this is bbc news. the headlines: a report into the murder of 13—month—old leiland—james corkill in cumbria calls for better communication between agencies. he was killed injanuary last year by a woman who had hoped to adopt him. we are all deeply saddened and sorry for leiland—james corkill�*s death at the hands of laura castle, and i share the public�*s shock and anger. the nhs has announced it will shut the tavistock gender identity clinic for children from next spring after a review found it was failing vulnerable people under 18. british gas owner centrica defends a decision to resume payouts to shareholders, as uk households come under pressure from rising energy bills. excitement in birmingham as the opening ceremony for the commonwealth games takes place this evening. and stars are paying tribute

to actor bernard cribbins, famous for his many roles including in doctor who, the wombles and the original railway children — who has died at the age of 93. a report looking into events leading up to the death of a 13—month—old boy in cumbria has found that the woman who killed him misled social workers about her mental health, her alcohol use, and her debts. leiland—james corkill was killed injanuary last year by laura castle, a woman who had hoped to adopt him. a safeguarding report found that relevant information about castle was not shared between agencies. it concluded that checks on people who want to adopt should be strengthened.

first, our special correpsondent ed thomas has this report, it contains some distressing details. "mummy, please don't be sad. "i miss you so much too. "i'm safe. "it's so beautiful up here. "but i do worry when i see you cry." laura inhales sharply the words of laura corkill read at the funeral of her son, leiland—james. .. and what do you remember about him? his smile, his cheeky laugh, his big, bright eyes. ..murdered by the woman who promised to love and care for him. when he came home, it was in a wooden box. is this home? yeah. this is the first time laura corkill has told her story. how long have you been here for? six years. it starts with her son being removed by a social worker. taken at birth from his hospital cot. i was in bits. what was leiland—james doing? crying. cumbria county council say they told laura they planned to remove leiland—james.

she denies this. years before, laura suffered severe domestic violence, abuse that she says social workers feared would happen again — a so—called "risk of future emotional harm." she believes that is why her son was taken. what should have happened to leiland—james? he'd come home with support in place. absolutely. yeah, absolutely. aishea and rebecca support women who have faced domestic abuse. they offered social workers a plan to bring leiland—james home. we did have e—mails going back and forward between us to see if we could work out a plan of support to see what we could offer. and was that negotiated, were you listened to? both: no. leiland—james�* fate was already determined. cumbria county council had identified him for adoption. yeah, i was expecting him to come home. this was the last photo of mother and son together.

was this during contact? that was my last contact. she would never hold leiland—james alive again. laura corkill says she repeatedly asked for leiland—james to come back home. inside, she told me she passed several parenting assessments. and one social worker, she says, told her she could get the baby's room ready for when he came back here. cumbria county council say in april 2020, they told laura the plan was for leiland—james to be adopted. and injuly, the family courts agreed. in august 2020, social workers placed leiland—james with this woman, laura castle. he cries. she would repeatedly beat him. she filmed him in distress. stood up like that... injanuary, 2021, she murdered leiland—james. how can someone hurt an innocent child?

what, just because they couldn't cope with him? doesn't mean you've got to kill them. sorry. before leiland—james died, a social worker refused to tell laura which hospital he was in. it was 2a hours later, and then they eventually told me it was liverpool alder hey hospital. by the time i got down there he had already been dead. and then eventually i went into his room. ijust wanted to pick him up. but they wouldn't allow me. your child. they wouldn't allow me to pick him up. laura sniffs. i spent more time with leiland in death than in life. the safeguarding review into the decision to allow leiland—james into laura castle�*s care will be published later. laura corkill was not asked to be part of it. i loved him.

millions and millions. well that safeguarding review has now been published — and it looked at two issues. the first was the decision to place leiland—james in a home with laura castle and then secondly the decision—making by social workers in the months before the 13—month—old boy died. the review found that laura castle had �*deliberately and repeatedly�* lied and misled authorities about her mental and physical health as well as her alochol intake and issues with debt. it also says relevant information was not shared between agencies that could have made a difference to leiland—james�*s life. it concluded that checks on people who want to adopt should be strengthened — notjust in west cumbria but across england. john redman is the executive director for people at cumbria county council. he apologised to the birth family of leiland—james corkill. we are all deeply saddened and sorry

for leiland—james corkill's death at the hands of laura castle. and i share the public's shock and anger. it should not have happened and our absolute condolences to both family and all who knew leiland—james. this report today is so important. we fully accept the findings and recommendations have played a key part in contributing to it. it recommends national action and also action for us in cumbria. we have not waited to implement that and we will already be making significant changes, not least to how, strengthening the process of how we assess people going through adoption. it is already a very engaging, complex process. also in terms of how we work with the nhs, particularly about sharing information, and also what we do, what more we can do to support adoptive families if they are struggling.

i can understand why people would be questioning why, why can nobody pick up on the issues? clearly, the criminal trial also evidenced that the prospective adoptive mother was extremely deceitful, she lied to a whole range of professionals. as part of this review, we did bring practitioners together, as would normally be the case in reviews, and to really look at were there no opportunities in terms of signs, symptoms, anything that could have been picked up on? as i have already said, we tried to avoid hindsight, but i know the professionals involved have asked themselves that question as well. it is very clear that all the professionals involved, there were no indicators of what was really going on within that house and they were seen by a number of professionals through that period and in fact their family members were not aware of what was going on within their day—to—day living situation, so it is very difficult to pick up

on those particular issues. professor sarah 0'brien who's also been part of the review said better information—sharing was needed between healthcare professionals and social agencies... it's evident from the review that there is a lot of learning around information sharing across different partners in the nhs. so, some of the information that the mum had revealed when she accessed first step wasn't included in a letter to the gp and also some of the information that gp had received from other hospital appointments hadn't all been triangulated. i think one of the learnings from the review is to have more robust systems to flag to primary care and to other clinicians the whole picture around it. so, there wasn't a flag on the surgery records that showed that there was a child going for adoption from that family, which might have then heightened the _ awareness around some of that information. as part of the learning from this review, those things are

now being addressed and we are doing a lot of work to make those processes more robust _ nhs england has announced new plans to treat young people with gender dysphoria at specialist children's hospitals. the current gender identity service run by the tavistock and portman nhs foundation trust will be closed, after it was criticised by an independent review. we have been speaking to the former president... he was a whistle—blower who raised concerns. it’s president. .. he was a whistle-blower who raised concerns.— who raised concerns. it's the wrong model, who raised concerns. it's the wrong model. and — who raised concerns. it's the wrong model. and the _ who raised concerns. it's the wrong model, and the wrong _ who raised concerns. it's the wrong model, and the wrong treatment i who raised concerns. it's the wrong| model, and the wrong treatment for

these children. 0riginally model, and the wrong treatment for these children. originally the service used what is known as the affirmation model,... that is, but their gender conflict and dysphoria and disturbance and pain that they were feeling was immediately accepted as being due to them being transgender, rather than having gender dysphoria, and they were monitored on an inappropriate treatment of puberty blockers and opposite sex hormones. we now know that there is a large group of young women who are having to live with the terrible consequences of this inappropriate treatment. some of them went on to have surgery that they now regret. i am very pleased that this external review has supported this view, and we can now protect these children from this inappropriate treatment. 0ne protect these children from this inappropriate treatment. one of the problems is that it is a terrible

stain on the reputation of the tavistock. many people think the tavistock. many people think the tavistock is the gender service, it is so much more. its traditions have been really damaged by this giving in to an ideology without proper forethought. what i'm most concerned about, of course, is what is going to happen all these children who have been given the wrong treatment, and are living with the damages of that? this woman is our campaigner who told us she welcomes today's development. it told us she welcomes today's development.— told us she welcomes today's development. told us she welcomes today's develo - ment. , , . development. it is everything that we have campaigned _ development. it is everything that we have campaigned for— development. it is everything that we have campaigned for in - development. it is everything that we have campaigned for in the - development. it is everything that| we have campaigned for in the last seven years, the children with gender dysphoria should be treated with a normal paediatric care and

health care. it should not be separated out into some separate area, when most clinicians and therapists are able to help these children, who are typically autistic, gay or lesbian, and they often have co—occurring mental health issues, issues that were already there. we don't know whether their issue is actually about gender or not, there may be another factor that needs thorough exploration and mental health support. as was said in the interim report, as soon as the word gender is mentioned, all other issues tend to be overlooked and overshadowed by that one diagnosis. and overshadowed by that one diaunosis. ., ., , and overshadowed by that one diagnosis-_ and overshadowed by that one diaunosis. ., ., ., diagnosis. that was someone from the u-rou diagnosis. that was someone from the grow) transgender _ diagnosis. that was someone from the group transgender trend. _

british gas owner centrica has begun paying dividends to shareholders again, with the company reporting a big rise in profits for the first half of the year. it comes as uk households face increasing pressure from rising energy bills. gas prices are soaring, driven in part by russia's war in ukraine. a short time ago i spoke to our business and economy editor douglas fraser who told me more about centrica. it claims to be making a loss on its retail division because of that price cap, but making very substantial profits upstream where it is drilling for oil and gas and with nuclear power stations as well. we are getting this from several of the other very large companies, shell today announcing £9.5 billion profit for only three months. we are also hearing from total energy based in france, does a lot of drilling in uk waters £45 billion there — equinor, which sends a lot of its gas into britain from norway, £14.5 billion of profit for three months announced just yesterday. it is hard to justify these figures, but they say the market sets the prices, a lot of the profits are going to shareholders and also

going into investment in new oil and gas resources to try to get supply up and into renewables, in order to make that transition that we are all agreeing is very well worth doing. we can speak now to david cox, an independent energy analyst. thank you very much forjoining us. just explain, if you would, how energy companies like centrica are making such big profits? it is energy companies like centrica are making such big profits?— making such big profits? it is the ulobal as making such big profits? it is the global gas prices _ making such big profits? it is the global gas prices and _ making such big profits? it is the global gas prices and oil- making such big profits? it is the global gas prices and oil prices i global gas prices and oil prices that have shot up, as everyone else. they were very high before the ukraine war anyway, the gas price was, and since then they have gone up was, and since then they have gone up even higher. the cost of these oil and gas companies have not risen at all, but they are selling their gas and oil and electricity in centrica's case, into the market, and they are getting two to three times what they are getting last

year, so that means record profits. that is not the same as the downstream part of the business. as centrica say, the energy companies selling domestic gas and electricity to us in the home are variably making any profits, they are making a small profit. essentially, it is the upstream part of these businesses that are making record profits, and the windfall tax which was supposedly meant to deal with that, take some of those profits back and give it to consumers, we have not seen much evidence of that happening so far. take have not seen much evidence of that happening so far-— happening so far. take us back to the basics, _ happening so far. take us back to the basics, then, _ happening so far. take us back to the basics, then, what— happening so far. take us back to the basics, then, what makes - happening so far. take us back to the basics, then, what makes up| happening so far. take us back to - the basics, then, what makes up your bill? ., ., , . , .,~ the basics, then, what makes up your bill? ., ., , ., bill? your domestic bill, take your as bill bill? your domestic bill, take your gas bill and _ bill? your domestic bill, take your gas bill and electricity _ bill? your domestic bill, take your gas bill and electricity bill- bill? your domestic bill, take your gas bill and electricity bill to - gas bill and electricity bill to some extent, the wholesale price of gas makes up a0 to 50% of that bill. the other costs in that bill are things like call centres, operational costs are the gas —— to

move the gas to your home, and the others are for profit. if it goes up 500%, which is what it is done in the last year, five times what we are paying for gas a year ago, that has a huge impact on your domestic bill, as we are seeing. people are getting very very scared of what is going to happen this winter, with further price rises in the pipeline. what is your forecast of how high it is going to go? you what is your forecast of how high it is going to go?— is going to go? you can bake in the rice rises is going to go? you can bake in the price rises we _ is going to go? you can bake in the price rises we have _ is going to go? you can bake in the price rises we have seen _ is going to go? you can bake in the price rises we have seen at - is going to go? you can bake in the price rises we have seen at the - price rises we have seen at the moment into the couch relations —— calculations of energy prices and domestic bills. you can argue, leave it a few more months and then we will know exactly, it is likely to go will know exactly, it is likely to 9° up will know exactly, it is likely to go up to well over £3000, probably

£3300. injanuary, because of gem have changed the rules so that they can change the price cap every three months now, not every six months as they did before, we are expecting it to go up to £6,000 —— £a000. if you think about that, that is an increase, two years ago people are paying on average £1200 for the combined bill, that is merely going to be £a000. who has £3000 extra in their pocket that they can just spend on energy? it is scary. these are sopposed _ spend on energy? it is scary. these are sopposed to — spend on energy? it is scary. these are supposed to be _ spend on energy? it is scary. these are supposed to be basic— spend on energy? it is scary. these are supposed to be basic costs, - are supposed to be basic costs, aren't they? thank you so much for your time. workers at the uk's biggest container port have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike in a dispute over pay. members of the unite union at felixstowe in suffolk backed industrial action by nine to one. workers at the uk's biggest container port have voted

they've rejected a 5% pay rise as an effective wage cut because of the soaring rate of inflation. dates for any action are yet to be announced. tory leadership candidates rishi sunak and liz truss will go head to head in the first official hustings with party members in leeds tonight. it's the first of 12 events where they will take questions from tory party members — they're the only ones who can vote to choose the next prime minister. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is in leeds. 12 events, there will be nothing we don't know by the end? you 12 events, there will be nothing we don't know by the end?— don't know by the end? you might think ou don't know by the end? you might think you have _ don't know by the end? you might think you have heard _ don't know by the end? you might think you have heard a _ don't know by the end? you might think you have heard a lot - don't know by the end? you might think you have heard a lot from i don't know by the end? you might i think you have heard a lot from them already, but this is the first event thatis already, but this is the first event that is solely for members, and is a chance for them to grill the two candidates on their policies, on their plans, on their personalities. what is really interesting is, chatting to tory mps, there are some tory members who seem to be really unhappy about the way that things

transpired over the last few weeks, and the way that borisjohnson was forced out. there are also unhappy about the tone of the debate so far, and all of these blue on blue attacks we have been seeing. it will be interesting to see if the tone is any different tonight, i think it will be for one reason in particular, liz truss and rishi sunak will not be appearing together. they will be separately, they will be interviewed, and then there will be some questions. we might get into a bit more policy with them not being on the stage to argue at the same time. one thing that has been coming up for both of them today, that directly affects places like leeds, is the future of northern powerhouse rail. you remember back in november, the government rapidly scaled back quite a lot of its plans for increasing the rail network in the north. we have had pledges from both liz truss and rishi sunak to bring back parts of what the government has been promising. liz truss has been

telling people in leeds that she is going to build the full northern powerhouse rail link between manchester and leeds. that is quite a big deal, there was a lot of anger when the government scaled back that plan in november. she has not committed yet to building the full easter in of hs2, which would cost a lot of money. rishi sunak is pledging to build a new station in bradford, something, again that the government promised to do until it did not have the money to do it when it announced its integrated real plant back in november. —— integrated rail plan. not as much explanation yet as to where the money is coming from, that is often the way things go, when we hear the plan before we hear the full financial breakdown of how they are going to do it, but it will be interesting to see how the two come

out with their pitches to the people of north england tonight, but also on the wider issue of the cost of living that we have heard so much about over the last few days. the final preparations are being put in place for the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games in birmingham tonight. there will be 11 days of competition, with more than 5000 athletes taking part cheering and applause. the queen's baton is on its final leg. first stop, birmingham's jewellery quarter, where the medals that they will be competing for tomorrow have been made. and this is where it will finish tonight, at the alexander stadium, where they are making final preparations for the opening ceremony. they have released these pictures from the dress rehearsals. the show�*s director is peaky blinders creator stephen knight, so it will celebrate both the west midlands and the commonwealth. one of the stars is dance

school owner lorrell. i'm from birmingham, so for my family and for myself, it is history in the making. the city has put on its gladrags. everywhere, there are banners and logos, new floral displays and the smell of fresh paint. the commonwealth teams have arrived and are taking it all in. er... it is very majestic in a way, but, with the games just about to start, i find it exciting and very buzzing. so, a very electric atmosphere. well, it has all come together pretty well, considering they only knew they were hosting the games just overfour years ago. birmingham and the west midlands has always felt overlooked and unloved by the rest of the country, so this is a big moment, a chance for it to change people's perceptions. we are actually going to sell the brand of birmingham and the west midlands right around the world. it gives an opportunity to show the world just how this place has progressed in recent years. huge business conference here could coincide over

the next two weeks — investment will come from that as well. you can hardly walk anywhere without bumping into someone from another competitor — in this case, guernsey, which is hosting next year's island games. one of the things we would like to replicate is the atmosphere and the friendliness because we are walking around today and anyone who has seen anyone in a kit is coming over and saying hello and chatting and it is, you know, really welcoming. so that is something we would definitely like to replicate. protests will take place, too. the games aims to be the most lgbtq+ inclusive yet, but two thirds of competing nations have laws against same—sex relationships. in a few hours, the party gets under way here in victoria square. it is the culmination of four years of preparations. phil mackie, bbc news, birmingham. bbc sport's jane dougall is in victoria square in birmingham. it looks very colourful, jane, what is the atmosphere like? you

it looks very colourful, jane, what is the atmosphere like?— is the atmosphere like? you can ro erl is the atmosphere like? you can properly hear— is the atmosphere like? you can properly hear the _ is the atmosphere like? you can properly hear the atmosphere i is the atmosphere like? you can - properly hear the atmosphere behind me. there is a bit of a party going on, there has been music and dance classes going on, a lot of people gathering around, just building up to watching the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games, because there is a big screen behind me. you havejust there is a big screen behind me. you have just missed prince charles, he was here a little earlier, he came down to shake hands on some of the volunteers and the organisers, and some of the people who have come down to soak up the atmosphere. he was speaking to some of the people who had gathered around, and, of course, you will be reaching the queen's reign message from the queen's reign message from the queen's reign the city has been buzzing in anticipation for the start of this gate ceremony. it is going to be the biggest sporting programme at the commonwealth games in its history. that is because new sports have been

added, including the women's twenty20, and synchronised swimming. there are 16 gold medals up for grabs, the first of which is the main's triathlon. that starts at 11 o'clock, and the person who won gold at tokyo is one of the favourites there. after that is is the gymnastic men's title, and in the afternoon we have the track cycling, but significantly, already, there are 1.2 million tickets that have been sold, and that means that these games are the best attended before they have even begun. that

games are the best attended before they have even begun.— they have even begun. that is a romise they have even begun. that is a promise of— they have even begun. that is a promise of some _ they have even begun. that is a promise of some great - they have even begun. that is a - promise of some great atmosphere at those events. thank you very much, enjoy the opening ceremony. professor linda yueh is executive chair of the royal commonwealth society and chair of the council of commonwealth societies. shejoins me now from the alexander stadium. thank you very much forjoining us, just talk to us about why you have this involvement with the commonwealth society, and how important the games are to you? thea;r important the games are to you? they are hu:el important the games are to you? tue: are hugely important important the games are to you? tte: are hugely important to important the games are to you? t"te1: are hugely important to the commonwealth, it is described as the friendly games, so it embodies the camaraderie and friendship that defines this voluntary association, this network of countries, now 5a countries, having added two more just last month. the patron, our patron, is her majesty the queen and the royal commonwealth society, and,

of course, she is hugely involved, and the whole family is hugely involved in sport. that is why i think the games hold a very significant spot in the commonwealth, they capture the values that you want the country to aspire to, it is good to be competitive in a friendly way. that is very good _ competitive in a friendly way. that is very good combination of qualities, isn't it? there have been countries that have chosen to the commonwealth, as they do decided to become republics, why do you think countries want belong to the commonwealth?— countries want belong to the commonwealth? ., . ., , commonwealth? there are 54 countries as i commonwealth? there are 54 countries as i mentioned. — commonwealth? there are 54 countries as i mentioned, about _ commonwealth? there are 54 countries as i mentioned, about a _ commonwealth? there are 54 countries as i mentioned, about a dozen - commonwealth? there are 54 countries as i mentioned, about a dozen or - commonwealth? there are 54 countries as i mentioned, about a dozen or so - as i mentioned, about a dozen or so actually have the queen as their head of state, but that means that the majority of the countries are republics, and they are in the commonwealth, not necessarily because the head of the commonwealth as the queen, but because they see a

benefit, and one of those benefits is doing business with countries that communicate more frequently, so they clearly see something that makes it worth joining this organisation, and i would properly stress, again, from a charity perspective, it will do things that i have seen the work, so not the governments necessarily, but the volunteers and the young people coming together in things like games, helping their communities. i think that is what makes the commonwealth so much different from the 620 commonwealth so much different from the g20 and the g7, which are all government to government. we the g20 and the g7, which are all government to government. we are not auoin to government to government. we are not aoian to see government to government. we are not going to see the — government to government. we are not going to see the queen, _ government to government. we are not going to see the queen, of _ government to government. we are not going to see the queen, of course, - going to see the queen, of course, we know that prince charles is there representing her, but she is still sending a message, that all—important bat on really message.

can you hear me? no, she can't, so sorry about that. good to see her at the alexandra stadium. now it's time for a look at the weather. it has been quite a cloudy day in birmingham, and i expect that cloud will stick around into this evening, in actualfact. it looks will stick around into this evening, in actual fact. it looks like a truly dry, and still quite warm around there as well. there has been simmering particularly in parts northern england, and that will stick around well into the night. 0therwise, stick around well into the night. otherwise, we will see some clearer skies developing, temperatures the same as last night, 11 to 1a degrees. across northern england, it should tend to peter out, but we will see the cloud building up and that will give one or two showers.

the bulk of the showers across northern england, heading into the north—east and eastern parts of scotland. plenty of sunshine around coastal areas, and a very warm day in the sunshine in the south—east of england. we got this rain coming into northern ireland, western parts of scotland, that will move into england and wales on saturday, the rain largely petering out, some cloud and rain threatens to return, but it still looks quite warm in the south—east. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: a report into the murder of 13—month—old leiland—james corkill in cumbria calls for better communication between agencies. he was killed injanuary last year by a woman who had hoped to adopt him. we are all deeply saddened and sorry for leiland—james corkill�*s death at the hands of laura castle, and i share the public�*s shock and anger. the nhs has announced it will shut the tavistock gender identity clinic for children from next spring

after a review found it was failing vulnerable people under 18. excitement in birmingham as the opening ceremony for the commonwealth games takes place this evening. and stars are paying tribute to actor bernard cribbins, famous for his many roles including in doctor who, the wombles, and the original railway children, who has died at the age of 93. some breaking news just some breaking newsjust in. the parents of 12—year—old archie has been left in a comatose state after suffering brain damage have failed to convince the supreme court to intervene in a life support treatment battle. if you days ago, his parents were told that it was going to be lawful to withdraw support from archie, but they challenged that, arguing that they felt treatment was still worthwhile because they thought they were seeing some of improvement. but the

parents have failed to persuade the supreme court that he should continue to be treated. sport — and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good evening. after nearly five years of preparation, the 2022 commonwealth games get underway in birmingham later. 0rganisers says it'll be the most inclusive games ever, even though it's illegal to be gay in more than half of the 5a countries competing. 0lympic diving champion tom daley is campaigning for lgbt+ rights in the commonwealth for a new bbc documentary and will make a statement against homophobia at tonight's opening ceremony. many of these countries are making progress with women's sport and also para— sport, but we are encouraging them, cajoling them to be far more open and make sure that the

definition of inclusivity is really broad and includes sexual orientation, as well. tom daley is a fantastic figurehead. you will do a greatjob. but also we need diplomatic discussions. engaging constructively to try to encourage them to be more open is the right way. squash player tesni evans will be one of wales' flagbearers, along with three—time commonwealth games medallist and double olympic champion geraint thomas. the cyclist finished third overall in the tour de france this year, crossing the line in paris only last weekend. he won gold in the road race at the commonwealth games in glasgow in 201a. evans won bronze four years ago in australia. it is something that is so special. it is something that is so special. it is something that is so special. it is a huge, huge honourfor me to do it. it isjust something it is a huge, huge honourfor me to do it. it is just something that is going to be very special, i think. two lead out with wright thomas, as well, for me it is probably going to be one of the biggest moments in my

life and career to do this. —— geraint thomas. it is a huge honour and a massive privilege.

four—time formula one world champion sebastian vettel is retiring at the end of the season. the german won all of his world titles with red bull between 2010 and 2013. his total of 53 grand prix wins has only been bettered by lewis hamilton and michael schumacher. he also drove for ferrari and will finish his final season racing for aston martin. it isa it is a bit strange to look into the unknown and i am a bit afraid of what is coming, but i guess i am looking forward to it. i have made my decision. i am excited to see what is behind the corner. very proud of how he has stood — behind the corner. very proud of how he has stood op _ behind the corner. very proud of how he has stood up for _ behind the corner. very proud of how he has stood up for what _ behind the corner. very proud of how he has stood up for what he - behind the corner. very proud of how he has stood up for what he has - he has stood up for what he has believed — he has stood up for what he has believed in— he has stood up for what he has believed in for others. even at the cost of— believed in for others. even at the cost of himself. i see him as such a legend _ cost of himself. i see him as such a legend of— cost of himself. i see him as such a legend of our sport. when we talk about_ legend of our sport. when we talk about legends, there are not many that i_ about legends, there are not many that i count — about legends, there are not many that i count as legends. but he is at the _ that i count as legends. but he is at the top — that i count as legends. but he is at the top of that.— that i count as legends. but he is at the top of that. lewis hamilton on sebastien _ at the top of that. lewis hamilton on sebastien vento, _

at the top of that. lewis hamilton on sebastien vento, who - at the top of that. lewis hamilton on sebastien vento, who has - on sebastien vento, who has announced his retirement. that's all the sport for now. from today, some criminal courts in england and wales are to allow filming for the very first time. this major change in the law will mean broadcasters can film judges sentencing serious criminals. our legal correspondent dominic casciani reports. would you stand up, please? the sentence i pass upon you is therefore one of life imprisonment, with a minimum term of ten years and eight months. justice being done, and in a way like never before. the moment today that judge sarah monro qcjailed ben 0liver at the old bailey for the manslaughter of his grandfather. you will not be released by the parole board, unless they conclude that you no longer pose a risk to the public. that concludes these sentencing remarks. you may go down. thank you. from today, news channels may televise judges sentencing the most serious of criminals in england and wales, starting with cases at the old bailey. scotland already allows cameras into courts, but few cases there are ever broadcast.

for more than a century these benches have been the only way the public have been able to witness trials of gangsters like the kray twins or serial killers, including peter sutcliffe. tv cameras still won't be able to film defendants, but for the first time the audience will be able to watch and listen to the judge as he or she sentences serious criminals, fulfilling a maxim of the law that not only should justice be done, but it should be seen to be done. we find the defendant, 0renthaljames simpson, not guilty of murder... you won't see scenes like that. the oj simpson trial was nightly entertainment in america in 1995. in england and wales we are banned from filming defendants, witnesses and victims. judges don't want to distress any participants in a trial, so defendants like ben 0liver today will still only be sketched by court artists. but they hope that a little more transparency will help the public understand how they really work. dominic casciani, bbc news.

the number of people who died of drug misuse in scotland last year fell slightly to 1,330 — the first time the figure fallen in eight years. but scotland still has by far the highest drug death rate recorded by any country in europe. 0ur scotland editor james cook reports. i started at an early age, yeah, started at about 11 or 12 year old. by the time he was 16, chris had tried cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, lsd and amphetamines. but it was heroin which he says ruined his life. i'm very lucky to be alive. there's been many occasions where i possibly could have overdosed and died. and i know people, i have had people within my life that have passed away, sadly, to overdose. drug deaths in scotland have risen dramatically over the past quarter of a century. they are now more than five times as high as they were in the mid—�*90s, and although there has been a slight fall, they remain by far the highest recorded in europe.

we have seen a trend of increasing drug deaths since 2013. that has halted, but i am determined to use this change as a real platform to power ahead, to do more. it contains three needles... at this support service in glasgow, they do what they can to keep drug addicts safe. this vending machine provides clean needles and other paraphernalia. but some critics of the scottish government's approach say ministers should be trying harder to get people off drugs altogether. the majority of our treatment budget is currently going into what we would call really vital harm reduction practices, but we are not offering people the chance to get well. we are not offering them the chance to detox and get rehab and to recover. are you enjoying my cups of tea? chris is confident he is now on the road to recovery. a charity called with you has helped him, and he is now volunteering to help others, in a country still struggling with an addiction emergency. james cook, bbc news, glasgow.

kyiv says moscow is moving troops to the south of the country where a counter—offensive by ukrainian forces is under way, in an attempt to retake the city of kherson. kherson was the first city to fall to russia in the war. now uk defence officials say it is "virtually cut off from other territories" held by the russians. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams has more from kyiv. the aftermath of a ferocious ukrainian barrage late on tuesday on a key bridge in russian—controlled territory. the damage from this and earlier attacks is clear to see. for moscow, this is a setback. kherson is vulnerable, separated from the rest of russian— controlled southern ukraine by the wide dnipro river. russia needs a number of key bridges to keep its forces supplied, which is why ukraine has been hitting them. kherson was one of the first cities

captured by the russians at the beginning of march. it fell without a fight, a significant prize for moscow. a shocked population protested, but there was very little they could do. russia wants to annex the whole area. they have spoken about holding area. they have spoken about holding a referendum. but now ukraine it seems determined to take it back. and this is why kyiv thinks it has a chance — a high mobility artillery rocket system supplied by america in an effort to turn the tide of the war. used to hit distant targets, including bridges, with great accuracy. what we are seeing from the ukrainians, they have to fight differently from the russians. thea;r differently from the russians. they cannot use a _ differently from the russians. they cannot use a hammer _ differently from the russians. tte1: cannot use a hammer to differently from the russians. t“te1: cannot use a hammer to destroy population centres. these are ukrainian cities, so they need to be very careful about how they go about it. the strike on the bridge is exactly that. it will be a model for

what they might have to replicate in the east further down the line. russia is said to be sending reinforcements to kherson. to lose such an important city would be the most significant defeat for moscow since it withdrew its forces from around kyiv back in april. but if it happens, it is not going to be quick. in the eastern donbas, the grinding bombardment from russia goes on, not as intense as before, but tell that to the people of this town. here, a lucky escape, but the city is being hit hard. if the course of this war is changing, it is changing slowly. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. climate change is now a bigger threat to elephant conservation than poaching — so says kenya's wildlife and tourism ministry. in the last year, the country has recorded 179 elephant deaths due to the ongoing drought affecting the horn of africa. merchuma reports from the tsavo national park in kenya, where poor rainy seasons have seen rivers drying up and grasslands have shriveled

in the game reserves. a bone here, a jaw there, ribs scattered around, these are the remains of an elephant. in the last few months, such scenes have been found by rangers in kenya's largest park, the tsavo. for the last about 30 minutes we have been following a really, really strong stench. the rangers say that stench will lead us to our carcass. this is the carcass of an elephant and it is still fresh. maybe a few days' old. it is nowjust pieces of bones and some flesh remaining. kenya and the larger horn of africa is going through the worst drought in a0 years. there have been four failed rain seasons. the situation has become unforgiving even to the giants of the animal kingdom. climate change kills 20 times more elephant than poaching,

so it is a red alarm. total across the country, elephants died already, as by the end ofjune,179. so far poached animals across the country, there are less than ten. the elephants who roam the kenya's broad savannah bring hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. kenya's wildlife service bring tourists here any time they come down to the tsavo national park because normally there would be hundreds of wild animals here, drinking water, playing with mud, taking a bath, but today there is none. this water pond is gradually drying up and the animals have moved away in search of water. the elephants are not only dying of dehydration but also malnutrition because, even where there are water holes they have seriously depleted vegetation. elephants in a day, they eat 300 kilograms of dry moss, drinking 2a0 litres of water.

remember, this is the season when elephants give birth. we expect so many miscarriages, and we have seen them before. and those calves who manage to be born, their chances of survival will be limited. there are efforts to bring some relief to the elephants and other animals in the park. drought—resistant trees are being planted in some areas. huge water ponds are also being dug with the hopes that when it will rain, the water they will collect there will sustain the animals for a longer period. remains of nearly 6000 elephant that died during the drought of the early 70s are preserved at this research centre. perhaps a constant reminder that it could happen again. there are 36,000 elephants in kenya. climate change is now threatening their survival. merchuma, bbc news the actor and singer

bernard cribbins, whose career spanned seven decades, has died aged 93. mr cribbins narrated the 1970s children's programme the wombles. and his appeareances in doctor who date back to the 1960s when the series began. 0ur media and arts correspondent david sillito looks back at his life. me, sir, i'm perks! good wives and private soldiers should be ignorant. and i'll keep herfrom your instruction, i warrant you. bernard cribbins — he was in everything. morning, tobermory. you look hot. from classical drama to the wombles. what about a nice drop of brandy in your tea? that's a very sound idea, lenny. two way stretch with peter sellers in 1960 was an early film role, but he'd already been acting for 17 years. he'd started out in rep in 0ldham when he was 1a. i'm the new midshipman. poopdecker is my name — albert poopdecker. in the �*60s, he was appearing in the carry on films. # there i was, digging this hole...#

and recording some very successful comic songs. one i must have and no offence, i know, day like this. haven't taken too great a liberty, have i, on a day like this? you know? but perhaps his best—known film role was lovable mr perks in the railway children. oh, dear. we'll never manage by ourselves. and his voice was part of daily life, from the wombles... i never realised before what hard work cooking is. ..to buzby. .. is this thejiffy plumbing service? ..to tufty. mrs fluffytail is walking along the road with tufty... 0h, doctor, what about you now? who have you got? this appearance in doctor who was his second doctor, a0 years after his first spell in the tardis. still, that's fine. from perks to songs to jackanory to fawlty towers, bernard cribbins

could turn his hand to anything. right on time! he was, for millions of us, a down—to—earth, funny, friendly, much loved part of childhood. the actor bernard cribbins who's died aged 93. after 37 years and nearly 9,000 episodes, the last episode of the soap opera neighbours has screened in australia. kylie minogue and jason donovan returned for the show, offering viewers "the perfect blend" of tearjerking nostalgia from the programme's heyday. 0ur australia correspondent shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne. # neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours...# it was the soundtrack for a soap opera generation. guess what? well, you're talking to me at any rate. and a tv show that turned australian suburbia... g'day. ..into a global success. you might not recognise the name,

but if you have been watching neighbours over the years, you will definitely know where we are. it is the famous ramsay street, the home of the soap. neighbours became a massive hit in the late �*80s and the early �*90s, and while many australians loved it... i'm talking to you, madge mitchell, ramsay, whatever your name is. ..it was britain where it really took off. 0h, someone else to... i couldn't walk down the street, particularly in the uk. you would just be mobbed and chased. of course, i'd be happy to but i'm a little snowed under here. we got to a time here where the post office had to put on a special delivery because they couldn't deliver all the english fanmail. 0h, right, you must be mike. the show was the launch pad for the careers of guy pearce, margot robbie and jason donovan. then, of course... charlene! ..there's kylie minogue. from suburban mechanic to the princess of pop.

charlene and scott's wedding in 1987 pulled in over 20 million viewers in the uk, more than a third of the country. both the cast and story lines have become more diverse. neighbours had australia's first same—sex wedding on tv, broadcast soon after gay marriage was legalised in the country. forthe finale, neighbours stars have returned. i like to think i'm just going to hang the shoes up, or in paul's case, the suit up, and walk away. but i don't know. i think it will probably take a bit of a while to shake off. how the show ends is a closely guarded secret. the producers want the finale to be fulfilling, joyous, and a big group hug for all the fans, for whom neighbours became good friends. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, melbourne. # that's when good neighbours become good...friends #.

vanessa feltz has announced she is leaving her two bbc radio programmes after more than two decades. the broadcaster will present her last early breakfast show on bbc radio 2 on friday. she will sign off from bbc radio london in late august. ms feltz says she has "loved every moment", but is stepping down "to catch up on a much needed decade's deficit of beauty sleep". this sunday england will face germany in the final of the euros. among those excited about the final is the eight—year—old girl who went viral on social media after england's semi final win against sweden. tess from knaresborough captured the spirit of the game when caught on camera at the semi—final, singing her heart out to sweet caroline after the lionesses beat sweden. john watson caught up with her after a whirlwind 2a—hours.

# so good. # so good! how are you feeling after what has been a crazy morning? very excited. feeling very good. and i'm feeling everything that is brilliant. everything. so, talk us through it. england were doing really well and you werejust in a good mood. what were you feeling when england had won so convincingly? well, i wasn't surprised, because they are really good, but i felt that the way i watched them be veryjoyous at the end, ifelt like it was very fun to watch. and to see them all give away their tops. and when did you know that you were being filmed, that you had appeared on the screen? i only knew after sweet caroline finished. i found out because mum kept on getting messages saying tess is on film, tess is on camera, tess is on telly. and then mum wasjust like... we were watching it and we only saw tess and we did not see mum.

no, i was behind. she wasn't on her own. i was there. she was super excited and jumped down a couple of seats at the end, but she never stopped the whole game. when you see the girls playing, does it make you think, oh, - i could do that one day? does it make you feel that? yeah, definitely. and then you are on the tv again. yes. how was that? i had to quickly get my england kit on, quickly do my hair, quickly clean my teeth, quickly get my shoes on, and then we had to go straight on the interview. so, tell us, how much do you love football? i love it to the moon and back. and what is it that you love about this england team? i love how they don't take it all for themselves, they pass all the time and they have a good mindset and they think about what they are going to do next. they don'tjust take the ball and kick it somewhere. against germany, i think we willjust scrape 3-2. what is the ultimate aim?

what would you like to do next? are you hopeful one day you might be able to follow in the footsteps of the england team? what i want to do when i'm old is play for man united women and england women. because i love football. you have seen the semifinal. you really should get to the final, right? so, what would you say if we could arrange it for you to get to the final? i don't know. i would scream my head off. so, let me put it to you. we will get you to the final. really? what? there is a scream in there somewhere. screaming. she said there was. and there is. we will get you to the final, how about that? yeah. # sweet caroline. # sweet caroline. # good times neverfelt # sweet caroline. # good times never felt so good. # good times never felt so good.

# so good, so good, so good! # that is the production. tess says 3-2 to that is the production. tess says 3—2 to england. now it's time for a look at the weather. we have the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games this evening. it has been cloudy in birmingham. it will start to break up towards the end of that opening ceremony. it should stay dry. we have seen some rain, so a bit of rain affecting north—western parts of england, heading north across scotland. some heavy bursts for the next few hours. rain may ease, but we will see another pulse coming back across northern england and southern scotland. clear skies developing elsewhere. temperatures around 11-1a. as elsewhere. temperatures around 11—1a. as we head into tomorrow, we are in no man's land really. we are in a call, in between two areas of high pressure, to areas of low pressure, very light winds for the most part. hopefully some warm

sunshine. we will start the cloud and rain across northern parts of england, that will peter out. elsewhere plenty of sunshine. the cloud will bubble up, one or two showers across eastern scotland and northern parts of england. plenty of sunshine probably around coastal areas. a warmer day for all of us with those lighter winds. temperatures may make 28 in the south—east of england. the breeze picks up in the far north—west later, some cloud, some outbreaks of rain coming towards northern ireland. that will get wetter through the evening and overnight pushing into western parts of scotland, together with that strengthening breeze. cloud will increase across england and wales, away from the far north of england, dry, those temperatures probably a bit higher, quite a warm start to the weekend. but we have got our weather front on the scene. that will slip its way slowly southwards into england and wales. as it does so, it is weakening, they're intending to die out. we start with some rain in scotland, perhaps northern ireland, but it should tend to brighten up. some rain coming

into england and wales, mostly over the hills and western parts of wales. still some sunshine through the midlands and south—east. those temperatures still on the high side, getting up to 27. the low 20s possible in scotland and northern ireland. things look a little difficult to get right on sunday. we are not quite sure where this rain is going to be. a weather front strung out across central areas. we could see that rain a bit further south across southern parts of england, but at the moment it looks dry cure. it will be one with some sunshine in the south—east and across scotland and northern ireland should be dry, as well, with some sunshine at times. where that rain is going to be, at the moment across central areas, and could slip further south across the country. into next week, the weather is looking a little bit mixed with the threat or promise of some rain at times.

today at 6:00, we're live from birmingham as the commonwealth games get under way with final preparations for the opening ceremony. the city is getting ready to party — as 6,500 athletes from 72 teams arrive for the biggest sporting programme in commonwealth games history. i think it's a wonderful, wonderful thing. it's good for the community, good for the city in total. it's good for the next generation of people that want to get involved in athletics as well. also on the programme tonight — the harrowing story of a woman who killed the baby she hoped to adopt. 0ne—year—old leiland—james corkill died from catastrophic head injuries — a safeguarding review says the woman who tried to adopt him repeatedly lied to social workers.