two. translation: this is a natural disaster. - but the fact it has taken place in this way is certainly connected to the fact climate change is progressing at a speed we have observed for while. that must be another incentive and also an obligation for those who have become victims here, for us to do everything we can to stop man—made climate change and prevent such disasters at this scale. heavy downpours have continued overnight, making the work of rescue teams even more challenging. dozens of people are still missing in germany and the clean—up will take some time.

let's cross live to valkenberg in the netherlands — which has also been badly affected by the record rainfall — and speak to the bbc�*s anna holligan. tell us what the situation is like. sometimes those numbers are just hard to conceptualise and i wanted to bring it home to you, this is one garden on one street in one town, and you can see, look at this. the garden furniture is totally submerged. and you know what the residents on the street have told me? they consider themselves to be lucky because they have survived and actually there are two reasons to be optimistic right now for them, the first, look here, you see the water has gone down slightly and the rain has gone down slightly and the rain has stopped. so i want to bring you around here because this is really incredible. people have been trying to secure their own homes throughout

the night. they've been creating their own barriers to try to keep their own barriers to try to keep the flood water out so building their own sandbags, and actually, their own sandbags, and actually, the daughter of this household here, has brought this pump, removing some of the floodwater, their basement entirely flooded, flip—flops and fridges floating around, the fire service working all night but they have big jobs at hand so people had been left to fend for themselves and their neighbours, actually. with these types of defences here. i'm going to try to take you a little bit further down this street because you can see the water pumping out, we've seen some fish, dead fish down there, the military have been called in to rebuild one of the bridges. hello. these guys have been working all night. down here, they are actually trying to repair a gas pipe because there is a gas leak so they

are trying to remove the water and attach a balloon to the gas pipe to stop it from leaking any further. and on the other side of your, i will try to take you down, there's a fire engine coming behind us right now, 10,000 people evacuated from their homes in this region. it might not surprise you to hear this is now officially considered to be a disaster zone. which just means people will be able to access money from the government, that state, to support them because the scale of this damage, the disaster, will be too much for the insurance companies too much for the insurance companies to cope with. if we head down here, i'lljust cannot we have been here before and checked it is ok, so hopefully that is still the case, but look at this. this bridge. collapsed. because of the floodwater, and now the issue isn't so much, the bridge, you see it's

relatively trite now, it's the rising floodwater on these rivers, this river, flooded its banks and that has been pumped down here but actually, the doomsday scenario they feared here in limburg hasn't materialised. and it's thought they mayjust have done enough to protect some people and they've evacuated care homes, some of the elderly residents were put onto tractors to get them to safety. and on the other side appear, the military have built a bridge to get food supplies in and help people to get out. puma help people to get out. anna holligan. _ help people to get out. anna holligan, thank _ help people to get out. anna holligan, thank you - help people to get out. anna holligan, thank you for - help people to get out. anna holligan, thank you for that l holligan, thank you for that comprehensive insight into what is going on. we really appreciate that. let's speak with maleeka fashroo who's in dusseldorf in germany. tell us what the situation is like.

hello, and thank you for having me. i am in dusseldorf, and this is one of the worst affected areas. look behind me, this is the river rhine, unusually and dangerously high levels, i am unusually and dangerously high levels, iam keeping unusually and dangerously high levels, i am keeping a safe distance from the river, not going to close but on the other side of the river, there are houses and bungalows flooded, on wednesday night, they had been evacuated, i myself was caught by the floods, not as severely as others in west germany but i was out with my sister, we wanted to make our way home and we could not make our way home, our whole street was blocked, we could not access the street with the car, otherwise we would have drowned in the car itself, and yes, speaking to people on the ground who have lost their belongings, could not leave their belongings, could not leave their house yesterday, the whole nation is in the grip of apathy at the moment. nation is in the grip of apathy at the moment-— nation is in the grip of apathy at the moment. ., ~ i. . ., the moment. thank you so much for talkin: to the moment. thank you so much for talking to us- _ the moment. thank you so much for talking to us. thank— the moment. thank you so much for talking to us. thank you. _ the moment. thank you so much for talking to us. thank you. you - the moment. thank you so much for talking to us. thank you. you will. talking to us. thank you. you will have more on that flooding in europe and what could be causing it in the

next few minutes. younger adults admitted to hospital with covid are almost as likely to suffer from complications as those over the age of 50, a new study has found. four in 10 of those between 19 and 49 developed problems with thier kidneys, lungs or other organs while treated. the research looked at over 70,000 adults across all ages in the first wave of covid in 2020. jim reed reports. i'm in icu. my lungs collapsed. and i'vejust found out i have pneumonia. looking back 18 months on. paul was 31—years—old last march when he was taken to hospital with what later turned out to be covid. it was the worst experience of my life, obviously. it was horrific. it's one of those things, you don't know how to really deal with it but you mentallyjust do. you don't know how.

before the pandemic, paul was diagnosed with bronchiectasis, a serious lung condition. in hospital, he was told covid had caused pneumonia. i couldn't believe how this virus had ruined my body so quickly. and the fight that i would have to fight. i could see on their face they were quite shocked, but they did everything they could and i was rushed straight to intensive care. put on every machine possible to help my breathing. they acted amazingly. the nhs are phenomenal. paul was treated here in colchester last year. he is certain the staff at this hospital saved his life. what we didn't know at the time, though, was just how much damage a severe covid infection could do to the body. now a new study has looked back at the first wave of the pandemic to see how those who needed hospital treatment were affected. an analysis of 70,000 covid patients found that half suffered some form of medical complication in hospital.

the most common was a kidney injury, followed by lung and heart damage. while those aged 50 and over were most likely to have a problem, researchers said they were surprised to find high levels of medical complications in patients like paul — in their 30s and even younger. this study, again, reinforces covid is not the flu. we are seeing one in three of even the youngest of our adults who are coming into hospital suffering significant complications. some of which will require further monitoring and potentially further treatment in the future. so this virus is particularly nasty. vaccination is the best way to protect people. covid is notjust a disease of the frail and elderly. doctors are not yet certain how covid can cause organ damage, but it's likely that, in some cases, the body's own immune system can get carried away and attack healthy tissue. it is thought vaccines can help by reducing the severity of the disease.

for people like paul, the damage caused by covid has lasted over a year. a reminder that 18 months into this pandemic, we are onlyjust starting to learn about this virus and its long—term impact on our health. father—of—three, rob hutt is 38—years—old. he was treated for covid—19 injanuary in what he calls the worst time of his life. how are you doing? much better now, thank you. how are you doing? much better now, thank ou. ~ ., , how are you doing? much better now, thank ou. ~ .,, ., , thank you. white was it the worst time of your— thank you. white was it the worst time of your life, _ thank you. white was it the worst time of your life, why _ thank you. white was it the worst time of your life, why do - thank you. white was it the worst time of your life, why do you - time of your life, why do you describe it like that? i time of your life, why do you describe it like that?- time of your life, why do you describe it like that? i think most eo - le describe it like that? i think most peeple have _ describe it like that? i think most peeple have a — describe it like that? i think most people have a perception - describe it like that? i think most people have a perception of- describe it like that? i think most people have a perception of what| describe it like that? i think most i people have a perception of what it is like to feel very ill, use the analogy of will you fall back onto your bed, you know where your bed is, you expect to be caught at that point but imagine the bed is not there and you keep falling and you don't know how low your body could go. that is in essence, what it was like for me. about 1000 people reached out to me on social media

after shared my story, on a very similar theme as well.— after shared my story, on a very similar theme as well. when you were taken into hospital, _ similar theme as well. when you were taken into hospital, what _ similar theme as well. when you were taken into hospital, what did - similar theme as well. when you were taken into hospital, what did you - taken into hospital, what did you think? i taken into hospital, what did you think? ., , ~ taken into hospital, what did you think? . , ~ ., , taken into hospital, what did you think? ., ~ ., , ~ , think? i was thinking about my kids, to be honest- _ think? i was thinking about my kids, to be honest. as— think? i was thinking about my kids, to be honest. as a _ think? i was thinking about my kids, to be honest. as a responsible - to be honest. as a responsible parent, what you do, the message to your children as mummy and daddy are doing everything possible to protect you, don't worry, what is on the news, it cannot come into our home, we are being careful and the next thing paramedics are helping you down the stairs, through the front door, all the traffic stopped on the street in front of your home, the three kids in tears. and just them, that overrides everything else. after that, that overrides everything else. afterthat, it that overrides everything else. after that, it was just the uncertainty of how much worse can this get? uncertainty of how much worse can this net? , ., ., . ., , this get? yes, and how much worse did it net? this get? yes, and how much worse did it get? i — this get? yes, and how much worse did it get? i was _ this get? yes, and how much worse did it get? i was on _ this get? yes, and how much worse did it get? i was on a _ this get? yes, and how much worse did it get? i was on a ward - this get? yes, and how much worse did it get? i was on a ward of - this get? yes, and how much worse did it get? i was on a ward of four, l did it get? i was on a ward of four, there was — did it get? i was on a ward of four, there was two _ did it get? i was on a ward of four, there was two gentleman - there was two gentleman unfortunately in the process of dying, they were older gentlemen and they were suffering from dementia so

that was very, very difficult. there was a gentleman across the bed for me who collapsed and he had come back into hospital and what really hit me, you say to the doctors, what happens next? and they say, well, we do not actually know and they do not tell you that you are going to be fine, they say there are options, either we will give you this medication and we will get through it as best we can and your blood oxygen levels will come back up or alternatively, you know, things could get very serious.- alternatively, you know, things could get very serious. gosh, you are 38! i know— could get very serious. gosh, you are 38! i know you _ could get very serious. gosh, you are 38! i know you have - could get very serious. gosh, you are 38! i know you have asthma, | could get very serious. gosh, you i are 38! i know you have asthma, but put that to one side, you are strong, normal, cracking on with your life and then... strong, normal, cracking on with your life and then. . ._ strong, normal, cracking on with your life and then... yes, and if i could impart _ your life and then... yes, and if i could impart any _ your life and then... yes, and if i could impart any message - your life and then... yes, and if i could impart any message at - your life and then... yes, and if i could impart any message at all, j could impart any message at all, whether you're going to gymnasium, confident in your career, you feel like you are untouchable, this is not like influenza, under any

circumstances. it is systematic, i'm not saying everyone has this effect, but it can happen and happen to me and a lot people that happened to reach out to me, it's a systematic breakdown, your breath is taken away and you cannot breathe. that breakdown, your breath is taken away and you cannot breathe.— and you cannot breathe. that is terrifying- _ and you cannot breathe. that is terrifying. tell _ and you cannot breathe. that is terrifying. tell me _ and you cannot breathe. that is terrifying. tell me about - and you cannot breathe. that is terrifying. tell me about the . and you cannot breathe. that is i terrifying. tell me about the kind of care you received in hospital. how were the staff? the staff were phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal. you just the problem is you hear those words, incredible, phenomenal, but it doesn't really do itjustice. think about it in the context of human beings you have never met before, at the point when you are most terrified, in the most unfamiliar surroundings, they are replacing your immediate family, reassuringly, holding your hand, caring for you, trying to educate you on what possibly could happen, being honest with you, they cannot tell you what will happen but they are going to try their very best to make you better. and i mean, my

partner works at the hospital i went into, she was sanitising the word that i went into so my partner knew the nurses and that was a very personal experience.— the nurses and that was a very personal experience. thank you so much for talking _ personal experience. thank you so much for talking to _ personal experience. thank you so much for talking to us _ personal experience. thank you so much for talking to us and - personal experience. thank you so i much for talking to us and continued success with your recovery. take care. success with your recovery. take care- thank _ success with your recovery. take care. thank you. _ success with your recovery. take care. thank you. thank - success with your recovery. take care. thank you. thank you - success with your recovery. take care. thank you. thank you so i success with your recovery. tag

services. as the number of people getting "pinged" continues to rise, business leaders are also now warning that some shops and factories may have to temporarily close because so many employees are isolating. more than half a million people in england and wales were told to self—isolate by the app last week. that's an increase of 46%, compared with the previous week. anyone who receives an alert is advised — but not legally obliged — to self—isolate for ten days. but from the 16th august, people in england who have received both doses of a coronavirus vaccine will no longer need to self—isolate if they receive an alert. richard galpin has been looking at how businesses have been affected. rolls—royce, one of many companies, big and small, now fearful production could be affected by large numbers of staff being told by the nhs covid app to self—isolate for ten days. the company says it may have to halve production at its goodwood factory.

nissan, another company facing staff shortages after up to 900 workers at its sunderland car plant were sent home — 10% of the workforce. here in sheffield, this numberplate manufacturing company faces a similar problem of staff shortages. eight members of the team here currently self—isolating. that's a problem for our business, because we're going to be letting down customers in a very competitive market. it adds cost to a business that's already had significant costs incurred last year through everything that we've had to endure. rob, a member of the team, is now back at work after having to self—isolate along with his family. from monday, there are going to be a lot more cases and the amount of self—isolation will go up because of the amount of contact that people will have and without wearing these things, without wearing masks. and the amount of cases will go up and we will be back to square one, i think. come and take a seat. at this gp practice in leeds,

they fear the worst. they may have to close down now, because members of staff are self—isolating. it seems ridiculous to us that we have staff who are double—vaccinated. you know, i had my first vaccine before christmas. we've been vaccinated for months and yet they're not able to come to work. a government spokesman said it was sticking with the date of august the 16th for the lifting of self—isolation rules. and with covid cases increasing, it was vital to make sure systems for self—isolation were proportionate. richard galpin, bbc news. the solicitor general for england and wales says ministers could consider reimplementing restrictions if the spread of the virus becomes "unacceptable." the comments from lucy frazer come despite borisjohnson saying he wanted the removal of most legal measures in england onjuly 19 to be "irreversible". i think the position is,

we know very clearly that infection rates are going to rise and the health secretary has said they could rise to 100,000. we know therefore that there will be a link, although the link is severely weakened, between infections, hospitalisations and deaths, but those will go up as well. that's why it's important that we keep some measures in place whilst we continue to vaccinate. we've done really well on vaccinations and we have hit the target early for the number of adults to get their second dose. if you have been pinged and staff at your business have been pinged, i was listening to one gentle man on the radio this morning said 16 staff members at one venue he runs have been pinged so he will have to close down. contact me. let's get more now on the floods affecting germany, belgium and the netherlands. and let me show this image which shows a before and after image

of an affected area. 0ur weather presenter tomasz shafernaker is here. what can you say about this particular rainstorm and is anything particularly unusual about it? in particularly unusual about it? i“! the grand scale of storms as particularly unusual about it? ii the grand scale of storms as they come in europe, actually, there wasn't but there are a lot of elements here which came together and created this situation. we often talk about the jet stream, it brings us all sorts of weather and quite often, thejet us all sorts of weather and quite often, the jet stream us all sorts of weather and quite often, thejet stream can us all sorts of weather and quite often, the jet stream can take a really unusual shape, we get these peaks and troughs and there is a graphic ear to illustrate that, so it's notjust a line going over the atlantic towards us but these waves and sometimes the trough kind of breaks away and creates its own environment and sort of stays in the same place over and over again. and

one of the reasons why we've been seeing this kind of pattern in the jet stream is because it's so hot across eastern parts of europe, much cooler here in the uk, that temperature contrast that drives the jet stream and when that storm formed it was sitting in the same place. now sometimes when an area of bad weather and low pressure sits in the same place the rain doesn't even necessarily have to be heavy to cause flooding but in this instance, it summer, we have energy from the sun, we had the storm was very slow moving, it stalled, and the rainstorms were very heavy as well and it fell across the rhine river valley and of course that caused flash floods and of course there's a bubbly topography involved so a bit of bad luck there as well, had this storm say formed over another part of europe, there still would have been floods but we cannot say for sure whether they would have been as devastating, lots of factors. this kind of intense _ devastating, lots of factors. this kind of intense rain _ devastating, lots of factors. this kind of intense rain is _

devastating, lots of factors. this kind of intense rain is consistent with climate change?— kind of intense rain is consistent with climate change? yes, that's a treat with climate change? yes, that's a great question _ with climate change? yes, that's a great question because _ with climate change? yes, that's a great question because this - with climate change? yes, that's a great question because this is - with climate change? yes, that's a great question because this is the | great question because this is the pattern that climate experts are saying we are more likely to see in a warming world so the higher the average global temperature gets, the more energy in the atmosphere to hold more moisture and for the storm is to be bigger and dump more rain ina is to be bigger and dump more rain in a short space of time. the situation that we saw in europe in the last couple of days.— situation that we saw in europe in the last couple of days. the flooding has put climate change back at the centre of germany's election campaign. let's get more from our environment analyst roger harrabin. there have been local politicians in western germany who have blamed this flash flooding and the devastation on climate change. how is this rising up the agenda? you on climate change. how is this rising up the agenda?- on climate change. how is this rising up the agenda? you 'ust heard about the unk— rising up the agenda? you 'ust heard about the link between _ rising up the agenda? you just heard about the link between climate - about the link between climate change and extreme weather. it is having an effect already, it seems, on attitudes in germany where there seems now to be a greater momentum

to tackle climate change by cutting emissions more rapidly. but the truth as climate scientists have been warning for years about these sort of intense events, notjust this one but also for instance like the episode in the usa, with extreme heat. they feel their warnings have been ignored. they are actually very angry, they say politicians should have done much, much more to tackle issues like this particularly flooding in an area of europe where they can absolutely expect this sort of thing much more often in future. roger, thank you very much. politicians from the five main parties in northern ireland will set out their opposition to the government's plan to end all prosecutions for crimes committed during the troubles — they'll meet the secretary of state, brandon lewis, later today. ministers in westminster insist the proposal will allow reconciliation, but victims' groups and stormont�*s political leaders say the measure amounts to an amnesty for criminals. one of britain's most

successful athletes, sir mo farah, says racist abuse towards black sportsmen and women is "getting worse". in an exclusive interview with us, the four—times olympic champion has called on authorities to do more to tackle the problem. sir mo has also revealed that despite failing to qualify for the tokyo 0lympics, he's not ready to hang up his running shoesjust yet. so mo farah has won multiple medals in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. and now he wants to give his support to england �*s footballers who were racially abused. it’s england 's footballers who were racially abused.— racially abused. it's really important _ racially abused. it's really important for _ racially abused. it's really important for myself - racially abused. it's really important for myself to i racially abused. it's really i important for myself to show racially abused. it's really _ important for myself to show support throughout the world for black people. d0 throughout the world for black --eole. ,, throughout the world for black --eole. ~' throughout the world for black --eole. ~ , ., people. do you think the abuse that some black — people. do you think the abuse that some black sportsmen _ people. do you think the abuse that some black sportsmen and - people. do you think the abuse that some black sportsmen and women | some black sportsmen and women receive is actually getting worse? it seems like it is getting worse, in my honest opinion. because back

in my honest opinion. because back in the day, in my time, should i say, there was never as much social media. ~ . ~ say, there was never as much social media. ~ ., ~ ., , , media. what kind of racist messages have ou media. what kind of racist messages have you had — media. what kind of racist messages have you had on _ media. what kind of racist messages have you had on social— media. what kind of racist messages have you had on social media? - media. what kind of racist messages have you had on social media? i've i have you had on social media? i've had some have you had on social media? ia: had some shocking have you had on social media? i�*2 had some shocking ones, have you had on social media? i�*”2 had some shocking ones, certain things that say you do not belong, move here, i've had quite a bit. how does that make you feel? to me, this is my home. social media companies need to do a more, they have to be held accountable for what people get up held accountable for what people get up to. even myself, i've had some shocking ones, people you know have sent a message, i've gone delete, i have blocked, i have gone report, gone back to report, nothing. nothing happens. so i wonder if something should be triggered, as soon as there is racist abuse, something should be triggered? for sure something should be triggered? fr?" sure come technology now, i think, as soon as those words are said, they should be automatically freeze and the government should be able to

do, how do we make it even harder for these people? when you sign up, you go, put your passport, driving licence, your address, automatically, and secondly, find out, i have listened to gary neville and these people havejobs, they have families to feed, they might be quite high up in theirjobs, their company should be aware of what they have been up to. shame them in any way we can. i know there is more to be done. i think social media companies need to do more. are they your spikes? the companies need to do more. are they your spikes?— your spikes? the actual spikes. so mo farah is _ your spikes? the actual spikes. so mo farah is 38 _ your spikes? the actual spikes. so mo farah is 38 and _ your spikes? the actual spikes. so mo farah is 38 and he _ your spikes? the actual spikes. so mo farah is 38 and he wanted - your spikes? the actual spikes. so i mo farah is 38 and he wanted tokyo to be his last 0lympics but he did not make the qualifying time for the 10,000 metres. he exclusively revealed he is battling an injury. i've got a stress fracture on my food, i've been struggling for quite a while. ., �* , food, i've been struggling for quite awhile. ., �*, , a while. yeah, it's disappointing. you've had _ a while. yeah, it's disappointing.

you've had a _ a while. yeah, it's disappointing. you've had a few _ a while. yeah, it's disappointing. you've had a few weeks - a while. yeah, it's disappointing. you've had a few weeks to - a while. yeah, it's disappointing. | you've had a few weeks to reflect a while. yeah, it's disappointing. - you've had a few weeks to reflect on the fact you didn't qualify for tokyo, how are you feeling about that? i tokyo, how are you feeling about that? ., , , , that? i am gutted but this is athletics, — that? i am gutted but this is athletics, this _ that? i am gutted but this is athletics, this happens. - that? i am gutted but this is athletics, this happens. but| that? i am gutted but this is - athletics, this happens. but you know what goes up must come down at some point. know what goes up must come down at some oint. ~ ., , .,. know what goes up must come down at some oint. ~ . , .,. ,, know what goes up must come down at some oint, . ., , a, ., some point. what is the race you are imaauinin some point. what is the race you are imagining will— some point. what is the race you are imagining will be _ some point. what is the race you are imagining will be the _ some point. what is the race you are imagining will be the end _ some point. what is the race you are imagining will be the end of - some point. what is the race you are imagining will be the end of your- imagining will be the end of your career? i imagining will be the end of your career? ~ , ~ . career? i think it will be like a marathon. — career? i think it will be like a marathon. a _ career? i think it will be like a marathon, a half— career? i think it will be like a marathon, a half marathon. i career? i think it will be like a i marathon, a half marathon. and career? i think it will be like a - marathon, a half marathon. and i would love to be able to show one more track event. another 10,000 metres? somewhere. the world championships? i don't know, victoria. ih championships? i don't know, victoria. :: ' ., championships? i don't know, victoria. ::' ., ., . g, victoria. in 2017, iran at the world championships _ victoria. in 2017, iran at the world championships in _ victoria. in 2017, iran at the world championships in 26 _ victoria. in 2017, iran at the world championships in 26 minutes - victoria. in 2017, iran at the world championships in 26 minutes and l victoria. in 2017, iran at the world i championships in 26 minutes and 49 seconds, the other week in manchester you did it in 27 minutes and 47 seconds. that is one minute slower. ih and 47 seconds. that is one minute slower. ., ., ., _, , slower. in order for me to compete with the best _ slower. in order for me to compete with the best i — slower. in order for me to compete with the best i have _ slower. in order for me to compete with the best i have to _ slower. in order for me to compete with the best i have to be - slower. in order for me to compete with the best i have to be running i with the best i have to be running that time or even faster. can you do that? in the championships, it's time to go, and i've always come

through in terms of tactics, dublin, as many medals as i have done throughout my career. these are my london. ., , , . london. the four-time olympic champion _ london. the four-time olympic champion says _ london. the four-time olympic champion says he _ london. the four-time olympic champion says he still - london. the four-time olympic champion says he still has - london. the four-time olympic champion says he still has the l champion says he still has the desire to run and insists this is not the end of his career. you know what toes not the end of his career. you know what goes up _ not the end of his career. you know what goes up must _ not the end of his career. you know what goes up must come _ not the end of his career. you know what goes up must come down - not the end of his career. you know what goes up must come down at i not the end of his career. you know - what goes up must come down at some point so i know my career, at some point, that isjust like but point so i know my career, at some point, that is just like but i point so i know my career, at some point, that isjust like but i do not want to end like this, i want to continue to keep pushing and ifeel like when i want to finish i will finish but at the minute, it's like know. ., ., , ., ., ., i] know. how do you want it to end? i want to celebrate _ know. how do you want it to end? i want to celebrate with _ know. how do you want it to end? i want to celebrate with my - know. how do you want it to end? i want to celebrate with my fans. - know. how do you want it to end? i | want to celebrate with my fans. you know, show people who have supported me throughout my career, from a young child, and stuff like that, and if i do a race, get everyone out, and show, you know, show the appreciation and show what i can do. that was so mo farah. it is coming up that was so mo farah. it is coming up to 9:30am. what weather's in store

here in the uk over the weekend? we can hear from tomasz again. if you are a hot weather worshipper, i guess it's good news for you. lots of sunshine on the way this weekend. and the temperatures will keep on climbing today to around the mid or high 20s in some spots across the south, and in eastern scotland, getting to 25 degrees, but always a bit more cloud through the day and the night in the north—west of the country. the night is going to be quiet across most of the uk. england and wales has a relatively balmy night, 15 degrees. quite a mild start to the day. and saturday is looking sunny across the bulk of the country but again, around the western isles and the north coast of northern ireland, could be a bit cloudy at times. here are the temperatures on saturday. hitting the high 20s widely across england. elsewhere across the country, it's more like the low 20s and sunday is going to be even warmer, with temperatures quite likely to hit 30 degrees in the south—east.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: more than 80 people are dead and many more are missing after some of the worst floods to hit germany in decades. half of patients admitted to hospital during the first wave of coronavirus developed at least one complication in their kidneys, lungs and heart, according to new research. as cases continue to rise, a major push to offer jabs to all remaining adults gathers momentum. politicians from the five main parties in northern ireland set out their opposition to the government's plan to end all prosecutions for crimes committed during the troubles. sport and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's mike bushell. good morning. they're well into the second day of the open — the world's oldest major, and it's all about making the cut today at royal st george's to ensure you stay in the chase

for the claretjug for the rest of the weekend, while five well—placed english players will be looking to keep their momentum going towards the top of the leaderboard. let's cross live to our man in kent, ben croucher. morning, ben. what are the conditions like today and how has it been so far for the early starters? swelling again, mike. we have 12 to 14 mile an hour wind blowing in off the english channel to my left. but it is a good morning for golf. conditions on the course are pretty good, although we are expecting this wind to continue all through the day, so it may be trickier for the later starters. the ones that already this morning include the likes of francesco molinari, the former 0pen champion, and tony finau. they are both on two under par. no real change at the top of the leaderboard. they are all trying to catch the south african louis is treason. he had a fine round of 64

yesterday —— louis 0osthuizen. we have got rory mcilroy teeing off at 10.20 this morning. he had the worst of the conditions yesterday, really windy yesterday afternoon when he played, and he is going off at 10.20, tommy fleetwood before him. one player we have noticed splashed over the back page this morning as the american bryson dechambeau, who is blaming his tools for his problems yesterday, which has caused a bit of a storm? it problems yesterday, which has caused a bit of a storm?— a bit of a storm? it has, yes. 8 son a bit of a storm? it has, yes. bryson dechambeau - a bit of a storm? it has, yes. bryson dechambeau is - a bit of a storm? it has, yes. bryson dechambeau is an . a bit of a storm? it has, yes. - bryson dechambeau is an american golfer who basically tries to hit the ball as far as he can. he is potentially revolutionising golf by whacking his driver miles. the trouble with that is that it doesn't

always go straight. he only found four fairways yesterday during his round. it has left him one over par. and rather than look inwards and think, maybe i need to hit the ball a bit straighter, he blamed his equipment. ifi if i can hit it down the fairway, that's— if i can hit it down the fairway, that's great, but the driver sucks. we are _ that's great, but the driver sucks. we are still— that's great, but the driver sucks. we are still trying to figure out how to — we are still trying to figure out how to make good on the mis—hits. i'm how to make good on the mis—hits. i'm living _ how to make good on the mis—hits. i'm living on — how to make good on the mis—hits. i'm living on a razor's edge. i have told people — i'm living on a razor's edge. i have told people for a long time, and when _ told people for a long time, and when i _ told people for a long time, and when i did — told people for a long time, and when i did get outside the fairway, like in _ when i did get outside the fairway, like in the — when i did get outside the fairway, like in the first cut, i would catch jumpers— like in the first cut, i would catch jumpers out there and i couldn't control— jumpers out there and i couldn't control my— jumpers out there and i couldn't control my wedges. it is quite finicky— control my wedges. it is quite finicky for— control my wedges. it is quite finicky for me, because the golf course — finicky for me, because the golf course is — finicky for me, because the golf course is pretty short. so when i hit a _ course is pretty short. so when i hit a driver— course is pretty short. so when i hit a driverand course is pretty short. so when i hit a driver and it doesn't go in the fairway, is tough for me to get out onto_ the fairway, is tough for me to get out onto the green and control that. you would _ out onto the green and control that. you would have thought that if you want to stop mis—hitting the ball, maybe stop it hitting it and then blame the driver. and indeed, his

equipment manufacture has said he is behaving like an eight—year—old child who gets mad at you and flies off the handle and then says, i don't hate you really. they say they are bending over backwards for one of their star golfers, doing everything they can, providing new equipment and prototype clubs to help him out. it has not been working today. his game probably is not suited to links golf. as he says, some of the rough has hate thatis says, some of the rough has hate that is knee—length in places. you could lose your dog in it if you're not careful. he is going out later this afternoon at around 2.30, half an hour before our leader louis 0osthuizen. an hour before our leader louis 0osthuizen— an hour before our leader louis oosthuizen. , , ., ., ., oosthuizen. yes, stay away from that rou . h! oosthuizen. yes, stay away from that rou:h! ben oosthuizen. yes, stay away from that rough! ben croucher _ oosthuizen. yes, stay away from that rough! ben croucher at _ oosthuizen. yes, stay away from that rough! ben croucher at royal - oosthuizen. yes, stay away from that rough! ben croucher at royal st - rough! ben croucher at royal st george is. don't forget highlights tonight on bbc two at eight o'clock and commentary throughout the day on bbc radio 5 live. later today, mark cavendish has the chance to break eddie merckx's record of 34 stage wins at the tour de france. cavendish successfully made it through the gruelling climbs in the mountains and will look

forward to a nice flat stage today with just three stages left — including the processional ride into paris — defending champion, tadey pogarcher should win the general classification again. he has an overall lead of five minutes 45 seconds. (pres)that�*s all the sport for now. you can imagine the relief for the riders. that's all the sport for now. why is rape so infrequently prosecuted? an inquiry by hm inspectorate of constabulary and the fire and rescue service has tried to answer that question. the inspectorates spoke directly to women who had been raped and have today published a separate report, providing their experiences of the police and prosecutor response, and the wider criminal justice system. this is what one of them told the inspectorates, voiced by a producer: i felt more like they were investigating me. ijust thought, why am i the one that's being judged?

after, i kind of lost faith. they even described him, the suspect, as "an upstanding member of society". wendy williams is her majesty�*s inspector of constabulary. why is it that women sometimes feel like they are the ones being investigated? we like they are the ones being investigated?— like they are the ones being investigated? we talk about a vicious cycle _ investigated? we talk about a vicious cycle where _ investigated? we talk about a vicious cycle where everyone l investigated? we talk about a i vicious cycle where everyone has concerns about the low number of prosecutions, but that concern can lead to a much more cautious approach to rape cases than other cases, which can result in considerable delays and in victims feeling that the focus is principally on them and their credibility rather than on the suspect and building strong cases. as a result of those delays and that perception, that can lead to victims withdrawing their support for cases,

which in turn contributes to lower prosecutions. so we have highlighted that vicious cycle and we have said that vicious cycle and we have said that the cycle must be broken. ii'ioifi�* that the cycle must be broken. how lont can it that the cycle must be broken. how long can it take _ that the cycle must be broken. how long can it take from _ that the cycle must be broken. how long can it take from an individual reporting a rape to a decision about whether an alleged perpetrator is charged or not? we whether an alleged perpetrator is charged or not?— whether an alleged perpetrator is charged or not? we looked at over 500 cases and _ charged or not? we looked at over 500 cases and these _ charged or not? we looked at over 500 cases and these were - charged or not? we looked at over 500 cases and these were both - charged or not? we looked at over i 500 cases and these were both police files and prosecutor files, 500 cases and these were both police files and prosecutorfiles, and 500 cases and these were both police files and prosecutor files, and the average period between a victim reporting a rape and the cps making a decision not to prosecute was 456 days, well over a year. so it is perhaps unsurprising that a third of the victims in some cases that we looked at lost faith in the system

and withdrew support. you looked at lost faith in the system and withdrew support.— looked at lost faith in the system and withdrew support. you have said we have got — and withdrew support. you have said we have got to _ and withdrew support. you have said we have got to break _ and withdrew support. you have said we have got to break the _ and withdrew support. you have said we have got to break the cycle. - and withdrew support. you have said we have got to break the cycle. no i we have got to break the cycle. no one would disagree. it seems to be harder to do it than to say the words. , , ., , , ., ., , words. yes, but ours is not the only review. words. yes, but ours is not the only review- there _ words. yes, but ours is not the only review. there have _ words. yes, but ours is not the only review. there have been _ words. yes, but ours is not the only review. there have been a - words. yes, but ours is not the only review. there have been a numberl words. yes, but ours is not the only. review. there have been a number of reviews over the past 20 years that have reached similar conclusions and have reached similar conclusions and have identified similar themes. there has also been a government review which was concluded relatively recently, and we are saying that something has to change. everyone accepts that something has to change, but now is the time for action and our report, which is based on the testimonies of victims, their direct experiences, which as you havejust their direct experiences, which as you have just heard, their direct experiences, which as you havejust heard, makes their direct experiences, which as you have just heard, makes for really compelling listening and

reading, makes clear to prosecutors and the police that it's important for them to stop blaming each other and put in place of immediate systems like picking up the phone and speaking to each other so as to build strong cases and shift the focus on to doing what is best for victims to support them so that they can support cases and hopefully, perpetrators can be brought to justice. perpetrators can be brought to “ustice. ., ., , ., ., ., justice. from what you have learned from the women _ justice. from what you have learned from the women you _ justice. from what you have learned from the women you have _ justice. from what you have learned from the women you have heard - justice. from what you have learned i from the women you have heard from, can you, hand on heart, say that if you had been the victim of a rape, you had been the victim of a rape, you would report it to the police? we did come across many practitioners, police officers and prosecutors, who were unwavering in their dedication and in their commitment to doing the right things for victims, and i think it is important to make that point. but we

have said that it's important for the confidence of victims to be rebuilt. forthat the confidence of victims to be rebuilt. for that to happen, victims need to know they can have confidence in the system. so we are calling for prosecutors and investigators to work together to provide that seamless service which does give victims the confidence and support they need to come forward and hopefully get the right outcomes. 50 and hopefully get the right outcomes.— and hopefully get the right outcomes. ., ., outcomes. so would you have the confidence _ outcomes. so would you have the confidence to _ outcomes. so would you have the confidence to report _ outcomes. so would you have the confidence to report a _ outcomes. so would you have the confidence to report a rape - outcomes. so would you have the confidence to report a rape to - confidence to report a rape to police? confidence to report a rape to olice? ~ . . , police? well, the alternative is that potentially, _ police? well, the alternative is that potentially, serious - police? well, the alternative is i that potentially, serious offenders are not brought to justice. that potentially, serious offenders are not brought tojustice. so that potentially, serious offenders are not brought to justice. so that can't be acceptable. but what is equally unacceptable are delays and poor decision—making that we found.

so i would say that victims should be encouraged to come forward but equally, prosecutors and police officers have to discharge their side of the equation by making sure that victims have specialist support that victims have specialist support thatis that victims have specialist support that is tailored to their needs and that is tailored to their needs and that can support them through what has been a traumatic experience, but what ultimately should lead perpetrators being brought to justice. 50 perpetrators being brought to “ustice. ., perpetrators being brought to 'ustice_ ., , ., perpetrators being brought to “ustice. ., . , justice. so would you, wendy williams? — justice. so would you, wendy williams? i — justice. so would you, wendy williams? i have _ justice. so would you, wendy williams? i have said - justice. so would you, wendy williams? i have said it's i williams? i have said it's absolutely _ williams? i have said it's absolutely essential i williams? i have said it's absolutely essential for i williams? i have said it's - absolutely essential for potentially serious offenders to be brought to justice, but much more needs to be done to build that confidence. thahk done to build that confidence. thank ou. in done to build that confidence. thank you- in response _ done to build that confidence. thank you. in response to _ done to build that confidence. thank you. in response to this _ done to build that confidence. thank you. in response to this review, i done to build that confidence. thank you. in response to this review, the cps and the national police chiefs council have announced that they will be strengthening their collaboration, operating more closely from the outset of cases.

the chief medical adviser, professor chris whitty, has warned that the uk is "not out of the woods yet" with regards to coronavirus. he urged people to act with caution when restrictions in england come to an end on monday, particularly when hospital admissions are doubling every three weeks. the warning comes as some sporting event venues and shops will be transformed into pop—up coronavirus vaccination clinics this weekend, in a major push to offerjabs to all remaining adults. it's just over seven months since the world's first covid jab outside of a medical trial. more than 81 million uk injections later — that's first and second doses — and the biggest vaccination programme in history means that, on monday, many covid restrictions will end. so this weekend, nhs england is urging adults who haven't had a jab to get one. from the trinity shopping centre in leeds to primark

in bristol, from sefton park in liverpool to greenwich park in london. pop—up sites will offer first and second doses of covid vaccine to max mannes protection before restrictions are lifted on monday. young adults were the most recent group to be invited to get their vaccinations, so there has been less time to getjabs in their arms. but research by the office for national statistics also found that young adults were the most likely age group to be vaccine hesitant. it is hoped grab—a—jab weekend will persuade more young adults to do what many have done already. for me, there was never any doubt in my mind that i would get the vaccine. i truly believe that it's the only way out of this pandemic. it means that i'm going to get my life back, we're going to get our lives back. i it's something that we shouldn't.

take for granted and something we should feel so privileged to have. it's not only going i to protect yourself, but it's going to protect people around us. i and, ultimately, we all want this crazy virus mess just _ to end and, hopefully, _ one day, normality can come back. the 0val cricket ground in london and the british open golf championships in sandwich in kent will also host pop—up vaccination centres. a final drive to increase protection from covid. tim muffett, bbc news. reuters is reporting that in this country regarding the delta variant, there have been 36,800 new cases of there have been 36,800 new cases of the delta variant in the week up to july the 14th compared to 54,000 cases reported the previous week. in the week up tojuly the 14th, 36,800 new cases of the delta variant. senior afghan politicians are heading to doha for a new round of negoatiations

aiming to end the war in the country. a deal seems unlikely as taliban forces continue to make rapid gains on the ground. among those in the delegation is dr abdullah abdullah — head of the high council for national reconciliation. before he left, he spoke to our cheif international correspondent — lyse doucet — and told her he was under no illusions about the task ahead of him. a breakthrough is not guaranteed, but i can assure our people that a unified team which will represent different walks of life will represent the islamic republic of afghanistan. it’s represent the islamic republic of afghanistan-— represent the islamic republic of afghanistan. represent the islamic republic of afthanistan. �*, ., ., afghanistan. it's something about to ha en that afghanistan. it's something about to happen that could _ afghanistan. it's something about to happen that could possibly _ afghanistan. it's something about to happen that could possibly bring i happen that could possibly bring afghanistan away from the war? that's our hope. but i am also realistic that the situation on the ground is very difficult, that is what people see. i don't want to create of false expectations. i can

assure our people that we will do our best and utmost to put the interests of the country and the people above everything else, and that requires the same level of determination from the other side. is that guaranteed? we need to test it. ., , ., . it. you were briefed on the recent talks in tehran _ it. you were briefed on the recent talks in tehran involving - it. you were briefed on the recent talks in tehran involving a - talks in tehran involving a delegation of politicians from here and a delegation of taliban. did something positive come out of that? we understand that the taliban presented more detailed ideas. the presented more detailed ideas. ti2 atmosphere of the talks was very positive. if you're asking me about the outcome, yes, the preference of

the outcome, yes, the preference of the taliban was a political solution, without giving up on their military adventures. until such a thing happens, more clarity about the future of the country and immediate steps to be taken was that what was achieved was more clarity between both sides. 50 what was achieved was more clarity between both sides.— between both sides. so what was clarified? do _ between both sides. so what was clarified? do you _ between both sides. so what was clarified? do you believe, - between both sides. so what was clarified? do you believe, as- between both sides. so what was| clarified? do you believe, as they say, that they want a political solution, or was the main focus on the battlefield?— the battlefield? their views about elections, their _ the battlefield? their views about elections, their views _ the battlefield? their views about elections, their views about i elections, their views about leadership, the road map between now and the end state, all of this was very clear. aha, and the end state, all of this was very clear-— and the end state, all of this was ve clear. �* , ., , , ., very clear. a big gap between what the want, very clear. a big gap between what they want. its _ very clear. a big gap between what they want, it's huge _ very clear. a big gap between what they want, it's huge still. - very clear. a big gap between what they want, it's huge still. no i they want, it's huge still. no doubt. they want, it's huge still. no doubt- for — they want, it's huge still. no doubt. for them, _ they want, it's huge still. no doubt. for them, a - they want, it's huge still. no doubt. for them, a politicall doubt. for them, a political solution _ doubt. for them, a political solution equals _ doubt. for them, a political solution equals surrender. l

doubt. for them, a political. solution equals surrender. in doubt. for them, a political- solution equals surrender. in the interests of _ solution equals surrender. in the interests of keeping _ solution equals surrender. in the interests of keeping the - solution equals surrender. ti ti2 interests of keeping the environment positive in the upcoming talks, i wouldn't call it that way. even if it sounds like that, they know that that will not happen. that could not happen. dr abdullah abdullah talking to the bbc�*s lyse doucet. the labour leader sir keir starmer says he'll "sweat blood over months and years to earn respect" from voters. speaking to the bbc after taking questions from former labour voters in blackpool he admitted, "there is a trust issue" with his party. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg was there. not much holiday for the labour leader. he's planning a summer of hard graft and hearing some hard truths. hello, nice to see you. i'm keir. after nearly a year and a half in charge and labour behind in the polls, he's on the road to try to win back respect for his party from the public.

the grandest venue first, we gather together a panel of independently selected voters who used to back labour in blackpool�*s tower ballroom to hear him out. pleased to meet you. i don't recall i've seen you before. so you're not out there, are you? at the minute, anyway. i wouldn't know who you were. 0k, thank you, well, we can fix that. no disrespect or anything. it's very nice to see you. can i call you sir keir? 0r keir? first thing is, your party is divided within itself. i get rid of all these bickering people who are losers. i they want to lose further. by doing what they're doing. if someone's in my shadow cabinet, or on my front bench, i can do something about it, because i can fire them. if they're on the back bench, they have more freedom to say what they want. but i get the point you're making. it doesn't really matter to anybody else, you want to hear one voice. i honestly believe

for the labour party, it's the stigma ofjeremy corbyn. 18 months on, it's still there. people think he's toxic. trust is invaluable. if you lose trust in something. or somebody, an organisation, to get that trust back is so difficult. - you're on kind of a death spiral. we lost really badly in 2019. we lost 60 seats in a row, and we've got a lot of work to do to rebuild. and we've got to change. we can't lose that badly and say we'll keep things pretty well as they were, which is what we're doing. i would love to believe you, but i don't know yet whether i can believe you. so i'd have to take a risk, wouldn't i? that's what i'd have to do. i'd have to take a risk. and i'm up for taking a risk because i want to be labour. in my heart, i want to be labour. it was far from an easy ride,

though did keir starmer take it on the chin? trust, and that trust has to be earned. what i heard tonight was people... they weren't saying, i will never trust you. what i heard them saying is, i have lost trust in labour, but i might, i might have trust in the future, but it's down to you to earn it. and that i will do, sweating blood over the next days, weeks, months and years, until the next general election. no pressure. it's exactly what i expected. this was always going to be a tough gig. but, actually, i'd much rather have the robust discussion i had tonight than the warm bath of simply talking to people who already agree with me. the more important view, the voters he was trying to persuade. he's got a massive, massive job to do to get people to vote labour again. i was accusing him, in my mind, of not having any personality i or much charisma and he did have both of those i things, which was impressive.

so i'm warmed and hopeful. keir starmer knows the road could be slow, hard and long. but labour wants this summer to be an important step. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, blackpool. next week it will be ten years since singer amy winehouse was found dead in herflat in north london, she was just 27 and struggled with alcohol and drug addictions. now in a new bbc documentary, "reclaiming amy", her parents, janis and mitch, want to tell a different side of her story. they spoke to our music reporter, mark savage at the jazz cafe in camden, where amy often performed. what am i scared of? myself. # love is a losing game. it is ten years since amy winehouse died of alcohol poisoning at the age of 27. i will always remember our last words.

i said, "i love you, amy". she said, "i love you, mummy. " i can always remember the love she had for me, always there. since then, amy's story has been told countless times but now her parents janis and mitch want to tell their side. people's idea about amy, the very black—and—white image of amy was that she was struggling with addiction to alcohol and drugs. they thought she was a certain way, she wasn't. i knew amy. in a bbc documentary, the couple and amy's friends look back on the ups and downs of her life. she wanted to be famous, she wanted to be successful. when she got it, it was like, oh, god, it all kicked off, it all kicked off. at one point you say mistakes were made when amy was ill. what were the mistakes? the mistakes were... we didn't know... we didn't know what to do.

no—one knew what to do because obviously, the responsibility of the addiction lies with the person who is struggling with the addiction. as a family, we could stand on our heads. how many times we had family interventions, i lost count. how many times i took her into rehab and she would walk out the next day... i don't think there is no right or wrong way to deal with it. and it will be amy's talent that her friends and family remember on the anniversary of her death. for friends and family remember on the anniversary of her death.— anniversary of her death. for the first ten minutes _ anniversary of her death. for the first ten minutes we _ anniversary of her death. for the first ten minutes we will - anniversary of her death. for the first ten minutes we will be i first ten minutes we will be sobbing, and after that we will be in fits of laughter with a new amy anecdote. �* ., �* , ., ., in fits of laughter with a new amy anecdote. �* ., �*, ., ., anecdote. although it's not a “oyful thin . anecdote. although it's not a “oyful thin that anecdote. although it's not a “oyful thing that youfi anecdote. although it's not a “oyful thing that you would i anecdote. although it's not a joyful thing that you would celebrate i anecdote. although it's not a joyful thing that you would celebrate it, i thing that you would celebrate it, but we _ thing that you would celebrate it, but we do — thing that you would celebrate it, but we do. we actually remember her.

myjoke is, now i know where she is. that is a blackjoke. yes. but true. while amy's family celebrate her humour and kindness, her fans will hold on to her music. mark savage, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. sunny skies and temperatures into the high 20s. that's what many of us are in for this weekend. in fact, it could turn a little too hot across some south—eastern parts of the country as temperatures hit 30 on sunday. so big high pressure has established itself over us. it's come in from the azores and is here to stay for the next few days. but there's always going to be a bit more cloud around northern and western scotland and the north of northern ireland. that's because we're closer to weatherfronts here and the wind

high 20s across many parts of england and wales. temperatures aren't the only high thing. uv levels as well, perhaps even very high across southern areas of the uk. it's going to be a bit fresher for the gulf, though, off the coast of kent. temperatures may not even make 20 celsius. the forecast for friday evening and into the early hours of saturday shows quiet weather across england and wales. it is going to stay dry. a bit more cloud overnight across western scotland and northern ireland and that will drift inland, which means that the morning in these areas will be overcast, particularly across northern ireland. i wouldn't be surprised if there's mist and murk around coasts, maybe a bit of drizzle in the western isles. elsewhere, it's sunshine from the word go and many of us are in for a glorious saturday, with temperatures hitting the high 20s widely across the country. eastern scotland and aberdeenshire are in the mid—20s. the high pressure is with us

on sunday, but around the high pressure, we've got a wind blowing and there's a weatherfront here across the north of scotland, so more cloud and spots of rain for parts of the highlands here, maybe the north coast of northern ireland. but south of that, it is looking sunny once again, every bit as warm if not warmer. temperatures could hit 30 celsius in london. you can see here across western scotland, a bit fresher. temperatures in glasgow around 20 degrees. the temperatures will ease as we head into next week. for example, you can see london hitting the 30 degree mark on sunday, but by the time we get to monday and tuesday, we're into the mid—20s.

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