' music. abba, thank you for the new music. that was the most spectacular game of abba bingo ever, i wasn't keeping a tally but it was extensive! thank you very much. that's coming up later tonight. you very much. that's coming up latertonight. let's you very much. that's coming up later tonight. let's look right now at the day's weather prospects and sarah keith—lucas has all of those. how do i follow that? mamma mia, here we go again with the weather forecast, pretty similar to recent days, no great changes. quite cloudy skies, this is boscastle, cornwall, but things are starting to brighten up but things are starting to brighten up a bit as we head through the rest of the afternoon and into the evening. forthe of the afternoon and into the evening. for the next couple of days we have high pressure with us so no great changes, things are looking mainly dry and once again rather cloudy. the best of any sunshine today will be across parts of scotland, particularly the west highlands, where temperatures are getting up to about 23, possibly 2a degrees. some spells of brightness breaking through for northern ireland, north—west england, and for

parts of southern england and south wales. a little bit of brightness here. we have the breeze coming in from the north sea so east coasts, lincolnshire, east anglia and the south—east, still quite breezy. a little bit cooler along the east coast but furthering land about 2! degrees, the top temperature. a few spots getting a little bit higher than that. through this evening and overnight we have this blanket of cloud really working across most areas. some early clear spells just allowing temperatures to dip down into single figures for a time across the west of scotland, also some clear spells for southern england particularly for the channel islands as we head through into friday morning. tomorrow, it's a case of deja vu, once again a lot of cloud, things are looking mostly dry. a few spots of drizzle. a bit more sunshine for parts of southern england than we've seen recently. that will live temperatures in london to about 22 degrees. aberdeen and newcastle about i3—ili, with the cloud and breeze coming in from the north sea. saturday, high pressure is still with us but trapping a lot

of cloud underneath that descending air with that area of high pressure around so saturday again quite a bit of cloud, most places dry but you will notice the odd shower on the map pushing and potentially across parts of southern england, perhaps south wales, but any showers i going to be quite isolated. i think most places looking dry and settled with temperatures up to about 20 or 2! degrees. moving through the course of the week ended sunday, high—pressure starting to edge off towards the east. although we have fronts trying to move in from the west it looks like it's mostly going to be that high pressure that wins out. perhaps later in the day a few showers moving into northern ireland and into scotland so turning right here later in the day, but for much of england and wales you should stay dry all day and you will notice temperature starting to lift up to about 2k degrees through the course of sunday. that trend continues into monday and tuesday. higher pressure looks like it builds once again. lots of dry weather on the outlook here. we could see temperatures higher in september than they were

during the whole of august. a reminder of our top story. shocking failings and blatant hypocrisy, an independent enquiry finds some religious leaders discourage the reporting of child abuse in order to protect the reputation of their organisations. we looked at the jewish reputation of their organisations. we looked at thejewish religion, jehovah's witnesses, we looked at 38 in total. we found failings in every organisation we looked at. that's all from the bbc news at one. 0n bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon, bye—bye. good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. i had the latest from the bbc sports centre. dame sarah storey has been reflecting on her record breaking 17th paralympic gold medal,

and a paralympic career that has stretched nearly 30 years. victory today in the cli—s road race means she is now great britain's most successful paralympian — our reporter rachel laytam is in tokyo. that happened overnight, didn't it? but lots of reflection today on quite what an achievement from dame sarah storey in that road race overnight. sarah storey in that road race overnight-— sarah storey in that road race overniaht. , , ., , , ., overnight. yes, she really is an exceptional _ overnight. yes, she really is an exceptional athlete. _ overnight. yes, she really is an exceptional athlete. she - overnight. yes, she really is an | exceptional athlete. she started overnight. yes, she really is an - exceptional athlete. she started her first cut games when she was just iii first cut games when she was just 1a in 1992 and back them she was a swimmer. she didn't move into cycling until after the athens paralympic games, and she has won 17 paralympic games, and she has won 17 paralympic titles over that course as well as 29 world championships. when she was preparing for the race today back in england over the last year also, she was preparing for a very different weather conditions. she had been training in heat chambers. but today the came down.

but she still stormed to victory. we can hear more from her now. i wasn't too fussed about the forecast. we probably trained for 32 degrees and 85% humidity so it was 17 degrees, i was looking at my bike computer, 17 degrees. i had to wear a base layer, no cooling strategy needed, we were asking for heat packs. it was brilliant weather trying to hurl it around corners and try and do the best you could. it still feels like an out of body experience, like you are watching somebody else going through that. it is very, very hard to put into words. i've worked for this for such a long time but i've worked for each race independently, so now we have finished all three, i'm like, we are finished, i'm going home tomorrow, i'll be at home tomorrow evening. it's very strange. i'm hoping that over the course of the next few hours and the next day before i get home, it starts to sink in. i've had so many messages and i'm trying desperately hard to reply to them all as quickly as i can

because it is incredibly overwhelming. dame sarah storey preparing to fly home with three more paralympic gold medals. there's been other success today, can you bring us up to date? yes. so, in sarah storey�*s race crystal went and she won that till the medal. she announced her retirement. ben watson and phil graham won a silver. 0ver retirement. ben watson and phil graham won a silver. over at the athletics, there was a bronze to dan greaves and silver take sammi kinghorn. in the swimming pool, bethany firth took a gold medal. her team—mate took a bronze in the same race. in the men's 100 team—mate took a bronze in the same race. in the men's100 metres back row two stroke, there was a bronze as well. she announced her

retirement from sport, she has empowered people when she started at 13 years old, she has change people's perceptions of disabilities and she is very much so increase the profile paralympic sport. ellie simmonds courier will be something everyone will be celebrating. leaving a great legacy in disability sport and sport in general. thanks so much for now, rachel. 0nto cricket. england have the edge after the morning session on the first day of the fourth test against india at the oval. joe root�*s side didn't make the most of the overcast conditions in london initially after winning the toss, but eventually the bowlers got into their groove, reducing india to 54—3 at lunch. a wicket each forjames anderson, 0llie robinson and the returning chris woakes. the five—match series is tied at 1—1. live commentary on test match special over on 5live sports extra.

england's footballers, are back in action for their first match since the euro 2020 final, tonight.. they're taking on hungary in budapest. england top their group, but know things won't be easy against a team, who held both france and germany to draws at the euros. in terms of qualification, it is a really important opportunity for us because if you can take points off your nearest challengers in their own home, then it puts us in a really strong position and we would be in control of the group, basically. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. and follow the fourth test. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll be back in the next hour. thank ou ve i'll be back in the next hour. thank you very much- _ i'll be back in the next hour. thank you very much. you _ i'll be back in the next hour. thank you very much. you are _ i'll be back in the next hour. thank you very much. you are watching l you very much. you are watching bbc

news. the foreign secretary dominic raab has told a news conference in doha that the uk government does not recognise the taliban but that it is time to adjust to the new reality. he said his immediate priority was securing safe passage for british nationals, and for afghans who worked with the uk, possibly through other countries, and it's hoped the taliban can be persuaded to reopen kabul airport to commercial airliners. 0ur commitments on the part of the uk to afghanistan remains. we need to adjust to the new reality, and i think we need to have good conversations on what that will involve. it is worth saying that in the airlift between the 15th of august and the end of the month, we secured the safe passage of over 15,000 people out of afghanistan. the biggest operation of its kind in our living memory, and in no small part

from the cooperation of our qatari friends. we feel a responsibility to make sure that the remaining rotation nationals and afghan workers can come to the uk. that is why we watched with great interest what may be possible at kabul airport. we are here, i'm here, notjust in qatar, but moving on us was to talk to regional countries about how we can ensure safe passage through third countries. we will not be recognising the taliban, but we do see the need to be able to have direct engagement, otherwise we cannot provide messages, listen to the response, and i think as my friend sheikh mohammed said, there were some early tests of the taliban, one was their approach to the airport during the evacuation, now we are into a different space, can we see safe passage provided out of afghanistan? that will be quite an important first test, we need to be able to discuss that,

engage on that. and there will be other issues, we all want to avoid humanitarian disaster or crisis, and that will require the taliban to be able to provide and ensure a permissive climate and environment for aid workers, so i think engagement will be important in order to set an early tests and we will be judging the taliban by their actions, not their words. the foreign secretary speaking in qatar. the us supreme court has refused to block a law banning most abortions in texas. the law, which came into force on tuesday, makes it illegal to terminate pregnancies after six weeks, even in cases of rape or incest. it's the most dramatic restriction so far to the roe versus wade judgment of 1973, which legalised abortion across the united states. 0ur correspondent in washington, nomia iqbal, has more. this texas law basically allows any individual to sue those who help a women get an abortion. now, the supreme court was asked by pro—abortion rights groups

and providers to block this law. but in a ruling, that was dominated by a mainly conservative bench, they voted to keep it in place. the bench did not comment on the constitutionality of this law, which basically leaves it is open to potentially be appealed. experts are worried that other states could bring in similar laws which would eliminate the guarantee of roe v wade, which is of course the landmark ruling which legalised abortion across america in 1973. it is a huge milestone for lots of pro—life groups that exist in this country that have tried to roll back access to the procedure for many, many years. and of course a huge step back for women's rights groups who say this is just going push women into crossing state lines and to get an abortion, it will affect those who are poor, it will affect minority women as well. in terms of the reaction of president biden, before the supreme court ruled to keep this law in place, he had commented on his concern about it.

he is a religious man, he is a devout catholic, and in the past he has said that he believes that life begins at the point of conception. but he has also said he would not impose his view on anybody else. and he has said that this law is concerning and his administration will do whatever it takes to protect the rights of women. we have been talking about tropical storm ida and the way it has hit new york and the states of the northeastern us. meanwhile, nearly1 million residents of the state of louisiana are still without power after ida came ashore there at the weekend. at least eight people are believed to have been killed when winds of 150 mph and heavy rain lashed the southern state.

sisters left their home and this is what they found when they returned. structures collapsed and whole area is flooded as ida or a path through the state. three days after the category four hurricane made landfall. ida stroke to the day years after hurricane katrina but this time the city was spared because of flood defences built in katrina's wake. evacuees are being urged not to return yet as official scramble to supply power and water. 0ther essentials are also in short supply. people seeking fuel for generators or vehicles are struggling to find supplies orfacing long queues. in the extreme heat, a lack of power means food can't be kept cool and quickly deteriorates. kelly mayhew

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events, it is probably not a matter of if but when. gail maclennan, bbc news. these are the latest headlines. a public inquiry has found shocking failings and blatant hypocrisy in the way major religious groups have handled allegations of child abuse. the foreign secretary is in qatar for talks about persuading afg hanistan�*s for talks about persuading afghanistan's new rulers to reopen kabul airport to allow the exit of british nationals and afghans. and at least eight people have died in new york as a result of flash floods. the city has declared a state of emergency. it's time now for across the uk.

it is back to school for lots of children, including some children in wales this week, amid growing concerns about rising cases of covid—19. the safety measures put in place will be based on local risk but the welsh government says it will closely monitor infection rates once schools reopen. bethan lewis reports. it's the first day of secondary school for year seven is. the first tentative steps into the new term. and the head says initially, at least, they will still be covid measures in place. our main priority is to protect people from getting covid and therefore we are still using face coverings and we are still prioritising information and education for all our families in social distancing. all will be

assessing the impact of a new government framework which sets out how local risk should determine what measures if any are needed? some unions say it is far too vague. for the welsh government, what has been described as a chaotic start to the term, they have now said no final decision has been made to clean crescent of coated with ozone machines. despite the pandemic, some things don't change. the nerves, the excitement of the first day in high school. it is a bit annoying having to wear the masks everywhere and having to social distance a bit more, but still, with all that, i can't wait. in conwy, a mother of six is apprehensive about the return to school. the family lost a loved one to covid and rising cases are on her mind. i am concerned about the increased

risk of them catching covid. north wales, i think, really, we are on the increase, aren't we, with the numbers? we have some elderly members, vulnerable members in our family. we try to maybe just meet outside and try to keep each other safe, but it is a difficult position. i think i'm looking forward to, like, seeing my friends - and socialising in person more. and i'm quite lookingl forward to starting my gcse subjects, as well. seeing my friends again and looking forward to having a new teacher. the welsh government will monitor the impact on covid as schools return, but vaccinations have changed the context, it says. a new term with a hope of normality, but still uncertainty about what's ahead. 2021's holiday season was billed as the staycation summer — with most people travelling within the uk, rather than abroad, due to covid restrictions. the south east is hugely reliant

on the tourism industry. but visit britain has forecast a slow recovery for the sector — with domestic spending this year estimated to reach £51 billion compared to £91 billion in 2019. simonjones has been to folkestone to find out how the summer season has gone. it is fair to say summer 2021 has been a mixed bag weather—wise, from scorching days by the seaside to rain, and a lot of it, while covid forced many people to change their preferred destinations. well, lanzarote, really, that is where we were going to go last year, but the lockdown, it didn't happen, then we was going to go again this year and wejust ended up doing staycations, one in felixstowe and one down here. well, kent is supposed to be known as the gateway to europe, but for much of the summer, international travel proved tricky if it was allowed at all,

and the effects of that have certainly been felt here in folkestone. alison abbott has been running stores on the seafront for the past six years. obviously we have got the french people that come on holidays, and the belgians, and the riviera type, and we haven't had as many of those people, but we have got more local people. some businesses, even those that have opened during a pandemic, have been trying to cash in on a changing market. i think with the staycation becoming a lot more popular, i think a lot of people from england are realising there are some amazing spots in the uk. at this hotel, they say a different clientele has brought different demands. in all honestly, british guests are a lot more demanding because they have an idea what they have had historically overseas and they think that translates to a sort of traditional seaside english hotel, which it doesn't. things like the expectation of having air—conditioning — a 164—year—old hotel doesn't

have air—conditioning. in sussex, visitor attractions say numbers have been decent but there have been other challenges. the only real drawback from the summer has been the pingdemic and the levels of staffing that we had to contend with. in folkestone, they hope there has now been a permanent shift in the perception of holidaying closer to home, but whatever the future holds, summer 2021 will certainly be remembered for the challenges and the opportunities. simonjones, bbc south east today, folkestone. residents in essex are protesting against plans to build 5,000 new homes on green belt land. but the council for castle point says there's a "clear, acute need for development". nicky ford reports. all: green belt. in a quiet corner of leafy essex, residents are making some noise. they are opposed to their council's plans to build homes on green belt land. beyond this oak tree lies acres

of protected land which they say could be knocked down by developers. the tree signifies our struggle. it is a symbol of what we are fighting for. every time you cut down an oak tree, we lose 2,300 species. where are they going to go? it's notjust habitats which could be affected but livelihoods too. christina is worried about the future of her stables. where they want to build, opposite me, there was talk that the road is going to come out right opposite my driveway, which is ludicrous because then i probably will lose my business and i can't have ponies and horses coming out on the main road when there is a housing estate going up. more than 5,000 homes are planned to be built in castle point over the next decade in line with government targets. in order to build on green belt, they need to prove there are exceptional circumstances. the council say...

well, this protest in essex is like many others springing up around the south—east because as plans ramp up to build on the green belt, so the opposition to it builds. this will be gone. it's actually quite heartbreaking. local campaigner tim has set up a facebook group to fight the plans. he says people here feel let down by politicians. it is not reflective of the government's promises to us all to protect and enhance the green belt. it is not reflective of what local politicians have said, "oh, yes, we will protect the area, we know that the community values its green spaces." we'vejust been in a... well, we're still not out of a pandemic where we need it for our mental health. in may's local elections, the people's independence party, which was set up to oppose building on green belt, saw a shock result. it was a really good day for us because we went there and actually walked away with three new local councillors, so we have now got four councillors. we are one short of actually taking the majority away from the conservatives.

0ur politics are very much along the line of community representation. i think whether it is labour, lib dems, none of them are truly community centred. 0ur idea is to actually have local people represented locally, and i don't think that has to be constrained to castle point. signs, then, that community politics could be growing in strength, especially where planning matters are involved. a decision on castle point will be made in the autumn. nicky ford, bbc london. that's all from me for now. let's have a look at the weather prospects right now. hello. 0ur weather has been stuck in a bit of a cloudy rut over recent days. it has been largely dry, a big area of high pressure that's driving this dry, settled theme. for most places we have got fairly grey skies. this is in cornwall. things are brightening up a little

bit through the rest of today but in the next couple of days, the theme doesn't change very much. things are still mainly dry and rather cloudy. the best of any sunshine for the rest of today across parts of central and western scotland. also some sunny spells for northern ireland, north—west england and a few brighter spells along the south coast, particularly towards the channel islands. we have still got a bit of a breeze coming in around the north sea coasts, particularly for lincolnshire, east anglia and the south—east. temperatures around the east coast 15 to 17 celsius but further west 20 or 21 celsius. this evening and overnight, mostly dry, a few spots of drizzle here and there, low cloud, mist and fog around the coast as well. temperatures for most of us staying in double figures under the blanket of cloud butjust dipping into single figures. we could see six or seven celsius for the coldest spots across the west of scotland. tomorrow, anotherfairly cloudy, largely dry day, similar to recent days, a bit of sunshine here and there, especially for parts of western scotland. southern england also seeing a bit more brightness, the sunshine reappearing here.

22 celsius or so in london. less of a breeze around that east coast compared to recent days as well. heading on into the weekend and high pressure still with us. you can see the white on the maps here, that is extensive cloud which is again trapped underneath that area of high pressure. most places largely dry on saturday and fairly cloudy. you can see a few isolated showers moving up from the south, so there could be one or two for the likes of the isle of wight, up to south wales as well. most places avoiding them. sunny spells, a touch warmerfor some of us, around 17 to 21 celsius. as we head through the course of the weekend, high pressure still with us but drifting off to the east. sunday, we will see a weather front trying to move in from the west but it bumps into the area of high pressure so it could bring a few showers to northern ireland, the north west of scotland, particularly later on on sunday. much of england and wales having a dry day. temperatures up to 2a celsius in the warmest spot, 20 celsius further north under the cloud with a few showers around. one or two showers in the north and north—west into the new working

week but temperatures certainly on the rise. goodbye.

shocking failings and "blatant hypocrisy" in the way major religious groups have handled allegations of child abuse. we looked at 38 in total and i think we found feelings in every organisation we looked at. the independent inquiry finds some religious leaders discouraged the reporting of abuse in order to protect the reputation of their organisations. a state of emergency in new york — at least eight people have died in flash flooding — three inches of rain fell in one hour in central park. the foreign secretary says the uk will need to engage with the taliban about reopening kabul airport and getting people out of afghanistan.

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