in the next hour, we are going to see what will probably be england's best hopes of a gold medal in the weightlifting at these games when emily campbell finally gets her commonwealth games under way. you may remember that name, as you have the privilege of being one of the flag—bearers in the opening ceremony at these games. she also won an outstanding silver medal at the tokyo olympics last year, making her the first british woman ever to win an olympic medal in weightlifting. she also backed that up with a bronze medal at the world championships last year, so high hopes she will add notjust a commonwealth medal today but potentially a gold medal to her ever growing collection. she goes in the 87 kilograms category, and that gets under way at 2.00. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. the liver but about subdued rainfall not the entire story. so many other parts of the country suffering from the lack of rainfall, and i think

most of the next few days, it will be just scattered showers here and there, but i wanted to show you the satellite picture over the last couple of days of those rainfall patterns we have seen, because in some parts of the country, it has been raining, we have had heavy showers, but what seems to be happening is that these weather systems are taking this more south—west to north—east track, so they are mostly skipping southern parts of the uk, so yes, it may be raining where you are further north, but it is in the south where we have had that 8% of rainfall recently, the lowest since records began, so over the next five days, the most amount of rainfall in western scotland and parts of northern ireland, may in the lake district. but in the south, where we really need it, very little in the way of rainfall, just a few showers. but generally speaking across the country, july for example has been below average, well below average. so the temperatures today, it has been very humid as well, 27 in london and norwich, fresher in the north—east of the country, and we

are actually seeing fresher air sweeping in off the north atlantic. and this fresher air will continue to bring just a scattering of showers to parts of scotland, northern ireland, and northern england, whereas in the south a dry morning tomorrow. still warm, 15 celsius, but i think what you will notice tomorrow if you live in the southis notice tomorrow if you live in the south is just how much pressure that air is going to be, we will lose at least some of that humidity should have much fresher. tomorrow, it's been one of showers across scotland and northern ireland, a couple sneaking into northern england and maybe the midlands, but the south of the country tomorrow stays bone dry, and as far as the eye can see, no widespread rainfall on the way anywhere in the uk, there were, for the foreseeable future. friday, a scattering of showers, tempt us typically in the high teens across western scotland, low to mid 20s in the south, so not particularly hot but warm enough. this is actually what we don't necessarily want to see, an area of high pressure building on. we often talk about

sunshine is great news, but this means a settled weather conditions, and from the icons you can see here, which these individual locations here will see predominantly dry weather, but some other parts of the country will catch a few showers, but in the south, we are really talking about things being generally bone dry. so yes, sunshine for some of us good news, for some of us it is quite literally not very good news at all. that's all from the bbc news at one. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. i'm here in birmingham on day six. 30 gold medals up to the grabs. we got the

mountain biking under way. judo, wales, england and scotland have fighting in the matches and we will start with a look at the athletics in day two. england's katerina johnson thompson is on course for gold after another strong showing in the heptathlon. she headed into this morning with an overnight lead, ahead of northern ireland's kate o'connor. and despite placing second behind englands jade o'dowda in the long jump earlier, she remains set for a gold medal ahead of her english teammate, holding a 122 point lead with just the javelin and 800 meters events to come. england's holly mills is fourth and kate o,connor slipping from second to fifth. here is a name to look out for. england's ben pattison — he's qualified for sunday's final of the 800 metres, along with fellow englishman jamie webb, and scotland's guy learmonth.

20—year—old pattison kicked away from the competition to take the win in 01.48.00 seconds, ahead of defending champion wycliffe kinyama who finished second. on the track this morning, we've seen the heats for the 400 metres. scotland's nicole yeargin and zoey clark are through to the semi—finals — clark going through with england'sjodie williams in heat 3. england's ama pipi also won heat 4. and the british champion victoria ohuruogu — who's the younger sister of 2006 commonwealth champion christine — won her heat. she advances with a time of 51.34 seconds ahead of jamaica's junelle bromfield. the stadium make so much of a difference. ifeela bit the stadium make so much of a difference. ifeel a bit rusty, but hearing their home crowd cheering at the start, itjust feels great. it

could be better. i'm doing something i've never done before, so a few niggles, but nothing i can't handle. england, matt... england's matt hudson—smith is through to the 400 metres semi—finals. the world bronze medallist cruised to victory, slowing down to little more than a jog as he crossed the line finish. wales' joseph brier safely finished third to reach the semis too. it is not all about track and field. swimming draws to a close, with all four home nations in with a chance of last—gasp gold. this morning saw the final session of heats at the sandwell aquatics centre. kate grey is there for us. scotland's duncan scott has one gold medal so far at these games, england's tom dean yet to top the podium, and we'll see both go for gold in the 200 metres medley final tonight. yes, that is right. they have become familiarfaces yes, that is right. they have become familiar faces that we have seen in the swimming pool. both have had a

busy schedule, but it comes to a close tonight. they go in the men's 200 metres individual medley. both have managed to win their heat to qualify to the evening's final. tom dean has yet to reach the top of the podium, five silvers and could tonight be his night? he has qualified fastest. that could be in his favour. and duncan has become a most decorated athlete, will he add more medals? we will also see the freestylers in action. and hopefully northern ireland will be winning theirfirst gold, she has northern ireland will be winning their first gold, she has the world champion and the fastest qualifier, all hopes are on her to get north island on the top podium. she will be chased down by the silver medallist. we will also see ben proud go in the 50 metres freestyle.

fastest man in the waters at the moment. already won the 50 metre butterfly and he is hoping to add another gold to his collection in the 50 metre freestyle. an exciting end to the swimming programme it the aquatic centre. coming to an exciting climax there. thank you. want to move you away from the commonwealth games now. a line of football moves. premier league players will stop taking the knee before the majority of matches next season. top flight clubs started taking the knee to support the black lives matter movement. premier league captains consulted players before taking the decision. the taking of the knee may still take place before certain fixtures, including boxing day games and cup finals. that's all the sport for now. we will keep you updated on the hour every hour of day six of the commonwealth games. thank you very

much, he has there imbibing of course with the latest on the commonwealth games. good afternoon to you. we will start with news in india because the generations, women have had to walk to get water. they have had to walk to get water. they have not had taps installed at home. but the national government in delhi is promising to change that with ambitious scheme trying to bring piped water to india's villagers. in this special report on the country's chronic issues, our correspondent travels to the desert in rajasthan to meet the families waiting for water. she was five—year—olds when she started walking with their mother to the world. every bit counted. i ask her mother if the men helped? translation: no, the men would not even make a

cup of tea. no, the men would not even make a cup of tea-— cup of tea. water is only women's work and in _ cup of tea. water is only women's work and in the _ cup of tea. water is only women's work and in the desert, _ cup of tea. water is only women's work and in the desert, it - cup of tea. water is only women's work and in the desert, it is - cup of tea. water is only women's work and in the desert, it is hot. | work and in the desert, it is hot. this woman says she and her four daughters in law say it might make for trips to fetch water, for in the morning, for in the afternoon and for an evening. it is 8am right now. in the past 50 years, the government has worked on different solutions. translation: work on using brown water environment began in the 19705 by building _ environment began in the 19705 by building open well5. then in 1990, another_ building open well5. then in 1990, another project started and it was completed by 2013. this brought weter— completed by 2013. this brought water to— completed by 2013. this brought water to the village. now the mission — water to the village. now the mission is to bring the water to each hou5e. mission is to bring the water to each house. to mission is to bring the water to each house-— mission is to bring the water to each house. ., , ., , each house. to get these villages, water has to _ each house. to get these villages, water has to travel _ each house. to get these villages, water has to travel 200 _ each house. to get these villages, | water has to travel 200 kilometres.

this is a water in the desert, it is the tail end of the ambitious canal project, india's largest. it begins up project, india's largest. it begins up in the north and the state of punjab and travelled hundreds of kilometres to come down here to rajasthan whether water is treated, made household consumption and then pump to 100 people living across the desert. there is excitement at the house, the water supply has been turned on. empty pots are lined up and everybody waits in anticipation. and then, finally, water. cheering but for others, the weight continues. they live on higher sand

dunes and it is uncertain when or how water will come. millions of people tuned in to watch the women's euro 2022 final on sunday, and since then, online searches for women's football have increased more than six—fold. but campaigners say more needs to be done to help girls and women into the sport. just 44% of secondary schools in england offer equal access to football to girls in pe lessons. it's an issue my colleague, lukwesa burak, spoke to former england player rachel yankey about. first — she asked her what she thought of sunday's historic victory. it wasn't bad, was it? no, it was outstanding. i thoroughly enjoyed it. watching a high—quality game of football, but also embracing the crowd, the atmosphere at wembley, it didn't feel like a football match,

it felt like a celebration. the fact that there were fans walking together, whether they were wearing england shirts, germany, i saw some spain and sweden shirts and it was a really positive and happy vibe and luckily for us, it finished the right way. rachel, you are right, it was a celebration and there is a lot of discussion that says that it proves that women can do it. is that what it is all about? is that what the conversation is about or should we move it further, move it on? i think, for me, in being in the team, i have played forward and have always known that there is a big responsibility in go out there are not only win games of football, but to showcase the game and inspire the next generation coming through and the next set of girls knew that as well.

the visibility of the game was unbelievable. just under 90,000 at wembley, so many watching on tv, i think, the fact that the game was free to air, on bbc, whether it was bbc one or bbc two, the england game and any in the tournament, that makes it a lot easier for people to form an opinion and engage with the games and the tournament and now we have to make sure that there is a legacy and that we don't stop. we want to push grassroots, we want to inspire and give opportunity to young children, but notjust young children, we want to give it to adults. i know that i have spoken to loads and loads of people, even when i was playing that wanted to play football and even the generation before mine were never given the opportunity

or chance, they were told they were not allowed to play and there is funding out there and it makes me really happy to see that we are notjust focusing on the children, but we are focusing on the over 18s and, you know, i have seen the campaign where a percentage of the beers sold are going to a funding pot where people can download and put the bit in, whether you want to start a new team or... rachel, i just want to jump on very quickly. i remember back in the day, i wasn't allowed to play basketball with the boys. that is how old i am. ian wright spoke very eloquently about what needed to happen next and i'm sure you caught that commentary. you mentioned grassroots funding, we hear that a lot, what realistically does that look like? what should the cheque look like?

what should it look like in the community and playing fields? what does grassroots funding mean? you know, it is obvious giving opportunity to people, that haven't received it before, the amounts of money, i couldn't tell you. that is not my place, i'm a former footballer. i just want to see people given the opportunity. i know the fa have backed the new talent half ways to try and get more clubs to look into different areas of where they get their talent from, and those things definitely need to happen, but we need to make sure that everybody can see and they have visible role models, the girls that played on sunday, hopefully the big businesses that have been involved really highlight them and support them. and make them household names so that it gives children the power to have leaders and role models

and inspiration when they are going to school and somebody says, "you can't play football." "actually, i can," i can be chloe kelly or a millie bright or whoever. also we need to make sure we don't miss out the older generation, because if we could get those interested or playing football or coaching, they could take their young children to games, they could inspire youngsters as well. it has to come from the bottom up and the middle down. it doesn't matter if you become an elite player, there are so many health benefits, mental health benefits to playing sport that we really need to back and fund and push that to inspire everybody.

rachel yankey obe, former lioness and, of course, 2012 olympian. this week marks 50 years since uganda's then military ruler idi amin expelled thousands of members of the asian community, after accusing them of disloyalty. many settled in leicester and have become part of the fabric of the city — as our midlands correspondent, navtej johal reports. archive: the asians arrived in cold, wet weather at stansted. _ for asians arriving in the uk from uganda in 1972, at times, the reception from locals felt as unwelcoming as the weather. translation: they have been milking the economy of the country. _ the former military ruler, president idi amin, said uganda's asians, brought to the country by the british, were depriving black africans of opportunities and gave asians, who held british passports, 90 days to leave the country or face being put in concentration camps. one of them was manzoor moghul, a businessman and a prominent member of uganda's asian community, who had met amin on several occasions. i had to flee the country in the darkness of the night with my wife and children because my life was threatened.

i came to know that i was on his hitlist and i would have been bumped off had i stayed much longer in the country. manzoor and his family arrived in leicester, where a friend had offered to house them, and where there was already a growing asian community. but not everyone was so friendly. the national front organised a march in the city in response to the ugandan asians' arrival. in the city today, there is an exhibition marking 50 years since the arrival of the ugandan asians, and the woman who's organised it was one of them. nisha popat was just nine years old when her family had to leave. what were your first impressions of leicester when you arrived? nisha remembers the kindness of neighbours. but, as she got older, she became more aware of the racism around her. she recalls one incident at a funfair she attended with her brother, where there were other asian families. and then, all of a sudden, there was a group of young men, skinheads, who just literally ran across the park. they pulled out the stakes from the ground, and they were starting to hit the people. the discrimination was perhaps no surprise. leicester city council had published an advert in a ugandan national newspaper, discouraging asians from coming to the city,

claiming its resources were too strained. this is one of the main routes into the city. but, before they arrived, it was earmarked for demolition. and, over the last 50 years, they've helped to rejuvenate it by setting up businesses, shops, restaurants. and it's now known as the golden mile. leicester wa5 rejuvenated with the ugandan a5ian contribution, and that has remained permanent and has grown since then. in a city where initially many faced hostility, it has become home. navteonhal, bbc news, leicester. it is ten to two. a reminder of the headlines. china says it will carry out live fire military gels around taiwan due to the visit by nancy pelosi. archie battersby�*s parents

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it through the camera. he mistook his symptoms for covid. it wasn't until actually i noticed the blisters that i realised that it was not covid. i was quite ill with it for around ten or 11 days. monkeypox has doubled here in recent weeks. spread through close physical contact, sharing bedding or coughs and sneezing. most people experience a mild illness and recover within three weeks. however, severe illness can occur and sometimes result in death. the nightingale hospital set up at uwe proved invaluable in the covid vaccination programme. and today it is proving useful once again as the first patients are immunised against monkeypox. while monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease, it is men who have sex with men who are particularly at risk because that community was the first to be infected. that is why gay men who have visited sexual health clinics like this in the past are being contacted to come forward further vaccination, as well as health workers who may

work in clinics like this or laboratory staff who may handle samples. and over 220 years later, it is the legacy berkeley's pioneer of vaccination, edward jenner, that is now playing a vital role in fighting monkeypox. that is because it is closely related to smallpox, so the same vaccine that everyone had before 1971, which eradicated the disease, is now being used on those most at risk. we have a virus that behaves in a different way, but the point is we have outbreaks that are pinging up all over the place now and the sensible thing to stop it from going global is to get in there and stamp those outbreaks out as soon they begin. there are supply issues with the vaccines, so it will take a long time for those most at risk to be protected. but the disease is now the new global pandemic and needs to be contained. matthew hill, bbc points west.

there is much more coming up at tpn. right now, where the time. hello. very little rainfall in the forecast over the next few days. and some parts of southern britain where we really do need the rain are expected to be completely dry. the north of the country is a lot greener. of course, we've had rain in the past few days. and if you look at the satellite picture from the last couple of days, you'll notice these weather systems taking a dive to the south and then shooting off towards the northeast. so that's been the general pattern of weather systems, whereas the extreme south east of the country has generally missed the rain apart from local showers. so this is the next five days where you see darker blue colors is where we have more rain. so clearly scotland, parts of northern ireland, the lake district, lancashire,

the welsh hills, but in the midlands, further east and southeast, hardly any rainfall at all. now, the forecast for today then. so end of the afternoon, temperatures will be in the high 20s in the southeast, a lot fresher there in belfast and glasgow, closer to 17 or 18. now you'll notice showers crossing parts of northern ireland, western scotland. remember i showed you that weather map where the rainfall is going to occur. so it's these areas here. it's because these north westerly winds or sometimes southwesterly winds tend to push in the showers to these areas here, whereas we get nothing in the southeast apart from the odd local shower, which may form during the afternoon. so as far as thursday's concerned, we've got these north westerly winds bringing showers to scotland, some to northern ireland, but many areas once again staying dry and temperatures on thursday around 25 in london, 17 for belfast and for glasgow. and here's a look at friday, very similar picture.

high teens in the northwest of the uk with a few scattered showers, dry and warm for london, east anglia and generally many central parts of england. and with high pressure establishing itself across the uk during the weekend, the weather fronts will be kept at bay, so all the rain clouds will go to the north. so this is the forecast for the next few days, apart from some rainfall maybe in north western areas. generally speaking, the pattern remains dry and quite warm.

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines: china says it will carry out live fire military drills around taiwan — in the wake of the high level us visit to the island. as house speaker nancy pelosi leaves, she says america's commitment to taiwan's democracy is unwavering. our delegation, of which i'm very proud, came to taiwan to make it unequivocally clear... we will not abandon our commitment to taiwan, and we are proud of our enduring friendship. translation: thisj is a complete farce. the united states i5 violating china'5 sovereignty under the guise of so—called democracy. those who offend china will be punished. archie battersbee's parents apply to the european court of human rights, to try to postpone

the removal of his life support —