the energy giant bp records its second highest quarterly profit in its history — nearly £7 billion. soaring oil and gas prices are behind the rise — it's more than three times what the company made in the same period last year. it comes as there are warnings that the average household energy bill could be more than £3,600 this winter.

there are calls for the government to do more to help families with the cost of living. we'll have the latest. i mean, it'sjust frightening really. becuase it's such a huge amount of money, and you can't get round it. there's things that you can't change. also this lunchtime. the leader of al qaeda, ayman al—zawahiri, is killed by an us drone strike in afghanistan. 12—year—old archie battersbee. the supreme court has received an appeal to postpone the withdrawal of his treatment, which was due to begin today. cosmetic procedures like botox and fillers should be better regulated, say mps, to stop people who are struggling with their appearance from being exploited. and how a global operation helped

separate conjoined twins. these three—year—old brothers are now recovering in hospital, after surgeries using virtual reality. and coming up on the bbc news channel. in a dramatic final, wales men beat england in the lawn bowls pairs event to win commonwealth games gold. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. apologies for the loss of sound at the beginning of the programme. the energy company bp has reported its second highest quarterly profit in its history. between april and june it made £6.9 billion, three times the figure for the same period last year.

the company said its oil trading performance was exceptional, and that it expects to pay more than £1 billion in uk tax. the profits come as domestic energy bills are predicted to hit more than £3,500 a year this winter. our business correspondent, caroline davies, reports. from fuel to cooking, lighting to showers. rising energy prices bite into household budgets. but the same high oil and gas prices that mean consumers are paying more means that energy companies are also making more money. today, bp announced it has made its second ever highest underlying profit in a three month period. £6.9 billion, more than triple the amount it made the same time last year. the company says it will invest in the uk, including an energy transition and pay more tax.

when prices are higher, rightly so, we pay higher taxes and now we have an energy profits levy which means we will pay even more taxes on top of what we had already planned, and thatis of what we had already planned, and that is what we will do. bi? that is what we will do. bp estimates _ that is what we will do. bp estimates it _ that is what we will do. bp estimates it will pay £1 billion of tax compared to £100 million last year, but the high profits sit uneasily as many, like a mother of two, ruth, face the prospect of energy bills rising again this year. i mean it isjust frightening, really. it's such a huge amount of money and you can't get round it. so we have to put the heating on, we have put the lights on, maybe we won't have the heating on as much. maybe we will put extra jumpers on, but there are some things you cannot change and you can't stop. i still have to wash the clothes. so, it is going to be a challenging winter, i think, for everybody. in going to be a challenging winter, i think, for everybody.— think, for everybody. in april last ear, the think, for everybody. in april last year. the energy _ think, for everybody. in april last year, the energy price _ think, for everybody. in april last year, the energy price cap - think, for everybody. in april last i year, the energy price cap increased from just over £1000 to 1138. within

a year, the price cap had risen to its current level of £1971. but energy analysts think it will go even higher, to more than £3358 this october, a rise of more than 70%. and these prices are expected to continue, potentially reaching as much as £3729 by this time next year. there are fears that if the prices rise, the situation could become more desperate for some families. ., ., ., , families. the amount going up significant _ families. the amount going up significant through _ families. the amount going up significant through the - families. the amount going up significant through the heating season, we will see people turn to really desperate measures to stay warm, whether that is going to public spaces like libraries or on the busjust to public spaces like libraries or on the bus just to get that warmth or doing much more dangerous things like lighting open fires in homes which can lead to catastrophic consequences.— which can lead to catastrophic consequences. and it's not clear when prices _ consequences. and it's not clear when prices might _ consequences. and it's not clear when prices might ease. - consequences. and it's not clearl when prices might ease. analysts have predicted they are likely to stay high into 202a. as we say, the

analysts warning atypical domestic energy bill for england, scotland and wales could hit more than £3600 by the new year. our business editor, simonjack, is here. and it is very difficult for people watching to hear about these enormous profits at a time when they are agonising over their utility bills. , , , , , bills. yes, they sit pretty uncomfortably _ bills. yes, they sit pretty uncomfortably next - bills. yes, they sit pretty uncomfortably next to i bills. yes, they sit pretty i uncomfortably next to each bills. yes, they sit pretty - uncomfortably next to each other because as kerry was saying, the same high oil and gas prices which are causing hardship for millions of people are creating profit bonanza is at places like bp, shell, last week, they had record profits, and i think what makes it even worse for some people is that what bp said today, it will take 60% of its excess profits and give £3 billion in the next three months to its shareholders. they do include some pension funds, but those people facing the worst of the cost of

living crisis are those least likely to have big pension savings. 0n the flip side, if they make more money, they pay more tax and you remember there was a windfall tax imposed quite recently which took effect towards the end of may and bp said today that it would pay over £1 billion before allowing for the windfall tax and maybe it would be 1.2 billion or £1.3 billion to the treasury this year, and only 100 million last year, so a big increase and they say they will invest a lot more in renewable energy and some more in renewable energy and some more oil and gas, so we have our own resources, but there will be some grim inevitability and some people feel some outrage that bumper profits are happening at the same time while millions are feeling such simon, thank you for now. the leader of al qaeda has been killed by an american drone strike in the afghan capital kabul. ayman al—zawahiri was one of the masterminds of the attacks of september 11th 2001. us president biden, in a live televised address, said his death would help give closure to the families

of the thousands of people killed on 9/11. 0ur correspondent, secunder kermani, reports from kabul. this is the family home is where it's thought ayman al—zawahiri was living, and where, whilst standing on a balcony, american officials say he was killed by a missile fired by a drone. we can still hear debris being cleared up. but then we are told to stop filming. we are in the centre of the city. the house that was targeted in the drone strike is just a few minutes away, but the taliban aren't allowing anyone to film nearby, insisting there's nothing to see, one even pointing his gun threateningly towards us a little earlier on. senior taliban figures must have agreed to al-qaeda's leader living here, but they have insisted in public the group no longer exists in afghanistan, so his death poses

difficult questions. zawahiri was a veteran militant figure, involved in planning the 9/11 attacks alongside 0sama bin laden. president biden was present in the command centre when he was killed more than a decade ago, but he has also been heavily criticised for overseeing last year's chaotic troop withdrawal from afghanistan. this is now a major victory. the united states continues to demonstrate our resolve and our capacity to defend the american people against those who seek to do us harm. now, we, er, we make it clear again tonight that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the united states will find you and take you out.

unlike al-qaeda, the taliban have a national, not global, agenda. but they have been close allies of al-qaeda for years. recently, though, they have played down their links after promising not to allow foreign attacks to be planned on afghan soil. the taliban by hosting ayman al is a harley in —— ayman al—zawahiri in kabul have not made any kind of engagement for the united states government, in particular, but the international community at large have found it very difficult. al-qaeda is no longer the global threat it once was, but the killing of zawahiri will further deepen the distrust between the taliban and the west, as afghanistan continues to struggle amidst a deep economic crisis. secunder kermani, bbc news, kabul. 0ur security correspondent

gordon corera is here. tell us more about how it was done, and crucially, what this means for al-qaeda. , ., , ., ., and crucially, what this means for al-qaeda. , ., ., , ., al-qaeda. this was a long planned o eration al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by _ al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the _ al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the us. _ al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the us. they - al-qaeda. this was a long planned operation by the us. they had - al-qaeda. this was a long planned | operation by the us. they had been watching this building for months, it appears, building even a model of it appears, building even a model of it to try and understand where al—zawahiri might be and minimise the possibility of civilian casualties. that suggests a detailed, intensive intelligence gathering operation by the cia leading to this decision to strike on the weekend. i think that is significant because it suggests the us has some capability, even if it has taken troops out of the country to carry out what they call over the horizon counterterrorist operations. in terms of what it means for al-qaeda, this was a group that had been diminishing in recent years and had largely been eclipsed in terms of public profile and in terms of violent acts by groups like isis, the islamic state, and zawahiri was

not as charismatic as 0sama bin laden and no one is quite sure who will succeed him. so it is an important symbolic and emotional moment for america, important symbolic and emotional moment foramerica, perhaps important symbolic and emotional moment for america, perhaps more so thanit moment for america, perhaps more so than it is in terms of dealing with the terrorist threat, which in terms of al-qaeda, had diminished somewhat in recent years. of al-qaeda, had diminished somewhat in recent years— let's speak to our correspondent barbara plett usher in washington. talk a little bit more about what this does mean for relations between the two countries.— the two countries. well, it is a significant _ the two countries. well, it is a significant blow _ the two countries. well, it is a significant blow to _ the two countries. well, it is a significant blow to whatever i the two countries. well, it is a - significant blow to whatever small amount of good faith might have existed in the relationship. the united states is saying that the battersbee broken agreement in which the taliban said it would not shelter extremist —— this is saying that the taliban broke an agreement. the taliban are saying the opposite,

saying that the us should not strike afghanistan after it left and now it has. but what i can say is that it does not mean that the united states will break up all contact with the taliban because it needs the contact for practical reasons as it's negotiating the release of us hostages and negotiating safe passage for afghans who work with the us and other things by the president has made clear that if it feels that it needs to carry out another air strike, feels that it needs to carry out anotherairstrike, it will, feels that it needs to carry out another air strike, it will, and for the taliban the timing is bad because they were going to use the anniversary of the us withdrawal to reach out more to the world and they certainly need better relations with the us in terms of dealing with their humanitarian and economic crisis but now the united states is strongly questioning just exactly what their intentions are. barbara, thank ou what their intentions are. barbara, thank you very _ what their intentions are. barbara, thank you very much. _ the parents of archie battersbee have lodged another appeal against the decision to end the 12—year—old's life support treatment. the supreme court will assess whether more time should be given for a un committee to look

at the case. archie's care was due to end at midday today. 0ur correspondent, matt cole, is outside the royal london hospital. yes, thank you. archie has been here at the royal london hospital since april the 8th, the day after he suffered what doctors have described as a catastrophic or un—survivable brain injury. in response to the latest in a series of legal challenges yesterday, the appeal court ruled that every day of treatment that archie has is not in his interests, and set a deadline of noon today for life—sustaining treatment to be withdrawn. but his family, just before the noon deadline, submitted a further appeal to the supreme court, seeking a stay, so a united nations committee could have time to examine the case.

a panel of three justices will now consider the family's request on the supreme court has made it clear that it is aware of the urgency of the matter. archie's mother, holly, is in the hospital with her son and in a statement she said she could not understand what she called the rush to make decisions, insisting her son is making progress and she added that she is praying for an encouraging response from the supreme court. british airways has suspended sales of tickets for short—haul flights from heathrow until next week, because of the cap on daily passenger numbers at the airport. the suspension affects ba's flights to domestic and european destinations. thousands of air travellers have been hit by disruption in recent weeks, including last—minute cancellations. almost 700 migrants crossed the english channel in 1a small boats on monday,

a record for the year so far. more than 17,000 people have arrived in the uk after navigating busy shipping lanes from france in small boats so far in 2022, according to government figures. liz truss has backtracked on her proposal to link public sector pay to local living costs after a fierce backlash from some conservative mps and labour. the tory leadership candidate had wanted to end national pay deals for public workers, starting with the civil service, meaning that similarjobs could pay different salaries depending on geographical location. 0ur political correspondent ione wells has the latest. it ione wells has the latest. was all smiles from liz t she it was all smiles from liz truss as she toured the south—west of england yesterday. but this morning her plans caused beef with some tory mps in the area. she said she wanted

civil servants in regions where pay is lower to be paid less. she argued, if this worked, it could save billions by being rolled out to other public sector workers. that would mean nurses, police or teachers in areas like the north of england could be paid less than places like surrey. her backers denied this would entrench regional inequality, claiming private companies struggle to hire in areas where public sector pay drives them out. if where public sector pay drives them out. , ., , out. if the government is the hi . hest out. if the government is the highest payer. _ out. if the government is the highest payer, it _ out. if the government is the highest payer, it crowds - out. if the government is the highest payer, it crowds out | out. if the government is the - highest payer, it crowds out private sector investment, and we have to ensure that private in sector —— private sector investment comes alongside what the government is doing. but alongside what the government is doinu. �* , ,, ., alongside what the government is doing. but rishi sunak's supporters slammed the _ doing. but rishi sunak's supporters slammed the plans, _ doing. but rishi sunak's supporters slammed the plans, arguing - doing. but rishi sunak's supporters slammed the plans, arguing they . slammed the plans, arguing they would damage public services. the first thing this needs to do with this policy is perform a very swift u-iurn — this policy is perform a very swift u-iurn it — this policy is perform a very swift u-iurn it is— this policy is perform a very swift u—turn. it is absolutely catastrophic at the next general election — catastrophic at the next general election. even if you listen to jacob — election. even if you listen to jacob rees mogg and the idea that new teachers, nurses and police officers — new teachers, nurses and police officers will be paid less in the

north— officers will be paid less in the north compared to the south—east, that will_ north compared to the south—east, that will make it even more difficult _ that will make it even more difficult to recruit.— that will make it even more difficult to recruit. and u-turn they did. _ difficult to recruit. and u-turn they did, less _ difficult to recruit. and u-turn they did, less than _ difficult to recruit. and u-turn they did, less than 20 - difficult to recruit. and u-turn| they did, less than 20 minutes difficult to recruit. and u-turn - they did, less than 20 minutes after these words left ben helton's mouth, liz truss's campaign said she would not go along to it head with his plans if she were elected leader. this policy is just one of many rushed out by candidates fighting for the keys to number ten. but behind headlines like slashing whitehall waste, designed to appeal to tory members, this u—turn reveals how big questions remain about how some of these ideas would work in practice. the time is 1:18. our top story this lunchtime: the energy giant bp records its second highest quarterly profit in its history as domestic energy bills soar. and as domestic energy bills soar. i'm here at the alex stadium and i'm here at the alexander stadium with the latest from the commonwealth games, as the track and field events get under way. coming up on the bbc news channel:

on day one of the athletics, england's katarina johnson—thompson has begun the defence of her commonwealth games gold. but the first event has not gone to plan. non—surgical cosmetic procedures like botox and fillers should be better regulated to prevent people who are struggling with their appearance from being exploited. that's one of the recommendations from a health committee report into body image which has looked into the link between how people feel about the way they look and their mental health. as zoe conway reports, the mps say the impact of body image on mental and physical health needs to be taken more seriously. it doesn't get more body—conscious than love island. hi, guys, come on. millions might have tuned in to last night's final, but it's hardly the first reality tv show.

the only way is essex first blinged its way onto our tvs 12 years ago. one of its earlier stars, charlie king. go on, charlie! he's grateful for the opportunities towie gave him, but he worries about the effect reality tv could have on young people. when you are being bombarded with it and you don't see diversity, or different sorts of bodies being represented if we are looking at certain reality tv shows, that's dangerous. he struggles with how he looks. he has body dysmorphia, had cosmetic surgery on his nose. it went wrong. i've had to wait two years to have my nose fixed, and i've had to live with that and that choice, and that has been one of the hardest lessons that i've ever learned, all because i thought i needed to change. a new report by the health select committee is concerned about the impact body images are having on mental health.

they want to see labelling of digitally altered commercial pictures and regulation for nonsurgical cosmetic procedures within a year. so, i've had filler in my lips, i've had filler in my nose. every time kim booker had filler put in herface, she felt euphoric, but the feeling never lasted. she once had so much filler in her nose, it came close to collapse. it'sjust really, really sad that i have, ijust disliked the way i looked that much at those times. and, erm... it'sjust everywhere you look, and i still have those moments. it's still something that i... because you're, everywhere you look, there's this image of perfection. in a statement, a government spokesperson said, we will be introducing a national licensing scheme to ensure people are making informed and safe choices about nonsurgical cosmetic procedures that will build

on the existing support we've put in place from expanding mental health services, including for those with body dysmorphic disorder. naomi is a model with influence. she has worked with brands like dove, adidas and boots, but her success has not come easy. growing up, she struggled with how she looked and developed an eating disorder. and i equated my tallness with being, like, my bigness, and i was like, maybe if i'm smaller, i could be like, i could appear shorter, and it's all psychological. she despairs that so many people have a negative view of her body. ——their body. after being so uncomfortable with myself for many years, just for me to be like present and ok with who i am, that's all i want. yeah, beautiful. and i can get all your new tattoos as well. zoe conway, bbc news. china has flown warplanes close to the island of taiwan, which it claims as its own

territory, in advance of an expected controversial visit to taipei by nancy pelosi, the speaker of the us house of representatives. taiwan's defence ministry says it has full grasp of military activities near the island and is determined to defend itself against any chinese threats. 0ur asia pacific editor celia hatton has the story. nancy pelosi, the third ranking us official, all smiles in malaysia, but behind—the—scenes, the apparent next stop on her asian tour, to taiwan, is so risky that it is shrouded in secrecy. nancy pelosi's team hasn't even confirmed she is visiting the self ruled island, but that hasn't stopped china from issuing stark warnings. translation: we have repeatedly undone mistakenly

expressed to the us our strong opposition to speaker pelosi's potential visit to taiwan, and we hope us officials will be very clear about the importance and sensitivity of this issue and how dangerous it could be. , ., , ., ., ., ., could be. tensions over taiwan date back to 1949, — could be. tensions over taiwan date back to 1949, when _ could be. tensions over taiwan date back to 1949, when the _ could be. tensions over taiwan date back to 1949, when the communist | back to 1949, when the communist revolution forced the then ruling party, the kmt, to flee to the nearby island of taiwan. over the decades, taiwan has built itself into a self rule to democracy, but beijing still considers taiwan to be its own. —— a self ruled democracy. xijin ping has put the reunification of taiwan and mainland china at the top of his agenda, pledging that it is part of china's great rejuvenation. in taiwan, they are welcoming a potential visit from nancy pelosi, and they say it makes

them feel less isolated. but on the island, they are still left to consider how they would defend themselves if china really invaded. preparation drills are becoming a way of life. translation: because of the war in ukraine, _ way of life. translation: because of the war in ukraine, we _ way of life. translation: because of the war in ukraine, we have _ way of life. translation: because of the war in ukraine, we have to - way of life. translation: because of the war in ukraine, we have to be - the war in ukraine, we have to be more prepared. to put it bluntly, we are quite scared, because there is no way of knowing if the wall will also come here. it no way of knowing if the wall will also come here.— no way of knowing if the wall will also come here. it is thought taiwan is an island — also come here. it is thought taiwan is an island caught _ also come here. it is thought taiwan is an island caught between - also come here. it is thought taiwan is an island caught between two - is an island caught between two rival superpowers. is an island caught between two rivalsuperpowers. even is an island caught between two rival superpowers. even without a visit from nancy pelosi, the need for such shelters isn't going away. celia hatton, bbc news. now, to the remarkable story of global teamwork that helped three—year—old conjoined twins to be separated. the brazilian brothers were joined at the head. they were operated on in rio di janeiro, with the help of virtual reality projections and directions from great ormond street hospital in london. the toddlers are now recovering well in hospital, as mark lobel reports. bernardo and arthur,

the twin brothers born with a fused brain in brazil. described as otherwise healthy nearly four—year—olds, they cannot sit or walk, robbing them of a normal childhood. as of around seven weeks ago, they now look like this — a remarkable moment, only the sixth such separation of its kind, but this time, surgeries in rio de janeiro came with direction from great ormond street hospital in london. what we were able to do this time around, which was a world first, is to do it in virtual reality across the two continents, with us setting it up on our platforms here. we wore the vr goggles and then invited the team in brazil to join our vr theatre, and all of the surgery was done in virtual reality, all the steps were taken before we actually lifted the scalpel. to handle the complex task of dealing with the brain, blood vessels, the skin, the bone and covering of the

brain, each step was mapped out using simulations over a six—month period. the advantage of practising on virtual reality projections of the twins meant that the team were able to refine things when they repeatedly hit dead ends. nonetheless, as the surgeons involved concluded, it was still high risk surgery. translation: | talked - to the mother and told her i believed we could separate her children. i learnt the phrase "when you have 1% possibility, "you have 99% faith." once their parents were made aware of the risks, it was up to them to give surgeons the green light. translation: i had become so i desperate because i could not bear my sons' condition. the twins had seven surgeries, the final operation alone taking over 27 hours, involving nearly 100 medical staff. it is hoped this will be a template for helping conjoined twins around the world. what we've been able to do at gemini untwined is to pool the global experience so that when the next set of kids are born,

whether that be in israel or turkey or rio, in this instance, we are able to share our experience and our knowledge with the local team and then undertake the surgery and support them. the boys are said to be recovering well in hospital after their blood pressures and heart rates were said to be through the roof after their separation, until they were reunited, four days later and touched hands. they will undergo rehabilitation for the next six months. mark lobel, bbc news. at the commonwealth games in birmingham, its day one of the track and field events. there are 37 gold medals on offer across all sports today. our correspondent kate greyjoins us from the alexander stadium, kate, what medals have we had so far today? actually, away from the stadium, there has been a battle of the home nations at the lawn bowls this morning. we saw wales take on

england in the teams per event. it was a brilliantly gripping event. it's all wales, daniel simon and jarrod lipp breen, take the early lead, but the english pair pulled back for 16 — 16 at the 14th end, but the welsh were victorious. some brilliant celebrations, to win that match 19—18, so a great result for the welsh there. and we also saw scotland beat northern ireland in the bronze medal match, so lots of home nations action in lawn bowls this morning. and we look ahead to athletics, always an exciting time. absolutely, plenty going on at the track this morning. we have seen katarina johnson—thompson begin her campaign in the heptathlon. she didn't look great in the hurdles, finishing fifth, but made up for it in the highjump. she goes into this evening's two events in the lead and defending her title. we also saw the

silver medallist from the world championships two weeks ago, keely hodgkinson, on the track in the 800 metres heats. she was very strong, controlling it till the very end, and looking comfortable as she qualifies into the final that will take place on saturday. her team—mate alexandra bell also qualified for england, and scotland's laura muir will also be in that final. thanks so much, kate. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willetts. it looked cloudy in birmingham, a rather muggy feeling day. we knew july would be dry, it is the driest on record for some parts of southern and eastern england, but as you can see, the brown on the map shows less than average rainfall. it has been dry across the board, so we did have some welcome rain through the night. that is because we have low pressure with us for a change. it is quite

windy out there