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: thisi is a complete farce. the united states is violating china's 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 — which was due to begin today. another hosepipe ban is on the way, after all the hot dry weather — the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership are and premier league captains have decided their teams will stop taking the knee before every match. the anti—racism gesture will still be seen before big moments — including the boxing day fixtures and cup finals. another hosepipe ban is on the way, after all the hot dry weather — more than a million people will be affected in kent and sussex. the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership election is delayed — after the security agency gchq warned that cyber hackers could change people's votes. and tributes are paid to roy hackett, the civil rights campaigner at the heart of the bristol bus boycott of the 1960s, who's died at the age of 93.

if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, warm welcome to bbc news, got to have your company this afternoon. china has said it will carry out live fire military drills in the sea and air around taiwan tomorrow in response to the visit by one of america's most senior politicians. the speaker of the house of representatives nancy pelosi has said her delegation�*s visit to taiwan was intended to make it clear that the us won't abandon the island, and that her country's commitment to democracy there is iron—clad. taiwan is self—governing and lies about 100 miles across the taiwan straits — it sees itself as independent, but china views it as its own and has warned of grave consequences, following the visit. taiwan's economy is hugely important to our everyday electronic equipment — with phones, laptops, watches and games consoles — being powered by computer chips made in taiwan.

0ur asia pacific editor celia hatton has this report. nancy pelosi, defying the wishes of beijing and the biden white house, was clear about her support for taiwan during her short visit there. we will not abandon our commitment to taiwan, and we are proud of our enduring friendship. today, pelosi met these human rights activists, further stoking china's irritation. two are pro—democracy campaigners who previously been detained by the chinese authorities. the third, wu'er kaixi, is a famous student activist who led the 1989 tiananmen protests. nancy pelosi's outspoken support for human rights in china dates back to that period. here she is more than three decades ago, participating in a memorial for those killed near tiananmen, shocking her chinese hosts.

china was determined not to be caught off guard by this visit. its announced plans to carry out live fire drills in six areas, encircling taiwan by air and by sea. "the joint military operations are a necessary step in response to the dangerous moves of the us and taiwan authorities," says this chinese army commander. china says the exercises will practice forjoint air and sea blockades and land attacks, among other things, sometimes getting as close as nine nautical miles from the island's coastline. the drills are certain to raise concerns across taiwan, highlighting beijing's ability to cut off air and sea access to this normally bustling island. beijing's also announced immediate bans on some imports and exports to taiwan. but taiwan's president is clear she wants to foster even stronger ties with washington, no matter the pressure

from across the strait. "facing deliberately heightened military threats, taiwan will not back down," she says. "we will firmly uphold our nation's sovereignty and continue to hold the line of defense for democracy." just on the other side of the taiwan strait on the mainland, china's state media is projecting an air of confidence, leaving these locals and coastal fujian feeling calm. translation: i'm not worried. we are used to the taiwan strait crisis. the atmosphere has been like this for years. a conflict may happen at any time, but it's not a high probability. if it really happens, we alljust accept it. nancy pelosi is in the twilight of a long political career. upcoming us mid—term elections might end her time as house speaker, but washington's tussles with china over taiwan will continue.

up up next, a potential $4.5 billion support package that would label the island a key us ally, leading, perhaps, to more trouble for us china relations on the horizon. celia hatton, bbc news. let's speak to victor gao, a former diplomat and chinese government advisor. the visit had been ill—advised, so why did nancy pelosi go ahead? she has had why did nancy pelosi go ahead? sue: has had a why did nancy pelosi go ahead? 51g: has had a long—standing interest in the region, she has been a critic of china for a long time and a supporter of taiwan. this visit was meant to happen earlier in the year, but nancy pelosi got co—video at that time. i think she is coming perhaps to the end of her time as speaker, she may not hold that post

after november's mid—term election. so this might be, in some sense, a swan song for her. but it is also a reflection, if you like, of the heightened problems in that part of the east china sea, around taiwan. america has warned of serious chinese provocations that have been increasing over the last six months and it wants to demonstrate that nancy pelosi is helping the administration, demonstrate its resolve to defend democracy in taiwan. the policy for years has been one of ambiguity, one of strategic ambiguity, keeping china guessing on how and what way america would defend taiwanese democracy. joe biden, three times in the last 18 months or so has given a hint he may be taking a much harder line. so tensions between china and the us

are in a real nydia at the moment and it is over taiwan.— are in a real nydia at the moment and it is over taiwan. given the us administration _ and it is over taiwan. given the us administration seems _ and it is over taiwan. given the us administration seems to _ and it is over taiwan. given the us administration seems to be - administration seems to be signalling a change of policy, or potentially a change of policy, it is not surprising china should take particular umbrage at this visit, the first senior politician and a quarter of a century. there are ambassadorial changes all the time and what you might call more routine visits, but not at this high level. it has been made a big thing in the united states, she might not be part of the administration, but she is a pretty close ally of the president? there is joe pretty close ally of the president? there isjoe biden, the vice president and the speaker of the house, the order of the chain of command in this country. she is a huge figure and is hugely significant. in terms of the policy towards taiwan and china, the americans have a real problem here. in order to fulfil any kind of promise to defend taiwan, they have

to have capability to do that, chinese military has substantially increased over the last two decades, its ability to take action against taiwan, hugely increased. a lot of thatis taiwan, hugely increased. a lot of that is land—based missiles, cruise missiles. they have very highly developed cruise missiles, a lot of fighterjets, 39 separate air bases in the region. america doesn't really have, in the immediacy of taiwan, the ability to defend the island if there was a surprise attack. there is a lot of thinking going on in the pentagon in particular, about how to reinforce american power in the western pacific in order to try and fulfil its promises. the calculations, the calculus if you like, the military calculus if you like, the military calculus has been shifting significantly even in the last five to ten years.

significantly even in the last five to ten yew-— significantly even in the last five to ten years. gary o'donoghue in washington. _ to ten years. gary o'donoghue in washington, dc, _ to ten years. gary o'donoghue in washington, dc, thank— to ten years. gary o'donoghue in washington, dc, thank you - to ten years. gary o'donoghue in washington, dc, thank you very l to ten years. gary o'donoghue in - washington, dc, thank you very much. we hope in a few moments to be speaking to the former chinese diplomat, who is with us now, i think. can you hear me?- diplomat, who is with us now, i think. can you hear me? yes, i can. we have got — think. can you hear me? yes, i can. we have got your — think. can you hear me? yes, i can. we have got your back, _ think. can you hear me? yes, i can. we have got your back, we - think. can you hear me? yes, i can. we have got your back, we are - think. can you hear me? yes, i can. i we have got your back, we are having some technical problems this end. can i start by asking you, would it be fair to describe taiwan as china's unfinished business? ida. be fair to describe taiwan as china's unfinished business? no, i do not agree- _ china's unfinished business? no, i do not agree- i — china's unfinished business? no, i do not agree. ithink— china's unfinished business? no, i do not agree. i think taiwan - china's unfinished business? no, i do not agree. i think taiwan is - china's unfinished business? iirr, i do not agree. i think taiwan is part of china and there is no unfinished business as far as china's unity is concerned. taiwan is not officially part of china right now because of the civil war in 1949. the civil war

was lost by the government, which fled to taiwan and stayed there ever since and china's mainland was run by china's communists. in that sense, there is unfinished business, but ever since the beginning of the 19805, but ever since the beginning of the 1980s, china has vowed to pursue peaceful reunification, meaning they do not want to use force to liberate taiwan, they want to promote peaceful reunification. i believe nancy pelosi's visit to taiwan is against peaceful reunification, it is really inflaming the separatist movement in taiwan who want to promote taiwanese independence. we have had the status quo, it might not suit either side, but it has lasted more than 70 years. truthfully, it is in neither side's interest to end, is it? the truthfully, it is in neither side's interest to end, is it? the trend of our time is — interest to end, is it? the trend of

our time is chinese _ interest to end, is it? the trend of our time is chinese people's - our time is chinese people's reunification. eventually, taiwan will rejoin the big family as a province and there will be no hope for the so—called taiwanese independence. taiwan independence itself is a dead end and is a recipe for war and confrontation. whoever promotes taiwanese independence, will pour more fuel onto the fire, eventually full be culpable and guilty of triggering of or across the two sides of the taiwan straits. what people from other parts of the world, including the uk, might struggle to understand, when you say independence is a dead end, it has acted in an independent way for the last 70 years and that in no way has threatened beijing, so why does it need to change? you threatened beijing, so why does it need to change?— threatened beijing, so why does it need to change? you may note that before the civil _ need to change? you may note that before the civil war— need to change? you may note that before the civil war in _ need to change? you may note that before the civil war in the _ need to change? you may note that before the civil war in the united i before the civil war in the united states, the united states was one nation, under god. there were

effective measures to bring the rebel rebellious confederate states and has now been seen as inseparable. it is china's tradition and chinese people wish to maintain the chinese nation as a whole on both sides of the taiwan straits, will be destined to live in one single, big family and china will not tolerate any prospect of independence. that is why china views nancy pelosi as troublemaker in chief in the world and hold her responsible for the added momentum. taiwanese independence is a dead end and the chinese people will never allow that to happen. imilli and the chinese people will never allow that to happen.— and the chinese people will never allow that to happen. will one thing chance allow that to happen. will one thing change western _

allow that to happen. will one thing change western rhetoric, _ allow that to happen. will one thing change western rhetoric, the - allow that to happen. will one thing | change western rhetoric, the events in hong kong? you worked for china's leader as an interpreter, so you knew him well and he made a commitment that when china, when hong kong returned to china in 1997, the system would stay unchanged for 50 years. that has not happened, so people might think if hong kong can have its way of life changed, whatever you talk about the language of peaceful reunification, a lot of people in hong kong don't feel it has been very peaceful, if it has happened there, it could happen with taiwan and that is what has changed the attitudes. taiwan and that is what has changed the attitudes-_ the attitudes. thank you for mentioning _ the attitudes. thank you for mentioning hong _ the attitudes. thank you for mentioning hong kong. - the attitudes. thank you for| mentioning hong kong. with the attitudes. thank you for - mentioning hong kong. with due respect, please allow me to make a very brief point about hong kong and the national security law. allow me to raise the question, do you think beforejuly the 1st 1997,

to raise the question, do you think before july the 1st 1997, was to raise the question, do you think beforejuly the 1st 1997, was the before july the 1st 1997, was the national security operation in hong kong? yes, there was national security operation. it was done by the british hong kong government. the national security it protected was not chinese national security, a protected the national interest of the british crown and the british hong kong government. when the british left hong kong and of the night ofjune the 30th, 1997 british left hong kong and of the night ofjune the 30th,1997 and before, they brought with them, about 40,000 political operatives, who mostly worked in protecting national security interests of the british countdown at the british hong kong government in hong kong. therefore, afterjuly the 1st 1997, hong kong needed a national security law operation. this time it was not designed to protect the national security interest... you designed to protect the national security interest. . ._ security interest... you manage without one _ security interest... you manage without one for _ security interest... you manage without one for about _

security interest... you manage without one for about 17 - security interest... you manage without one for about 17 years? | without one for about 17 years? exactly, that is because of the opposition in the parliament. and the parliament members, many of whom were held today, as not patriots, because they were not staring the interest of hong kong or china as its offering, they were serving the interests of other countries. this is against the tradition of hong kong, because there was a national security operation in hong kong before june security operation in hong kong beforejune i ——july security operation in hong kong beforejune i —— july the 1st 1997 and there is a national before june i —— july the 1st 1997 and there is a national security operation now. 50 and there is a national security operation now.— and there is a national security operation now. so in your view, nothin: operation now. so in your view, nothing has _ operation now. so in your view, nothing has changed _ operation now. so in your view, nothing has changed in - operation now. so in your view, nothing has changed in hong i operation now. so in your view, i nothing has changed in hong kong to markjust briefly, if i may?— mark 'ust briefly, ifi may? common law markjust briefly, ifi may? common law has not— markjust briefly, ifi may? common law has not changed, _ markjust briefly, ifi may? common law has not changed, the _ markjust briefly, ifi may? common law has not changed, the hong i markjust briefly, ifi may? common| law has not changed, the hong kong dollar system has not changed, the street names, many were named after british governors of hong kong, have not changed. victoria peak remains, they will remain unchanged at least up they will remain unchanged at least up until 2047. i personally see no

reason why they should be changed after 2047. indie reason why they should be changed after 2047. ~ ., after 2047. we will leave it there, leasure after 2047. we will leave it there, pleasure to _ after 2047. we will leave it there, pleasure to speak— after 2047. we will leave it there, pleasure to speak to _ after 2047. we will leave it there, pleasure to speak to you - after 2047. we will leave it there, pleasure to speak to you again. i pleasure to speak to you again. thank you for your time. archie battersbee's parents have submitted an application to the european court of human rights to try to postpone the removal of his life support. the 12 year—old has been in a coma since his motherfound him unconscious at home in april. the hospital in london where he's being looked after had said it would begin withdrawing life support unless the family submitted the application by this morning. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. for more than 100 days, he has been on life support. the medical team treating him say he is brain stem dead and his major organs are

beginning to shut down and the withdrawal of treatment is in his best interest. but his family have spent weeks challenging that judgment through the courts and his mother say she has been assured treatment will continue until the judges in strasbourg have responded. they said they will not withdraw it whilst it is being considered. yesterday it was a very down day for me. the people that know me know i will not stay down for long, especially when it comes to my son's lie. so i'm straight back up and fighting. we promised him we would fighting. we promised him we would fight until the bitter end, and that is what we will do, fight for my son to live. it is what we will do, fight for my son to live. , ., ., ., ., to live. it is not long how long it will take if— to live. it is not long how long it will take if the _ to live. it is not long how long it will take if the european - to live. it is not long how long it will take if the european court l to live. it is not long how long it| will take if the european court of human rights says it can review the case. but the nhs trust where archie is being looked after, says its deepest sympathies remain with his family and aims to provide the best possible support for everyone at

this difficult time. thankfully, cases like this are very rare and disputes between family members and the medical team even more so, but when they do occur, they present everyone involved with very challenging ethical and legal questions. dominic hughes, bbc news. 0ur reporter charlotte gallagher is at the royal london hospital in east london, where archie has been receiving his life support treatment since april. what are the hospital saying at the moment? , ., what are the hospital saying at the moment? , . ,_ , what are the hospital saying at the moment? , . , ., moment? they are saying they are continuin: moment? they are saying they are continuing to _ moment? they are saying they are continuing to care _ moment? they are saying they are continuing to care for _ moment? they are saying they are continuing to care for archie, i moment? they are saying they are continuing to care for archie, they| continuing to care for archie, they are not making any changes in his care plan until they get the decision from the european court of human rights. they were due to start withdrawing care this morning, but that has been suspended until the judges can reach a decision. they say their deepest sympathies are with ah chee's family. the appeal went into the court this morning and went into the court this morning and we don't know when we will hear back from them, it could be as soon as

today. they may choose not to intervene or decide to consider it. we have seen similar cases in the uk in the past. think of alfie evans and charlie gard in the last couple of years, both their families went to the european court of human rights when hospitals wanted to remove life support and in both cases, judges in europe decided not to intervene. but archie's family say that they are hoping and praying that in this case, judges will go in their favour. that in this case, judges will go in theirfavour. it is that in this case, judges will go in their favour. it is a really, that in this case, judges will go in theirfavour. it is a really, really awful time for his family. he saw his mum polly in that piece and she said she is absolutely broken by the whole experience. it has been over 100 days since archie was taken into hospital and he has been on life support ever since. the hospital say he is highly likely he is brain stem dead. what that means, without the machines, without the medical interventions, he simply would die. so they say when they start removing

life support, he will die. archie's family say if the judges in europe go against them, they want to move to a hospice because they think he will die more peacefully there. but the hospital have said it is not possible due to archie's health. charlotte gallagher, thanks very much. ca pta i ns captains of football teams has said the team. taking the knee before every game. the team. taking the knee before every game-— the team. taking the knee before eve came. . ., , every game. premier league teams have been taking _ every game. premier league teams have been taking the _ every game. premier league teams have been taking the knee - every game. premier league teams have been taking the knee before i have been taking the knee before every match sincejune 2020 following the murder of george floyd in the us. it has been seen as a symbol of sport's fight against discrimination. but the start of the new premier league on friday, captains of the premier league have said they will not take any before

every match. they have done this in consultation with all the plays. instead, they will do it before high—profile moments, so they will do it before the opening and closing round of matches during the season. so they will take the knee this weekend and before the fa cup and league cup finals, before matches in october and march, which are dedicated to the premier league no room for racism campaign and fixtures on boxing day. there is a sense among the players and the captains that less is more and reducing the number of times they take their knee will make it have more impact when they do. in a statement the premier league captains have said, we have decided to select significant moments to take the knee during the season to highlight our unity against all forms of racism and in doing so we continue to show solidarity for a common cause. yesterday, the head of football's antiracism group kick it out talked about the issue and he

said he would support what the players decided to do. this said he would support what the players decided to do.- players decided to do. this is a rotest players decided to do. this is a protest that — players decided to do. this is a protest that came _ players decided to do. this is a protest that came from - players decided to do. this is a protest that came from the i players decided to do. this is a i protest that came from the plays. we will support the plays in any form of peaceful protest they want to make _ of peaceful protest they want to make and if they decide to stop, that is— make and if they decide to stop, that is also up to the players and if people — that is also up to the players and if people want to make individual decisions, — if people want to make individual decisions, that is up to them. we should _ decisions, that is up to them. we should he — decisions, that is up to them. we should be spending more time on why players _ should be spending more time on why players do _ should be spending more time on why players do it, rather than whether they do— players do it, rather than whether they do it — players do it, rather than whether they do it or not. the reason they take _ they do it or not. the reason they take the — they do it or not. the reason they take the knee is because we are not living _ take the knee is because we are not living in_ take the knee is because we are not living in an — take the knee is because we are not living in an equal society, there is discrimination, huge amounts of online _ discrimination, huge amounts of online abuse and it is using their platform — online abuse and it is using their platform to raise awareness and saying _ platform to raise awareness and saying to — platform to raise awareness and saying to people with power, you need _ saying to people with power, you need to _ saying to people with power, you need to act. so whatever they do and whatever _ need to act. so whatever they do and whatever we — need to act. so whatever they do and whatever we do, to say to people with power, you need to act, i will support— with power, you need to act, i will support any— with power, you need to act, i will support any kind of peaceful gesture _ support any kind of peaceful aesture. , .,, gesture. some people within the enalish gesture. some people within the english game — gesture. some people within the english game felt _ gesture. some people within the english game felt that _ gesture. some people within the english game felt that taking i gesture. some people within thej english game felt that taking the knee had lost some of its impact. bournmouth, who havejust been promoted to the premier league, they stopped last year. they said they felt the gesture had run its course. that said, other people will be

disappointed that players will no longer be taking the knee before every match that keeps the issue in the public eye. but the captains and the public eye. but the captains and the plays of the premier league clubs have decided to reduce the number of times they take the knee during the season.— during the season. dean, thank you for talkin: during the season. dean, thank you for talking to _ during the season. dean, thank you for talking to us _ during the season. dean, thank you for talking to us about _ during the season. dean, thank you for talking to us about this, - during the season. dean, thank you for talking to us about this, why i for talking to us about this, why now? ~ , now? we find it disappointing because we — now? we find it disappointing because we see _ now? we find it disappointing because we see the _ now? we find it disappointing because we see the impact i now? we find it disappointing because we see the impact of now? we find it disappointing i because we see the impact of taking the knee _ because we see the impact of taking the knee when we are working in schools. — the knee when we are working in schools, working with people is football— schools, working with people is football players and educating them around _ football players and educating them around racism. it brings it to the top of— around racism. it brings it to the top of the — around racism. it brings it to the top of the agenda and young people and adults are asking why players take the — and adults are asking why players take the knee and what it is behind it but— take the knee and what it is behind it but about whether it is a bad conversation, whether you disagree, it is opening — conversation, whether you disagree, it is opening the conversation and giving _ it is opening the conversation and giving us — it is opening the conversation and giving us the opportunity to educate them _ giving us the opportunity to educate them around racial discrimination. others _ them around racial discrimination. others will— them around racial discrimination. others will think you are right

about that, people have talked about it and it generates debate, whether people are in favour or against. what about the argument the premier league captains have put forward they worried about the law of diminishing returns, in other words its impact lessons, if it becomes so frequent, just becomes like anything, like people standing up for the national anthem, applauding at the end of a match, itjust becomes routine. it doesn't mean much then? i becomes routine. it doesn't mean much then?— much then? i kind of disagree it doesnt much then? i kind of disagree it doesn't mean _ much then? i kind of disagree it doesn't mean so _ much then? i kind of disagree it doesn't mean so much. - much then? i kind of disagree it doesn't mean so much. i - much then? i kind of disagree it doesn't mean so much. i can i much then? i kind of disagree it| doesn't mean so much. i can see where _ doesn't mean so much. i can see where they— doesn't mean so much. i can see where they are coming from, thinking it may— where they are coming from, thinking it may diminish. but there is a lot of talk— it may diminish. but there is a lot of talk of— it may diminish. but there is a lot of talk of certainly whether players will take _ of talk of certainly whether players will take the knee or not take the knee, _ will take the knee or not take the knee we — will take the knee or not take the knee, we need to focus on that, why are they— knee, we need to focus on that, why are they doing it in the first place? _ are they doing it in the first place? it _ are they doing it in the first place? it was a decision by the players — place? it was a decision by the players to— place? it was a decision by the players to start this, and we have to respect— players to start this, and we have to respect that it is making sure why they— to respect that it is making sure why they are taking it and the message _ why they are taking it and the message around it is correct and the media _ message around it is correct and the media has— message around it is correct and the

media has a — message around it is correct and the media has a big part to play in that, — media has a big part to play in that, focusing on the correct messaging. that, focusing on the correct messaging-— that, focusing on the correct messauuin. ~ . ., ., ,, that, focusing on the correct messaiiin,~ ., ., ., 4' messaging. what about the work you do da to messaging. what about the work you do day to day? _ messaging. what about the work you do day to day? i— messaging. what about the work you do day to day? i wonder _ messaging. what about the work you do day to day? i wonder how- messaging. what about the work you do day to day? i wonder how you i do day to day? i wonder how you continue the spirit of that? fiur continue the spirit of that? our day-to-day _ continue the spirit of that? our day-to-day work _ continue the spirit of that? our day—to—day work is educating young people _ day—to—day work is educating young people, adults and families around racism _ people, adults and families around racism~ we — people, adults and families around racism. we use professional footballers as positive role models to share _ footballers as positive role models to share the messaging, starting with shaka hislop 26 years ago and continue _ with shaka hislop 26 years ago and continue using the up today players and patrons of the past to share the message _ and patrons of the past to share the message. footballand and patrons of the past to share the message. football and sport is a really— message. football and sport is a really powerful tool and the vehicle for social— really powerful tool and the vehicle for social change and we utilise that power of sport with footballers to engage with young people and adults— to engage with young people and adults as — to engage with young people and adults as well. that is why it is so important. — adults as well. that is why it is so important, we see a stance from footballers and what they think of racism _ footballers and what they think of racism and racial discrimination. what _ racism and racial discrimination. what about the impact, since we are talking about the impact of footballers in terms of them being idols and as people youngsters look

up idols and as people youngsters look up to, with the women's team in focus and having more of a racial mix than has been the case in some parts of the game in the past? certainly, positive role models and representation is important and we touch— representation is important and we touch on— representation is important and we touch on you cannot be what you cannot _ touch on you cannot be what you cannot see — touch on you cannot be what you cannot see so young girl seeing a more _ cannot see so young girl seeing a more diverse women's team is so important — more diverse women's team is so important. it means young girls would _ important. it means young girls would grow up and want to be inspired — would grow up and want to be inspired by people who look like them _ inspired by people who look like them as— inspired by people who look like them as well. it is important we have _ them as well. it is important we have diversity and doing some —— so fantastically— have diversity and doing some —— so fantastically well during the euros. thank— fantastically well during the euros. thank you — fantastically well during the euros. thank you very much. the state of kansas has decided in a referendum to protect abortion rights in a major victory. this is since the us supreme court ruled two

months ago individual states had the right to ban the procedure. more than 60% voted to allow women to access abortion in kansas. this than 60% voted to allow women to access abortion in kansas.- access abortion in kansas. this is the first state _ access abortion in kansas. this is the first state in _ access abortion in kansas. this is the first state in the _ access abortion in kansas. this is the first state in the us - access abortion in kansas. this is the first state in the us to - access abortion in kansas. this is| the first state in the us to deliver a verdict on just how americans are feeling after roe v wade was overturned two months ago. there was huge elation after that rejection and this is a projection at the stage, but it will be confirmed in about a week. this was one of the main groups leading the campaign to the constitutional right held their watch party. when that projection came through there were people crying with their mothers and daughters and they never thought something would happen in a deeply conservative state like kansas. i am speechless. — conservative state like kansas. i am speechless. i— conservative state like kansas. i am speechless. i am — conservative state like kansas. i am speechless, i am so _ conservative state like kansas. i am speechless, i am so proud and relieved — speechless, i am so proud and relieved i_ speechless, i am so proud and

relieved. i am speechless, i am so proud and relieved. lam relieved speechless, i am so proud and relieved. i am relieved our rights remain— relieved. i am relieved our rights remain intact in kansas. the}r relieved. i am relieved our rights remain intact in kansas. they went into those booths _ remain intact in kansas. they went into those booths and _ remain intact in kansas. they went into those booths and they - remain intact in kansas. they went into those booths and they were i into those booths and they were proud _ into those booths and they were proud to — into those booths and they were proud to not _ into those booths and they were proud to not have _ into those booths and they were proud to not have government. into those booths and they were i proud to not have government control over their— proud to not have government control over their bodies. _ the projection is that more than 60% of people so far have voted to keep in place the constitutional right for women to access abortion up to 22 weeks into a pregnancy. for president biden and his democratic party, this is a sign that the issue of abortion really does matter to people in the run—up to the midterm elections. nomia iqbal in kansas hello, the weather for the rest of the week— hello, the weather for the rest of the week is— hello, the weather for the rest of the week is looking _ hello, the weather for the rest of the week is looking generally- hello, the weather for the rest of| the week is looking generally dry. occasionally— the week is looking generally dry. occasionally there _ the week is looking generally dry. occasionally there will— the week is looking generally dry. occasionally there will be - the week is looking generally dry. occasionally there will be some i occasionally there will be some showers — occasionally there will be some showers here _ occasionally there will be some showers here and _ occasionally there will be some showers here and there - occasionally there will be some showers here and there but i occasionally there will be some i showers here and there but they will be local— showers here and there but they will be local and — showers here and there but they will be local and fleeting. _ showers here and there but they will be local and fleeting. let’s - showers here and there but they will be local and fleeting.— be local and fleeting. let's look at the temperatures _ be local and fleeting. let's look at the temperatures into _ be local and fleeting. let's look at the temperatures into the - be local and fleeting. let's look at i the temperatures into the afternoon. today, pretty fish across western

parts of scotland, maybe 15 degrees, a hot day for the south—east and east anglia and pretty muggy. here are the showers spreading across northern ireland, parts of scotland but to the south, where we had that extremely dry weather, not a drop of rain. a warm night and early in the morning, temperatures will be around 15 and in the south, 11 in the north. showers brought by these north—westerly atlantic winds, across scotland and northern ireland, one or two may reach the north west of england with the further south and east you are, the warmer and sunnier it will be. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. china says it will carry out live fire military drills around taiwan — in the wake of us top democrat nancy pelosi's visit to the island.

archie battersbee's parents apply to the european court of human rights, to try to postpone the removal of his life support, which was due to begin today and premier league captains have decided their teams will stop taking the knee before every match. the anti—racism gesture will still be seen before big moments — including the boxing day fixtures and cup finals another hosepipe ban is on the way, after all the hot dry weather. more than a million people will be affected in kent and sussex. the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership election is delayed after the security agency gchq warned that cyber hackers could change people's votes. and tributes are paid to roy hackett, the civil rights campaigner at the heart of the bristol bus boycott of the 1960s, who's died at the age of 93. sport now, and a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre.

i will get moving with the music ignoring the technical problems. day six of the commonwealth games. we have reached the halfway mark and beyond that. so much happening here. start with the athletics. 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 england's jade o'dowda in the long jump earlier, she remains set for a gold medal ahead of her english team—mate, holding a 122 point lead with just the javelin and 800 meters events to come. englands holly mills is fourth and kate o'connor slipping from second to fifth. here's a name to look out for — england's ben pattison — he's qualified for sunday's final of the 800 metres, along with fellow

englishmanjamie webb, and scotland's guy learmonth. 20—year—old pattison kicked away from the competition to take the win in one minute 48.00 seconds, ahead of defending champion wycliffe kinyama who finished second. apologies, still some technical problems, but i will keep going. also on the track 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 0huruogu — 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 _ the stadium make so much of a difference. i feel a

the stadium make so much of a difference. ifeela bit the stadium make so much of a difference. i feel a bit rusty, the stadium make so much of a difference. ifeel a bit rusty, but hearing — difference. ifeel a bit rusty, but hearing the home crowd cheering, i was at _ hearing the home crowd cheering, i was at the — hearing the home crowd cheering, i was at the start and on the back end. _ was at the start and on the back end. it — was at the start and on the back end, it feels great. i'm doing something i've never done before, a few niggles, but nothing serious. matt hudson—smith is through to the 400 metres with him cruising to victory, we see him slowing down to little more than a jog as he crossed the line. wales'sjoseph brian finishing third to reach the semis as well. it's the final day of swimming. what a games it's been for scotland's duncan scott, he's already picked up four medals to become scotland's most decorated athlete with 11 medals overall. and he's been in the men's 200 metre individual medley heats this morning, winning his heat to advance to tonight's final — looking to add to his gold in the 200m freestyle. england's tom dean has secured his place in tonights final as one of the eight fastest swimmers.

he won his heat. he already has five silvers in birmingham — but is still chasing his first commonwealth gold. can he get it this evening? also through is james mcfadzen who won his heat. scotland's hopes of moving into the semi—finals of the women's hockey are over after a 2—0 defeat to australia. the hockeyroos still haven't conceded a goal at these games and were strong again today — scotland kept the game tight and were defensively strong but australia were too good and move into the knockout stages. 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. they feel that doing it every single game _ they feel that doing it every single game is _ they feel that doing it every single game is not having the required impact. — game is not having the required impact, and they feel that doing it at certain— impact, and they feel that doing it at certain times will have more impact — at certain times will have more impact. that is great and on the hack— impact. that is great and on the back of— impact. that is great and on the back of that, what is happening at football— back of that, what is happening at football clubs as well. it has bought _ football clubs as well. it has bought it to the fore and a lot of clubs— bought it to the fore and a lot of clubs have — bought it to the fore and a lot of clubs have taken responsibility for taking _ clubs have taken responsibility for taking it _ clubs have taken responsibility for taking it for themselves because they feel— taking it for themselves because they feel taking the knee is not enough — they feel taking the knee is not enough and it absolutely isn't enough. _ enough and it absolutely isn't enouh. , . , , enough and it absolutely isn't enouih. , . ,, enough and it absolutely isn't enoth_ , ., ,, , enough. emily campbell has begun her iuest for enough. emily campbell has begun her quest for weightlifting _ enough. emily campbell has begun her quest for weightlifting gold _ enough. emily campbell has begun her quest for weightlifting gold and - enough. emily campbell has begun her quest for weightlifting gold and you i quest for weightlifting gold and you can watch it on the bbc iplayer. apologies for the slight technical problems and we will update you through the afternoon. back to you. thank you for persisting with it and worth the effort. lots of good news to talk about. thank you very much. one of the uk's most influential civil rights campaigners, roy hackett, has died at the age of 93.

roy hackett was one of the organisers of the bristol bus boycott — the campaign in 1963 to overturn a ban by bristol omnibus company on employing black and asian drivers and conductors. the subsequent protests paved the way for the race relations acts. our correspondentjo black looks back at his life. 1963, and this campaign was known as the bristol bus boycott. back then, it was legal for companies to discriminate against somebody because of the colour of their skin. the point is that whilst we cani obtain white labour in this city, we intend to go on in i engaging white labour. this protest sought to overturn a ban by bristol omnibus company on employing black and asian drivers and conductors. one of the driving forces was jamaican—born roy hackett. there were placards at the door, no irish, no gypsies, no blacks, no dogs.

it wasn't like it is today. it was very hard for us to find a place to live, number one, and it was very hard for a black man to get a job here in bristol. the bus protests saw the company change its policies, and helped to pave the way for the race relations acts of 1965 and 1968. roy hackett�*s name became synonymous with civil rights, and his tireless campaigning throughout his life for racial equality went further than his home city of bristol. to remember him is notjust to remember a moment in the civil rights movement, but it's to remember that moment in the continuum of history and struggle against racism. roy hackett was appointed an obe in 2009, and an mbe in 2020. he was also one of the founders of st paul's carnival, one of the uk's most inclusive events, celebrating the life of bristol's african caribbean communities.

roy hackett has been described as a humble, principled freedom fighter, a man whose legacy will live on. roy hackett who has died at the age of 93. let's talk to edson burton, writer and historian, who joins us from bristol. thank you for talking to us about roy. tell us first of all about the background to the bus boycott and how he got involved. rat; background to the bus boycott and how he got involved.— how he got involved. roy came to britain in 1952 — how he got involved. roy came to britain in 1952 and _ how he got involved. roy came to britain in 1952 and arrived - how he got involved. roy came to britain in 1952 and arrived in i britain in 1952 and arrived in liverpool and made his way eventually to bristol and like many people who had come during the early years of settlement, what we called the windrush generation, they arrived into an a england that is very different to what they had been left to believed in the home countries in the caribbean so they had been brought up to believe that

they would receive a wonderful welcome in the mother country, that was the colonial education they received and what they found was a lot of hostility, not from all quarters but it was an immersive expense in hostility, so discrimination in housing and employment and it was either you were refused work or given menial work and roy had already done variousjobs in the work and roy had already done various jobs in the caribbean including being an insurance broker, so you can imagine the shock to the system for this young generation of people who had been brought up to believe they were part of british life and had not seen in a sense that they were migrating to a completely different culture and were led to believe that they were migrating almost to an extension of their experience, so that is where and what roy landed in and therefore, as someone who was principled, i think also with a strong sense ofjustice, strong

sense ofjustice, he organised against that. he had always pushed against that. he had always pushed against those experiences and always had this dignified and strong air about holding his space and his ground and also doing that for his community. ground and also doing that for his community-— ground and also doing that for his communi . �*, ., ., ., , .,, community. there's a lot of people who have to _ community. there's a lot of people who have to deal— community. there's a lot of people who have to deal with _ community. there's a lot of people who have to deal with what - community. there's a lot of people who have to deal with what they i community. there's a lot of people l who have to deal with what they deal with and however unpleasant it is and he took a different approach and it was brave and also risky. yes because one — it was brave and also risky. yes because one has _ it was brave and also risky. yes because one has to _ it was brave and also risky. 1513 because one has to bear in mind that for many migrants, as we see today, sometimes for people they do think it is better to keep your head down and survive and navigate the system and survive and navigate the system and also what might happen, might you be deported, all of these kind of fears, but how you might stand in the community and sometimes communities, especially if they are new, you are not always at the front foot politics but i think roy saw that for himself and for other people of black and asian heritage

that they were never going to have a serious foothold in british society if they did not protest and push... sorry to interrupt, but in the end it was successful, this protest and achieved its immediate objective but also arguably had a big impact on race relations nationwide. it was notjust race relations nationwide. it was not just about bristol. race relations nationwide. it was notjust about bristol.— notjust about bristol. well, not 'ust notjust about bristol. well, not just nationwide, _ notjust about bristol. well, not just nationwide, but _ notjust about bristol. well, not just nationwide, but we - notjust about bristol. well, not just nationwide, but we have i notjust about bristol. well, not just nationwide, but we have to| just nationwide, but we have to remember the international context, so at the moment we are celebrating the commonwealth games and we have to remember that 1963, when britain was moving out of empire to a new relationship with the former colonies that the linchpin of that was a sense of fairness and sharing between the various countries, so in a sense racism and what was happening in britain and bristol in particular was almost something that went in the face of the rhetoric

that in a sense england was propagating internationally. hagar propagating internationally. how would ou propagating internationally. how would you sum _ propagating internationally. how would you sum him up as a person? generous, dignified, humble. strong. i don't think anyone could want for a better tribute than that. thank you very much, on the life and achievements of roy hackett, who has died at the age of 93. flash floods have hit pakistan killing around 500 people. deluges have completely destroyed or damaged nearly 37,000 homes in flood—hit areas since june and relief organisations are delivering food and other necessary items to flood victims across the country. joining me now is asif sherazi, country director for islamic relief pakistan. thank you for talking to us. can you give us some idea of how extensive the impact of these particular floods have been, because it is an

annual event that the scale seems to be and it has been worse than people had been expecting. ._ had been expecting. . thank you very much i am had been expecting. . thank you very much i am in — had been expecting. . thank you very much i am in the _ had been expecting. . thank you very much i am in the capital _ had been expecting. . thank you very much i am in the capital of _ much i am in the capital of rajasthan, the worst affected province from these flash floods and we have already given the numbers of over 500 people die and a lot of losses and livestock and agriculture and and they visited the area which is 80 kilometres and and her name her house is unstable. and she mentioned during that we don't remember seeing a downfall in ——

downpour in this area and she added that her grandson got trapped under one of the falling walls of the house for 15 minutes and then my son rescued him. there is a broad description that might need years to overcome. staying out without a roof is a challenge for women and children, so that is the situation from one family was just eight kilometres from the capital, quetta, so the situation is not very good and the flash flood has destroyed the sources of livelihood as well as the sources of livelihood as well as the houses and you can easily say that half of the villagers were affected by this flood.- that half of the villagers were affected by this flood. there were irumbles affected by this flood. there were grumbles in _ affected by this flood. there were grumbles in the south-east i affected by this flood. there were grumbles in the south-east of i affected by this flood. there were | grumbles in the south-east of the grumbles in the south—east of the country on monday when a public holiday was declared so people would

not have to travel into work through the public street saying there has not been enough preparation for this, you know, heavy lifting equipment, pumps, all of the things that might be needed. in the absence of that kind of equipment, i wonder what help you and other charities are able to provide. tithe what help you and other charities are able to provide.— are able to provide. one of the bii iest are able to provide. one of the biggest challenges _ are able to provide. one of the biggest challenges is _ are able to provide. one of the biggest challenges is that i are able to provide. one of the biggest challenges is that the i biggest challenges is that the infrastructure damaged, the road network and all of these things. and there are some preparedness efforts but this time the rain is unprecedented. last year there was a drought in these areas, but injune it was a pre—monsoon and then for the last one and a half months it was continuous. there were three spells of unprecedented rain in this

area and even that preparedness, if we had the preparedness like the previous floods, it seems this situation was worse, and the local capacities could not cope with that situation. we capacities could not cope with that situation. ~ ., ., ., ., situation. we are going to leave it there for now. _ situation. we are going to leave it there for now. thank— situation. we are going to leave it there for now. thank you - situation. we are going to leave it there for now. thank you very i situation. we are going to leave it i there for now. thank you very much for talking to us about the efforts that the charities are making and we are grateful to you. the first grain ship scheduled to leave a ukrainian port since the start of the russian invasion has passed its official inspection. it means the vessel is now ready to leave turkish waters north of istanbul, to head to its final destination in lebanon. the journey is part of the deal to resume grain exports from ukraine, which it's hoped will ease the global food crisis. housing charities have warned that tenants whose utility bills are included in their rent could miss out on the £400 energy rebate.

the charity shelter says more than half a million households are "at the mercy" of their landlord. the government says the rebate should be passed on to tenants. hosepipe bans have been announced following weeks of extreme weather with parts of england having the driestjuly since records began back in the early 19th century. our correspondence has this report. arlington reservoir in sussex last year, and again, last month, with water level much lower. it is conditions like this that mean hosepipe bans will come into force in kent and sussex.— hosepipe bans will come into force in kent and sussex. we've 'ust had confirmation — in kent and sussex. we've 'ust had confirmation that i in kent and sussex. we've 'ust had confirmation that july i in kent and sussex. we've 'ust had confirmation that july was i in kent and sussex. we've just had confirmation that july was one i in kent and sussex. we've just had confirmation that july was one of l confirmation thatjuly was one of the driest months on record and that has followed a dry period through the spring and into summer and also in the approach to the heatwave we saw record demands and that is what is driving the concern now. the saw record demands and that is what is driving the concern now.— is driving the concern now. the ban means you — is driving the concern now. the ban means you will _ is driving the concern now. the ban means you will not _ is driving the concern now. the ban means you will not be _ is driving the concern now. the ban means you will not be able - is driving the concern now. the ban means you will not be able to i is driving the concern now. the ban means you will not be able to use | means you will not be able to use hosepipe to water your garden is,

wash cars orfill hosepipe to water your garden is, wash cars or fill paddling pools. beginning next friday, it is the second hosepipe ban to be put in place in the country. with action taken last week in hampshire and the isle of wight. but some are critical that this is all too little, too late. , , �* that this is all too little, too late. , ,�* that this is all too little, too late. ,. . late. this isn't rocket science. this is fairly _ late. this isn't rocket science. this is fairly basic. _ late. this isn't rocket science. this is fairly basic. we - late. this isn't rocket science. this is fairly basic. we would l late. this isn't rocket science. i this is fairly basic. we would have liked to have seen these preventative measures coming in much earlier and we need to plan for this for next summer. this is going to be a regular occurrence and this should be stopped and should be coming business as usual. with water levels remaining low and no significant rainfall forecast in southern england for a month, it is impossible to say how long these restrictions will last. but remember, if you are caught ignoring the ban, you could face a maximum penalty of £1000. let's hear from

simonjones. it says on the script it is a reservoir in east sussex but it is a reservoir in east sussex but it doesn't look very like a reservoir to me.- it doesn't look very like a reservoir to me. know, a lot of scorched _ reservoir to me. know, a lot of scorched earthy _ reservoir to me. know, a lot of scorched earthy and _ reservoir to me. know, a lot of scorched earthy and normally l reservoir to me. know, a lot of| scorched earthy and normally at reservoir to me. know, a lot of- scorched earthy and normally at this time of year, if i were standing on this ground, my feet would be under water, but it's a different picture today. this reservoir is only at around 60% of its full capacity and that gives you some idea of how little rainfall there has been in the last few weeks and how high demand has been. in terms of the rainfall they say in this part of the world last month we saw only around 8% of the normal rainfall levels we would see, which is the lowest level since records began almost 200 years ago and that is why the water company says it needs to take this action now and says if it did not do anything on the dry weather were to continue, looking ahead to next year we could be in a

situation where people would turn on the taps and would not see any water coming out of them. for the water company, it can be a hard sell, saying to people, don't use your hosepipes and when people contact the company saying they have a leak at the end of their road which is gushing water and they accuse the water company of not being quick enough to come and fix it. south—east water insist they have a good record when it comes to fixing those leaks but it's always going to be a problematic area and at the moment it's even more challenging because of the heat and because the ground is so dry, and it is actually expanding and that is causing some pipes to burst, making the situation worse. as we have heard, from friday of next week, people using the hosepipes could face a fine of up to £1000 and south—east water say they don't want to prosecute people. they are asking people for their cooperation and they say if you see your neighbour using their hosepipe after next friday, perhaps have a

quiet word that ultimately you can contact the company and they will follow it up. but one message they are keen to get across is preserving water, so simple things you can do in daily life such as when you are washing and brushing your teeth, don't leave the tap running and also the recommendation is we should stick to showers rather than going in the bath and if you have your shower maximum, four minutes. reminds me of what ted heath's government said in the early 70s, the save water campaign, bath with a friend. the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership election has been delayed — after the security agency gchq warned that cyber hackers could change people's votes. it was originally planned that party members would be alllowed to choose whether to vote by post or online and then, if they changed their mind, be able to cancel their first vote. our political correspondent jonathan blake told us more about the rule change:

the delay in voting is down to concerns about the security of the process, as you say, and while it seems there was no evidence about any specific attempts to interfere in the election, the fact it could have happened was enough for gchq, the intelligence agency and the national cyber security centre within that get involved and after advice to the conservative party, the rules have been changed to prevent people being able to vote first by post and if they were later to have changed their mind, override that with a vote online or vice versa. in the party has reminded its members that voting twice would be considered an offence for which they would have their membership suspended. it won't affect the overall timetable of the race. voting will still close at the beginning of september but it will mean that those who might have already voted could be persuaded to change their mind, and both candidates will be aware of that as they continue their campaigns. there is further evidence this morning,

today, rather, that liz truss is the firm favourite amongst conservative party voters with one poll, a snapshot of 1000 or so, suggesting she has increased her lead although it was conducted before she made a u—turn yesterday on the key policy of public sector pay, scrapping a proposal to potentially set wages and salaries at a local level. rishi sunak, though, insists that what he is hearing on the ground from members is not that liz truss is the favourite and that he is best placed to face sir keir starmer at the next general election and take the conservatives to victory. and he is saying that it is all to play for. both candidates will face more questions from members and the latest in series of postings from around the uk in this evening. —— a series of hustings. northern ireland has been without a working government for six months, because of political arguments about the post brexit trade border.

the impact of the stalemate is felt particularly in the legal system — the caretakerjustice minister told the bbc that the covid backlog in the courts may not be cleared until 2028. the delays are causing extra stress for people waiting forjustice — our ireland correspondent chris page has been talking to one woman who says delays in her sexual abuse case have increased her trauma. i have lived through hell for years. the longer that it takes, the longer that hell continues. claire rafferty was sexually abused when she was a child. her cousin, david andrews, who's seven years older, pleaded guilty to several crimes. he was given a suspended prison sentence in april. the investigation had begun in 2018. had my case went through in a reasonable amount of time, i would have been in a much better, much stronger place mentally. i have battled with depression and anxiety for a long time, but it's not fair that a victim goes through as much as they went through and then has another battle just

to have their case heard. justice agencies in northern ireland agree the system needs to speed up. a watchdog report four years ago said cases here typically took twice as long as in england and wales. figures we've obtained through the freedom of information act show the longest cases relate to sexual offences, which take almost two years on average. the issue would usually be on the agenda at the stormont assembly, but it isn't even sitting at the moment, and the power sharing crisis means there's no first minister or deputy. other ministers have remained in theirjobs, but only in a caretaker capacity, so they can't take any major decisions that require new legislation or a fresh budget. the leader of the cross—community alliance party is thejustice minister. she says extra money was helping to reduce the court delays after lockdown, but the funding is gone now.

unless we get that additional resource, instead of seeing those backlogs ended by early 2024, we could be looking at 2028 before we're actually in that position. so what difference is not having a fully functioning devolved government making to you in dealing with that? when it comes to budget, for example, we can't bid for additional funding because we don't have a budget agreed. politics affects people, and the stormont stalemate is having an increasing impact. claire hopes the criminaljustice system will improve. she's waived her right to anonymity and wants to encourage other abuse survivors to report crimes. knowing that i've fought for me, and fought for that little girl who was too scared to speak up and didn't have a voice, if i can make the tiniest bit of difference to one person, knowing they're not alone, it would mean the world to me.

claire rafferty ending that report by our ireland correspondent chris page. hello, the weather for the rest of the week is looking generally dry. particularly across southern parts of the uk. occasionally there will be some showers here and there but they will be local and fleeting. let's look at the temperatures into the afternoon. today, pretty fresh across western parts of scotland, maybe 15 degrees, a hot day for the south—east and east anglia and pretty muggy. here are the showers spreading across northern ireland, parts of scotland, but to the south, where we had that extremely dry weather, not a drop of rain. a warm night and early in the morning, temperatures will be around 15 and in the south, 11 in the north. showers brought by these north—westerly atlantic winds, across scotland and northern ireland, one or two may reach the

north west of england with the further south and east you are, the warmer and sunnier it will be.

this is bbc news. 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 is violating china's 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 — which was due to begin toda.

premier league captains have decided their teams will stop taking the knee before every match. the anti—racism gesture will still be seen before big moments — including the boxing day fixtures and cup finals. another hosepipe ban is on the way, after all the hot dry weather — more than a million people will be the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership election is delayed — after the security agency gchq another hosepipe ban is on the way, after all the hot dry weather — more than a million people will be affected in kent and sussex. and tributes are paid to roy hackett, the civil rights campaigner at the heart of the bristol bus boycott of the 1960s, who's died at the age of 93.

hello, good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. china has said it will carry out live fire military drills in the sea and air around taiwan tomorrow in response to the visit by one of america's most senior politicians. the speaker of the house of representatives nancy pelosi has said her delegation's visit to taiwan was intended to make it clear that the us won't abandon the island, and that her country's commitment to democracy there is iron—clad. taiwan is self—governing and lies about 100 miles across the taiwan straits — it sees itself as independent, but china views it as its own and has warned of grave consequences, following the visit. taiwan's economy is hugely important to our everyday electronic equipment — with phones, laptops, watches and games consoles — being powered by computer chips made in taiwan. our asia pacific editor celia hatton has this report.

nancy pelosi, defying the wishes of beijing and the biden white house, was clear about her support for taiwan during her short visit there. we will not abandon our commitment to taiwan, and we are proud of our enduring friendship. today, pelosi met these human rights activists, further stoking china's irritation. two are pro—democracy campaigners who previously been detained by the chinese authorities. the third, wu'er kaixi, is a famous student activist who led the 1989 tiananmen protests. nancy pelosi's outspoken support for human rights in china dates back to that period. here she is more than three decades ago, participating in a memorial for those killed near tiananmen, shocking her chinese hosts. china was determined not to be caught off guard by this visit. its announced plans to carry out

live fire drills in six areas, encircling taiwan by air and by sea. "the joint military operations are a necessary step in response to the dangerous moves of the us and taiwan authorities," says this chinese army commander. china says the exercises will practice forjoint air and sea blockades and land attacks, among other things, sometimes getting as close as nine nautical miles from the island's coastline. the drills are certain to raise concerns across taiwan, highlighting beijing's ability to cut off air and sea access to this normally bustling island. beijing's also announced immediate bans on some imports and exports to taiwan. but taiwan's president is clear she wants to foster even stronger ties with washington, no matter the pressure from across the strait. "facing deliberately

heightened military threats, taiwan will not back down," she says. "we will firmly uphold our nation's sovereignty and continue to hold the line of defense for democracy." just on the other side of the taiwan strait on the mainland, china's state media is projecting an air of confidence, leaving these locals and coastal fujian feeling calm. translation: i'm not worried. we are used to the taiwan strait crisis. the atmosphere has been like this for years. a conflict may happen at any time, but it's not a high probability. if it really happens, we alljust accept it. nancy pelosi is in the twilight of a long political career. upcoming us mid—term elections might end her time as house speaker, but washington's tussles with china over taiwan will continue. up next, a potential $4.5 billion support package that would label the island a key us ally, leading, perhaps, to more trouble for us china relations on the horizon.

celia hatton, bbc news. liz truss has criticised nancy pelosi's visit, calling for a de—escalation. i pelosi's visit, calling for a de-escalation._ pelosi's visit, calling for a de-escalation. ., ., , , de-escalation. i do not support china's inflammatory _ de-escalation. i do not support china's inflammatory languagel de-escalation. i do not support i china's inflammatory language on this issue. it is perfectly reasonable what is taking place and i urge china to de—escalate. reasonable what is taking place and i urge china to de-escalate.- i urge china to de-escalate. earlier i urge china to de-escalate. earlier i s-oke to i urge china to de-escalate. earlier i spoke to gary _ i urge china to de-escalate. earlier i spoke to gary o'donoghue - i urge china to de-escalate. earlier i spoke to gary o'donoghue who i i urge china to de-escalate. earlier. i spoke to gary o'donoghue who told me why nancy pelosi was visiting taiwan, in spite of china's warnings and those from the pentagon. she has had a long—standing interest in the region, she has been a critic of china for a long time and a supporter of taiwan. this visit was meant to happen

earlier in the year, but nancy pelosi got covid at that time. i think she is coming perhaps to the end of her time as speaker, she may not hold that post after november's mid—term election. so this might be, in some sense, a swan song for her. but it is also a reflection, if you like, of the heightened problems in that part of the east china sea, around taiwan. america has warned of serious chinese provocations that have been increasing over the last six months and it wants to demonstrate that nancy pelosi is helping the administration, demonstrate its resolve to defend democracy in taiwan. the policy for years has been one of ambiguity, one of strategic ambiguity, keeping china guessing on how and what way america would defend taiwanese democracy. but that policy may be on the move.

joe biden, three times in the last 18 months or so has given a hint he may be taking a much harder line. so tensions between china and the us are in a real bind at the moment and it is over taiwan. given the us administration seems to be signalling a change of policy, or potentially a change of policy, it is not surprising china should take particular umbrage at this visit, the first by a senior politician in a quarter of a century. there are ambassadorial changes all the time and what you might call more routine visits, but not at this high level. it has been made a big thing in the united states, she might not be part of the administration, but she is a pretty close ally of the president? there isjoe biden, the vice president and the speaker of the house, in terms of the order of the chain of command in this country. she is a huge figure and is hugely significant.

in terms of the policy towards taiwan and china, the americans have a real problem here. in order to fulfil any kind of promise to defend taiwan, they have to have capability to do that, chinese military has substantially increased over the last two decades, its ability to take action against taiwan, hugely increased. a lot of that is land—based missiles, cruise missiles. they have very highly developed cruise missiles, a lot of fighterjets, 39 separate air bases in the region. america doesn't really have, in the immediacy of taiwan, the ability to defend the island if there was a surprise attack. there is a lot of thinking going on in the pentagon in particular, about how to reinforce american power in the western pacific in order to try and fulfil its promises. the calculations, the calculus if you like, the military calculus

has been shifting significantly even in the last five to ten years. we have heard about some military actions tomorrow? thea;r we have heard about some military actions tomorrow?— actions tomorrow? they are flying fi i hter 'ets actions tomorrow? they are flying fighterjets already _ actions tomorrow? they are flying fighterjets already and _ actions tomorrow? they are flying fighterjets already and there i actions tomorrow? they are flying | fighterjets already and there were reports of some of the fighter jets dropping the median line, although china neverformally dropping the median line, although china never formally recognise the median line. they are more on the us side than the taiwan site. in many ways, most people feel they will be some kind of a major show of force as a reaction. one person in china described it as a giant chess piece that has been moved. once the move has been made, china has to have its counter move. what next is the big

question. i counter move. what next is the big iuestion. , , ., , question. i presume that president xi and president _ question. i presume that president xi and president biden _ question. i presume that president xi and president biden spoke i question. i presume that president xi and president biden spoke last l xi and president biden spoke last week and they will be all kinds of back channels to ensure any counter move is measured and doesn't provoke a further move by the americans. is it possible a lot of this is just posturing? fist it possible a lot of this is 'ust posturingai it possible a lot of this is 'ust ioisturin ? �* , , ., .,, posturing? at this very moment, most ieoile posturing? at this very moment, most iieole do posturing? at this very moment, most people do think _ posturing? at this very moment, most people do think it is _ posturing? at this very moment, most people do think it is posturing, - posturing? at this very moment, most people do think it is posturing, a i people do think it is posturing, a show of force. fundamentally, one thing is clear that over the past few decades, at least, your previous correspondence also mentioned, the us had tried to maintain a strategic ambiguity, not showing its cards and not declaring whether it would support taiwan directly, not supporting taiwan independence at the same time. but at this moment,

it seems washington is shifting away from that policy, hence beijing is increasing its volume on their side as well. we increasing its volume on their side as well. ~ ., ~ increasing its volume on their side as well. ~ . ~ ., , ., as well. we talked in the last hour about the amount _ as well. we talked in the last hour about the amount of _ as well. we talked in the last hour. about the amount of semiconductor business that is supplied worldwide by taiwan, notjust chips, but some of the most sophisticated, newest developments in chip—making that have huge strategic importance for everyone, including in this country, is that the only direct way in which tai's fate of a defect people in the uk, do you think? that tai's fate of a defect people in the uk, do you think?— tai's fate of a defect people in the uk, do you think? that is one of the most direct — uk, do you think? that is one of the most direct things, _ uk, do you think? that is one of the most direct things, but _ uk, do you think? that is one of the most direct things, but also, - uk, do you think? that is one of the most direct things, but also, if i uk, do you think? that is one of the most direct things, but also, if in i most direct things, but also, if in the eventuality of a democratic policy in asia loses to an autocracy, it is what it poses to world order, that whole area will be

lost and that is also a strategic consideration to have. people are looking to the us in that region and looking to the us in that region and looking for beijing in economic gains, lots of countries, including japan, south korea, looking to the us for security guarantees, so it is quite crucial. us for security guarantees, so it is quite crucial-— us for security guarantees, so it is quite crucial. thank you so much for our inut quite crucial. thank you so much for your input today- — archie battersbee's parents have submitted an application to the european court of human rights to try to postpone the removal of his life support. the 12 year—old has been in a coma since his motherfound him unconscious at home in april. the hospital in london where he's being looked after had said it would begin withdrawing life support unless the family submitted the application by this morning. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. for the family of archie battersbee, an appeal to the european court of human rights appears to be the last legal avenue left open to them. archie was found unconscious at home in southend—on—sea in essex on the 7th of april. for more than 100 days, he has been on life support, and has

never regained consciousness. the medical team treating him say he is brain stem dead, his major organs are beginning to shut down, and the withdrawal of treatment is now in his best interests. a truly tragic case... but his family have spent weeks challenging the judgment through the courts, and archie's mother say she has been assured that treatment will continue until the judges in strasbourg have responded. they said that they won't withdraw whilst it's being considered. i'm running on empty. yesterday was a very down day for me. people that know me know that i don't stay down for long, especially when it comes for fighting for my son's life, so i am back up again fighting. i promise archie and his dad we will fight to the bitter end, and that is what we'll do. we'll fight for the right for my son to live. it is not how long it will take if the european court of human rights decides it can review the case. meanwhile, the barts health nhs

trust where archie is being looked after says its deepest sympathies remain with archie's family, and it aims to provide the best possible support to everyone at this difficult time. thankfully, cases like this are very rare, and disputes between family members and the medical team even more so. but when they do occur, they present everyone involved with very challenging ethical and legal questions. dominic hughes, bbc news. our reporter charlotte gallagher is outside the royal london hospital in east london, where archie is receiving life support treatment. she told me what the hospital has been saying: they are saying they are continuing to care for archie, they are not making any changes in his care plan until they get the decision from the european court of human rights. they were due to start withdrawing care from

archie this morning, but that has been suspended until thejudges can reach a decision. they say their deepest sympathies are with archie's family. the appeal went into the court this morning and we don't know when we will hear back from them, it could be as soon as today. they may choose not to intervene or decide to consider it. we have seen similar cases in the uk in the past. think of alfie evans and charlie gard in the last couple of years, both their families went to the european court of human rights when hospitals wanted to remove life support and in both cases, judges in europe decided not to intervene. but archie's family say that they are hoping and praying that in this case, judges will go in theirfavour. it is a really, really awful time for his family. you saw his mum holly in that piece and she said she is absolutely broken by the whole experience. it has been over 100 days since archie was taken into hospital and he has been on life support ever since. the hospital say he is highly likely he is brain stem dead. what that means, without the machines, without the medical interventions,

he simply would die. so they say when they start removing life support, he will die. archie's family say if thejudges in europe go against them, they want to move him to a hospice because they think he will die more peacefully there. but the hospital have said it is not possible due to archie's health. captains of premier league football teams have decided that players will stop taking the knee before every match this season. the anti—racism gesture will instead be seen before specific games. our sports correspondent, andy swiss, explains why this decision was made now: premier league teams have been taking the knee before every match sincejune 2020 following the murder of george floyd in the us. it's obviously been seen as a symbol of sport's fight against discrimination. but with the start of the new premier league season on friday, captains of the 20 premier league

teams have decided to stop taking the knee before every match. they've done this in consultation with the players. instead, players are only going to take the knee before specific high profile moments during the season, so they will still take the knee before the opening and the closing round of matches during the season. so they will still take the knee this weekend. they'll still take the knee before the fa cup and league cup finals, before matches in october and march, which are dedicated to the premier league's no room for racism campaign and before fixtures on boxing day. now, why are they doing this? as you say, there is a sense among the players and the captains that less is more and that reducing the number of times that they take the knee will actually make it have more impact when they do take the knee. in a statementjust out, the premier league captains have said we have decided to select significant moments to take the knee during the season to highlight our unity against all forms of racism. and in doing so, we continue to show solidarity for a common cause. now, yesterday, the head of football's anti—racism group kick it out talked about the issue and he said he would support

whatever the players decided to do. this is a protest that came from the players and we'll support the players in any peaceful form of protest that they want to to make. and and if they decide to stop that's that's also up to the players. and if people want to make individual decisions, that's up to them. really, we should be spending more time on why players take the knee rather than whether they take the knee or not. and the reason they take the knee is because we're not living in an equal society. there is discrimination, there's this huge amount of online abuse and it's using their platform to raise awareness and it's saying to people with power, you need to act. so whatever they do and whatever we do to say to people with power, you need to act, i will support any kind of peaceful gesture. well, certainly some people within the english game felt that taking the knee had lost some of its impact. bournemouth, for example, a club, have just been promoted to the premier league, they stopped taking the knee last year.

they said they felt the gesture had run its course. that said, other people will be disappointed that the players are no longer going to be taking the knee before every match that keeps the issue in the public eye. but as i say, the captains and the players of the premier league clubs have decided now to reduce the number of times that they take the knee during the season. earlier i spoke to dean pymble from 'show racism the red card', an anti—racism education charity. he gave me his reaction to this decision. we find it disappointing because we see the impact of taking the knee when we are working in schools, working with people and football players and educating them around racism. it brings it to the top of the agenda and young people and adults are asking why players take the knee and what it is behind it but about whether it is a bad conversation, whether you disagree, it is opening the conversation and giving us the opportunity to educate them around racial discrimination. others will think you are right

about that, people have talked about it and it generates debate, whether people are in favour or against. what about the argument the premier league captains have put forward they're worried about the law of diminishing returns, in other words its impact lessons, if it becomes so frequent, just becomes like anything, like people standing up for the national anthem, applauding at the end of a match, itjust becomes routine. it doesn't mean much then? i kind of disagree that it doesn't mean so much. i can see where they are coming from, thinking it may diminish. but there is a lot of talk of certainly whether players will take the knee or not take the knee, we need to focus on that, why are they doing it in the first place? it was a decision by the players to start this, and we have to respect that it is making sure why they are taking it and the message around it is correct and the media has a big part to play in that, focusing on

the correct messaging. what about the work you do day to day? i wonder how you continue the spirit of that? our day—to—day work is educating young people, adults and families around racism. we use professional footballers as positive role models to share the messaging, starting with shaka hislop 26 years ago and continue using the up today players and patrons of the past to share the message. football and sport is a really powerful tool and the vehicle for social change and we utilise that power of sport with footballers to engage with young people and adults as well. that is why it is so important, we see a stance from footballers about what they think of racism and racial discrimination. what about the impact, since we are talking about the impact of footballers in terms of them being idols

and as people, youngsters look up to, with the women's team in focus and having more of a racial mix than has been the case in some parts of the game in the past? certainly, positive role models and representation is important and we touch on you cannot be what you cannot see so young girl seeing a more diverse england team is so important. it means young girls would grow up and want to be inspired by people who look like them as well. it is important we have diversity and doing so fantastically well during the euros.

liz truss suggested paying different salaries depending on the local cost of living but scrapped it yesterday after widespread criticism. despite the u-turn she _ after widespread criticism. despite the u-turn she remains _ after widespread criticism. despite the u-turn she remains the - the u—turn she remains the frontrunner in the race to become prime minister. let's speak to our political correspondent. this controversy over regional sector pay doesn't appear to be subsiding and presumably, that is notjust because the rishi sunak campaign wouldn't want it to. hot the rishi sunak campaign wouldn't want it to. ., , the rishi sunak campaign wouldn't wantitto. ., , , want it to. not 'ust because, althouah want it to. not 'ust because, although that _ want it to. notjust because, although that might - want it to. notjust because, although that might play - want it to. notjust because, although that might play a l want it to. notjust because, i although that might play a part want it to. notjust because, - although that might play a part in it, it is seen as liz truss' misstep in the campaign and has generated some awkward headlines for the foreign secretary. the idea was, by

leaking salaries to the cost of living in different regions you would not only help the private sector compete, but you would also save the taxpayer money. liz truss said it would only apply to new recruits, but when you look at the small print of her announcement, to get to the big figure of nearly £9 billion a year in savings, it would have to be extended to the whole of the public sector. that understandably set alarm bells ringing. it has meant she has faced some awkward questions and earlier today, she explained why she dropped the policy. the today, she explained why she dropped the oli . _ ., today, she explained why she dropped the oli . , ., , the policy. the policy that i put forward was — the policy. the policy that i put forward was misrepresented i the policy. the policy that i put l forward was misrepresented and the policy. the policy that i put i forward was misrepresented and i wanted _ forward was misrepresented and i wanted to— forward was misrepresented and i wanted to make sure are imported front_ wanted to make sure are imported front line — wanted to make sure are imported front line workers like doctors and teachers _ front line workers like doctors and teachers were not worried, that is why i_ teachers were not worried, that is why i cancelled the policy. i did it straightaway, i was decisive and i was honest with the public about what _ was honest with the public about what i _ was honest with the public about what i was doing. liz was honest with the public about what i was doing.— was honest with the public about what i was doing. liz truss hoping she will get _ what i was doing. liz truss hoping she will get the _ what i was doing. liz truss hoping

she will get the credit _ what i was doing. liz truss hoping she will get the credit for - what i was doing. liz truss hoping she will get the credit for decisive | she will get the credit for decisive action, dropping a policy that was barely iii hours old. she has got better news today from the times newspaper, an opinion poll of conservative party members suggesting she is still the frontrunner, the woman to beat, she has perhaps a 2—1 lead over rishi sunak. remember, the polling was conducted before this argument over the regional pay policy, but good news for her, more momentum for her campaign. as for rishi sunak? it was suggested to him earlier that he might now choose a moment to withdraw from the campaign? you have to remember. — withdraw from the campaign? you have to remember. i— withdraw from the campaign? you have to remember, i did _ withdraw from the campaign? you have to remember, i did lead _ withdraw from the campaign? you have to remember, i did lead the _ to remember, i did lead the parliamentary stage of this process at every— parliamentary stage of this process at every round, topped the ballot at every _ at every round, topped the ballot at every round — at every round, topped the ballot at every round and had the broader support— every round and had the broader support from my parliamentary colleagues and the poll show i am the best— colleagues and the poll show i am the best place to win in the country for a _ the best place to win in the country for a general election. the best place to win in the country fora general election. i the best place to win in the country

for a general election. i am fighting _ for a general election. i am fighting for every vote, it is a privilege _ fighting for every vote, it is a privilege to talk to our members about— privilege to talk to our members about the — privilege to talk to our members about the vision i have the country and i'm _ about the vision i have the country and i'm confident we can win them over~ _ and i'm confident we can win them over. , ,, ., over. david, the process of balloting — over. david, the process of balloting has _ over. david, the process of balloting has come - over. david, the process of balloting has come under. over. david, the process of. balloting has come under the spotlight because of how secure it is? , ., , , spotlight because of how secure it is? , ,, is? yes, as things stood, until yesterday _ is? yes, as things stood, until yesterday conservative - is? yes, as things stood, until yesterday conservative party | is? yes, as things stood, until- yesterday conservative party members could vote twice, in the sense they could vote twice, in the sense they could change their first vote, either online or sending in a ballot paper. security concerns have been raised about that, perhaps the whole process could be hacked and vote to change. the conservative party has taken advice from the national cyber security centre and what that means is, conservative party members can only vote once and that there will be a more secure process, there will be a more secure process, there will be a more secure process, there will be a code when they get their ballot papers or their code to vote online. it does mean a slight delay in sending out the ballot papers, conservative party members might not get them until next week, but it

doesn't affect the timetable for the contest itself. they have until the 2nd of september to vote and we should know the identity of our next prime minister three days later. david, thank you. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. the weather for the rest of the week is looking dry, occasionally there will be showers here and there but they will be local and fleeting. let's look at the temperatures into the afternoon. today, pretty fresh across western parts of scotland, 15 degrees also, a hot day for the south—east and east anglia and pretty muggy. here are the showers spreading across northern ireland, parts of scotland but to the south, where we had that extremely dry weather, not a drop of rain. also, i warm night, early in the morning temperatures will be around 15 in the south and fresh in the north, 11 degrees. a few showers brought by

these north—westerly atlantic winds across scotland, may be northern ireland, one or two reaching the north west of england. but the further south and east you are, the warmer and sunnier it will be. hello, this is bbc news. 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 archie battersbee's parents apply to the european court of human rights, to try to postpone the removal of his life support — which was due to begin today. premier league captains have decided their teams will stop taking the knee before every match. the anti—racism gesture will still be seen before big moments — including the boxing day fixtures and cup finals. the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership election is delayed after the security agency gchq warned that cyber hackers could change people's votes. another hosepipe ban is on the way, after all the hot dry weather. more than a million people will be affected in kent and sussex. and tributes are paid to roy hackett, the civil rights campaigner at the heart of the bristol bus boycott of the 1960s, who's died at the age of 93. sport and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre.

in the last hour, england women's captain heather knight has been ruled out of the commonwealth games and the hundred. it's because of a hip issue that she picked up in the first international t20 against south africa. the first international t20 nat sciver will remain as captain for team england at the games — no replacement player can be named. in athletics, england's evie richards looking good to get a gold medalfor england england's evie richards looking good to get a gold medal for england with seven laps of the course at cannock chase and she is on the final lap and we can show some live pictures and we can show some live pictures and you can follow this on the iplayer as richards tries to get us off the gold medal. she has had a tough time of it, struggling with a bad back since february before she

had coronavirus last month and you can see her on her bike at the moment and she was a runner—up at the commonwealth games on the gold coast back in 2018, trying to go one better. and she said she had a rubbish year and 25 years old. and she is in the lead at the moment. and on the brink of winning gold and we will keep you up—to—date and you can watch that on bbc iplayer at the moment. also going for gold is emily campbell in the weightlifting. the first woman to win an olympic weightlifting medal in tokyo 2020, and in the past moment she's set a new commonwealth games record, putting her in a strong position ahead of the clean and jerk section. still early days, don't get too carried away. we remember her as one

of the flag—bearers at the opening ceremony and it's looking good for her at the moment. in athletics, 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 team—mate, holding a 122 point lead with just the javelin and 800 metres events to come. england's holly mills is fourth and kate o'connor has slipped from second to fifth. the seven time paralympic champion hannah cockroft says she's thrilled to have won her first ever commonwealth gold medal. she finished ahead of her england team—mates kare adenegan and fabienne andre in the tbs/34100 metres final last night. she set a new games record time of 16.84. she spoke to me a short while ago and says the intergration of para

sport into the main schedule at the commonwealth games is crucial, and must be built on. integration is so massively important, especially for the apparent events. it opens is up to a new audience and we had 30,000 people there last night and possibly people there last night and possibly people who'd never watched a paralympic sport before and had not seen para—athletics as real athletics or did not know that that was even a thing and hopefully last night we started a whole new birmingham legacy of people coming through. legacies are real and if we can integrate into more things beyond this, notjust the commonwealth games, but the diamond league and british championships and anything worldwide, that would be amazing, because it allows us the opportunity to show the world what we can do. fix. opportunity to show the world what we can do. �* ., . , we can do. a loud cheer behind me, those people _ we can do. a loud cheer behind me, those people watching _ we can do. a loud cheer behind me, those people watching on _ we can do. a loud cheer behind me, those people watching on the - we can do. a loud cheer behind me, those people watching on the big i those people watching on the big screen have seen evie richards win gold in the women's cross country mountain biking, so gold for her, an

incredible achievement and we talked about her tough year, so what are moment for her and we will bring you more of that in the next hour, but back to you. former metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick might have breached professional standards by delaying the disclosure of police material to a panel investigating the murder in the 1980s of private detective daniel morgan according to the independent office for police conduct to say she might have got the balance right between protecting sensitive information and being open about it. let's talk to our home affairs correspondent. the background to this is a very, very compensated case that goes back years. we are on for hours, so take your time. years. we are on for hours, so take your time-— years. we are on for hours, so take our time. a, ., ..,, , your time. the daniel morgan case is so notorious — your time. the daniel morgan case is so notorious and _ your time. the daniel morgan case is so notorious and it _ your time. the daniel morgan case is so notorious and it was _ your time. the daniel morgan case is so notorious and it was mentioned i your time. the daniel morgan case is so notorious and it was mentioned in| so notorious and it was mentioned in line of duty a couple of times and dates back to 1987 and dates back to daniel morgan's murder in a and

found it was badly hampered by police corruption. in fast forward to last year and we fast forward to this young fan lots of great things were happening but one thing it found was that the metropolitan police commissioner who design —— resigned in february, dame cressida dick, might have breached her professional standards to disclose... professional standards to disclose. . ._ professional standards to disclose. . . professional standards to disclose... , ., ., disclose... no suggestion of corruption — disclose... no suggestion of corruption on _ disclose... no suggestion of corruption on her _ disclose... no suggestion of corruption on her part. - disclose... no suggestion of corruption on her part. no, | disclose... no suggestion of i corruption on her part. no, not disclose... no suggestion of - corruption on her part. no, not at all. the independent _ corruption on her part. no, not at all. the independent office - corruption on her part. no, not at all. the independent office for i all. the independent office for police conduct which has been looking into what to do about that finding has decided she may have breached professional standards face disciplinary action had she been serving. and might have been prioritising her duties to protect sensitive police information over disclosing to the inquiry about the panel. we can't look into this

because it's not clear enough that she would have faced a disciplinary action had she still been in the office. dame cressida dick has said that the iop sea recognised everything she did was for a legitimate purpose and that it would not have led to any kind of disciplinary action and she and her team acted professionally, flexibly, expeditiously, diligently and with integrity when faced with this inquiry investigation. {line integrity when faced with this inquiry investigation. one wonders what the point _ inquiry investigation. one wonders what the point is _ inquiry investigation. one wonders what the point is of _ inquiry investigation. one wonders what the point is of them - inquiry investigation. one wonders what the point is of them saying i what the point is of them saying this. it does not even say she did, just say she may have and she cannot investigate as she is no longer an officer, so what is the point of the iopc saying it? the officer, so what is the point of the iopc saying it?— iopc saying it? the point is that dame cressida _ iopc saying it? the point is that dame cressida is _ iopc saying it? the point is that dame cressida is in _ iopc saying it? the point is that dame cressida is in a _ iopc saying it? the point is that dame cressida is in a number. iopc saying it? the point is that dame cressida is in a number of poulenc —— potential officers who could have been investigated by the iopc in some cases after many years for misconduct or even a criminal investigation because of what the daniel morgan inquiry panel found. but the iopc has effectively discovered or concluded that really

cannot carry out any further investigations. basically it is too long ago, water under the bridge, put it that way, so effectively the daniel morgan case sort of does end here. and it is a case where no one has ever been convicted of daniel's murder, much to the ongoing trauma suffered by his family. and that as it has been put many times in the past, this is a stain on the reputation of the metropolitan police. in reputation of the metropolitan police. , ., ., police. in terms of the panel and the family _ police. in terms of the panel and the family had _ police. in terms of the panel and the family had pressed _ police. in terms of the panel and the family had pressed for- police. in terms of the panel and the family had pressed for some | police. in terms of the panel and - the family had pressed for some kind of investigation and the panel reported, and it was very critically lots of ways, how did the family feel about the process given that ultimately it has not told them really who killed daniel and why. those are the questions they wanted answered and it shows specific officers were potentially liable as corrupt officers in the case right backin corrupt officers in the case right back in the 1980s, mainly, to have been brought to justice and certainly they have been campaigning for that for many years and as i said, it's been traumatic for them.

alistair morgan, daniel's brother has led this campaign and when we interviewed him several times last year when the enquirer reported, it was clear that he has lived with this case, the loss of his brother and everything that followed and it has been a major part of his life and two—way detrimental way, and it is very bad that this has never been resolved as it is bad if any murder is not resolved but what i think has come out of this is a renewed interest in making sure that the met get to the bottom of the corruption allegations within its ranks as quickly as possible and that means when officers come forward and say, look, i think something bad when officers come forward and say, look, ithink something bad is when officers come forward and say, look, i think something bad is going on, getting onto that an investigating and taking it seriously. investigating and taking it seriously-— investigating and taking it seriousl . . ~' , . seriously. thank you very much. let me take you — seriously. thank you very much. let me take you to _ seriously. thank you very much. let me take you to iceland _ seriously. thank you very much. let me take you to iceland on _ seriously. thank you very much. let me take you to iceland on the - seriously. thank you very much. letj me take you to iceland on the scene of the peninsula where a volcano has erupted. the video put out by the news outlet showed lava and smoke

spewing from a fierce year in the ground. it is a volcanic and seismic hotspot south—west of reykjavik and lava fountains erupted from a 500 50 metre long fissure. nothing so spectacular with this one but we will keep watching it. i won't even begin to try and pronounce it, but if you want to see what it looks like and you can see the screen comments on the top left. volcanic activity in the area continues until september which makes it very popularfor september which makes it very popular for visitors. that is the scene on the peninsula that is south—west of reykjavik, the capital. more hosepipe bans have been announced with south east water saying customers in kent and sussex will face the restrictions from the end of next week. it follows weeks of extreme weather, with parts of england having their driestjuly since records began. our correspodent celestina olulode has this report.

our correspondent simonjones spoke to me earlier from the the arlington— a reservoir near polegate in east sussex normally if i was standing on this ground i would have my feet under water but it's a different picture today. the reservoir is at 60% of its full capacity and that gives you some idea of how little rainfall there has been in the past few weeks and how high demand has been. in terms of the rainfall, they say in this part of the world last month we saw only around 8% of the normal rainfall levels we would see, which is the lowest level since records began almost 200 years ago, and that is why the water company says it needs to take this action now and says if it did not do anything and this dry weather were to continue, looking ahead to next year you could be in a situation where people would turn on the taps and would not see any water coming out of them. for the water company, it can be a bit of a hard sell, saying to people, don't use your hosepipes when people

contact the company saying they have a leak at the end of their road and it is gushing water and they accuse the water company of not being quick enough to come and fix it and south east water insist they do have a good record when it comes to axing those leaks but it's always going to be a problematic area and at the moment it's even more challenging because of the heat, because the ground is so dry and it is actually expanding and its the pipes bursting making the situation worse. from friday of next week, those people using hosepipes could face a fine of a hundred —— £10,000 and they say they don't want to prosecute people want to ask people for cooperation and if they see your neighbour using and if they see your neighbour using a hosepipe, have a quiet word, and they will follow that up, but one message they are keen to get across is preserving water so one thing you

can do in daily life when you are brushing your teeth, don't leave the tap running and also the recommendation is we should stick to showers rather than going in the bath and if you have your shower or bath, it's a maximum of four minutes. the first grain ship en route from a ukrainian—controlled port since russia invaded the country in february has now set sail from turkish waters, after completion of an inspection of her cargo. the sierra leone—flagged cargo vessel 'razoni' was cleared to embark for its final destination — lebanon — after being checked by a team of 20 inspectors, including russian, ukrainian, un and turkish officials. the ship is carrying twenty— six— thousand tonnes of grain that was loaded in odesa. housing charities have warned that tenants whose utility bills are included in their rent could miss out on the £400 energy rebate.

the charity shelter says more than half a million households are "at the mercy" of their landlord. the government says the rebate should be passed on to tenants. around 500 people have been killed in flash floods in pakistan. deluges have completely destroyed or damaged nearly 37,000 homes in flood—hit areas since june and relief organisations are delivering food and other necessary items to flood victims across the country. country director of islamic relief pakistan, asif sherazi described the situation from the city of quetta in balochistan — one of the worst hit areas in the country. iam in i am in which is the capital of baluchistan, the worst affected of the flash floods —— i am in quetta. they have given numbers of over 500 people dead, and a lot of losses in livestock and agriculture. today the emergency response team visited one area which is 80 kilometres from and

they met with a woman who was 105 years old, and her house is damage and the walls are unstable and making it not livable and she mentioned that during the last hundred years she does not remember seeing a downpour like this in that area. she also added that her grandson got trapped under one of the falling walls of the house for 15 minutes and then my son rescued him. the rains have brought destruction which might need years to overcome. after the rain, the temperature has risen and staying out without a roof is a challenge for children. so that is the situation from one family just 80 kilometres far from the capital, quetta, so the situation is not actually very good. it is quite devastating floods. it has destroyed

them resources of livelihoods as well as the houses, and you can easily see that half of baluchistan was affected by this flood.- was affected by this flood. there were grumbles _ was affected by this flood. there were grumbles in _ was affected by this flood. there were grumbles in sindh - was affected by this flood. there were grumbles in sindh province| was affected by this flood. there were grumbles in sindh province in the south—east of the country on monday when a public holiday was declared so people would not have to travel into work through the flooded streets saying that there has not been enough preparation for this. heavy lifting equipment, that kind of thing, pumps, all of the things that might be needed, and in the absence of that kind of equipment, i just wonder what help you and other charities are able to provide. {line charities are able to provide. one ofthe charities are able to provide. one of the biggest — charities are able to provide. one: of the biggest challenges is structural damage like bridges, the road network and all of these things. and pakistan has this national disaster management framework and there is some preparedness efforts but this time the rain is unprecedented. last year there was a drought in these areas

and this year, injune, it was a pre—monsoon, and it lasted one and it was continuous rain, three spells of unprecedented monsoon rain in the areas which have not recovered and even that preparedness, i think, if we had the preparedness like after the 2010 floods, it seems that this situation was worse and the local capacities could not cope with that situation. less than one per cent of the dance music played on uk radio is made by a female solo artist or all—female band, a new study suggests. the report also found female djs, producers and artists find it hard to find a foothold in the uk music industry as it is still heavily dominated by men. well i'm joined now by nish sian, an award winning dj

and a radio presenter on the bbc asian network. lovely to have you in the studio and thanks for coming in to talk about this. what is your experience of this. what is your experience of this in terms of finding music and getting it played when it is predominantly or solely by female artist? it predominantly or solely by female artist? , , ., ., artist? it is very hard. i will not lie. i artist? it is very hard. i will not lie- i hear— artist? it is very hard. i will not lie- i hear a _ artist? it is very hard. i will not lie. i hear a lot _ artist? it is very hard. i will not lie. i hear a lot of _ artist? it is very hard. i will not lie. i hear a lot of my _ artist? it is very hard. i will not lie. i hear a lot of my music - artist? it is very hard. i will not lie. i hear a lot of my music or| artist? it is very hard. i will not l lie. i hear a lot of my music or on radio by searching myself on spot if i am youtube, things like that and even tracks again sent to me, they are pretty much, i would say 99% male artists or male djs and producers sol male artists or male djs and producers so i have to either find myself through searching, but it is hard, because it's not easily available or advertised much and it doesn't get much support. idietitian available or advertised much and it doesn't get much support. when you say support. — doesn't get much support. when you say support. is _ doesn't get much support. when you say support. is that _ doesn't get much support. when you say support, is that in _ doesn't get much support. when you say support, is that in terms - doesn't get much support. when you say support, is that in terms of - doesn't get much support. when you say support, is that in terms of the l say support, is that in terms of the industry? say support, is that in terms of the indust ? , , ., industry? definitely i would say so. it is largely — industry? definitely i would say so. it is largely a _ industry? definitely i would say so. it is largely a male-dominated - it is largely a male—dominated industry. it has changed recently, which is looking positive, but it's still a bit behind with getting your footing as female, it's about

knowing the right people, getting seenin knowing the right people, getting seen in the right places, but not as easy as that because it's quite difficult, i would say. pare easy as that because it's quite difficult, i would say. are there any artist's _ difficult, i would say. are there any artist's name _ difficult, i would say. are there any artist's name she _ difficult, i would say. are there any artist's name she would - difficult, i would say. are there i any artist's name she would point out as one is that people should be looking for, looking to hear and should already know about. annie mac created a whole _ should already know about. annie mac created a whole new _ should already know about. annie mac created a whole new way _ should already know about. annie mac created a whole new way for _ should already know about. annie mac created a whole new way for female i created a whole new way for female djs and producers and she is amazing for that and she is so respected, and even dance djs like hannah once and even dance djs like hannah once and paris hilton is so amazing, such and paris hilton is so amazing, such a big transition coming to be a dj but it's very small and even finding artist's names and producers. for somebody — artist's names and producers. for somebody like paris hilton she has an enormous social media following that if you put stuff out there, more people will hear it or see it and be aware of itjust by virtue of the fact that it appears on one of her feeds. . . , the fact that it appears on one of her feeds-— the fact that it appears on one of her feeds. .. , ., , , her feeds. exactly. in that sense it is easy but — her feeds. exactly. in that sense it is easy but for— her feeds. exactly. in that sense it is easy but for someone _ her feeds. exactly. in that sense it is easy but for someone up - her feeds. exactly. in that sense it is easy but for someone up and i is easy but for someone up and coming without the whole social media influencer lifestyle, it's very difficult to even be seen and

recognised as well.— very difficult to even be seen and recognised as well. what happens in terms of, recognised as well. what happens in terms of. for — recognised as well. what happens in terms of, for example, _ recognised as well. what happens in terms of, for example, show - recognised as well. what happens in terms of, for example, show like i terms of, for example, show like yours which is thursday's on asian network. how much freedom you have is a dj as the selector of music? my career i select all of my music and i always try to hunt and find new female artist. you feel a bit of an onus on this? alejos yes absolutely but there are so many male producers releasing song after song so it's hard to find songs to begin with so if and and otherwise no one will hear it. the some really good points, but is in a sense you are a shop window for music as well as you and your personality, and you are there to let people know what is out there. , ., ~' there to let people know what is out there. i. ~ , ., there to let people know what is out there. , ., ~ , ., ., there. everyone think social media is the way forward _

there. everyone think social media is the way forward but _ there. everyone think social media is the way forward but if _ there. everyone think social media is the way forward but if you - there. everyone think social media is the way forward but if you send l is the way forward but if you send it to the djs or radio presenters it also reaches a different audience and i definitely would encourage doing that. and i definitely would encourage doinu that. ~ . and i definitely would encourage doinuthat. ., ., . doing that. what advice, given where ou find doing that. what advice, given where you find yourself— doing that. what advice, given where you find yourself in _ doing that. what advice, given where you find yourself in the _ doing that. what advice, given where you find yourself in the industry - you find yourself in the industry now, would you offer women who are trying to break through in this field? , ., , ., trying to break through in this field? , ., , field? keep on showcasing yourself, never rive field? keep on showcasing yourself, never give up. _ field? keep on showcasing yourself, never give up, because _ field? keep on showcasing yourself, never give up, because it _ field? keep on showcasing yourself, never give up, because it is - field? keep on showcasing yourself, never give up, because it is hard i never give up, because it is hard and i've been in the industry for 15 years believe it or not and i've only started doing club bookings for the last couple of years because it was a struggle to get in even myself. was a struggle to get in even m self. �* .., , was a struggle to get in even m self.�* , ., was a struggle to get in even mself. , ., ., ., ., i] myself. because you are a woman? i definitely think— myself. because you are a woman? i definitely think so _ myself. because you are a woman? i definitely think so because _ myself. because you are a woman? i definitely think so because you - myself. because you are a woman? i definitely think so because you have | definitely think so because you have to prove yourself more and people even asked the question, can you dj and make music and ifind that really offensive. it’s and make music and i find that really offensive.— really offensive. it's a bit patronising. _ really offensive. it's a bit patronising. keep - really offensive. it's a bit i patronising. keep reaching really offensive. it's a bit - patronising. keep reaching out to --eole patronising. keep reaching out to people and _ patronising. keep reaching out to people and social _ patronising. keep reaching out to people and social media - patronising. keep reaching out to people and social media helps i patronising. keep reaching out to i people and social media helps with contacting other djs and we are all here to support because we know how hard it is. . ~ here to support because we know how hard it is. ., ~ , ., , here to support because we know how hard it is. . ~' ,, , . hard it is. thank you very much. tell people _ hard it is. thank you very much. tell people when _ hard it is. thank you very much. tell people when the _

hard it is. thank you very much. tell people when the show - hard it is. thank you very much. tell people when the show is i hard it is. thank you very much. | tell people when the show is on. thursdays between eight and 10pm on bbc asian network. bind thursdays between eight and 10pm on bbc asian network.— bbc asian network. and if you can't listen, it bbc asian network. and if you can't listen. it is — bbc asian network. and if you can't listen, it is always _ bbc asian network. and if you can't listen, it is always on _ bbc asian network. and if you can't listen, it is always on bbc - bbc asian network. and if you can't listen, it is always on bbc sounds. | listen, it is always on bbc sounds. lovely to talk to you.— lovely to talk to you. thanks for havin: lovely to talk to you. thanks for having me- _ lovely to talk to you. thanks for having me- i— lovely to talk to you. thanks for having me. i want— lovely to talk to you. thanks for having me. i want to _ lovely to talk to you. thanks for having me. i want to bring - lovely to talk to you. thanks for having me. i want to bring you l lovely to talk to you. thanks for having me. i want to bring you a story about _ having me. i want to bring you a story about one _ having me. i want to bring you a story about one of— having me. i want to bring you a story about one of the _ having me. i want to bring you a story about one of the uk's - having me. i want to bring you a| story about one of the uk's most influential civil rights campaigners. roy hackett was one of the organisers of the bristol bus boycott — the campaign in 1963 to overturn a ban by bristol omnibus company on employing black and asian drivers and conductors. the subsequent protests paved the way for the race relations acts. our correspondentjo black looks back at his life. 1963, and this campaign was known as the bristol bus boycott. back then, it was legal for companies to discriminate against somebody because of the colour of their skin. the point is that whilst we cani obtain white labour in this city, we intend to go on in i engaging white labour. this protest sought to overturn

a ban by bristol omnibus company on employing black and asian drivers and conductors. one of the driving forces was jamaican—born roy hackett. there were placards at the door, no irish, no gypsies, no blacks, no dogs. it wasn't like it is today. it was very hard for us to find a place to live, number one, and it was very hard for a black man to get a job here in bristol. the bus protests saw the company change its policies, and helped to pave the way for the race relations acts of 1965 and 1968. roy hackett�*s name became synonymous with civil rights, and his tireless campaigning throughout his life for racial equality went further than his home city of bristol. to remember him is notjust to remember a moment in the

civil rights movement, but it's to remember that moment in the continuum of history and struggle against racism. roy hackett was appointed an obe in 2009, and an mbe in 2020. he was also one of the founders of st paul's carnival, one of the uk's most inclusive events, celebrating the life of bristol's african caribbean communities. roy hackett has been described as a humble, principled freedom fighter, a man whose legacy will live on. roy hackett who has died at the age of 93. some breaking news, an open letter that has been sent to the two conservative leadership candidates from the the lionesses, the victorious england's women's football team, the european champion saint dio rishi sunak and liz truss, we as a team spoke about our legacy

and goal to inspire the nation and we want to create real change and we are asking you if you want to become premised on the 5th of september help us to achieve the change. currently only 63% of girls can play football in pe lessons. the reality is we are inspiring young girls to play football only for many to end “p play football only for many to end up going to school and not being able to play. this is something we all experienced growing up and we were often stopped from playing. not only should we be offering football to all girls, we need to invest in and support female pe teachers. their role is crucial and we need to give them the resources to provide football sessions. they are a key role models from which so many young girls can flourish. this is an opportunity to make a huge difference, a change that will impact millions of young girls like. we, the england senior women's euro squad ask you to make it a priority we invest in girls football in school so every girl has the choice. that is the open letter that has just been tweeted publicly, so

obviously what they are drawing attention to is something that many people will know about, a lot of boys have the opportunity, pretty much all boys in english schools, but not so far all girls in english schools. howeverwe but not so far all girls in english schools. however we have had a response, not from rishi sunak or liz truss yet, but plenty of time than that. but from the department for education on behalf of the government and honestly education is a devolved matter so this is england only they are referring to and a spokesman said that the success of the the lionesses in the women's euro is 2022 will inspire a generation of girls and the national curriculum does not differentiate in relation to six and we fully support the fa ambition to give girls equal access to football by 2024 and continue to work closely with this. we are funding work to help hundreds of girls take part in physical activity including the your time prudden which give thousands of girls aged six to 18 access to

competitors sport. the date the government is giving is 2024 to give girls equal access, but that is its ambitions, not necessarily in statute. more on that. time to look at the weather. very little rainfall in the next few daysin very little rainfall in the next few days in parts of britain where we need the rain and they are expected to be completely dry. the north of the country is a lot greener and of course we have had rain in the past few days and if you look at the satellite picture from the last couple of days you will notice these weather systems taking a dive to the south and then shooting off to the north—east, so that has 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 and where you see darker blue colours is where we have more rain, so clearly

scotland, parts of northern ireland, the lake district, lancashire, the welsh hills but in the midlands and further east and south—east, hardly any rainfall at all. the forecast for today, the end of the afternoon, temperatures will be on the high 20s in the south—east and a lot fresher in the south—east and a lot fresher in belfast and glasgow, closer to 17 or 18 and you will notice showers crossing parts of northern ireland, western scotland and remember i showed you the weather map whether rainfall will occur so it's these areas with the north—westerly winds or sometimes south—westerly winds pushing in the showers to these areas here whereas we get nothing in the south—east part from the odd local shower which might form during the afternoon so as far as thursday's concern, 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 and 17 for belfast and for glasgow. and here is a lookout for a

very similar picture, high teens in the north—west of the 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 of the rain clouds will go to the north, so this is the forecast for the next few days. apart from some rainfall may be in north—western areas, generally speaking, the pattern remains dry and quite warm.

this is bbc news, the headlines... china says it will carry out high foreign military drills around taiwan tomorrow after the visit of nancy pelosi. but she says the us's commitment to democracy is unwavering. we came to taiwan to make it unequivocally clear we will not abandon our commitment to taiwan and we are proud of our enduring friendship. and we are proud of our enduring friendship-— and we are proud of our enduring friendship. and we are proud of our enduring friendshi. �* ,, �* , , ., friendship. translation: this is a com - lete friendship. translation: this is a complete farce, _ friendship. translation: this is a complete farce, the _ friendship. translation: this is a complete farce, the united - friendship. translation: this is a complete farce, the united states. friendship. translation: this is a | complete farce, the united states is violating _ complete farce, the united states is violating china's sovereignty under the guise — violating china's sovereignty under the guise of so—called democracy. those _ the guise of so—called democracy. those who— the guise of so—called democracy. those who offend china will be

furnished. former met police chief dame cressida dick may have breached professional standards during an investigation into the 1980s murder of the private detective daniel morgan. archie battersbee's parents apply to the european court of human rights, to try to postpone the removal of his life support which was due to begin today. premier league captains have decided their teams will stop taking the knee before every match. the anti—racism gesture will still be seen before big moments — including the boxing day fixtures and cup finals the delivery of ballots for the conservative leadership election is delayed after the security agency gchq warned that cyber hackers could change people's votes. and tributes are paid to roy hackett, the civil rights campaigner at the heart of the bristol bus boycott of the 1960s, who's died at the age of 93.

welcome to bbc news. we begin this hour with _ welcome to bbc news. we begin this hour with events in taiwan. china has said it will carry out live fire military drills in the sea and air around taiwan tomorrow in response to the visit by one of america's most senior politicians. taiwan has said china has sent 27 war planes into its zone. the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has said her delegation's visit to taiwan was intended to make it clear that the us won't abandon the island, and that her country's commitment to democracy there is iron—clad. taiwan is self—governing and lies about 100 miles across the taiwan straits. it sees itself as independent, but china views it as its own and has warned of grave consequences, following the visit. it views it as an errant region that

will one day return to the mainland. taiwan's economy is hugely important to our everyday fox say electronic equipment, with phones, laptops, watches and games consoles being powered by computer chips made in taiwan. our asia pacific editor celia hatton has this report. nancy pelosi, defying the wishes of beijing and the biden white house, was clear about her support by taiwan during her short visit there. we will not abandon our commitment to taiwan, and we are proud of our enduring friendship. today, pelosi met these human rights activists, further stoking china's irritation. two are pro—democracy campaigners who have previously been detained by the chinese authorities. the third is a famous student activist who led the 1989 tiananmen square protest. nancy pelosi's outspoken support for human rights in china dates back to that period.

here she is more than three decades ago, participating in a memorial for those killed near tiananmen, shocking her chinese hosts. china was determined not to be caught off guard by this visit. it's announced plans to carry out live fire drills in six areas encircling taiwan by air and by sea. "the joint military operations are a necessary step in response to the dangerous moves of the us and taiwan authorities," says this chinese army commander. china says the exercises were practised forjoint air and sea blockades and land attacks amongst other things, sometimes getting as close as nine nautical miles from the island's coastline. the drills are certain to raise concerns across taiwan, highlighting beijing's ability to cut off air and sea access to this normally bustling island. beijing has also announced immediate

bans on some imports and exports to taiwan. but taiwan's president is clear she wants to foster even stronger ties with washington, no matter the pressure from across the strait. "facing deliberately heightened military threats, taiwan will not back down," she says. "we will firmly uphold our nation's sovereignty and continue to hold the line of defence for democracy." just on the other side of the taiwan strait, on the mainland, china's state media is projecting an air of confidence, leaving these locals in coastal areas feeling calm. translation: i am not worried. we are used to the taiwan strait crisis. the atmosphere has been like this for years. the conflict may happen at any time, but it's not a high probability. if it really happens, we willjust accept it. nancy pelosi is in the twilight of a long political career. upcoming us mid—term elections might end her time

as house speaker, but washington's tussles with china over taiwan will continue. up next, a potential $4.5 billion support package that would label the island a key us ally, leading, perhaps, to more trouble for us—china relations on the horizon. our north america correspondent gary o'donoghue explains why nancy pelosi visited taiwan in spite of china's warnings. she has had a long—standing interest in the region. she she has had a long-standing interest in the region-— in the region. she has been a critic of china for— in the region. she has been a critic of china for a _ in the region. she has been a critic of china for a long _ in the region. she has been a critic of china for a long time _ in the region. she has been a critic of china for a long time and - in the region. she has been a critic of china for a long time and a - of china for a long time and a supporter of taiwan. this visit was actually meant to happen earlier in the year, but nancy pelosi got covid at that time. i think she is coming perhaps to the end of her time as

speaker. she may not hold that post after november's mid—term elections. this may be in some sense a kind of swansong for her. but it is also a reflection, if you like, of the heightened problems in that part of the east china sea around taiwan. america has warned of serious chinese provocations that have been increasing over the last six months and it wants to demonstrate that nancy pelosi is helping the administration to demonstrate its resolve to defend democracy in taiwan. the policy for years has been one of ambiguity, what it called strategic ambiguity, in other words keeping china guessing really how and in what way america would defend taiwanese democracy. but that policy may be on the move and joe biden three times in the last 18 months or so has given a hint that he may be taking a much harder line.

so really tensions between china and the us are at a real nadir at the moment and it is over taiwan. given the us administration _ moment and it is over taiwan. given the us administration appears - moment and it is over taiwan. given the us administration appears to be signalling a change of policy, or potentially a change of policy, it is not altogether surprising that china should take particular umbrage at this visit, the first by a senior us politician and a quarter of a century. obviously there are ambassadorial exchanges all the time and routine visits, but not at this high level. it has been made a big thing of in the united states and the administration is changing policy. she may not be part of the administration, but she is a pretty close ally. administration, but she is a pretty close all . , administration, but she is a pretty close all . _ ., administration, but she is a pretty close all . �* close ally. there is joe biden, the vice president _ close ally. there is joe biden, the vice president and _ close ally. there is joe biden, the vice president and the _ close ally. there is joe biden, the vice president and the speaker i close ally. there is joe biden, the vice president and the speaker of| vice president and the speaker of the house in terms of the order of the house in terms of the order of the chain of command in this country. yes, she is a huge figure

and it is hugely significant. in terms of the policy towards taiwan and china the americans have a real problem because in order to fulfil any promise to defend taiwan they have to have the capability to do that. the chinese military has substantially increased over the last two decades its ability to take action against taiwan. of course a lot of that is land—based missiles, cruise missiles, highly developed cruise missiles, highly developed cruise missiles. they have a lot of fighterjets, 39 airbases in the region. america does not really have in the immediacy of taiwan the ability to defend the island if there was a surprise attack. there is a lot of thinking going on in the pentagon about how to reinforce american power in the western pacific in order to try and fulfil its promises. so the calculations, the military calculus, has been shifting significantly even in the last five to ten years. that

shifting significantly even in the last five to ten years.— last five to ten years. that was gary o'donoghue _ last five to ten years. that was gary o'donoghue talking - last five to ten years. that was gary o'donoghue talking from | gary o'donoghue talking from washington. i want to bring you reaction to the nancy pelosi visit and to china's reaction. this is a statement from the g7 foreign ministers which say, china's escalatory response risks increasing tensions and destabilising the region. as for nancy pelosi herself, she has put out a statement saying the taiwan visit she made should be seen as a strong statement that america stands with taiwan. there she is meeting the taiwanese president. let's hearfrom the conservative leadership candidate, one of those g7 foreign ministers, our foreign secretary liz truss. she criticised the reaction to the visit, calling for a de—escalation. well, i do not support china's inflammatory language on this issue. it is perfectly reasonable what is taking place and i urge

china to de—escalate. let's speak to cindy yu, broadcast editor at the spectator and host of the podcast chinese whispers. thank you very much for talking to us. what is your take on the visit? i think the problem that nancy pelosi has raised here is it is asking very difficult questions of a very delicate situation. nobody is saying she does not have the right to go, as you mentioned taiwan is a self—governing territory, but should she go and in bringing to the fore this question of whether or not senior american politicians should be making this kind of visit? predictably we have seen the white house say, we would not advise it, but at the same time you have the right to go. predictably we have seen the chinese side being very provoked by this. also the taiwanese cannot reject her visit because they

would look weak as well. a lot of diplomacy is about not asking some difficult questions. but what we are seeing with the visit is it is putting a lot of pressure on this one situation and i am not sure i see the kind of reward that justifies this moment. it is justifies this moment. it is interesting _ justifies this moment. it is interesting you _ justifies this moment. it is interesting you say - justifies this moment. it is interesting you say that i justifies this moment. it is interesting you say that because i suppose in a sense you can see how the chinese would be offended by it, but perhaps more importantly, lots of things would have found them related to taiwan, even referring to taiwan as a country causes a lot of headaches to countries who do it, but in terms of given the way diplomacy works, when you do something as high—profile and dramatic as this, the most senior us politician to visit taiwan for a quarter of a century, the presumption on the other side is they mean something by this. people say if they mean that, they are not

saying what it means, what do we do in response? it is the law of unintended consequences which is potentially the most worrying thing. that is exactly right. diplomacy is about pragmatism and dialogue. in order to overcome the natural distrust that countries have with each other. we can safely say that the us and china are in a particular nadir of trust at the moment. only last week the uk's national security adviser advocated for more dialogue behind—the—scenes. what we are seeing is grandstanding from both sides. the nancy pelosi visit really epitomises that. because of this distrust you don't really know if the administration meant for her to go. on the surface they are saying don't go, but she has the right to go. she is from the same party as president biden. for a chinese policymaker from president biden. for a chinese policymakerfrom the president biden. for a chinese policymaker from the one—party state thatis policymaker from the one—party state that is a very confusing state of

affairs. is this a function or not a? is this a sanction or not? this is president biden who over the course of this year was a bit unclear and we don't know what he meant when he said he would defend taiwan. if you are sitting in beijing right now you would be very confused with what is going on. when confused with what is going on. powerful the chinese navy is. that must be a concern in taipei. exactly. the last time was in 1995 and 96 when the taiwanese president visited america and we saw almost a year of various military drills which really showed what they were capable of at the time. over the next few days or weeks it will be

interesting to see how much china displays its progress in military terms over the last quarter of a century. what will be interesting to see is what the joint military operations are. in order to invade taiwan you need air cover and see movement and ground troops as well. that is the kind ofjoint operation the pla was not so good at last time around and we will have to see if it mimics what it could do this time around as a show of force. but how far does a show of force go before it escalates into something real? it is a really intense moment right now and both sides must be careful not to escalate beyond grandstanding. thank you for that useful context. it is a fascinating subject. we will watch tomorrow with interest. cindy you, the host of chinese podcast the whispers. the former metropolitan police

commissioner dame cressida dick may have breached professional standards by delaying the disclosure of police material to a panel investigating the 1980s murder of the private detective daniel morgan. that's according to the independent office for police conduct which said she may have got the balance wrong between protecting sensitive information and being open to the panel. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds explained the background. it dates back to 1987, the murder of an investigator, daniel morgan, in a car park. it was hampered by allegations of police corruption. last year, an inquiry report found that a lot of corrupt issues had been happening, but one of the key thing is it found was that the metropolitan police commissioner, who resigned in february, dame cressida dick, may have breached her professional standards to disclose information.— professional standards to disclose information. , ., , , ., information. there is no suggestion of corruption _ information. there is no suggestion of corruption on _ information. there is no suggestion of corruption on her _ information. there is no suggestion of corruption on her part? - information. there is no suggestion of corruption on her part? know, i information. there is no suggestion l of corruption on her part? know, and the independent _ of corruption on her part? know, and the independent office _ of corruption on her part? know, and the independent office for _ of corruption on her part? know, and the independent office for police i the independent office for police conduct, which has been looking into

what to do about the finding, has decided, yes, she may have breached professional standards, but she will not face disciplinary action had she still been serving. she may have simply been prioritising her duties to protect sensitive police information over disclosing to the inquiry panel. so effectively it has said we cannot look into this because it is not clear enough that she would have faced a disciplinary action had she still been in the office. dame cressida dick has said the io pc has recognised that everything she did was for a legitimate purpose and it would not have led to any kind of disciplinary action and she and her team acted professionally, flexibly, expeditiously, diligently and with integrity when faced with this inquiry investigation.- integrity when faced with this inquiry investigation. what is the oint of inquiry investigation. what is the point of them — inquiry investigation. what is the point of them saying _ inquiry investigation. what is the point of them saying this? it i inquiry investigation. what is the| point of them saying this? it does not say she did, it says she may

have, they cannot investigate because she is no longer an officer, what is the point of this? she because she is no longer an officer, what is the point of this?— what is the point of this? she is in a list of potential _ what is the point of this? she is in a list of potential officers - what is the point of this? she is in a list of potential officers that i a list of potential officers that could have been investigated, in some cases after many years, for misconduct or even a criminal investigation because of what the daniel morgan inquiry panel van. but they have effectively concluded that really it cannot carry out any further investigations. basically it is too long ago, it is water under the bridge, put it that way. effectively the daniel morgan case sort of does end here and it is a case where no one has ever been convicted of daniel's murder, much to the ongoing trauma suffered by his family. as it has been put many times in the past, this is a stain on the reputation of the metropolitan police. in on the reputation of the metropolitan police. on the reputation of the metroolitan police. , ., metropolitan police. in terms of the anel, metropolitan police. in terms of the panel. which — metropolitan police. in terms of the panel, which the _ metropolitan police. in terms of the panel, which the family _ metropolitan police. in terms of the panel, which the family have i metropolitan police. in terms of the l panel, which the family have pressed for some kind of investigation. the

family report is very critical in a lot of ways. how do the family feel about that process, given ultimately it has not told them who killed daniel and why?— it has not told them who killed daniel and why? those are the questions _ daniel and why? those are the questions they _ daniel and why? those are the questions they wanted - daniel and why? those are the i questions they wanted answered and they wanted specific officers to the record shows were potentially corrupt officers, and then 1980s mainly, to be brought tojustice and they have been campaigning for that for many years. it has been traumatic for them. alasdair morgan, daniel's brother, in particular led this campaign. when we interviewed him several times last year when the inquiry reported it was quite clear he has lived with this case and the loss of his brother and everything that followed and it has been a major part of his life in a detrimental way. major part of his life in a detrimentalway. it major part of his life in a detrimental way. it is very bad this has never been resolved, as it is bad when any murder is never

resolved. but what has come out of this is a renewed interest in making sure the met getting to the bottom of corruption allegations within its ranks as quickly as possible. archie battersbee's parents have submitted an application to the european court of human rights to try to postpone the removal of his life support. the 12—year—old has been in a coma since his motherfound him unconscious at home in april. the hospital in london where he's being looked after had said it would begin withdrawing life support unless the family submitted the application by this morning. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. for the family of archie battersbee, an appeal to the european court of human rights appears to be the last legal avenue left open to them. archie was found unconscious at home in southend—on—sea in essex on the 7th of april. for more than 100 days, he has been on life support, and has never regained consciousness. the medical team treating him say he is brain stem dead, his major organs are beginning to shut down, and the withdrawal of treatment is now in his best interests. a truly tragic case... but his family have spent weeks challenging the judgment through the courts, and archie's mother says she has been assured

that treatment will continue until thejudges in strasbourg have responded. they said that they won't withdraw whilst it's being considered. i'm running on empty. yesterday was a very down day for me. people that know me know that i don't stay down for long, especially when it comes for fighting for my son's life, so i am back up again fighting. i promise archie and his dad we will fight to the bitter end, and that is what we'll do. we'll fight for the right for my son to live. it is not clear how long it will take if the european court of human rights decides it can review the case. meanwhile, the barts health nhs trust where archie is being looked after says its deepest sympathies remain with archie's family, and it aims to provide the best possible support to everyone at this difficult time. thankfully, cases like this are very rare, and disputes between family members and the medical team even more so. but when they do occur, they present everyone involved with very challenging ethical and legal questions. dominic hughes, bbc news.

our reporter charlotte gallagher is outside the royal london hospital in east london where archie is receiving life—support treatment. she told me what the hospital has been saying. they are saying they are continuing to care for archie, they are not making any changes in his care plan until they get the decision from the european court of human rights. they were due to start withdrawing care from archie this morning, but that has been suspended until the judges can reach a decision. they say their deepest sympathies are with archie's family. the appeal went into the court this morning and we don't know when we will hear back from them, it could be as soon as today. they may choose not to intervene or decide to consider it. we have seen similar cases in the uk in the past. think of alfie evans and charlie gard in the last couple of years, both their families went to the european court of human rights when hospitals wanted to remove life support and in both cases, judges in europe

decided not to intervene. but archie's family say that they are hoping and praying that in this case, judges will go in their favour. it is a really, really awful time for his family. you saw his mum holly in that piece and she said she is absolutely broken by the whole experience. it has been over 100 days since archie was taken into hospital and he has been on life support ever since. the hospital say he is highly likely he is brain stem dead. what that means, without the machines, without the medical interventions, he simply would die. so they say when they start removing life support, he will die. archie's family say if the judges in europe go against them, they want to move him to a hospice because they think he will die more peacefully there. but the hospital have said it is not possible due to archie's health. a third man has been arrested on suspicion of murder by detectives

searching for a student nurse who vanished nearly a month ago in south london. 24—year—old owami davies left herfamily home in grays, essex, and was last seen in west croydon on 7thjuly. the metropolitan police said her relatives have not heard from her and she has not been into work. the first grain ship en—route from a ukrainian—controlled port since russia invaded the country in february has now set sail from turkish waters, after completion of an inspection of her cargo. the sierra leone—flagged cargo vessel razoni was cleared to embark for its final destination — lebanon — after being checked by a team of 20 inspectors including russian, ukrainian, un and turkish officials. the ship is carrying 26,000 tonnes of grain that was loaded in odesa. we can now go to our international correspondent orla guerin who is in istanbul. how important and potentially significant is this cargo and the

successful inspections taking place? i think the importance of this vessel is that it is the first successful trial of this landmark deal to resume exports from ukraine. this was very much a voyage through uncharted waters. we had the ship setting sail from uncharted waters. we had the ship setting sailfrom ukraine, setting sail from ukraine, navigating setting sailfrom ukraine, navigating its way through mine infested waters, arriving here off the coast of istanbul last night, and today we had the inspection which was carried out by a joint inspection team with officials from the warring parties, but also from turkey and the un, which brokered that agreement. the inspectors were on board for about an hour and a half, they met the crew, they checked the cargo. under the terms of that deal only foodstuffs and fertiliser can be exported. then the ship was given permission to go on its way. we have had a statement

from the joint coordination centre which was established in istanbul to make this arrangement work and they said this was a proof of concept for the grain deal. in other words, it had demonstrated it was possible for a ship to set sail from war—torn ukraine carrying grain that is urgently needed around the world. the question is, how many ships will follow and how quickly? ukraine has said there are 17 ships waiting with contracts ready to go, waiting for permission to leave. turkish officials have said they hope as many as three ships may sail every day. that is not confirmed. but i think what the un particularly and turkish officials will be keen to say is, we have made this work once, we hope it can work again. of course it relies critically on no further attacks taking place on the pause in

ukraine. in effect, it requires a de facto ceasefire in those ports and certainly it is impossible to predict whether or not that will be the case. for predict whether or not that will be the case. ., ., ,., ., . ., the case. for all the importance of the case. for all the importance of the two deals _ the case. for all the importance of the two deals that _ the case. for all the importance of the two deals that and _ the case. for all the importance of the two deals that and ukraine i the two deals that and ukraine agreed with the and turkey, it is only 120 days and a handful of ports and it is still a long way from the free export of grain that many countries in the world desperately need. it countries in the world desperately need. , ., , ., . countries in the world desperately need. . ., need. it is a huge distance from that. in prewar— need. it is a huge distance from that. in prewar days _ need. it is a huge distance from that. in prewar days ukraine i need. it is a huge distance from | that. in prewar days ukraine was exporting five tonnes of grain a month and as we speak about 20 million tonnes are stuck in silos in the pores on the black sea coast. of course ukraine is currently harvesting this year's harvest and trying to deal with that. this is an attempt by the united nations and turkey to create some kind of mechanism to address the global food shortages, the concerns about famine

in african countries that are heavily reliant on ukrainian grain, and of course the soaring food prices. but this is a very long way from a peace process and a very long way from an overall ceasefire. i think the idea of this being something that can be built upon is very much an open question. turkish officials are keen to say this could be something that paves the way towards a peace process. when i spoke to the un secretary general, antonio guterres, in istanbul recently, he said the outlook was bleak and he said he thought the peace process was very far away. captains of premier league football teams have decided that players will stop taking the knee before every match this season. the anti—racism gesture will instead be seen before specific games. earlier, i spoke to dean pymble from 'show racism the red card' — an anti—racism education charity. he gave me his reaction to this decision. we find it quite disappointing because we see the impact of taking

the knee when we are working in schools, with pupils, with players, when we are educating them around racism. it brings it to the top of the agenda and young people and adults are asking why players are taking the knee and what is behind it. whether that is a good or bad conversation, whether they agree or disagree, it gives them the opportunity to educate them around racial discrimination.— racial discrimination. there is no doubt you _ racial discrimination. there is no doubt you are — racial discrimination. there is no doubt you are right _ racial discrimination. there is no doubt you are right about i racial discrimination. there is no doubt you are right about that, l doubt you are right about that, people have talked about it and it generates debate or whatever, whether people are in favour or against. what about the argument that the premier league captains have put forward that they are worried about the law of diminishing return. in other words its impact lessons if it become so frequent. it becomes like any other thing, like people standing up for the national anthem or applauding at the end of a match, it becomes a routine thing.

it does not mean so much then. i kind of disagree it does not mean so much. i can see where they are coming from, thinking it may diminish. but there is a lot of talk about whether players will or will not take the ne agreed to focus on that respect not take the ne agreed to focus on respect that and make sure that the messaging around it is correct and the media has a big part in that and focusing on the message as well. i just wonder how one continues the spirit of that? fiur just wonder how one continues the spirit of that?— just wonder how one continues the spirit of that? our day-to-day work is educating — spirit of that? our day-to-day work is educating young _ spirit of that? our day-to-day work is educating young people - spirit of that? our day-to-day work is educating young people and - spirit of that? our day-to-day work. is educating young people and adults and families around racism. we use professional footballers as positive role models to share that message. it started 26 years ago and continues with more up—to—date players and patrons of the past to

share that message. football as a sport is a powerful tool and a vehicle for social change and we utilise that power and these role models to engage young people and adults as well and that is why it is so important we see a stance from footballers about what they think about racism and racial discrimination.- about racism and racial discrimination. ~ . ., discrimination. what about the im act, discrimination. what about the impact. since _ discrimination. what about the impact, since we _ discrimination. what about the impact, since we are _ discrimination. what about the impact, since we are talking i discrimination. what about the - impact, since we are talking about the impact of footballers as idols and as people, youngsters look up to them and with the women's game now so much in focus and the women's team having a proper racial mix, much more than has perhaps been the case in some parts of the game in the past? it case in some parts of the game in the ast? , . , ., the past? it is really important in the past? it is really important in the women's _ the past? it is really important in the women's game _ the past? it is really important in the women's game to _ the past? it is really important in the women's game to grow - the past? it is really important in the women's game to grow even | the past? it is really important in - the women's game to grow even more, and it means more younger girls are going to grow up and want to be

inspired by people at that look like them as well, so it's important we have diversity and do so fantastically well doing the euros. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello, the weather for the rest of the week is looking generally dry. particularly across southern parts of the uk. occasionally there will be some showers here and there but they will be local and fleeting. let's look at the temperatures into the afternoon. today, pretty fresh across western parts of scotland, maybe 15 degrees, a hot day for the south—east and east anglia and pretty muggy. here are the showers spreading across northern ireland, parts of scotland, but to the south, where we had that extremely dry weather, not a drop of rain. a warm night and early in the morning, temperatures will be around 15 and in the south, ii in the north. showers brought by these north—westerly atlantic winds, across scotland and northern ireland, one or two may reach the north west

of england with the further south and east you are, the warmer and sunnier it will be. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. china says it will carry out live fire military drills around taiwan — in the wake of us top democrat nancy pelosi's visit to the island. a review has found former met police chief dame cressida dick 'may have breached professional standards' during an investigation into the murder of the private detective daniel morgan. archie battersbee's parents apply to the european court of human rights, to try to postpone the removal of his life support — which was due to begin today. premier league captains have decided their teams will stop taking the knee before every match. the anti—racism gesture will still be seen before big moments — including the boxing day

fixtures and cup finals. sport now, and a full round up. good afternoon. it's been a great afternoon for england, especially in the last hour. evie richards has put a difficult start to the year behind her and achieved her dream of winning commonwealth gold in the women's she was a runner up in the gold coast four years ago, she's the world champion, but had been struggling with a bad back since february before getting coronavirus last month. but what a race she ran earlier, controlling it from start to finish — bar one moment earlier where she nearly came off her bike,

but no problems at the finish and that is the moment she eased herself over the line to the delight of the crowd. a dream come true is what she said afterwards, and what a moment it was for her, and i have to say it is not the only gold medal. in the last few moments the fans erupted in delight. emily campbell, the first british woman weightlifter to win an olympic medal has now become commonwealth champion and was incredible, putting on a show and we saw her as a flag bearer in the opening ceremony and here this afternoon she has been setting all sorts of records, a commonwealth games record and then here, a personal best, hundred and 62

kilograms to win gold and you could see what it meant for her. the loudest cheer we have had for the 28—year—old, one of the clear favourites here at the games delivering, living up to the expectation and what a huge reception she got there as well. two gold medals in the space of a couple of hours for team england. the seven time paralympic champion hannah cockroft says she's thrilled to have won her first ever commonwealth gold medal. she finished ahead of her england team—mates kare adenegan and fabienne andre in the tbs/34100 metres final last night. setting a new games record time of 16.84. she spoke to me a short while ago and says the intergration of para sport into the main schedule at the commonwealth games is crucial, and must be built on. integration is so massively important, especially for the para—events. it opens us up to a new audience

and we had 30,000 people there last night and possibly people who'd never watched a para—sport before and had not seen para—athletics as real athletics or did not know that that was even a thing and hopefully last night we started a whole new birmingham legacy of people coming through. legacies are real and if we can integrate into more things beyond this, notjust the commonwealth games, but the diamond league and british championships and anything worldwide, that would be amazing, because it allows us the opportunity to show the world what we can do. england women's captain heather knight has been ruled out of the commonwealth games and the hundred. it's because of a hip issue that she picked up in the first international t20 against south africa. nat sciver will remain as captain for team england at the games — no replacement player can be named.

the england women's football team has written an open letter to rishi sunak and liz truss, calling for every girl to have access to at least two hours of pe education week and investment and support for pe teachers. i and investment and support for pe teachers. ~ , and investment and support for pe teachers. ~' , ., teachers. i think there will be a massive turning _ teachers. i think there will be a massive turning point - teachers. i think there will be a massive turning point from - teachers. i think there will be a massive turning point from this summer. — massive turning point from this summer, we would like to hope so anyway. _ summer, we would like to hope so anyway. and — summer, we would like to hope so anyway, and what can we do to help that _ anyway, and what can we do to help that as _ anyway, and what can we do to help that as a _ anyway, and what can we do to help that. as a group, we want to make a change _ that. as a group, we want to make a change and — that. as a group, we want to make a change and if— that. as a group, we want to make a change and if we can do that but that is— change and if we can do that but that is massive. you want to be able to play— that is massive. you want to be able to play in— that is massive. you want to be able to play in an — that is massive. you want to be able to play in an environment where you are comfortable and that is massive for women — are comfortable and that is massive forwomen. just are comfortable and that is massive for women. , , ., are comfortable and that is massive for women-— for women. just a reminder that emily campbell _ for women. just a reminder that emily campbell has _ for women. just a reminder that emily campbell has won - for women. just a reminder that - emily campbell has won commonwealth gold in the weightlifting, a games record total of 286 kilograms. we will keep you updated as the day progresses, but back to you. thank ou ve progresses, but back to you. thank

you very much- _ rapper pa salieu will no longer perform at the commonwealth games closing ceremony due to a "failed background check". salieu was acquitted in march of engaging in violent disorder during a brawl where a man was stabbed to death. but he was convicted of other offences related to another brawl and is yet to be sentenced. newsbeat presenter pria rai is here with more. how has this happened? what we mostly know about this is come from what pa salieu has posted on his own instagram and put up a video he said was from his rehearsals on monday ahead of the commonwealth closing ceremony and he said it was during those rehearsals that he got the news he had been dropped from the line—up, essentially and said it was because he had failed a background check. the games organisers said they would not comment on individual cases but everyone involved in the games, from volunteers to participants go

through the same accreditation process. the background you were talking about, he was convicted in march for having an offensive weapon during a brawl that happened in 2018 and that weapon was a bottle and he also admitted a second count of violent disorder relating to an attack on a man shortly after the fight. during this confrontation, pa salieu's friend was stabbed and died. and pa salieu is waiting to be sentenced for the counts. the rapper said he had fully cooperated with the legal process and that next week's performance should have been a celebration. he is from coventry, not too far from birmingham and a celebration. he is from coventry, not too farfrom birmingham and we have been in touch with his label to ask for an interview and they say he is not around for that today but in a statement they say that no human common sense had been involved in the decision to cut his performance from the event with less than a week

to go until the performance would have been. i5 to go until the performance would have been. , to go until the performance would have been-— have been. is it possible that the organisers _ have been. is it possible that the organisers might _ have been. is it possible that the organisers might just _ have been. is it possible that the organisers mightjust be - have been. is it possible that the organisers mightjust be a - have been. is it possible that the organisers mightjust be a bit - organisers mightjust be a bit embarrassed that if this came out subsequently and they had made him part of the showcase. he has a well—established public image. he has. this is an artist, 25 years old who was named the winner of the bbc music sound of 2021 other people named on the list are the likes of adele, ellie goulding and at the time he was identified as an exciting physical talent and there was a rawness to his music that he was a rawness to his music that he was praised for and he was very honest in his music and his debut mix tape was called send them to coventry and on that was a track that many people might know was a track called energy that did very well and wait posted on instagram this week he said he had consistently been trying to use my career to show people that where i am from there is another life for us

but what can you do, he says, if authorities do not care about you and put everything possible in your way to stop you trying to get on with your life. so as the winner of the bbc sound of 2021 at the time of being crowned the champion of that, he spoke about how he worried that headlines about him could have been different based on the upbringing he had. he himself was shocked in 2019 and was very open about the life he had. he lived in the gambia for a few years of his childhood and he is a proud man, a coventry boy and he talks about coventry a lot but he was worried about headlines that could have been written about him and how he might be interpreted but he wanted to use his voice for those who could not make it out and in the statement that came from his label

todayit statement that came from his label today it said that pa salieu is very outspoken about his former life and has consistently tried to use his career as an inspiration for others and for people who are from similar backgrounds to him or less privileged backgrounds and i think that frustration when he is trying to perform and get on a stage is what happened with his instagram about this. around 500 people have been killed in flash floods in pakistan. deluges have completely destroyed or damaged nearly 37,000 homes in flood—hit areas since june and relief organisations are delivering food and other necessary items to flood victims across the country. country director of islamic relief pakistan, asif sherazi, described the situation from the city of quetta in balochistan, one of the worst hit areas in the country. i am in quetta which is the capital of balochistan, the worst affected of the flash floods.

they have given numbers of over 500 people dead, and a lot of losses in livestock and agriculture. today the emergency response team visited one area which is 80 kilometres from and they met with a woman who was 105 years old, and her house is damage and the walls are unstable and making it not livable and she mentioned that during the last hundred years she does not remember seeing a downpour like this in that area. she also added that her grandson got trapped under one of the falling walls of the house for 15 minutes and then my son rescued him. the rains have brought destruction which might need years to overcome. after the rain, the temperature has risen and staying out without a roof is a challenge for children.

so that is the situation from one familyjust 80 kilometres far from the capital, quetta, so the situation is not actually very good. it is quite devastating floods. it has destroyed them resources of livelihoods as well as the houses, and you can easily see that half of balochistan was affected by this flood. there were grumbles in sindh province in the south—east of the country on monday when a public holiday was declared so people would not have to travel into work through the flooded streets saying that there has not been enough preparation for this. heavy lifting equipment, that kind of thing, pumps, all of the things that might be needed, and in the absence of that kind of equipment, ijust wonder what help you and other charities are able to provide. one of the biggest challenges is structural damage like bridges, the road network and all of these things.

and pakistan has this national disaster management framework and there is some preparedness efforts but this time the rain is unprecedented. last year there was a drought in these areas and this year, injune, it was a pre—monsoon, and it lasted one and it was continuous rain, three spells of unprecedented monsoon rain in the areas which have not recovered and even that preparedness, i think, if we had the preparedness like after the 2010 floods, it seems that this situation was worse and the local capacities could not cope with that situation. more now on our top story — the speaker of the us house of representatives,

nancy pelosi, has left taiwan after a visit that infuriated china. beijing considers taiwan its territory and has warned of grave consequences, following the visit. taiwan's economy is hugely important to our everyday electronic equipment with phones, laptops, watches and games consoles being powered by computer chips made in taiwan. to talk about the impact of taiwan on the global economy i'm joined by emily taylor, ceo of oxford information labs and editor of chatham house's journal of cyber policy. thank you for waiting to talk to us. your patience is appreciated. . let me ask you first of all, can you give us some context and how big a role taiwan plays in the semiconductor business? . . ., , role taiwan plays in the semiconductor business? ., . . , . semiconductor business? taiwan has a hue semiconductor business? taiwan has a huge market — semiconductor business? taiwan has a huge market share _ semiconductor business? taiwan has a huge market share globally _ semiconductor business? taiwan has a huge market share globally in - semiconductor business? taiwan has a huge market share globally in the - huge market share globally in the semiconductor market and it is predicted to have 44% of the global

market by 2025 and crucially for emerging technologies, it has an even bigger market share in the very advanced chips necessary for the new waves of technologies that are coming soon. it’s waves of technologies that are coming soon-— waves of technologies that are coming soon. it's not hard to see wh that coming soon. it's not hard to see why that might — coming soon. it's not hard to see why that might make _ coming soon. it's not hard to see why that might make the - why that might make the reunification of china incorporating taiwan even more attractive to beijing in the coming years. in terms of the situation now, how easy would it be for china to effectively blockade the export of some of these reductions? i blockade the export of some of these reductions? ~ ., blockade the export of some of these reductions? ~' ., ., reductions? i think there are a number of _ reductions? i think there are a number of options _ reductions? i think there are a number of options but - reductions? i think there are a number of options but i - reductions? i think there are a number of options but i must l reductions? i think there are a i number of options but i must say that the impact would be so severe that the impact would be so severe that it would be hard to determine whether what we see as elaborate posturing or we are seeing threats to international security, difficult to international security, difficult to maintain complacency at this

moment but there could be a number of strategies such as blockading and economic sanctions that also there could be cyber attacks. there has been warning of cyber attacks in advance of nancy pelosi's visits and we have seen some likely take—down of the websites, hardly critical infrastructure but a warning perhaps of capability. in infrastructure but a warning perhaps of capability-— of capability. in terms of chip production. _ of capability. in terms of chip production, presumably - of capability. in terms of chip production, presumably the l of capability. in terms of chip - production, presumably the options around the world are more limited because it's notjust the physical capacity to produce the chips, it's the knowledge base that allows you to do it. ., . the knowledge base that allows you todo it. ., ., , to do it. you are absolutely right. these are — to do it. you are absolutely right. these are really _ to do it. you are absolutely right. these are really complex - to do it. you are absolutely right. these are really complex things l to do it. you are absolutely right. | these are really complex things to produce and in itsjourney these are really complex things to produce and in its journey and manufacturing journey, most chips passed many international borders and tie one has a huge role to play in the manufacturing and what we are seeing in the shortages over the

last year is that you cannotjust decide to increase production or decide to increase production or decide to increase production or decide to change your focus on production of chips overnight. there is a huge lag and therefore building out the sort of sovereign capability that the us is wanting to do at the moment and trying to pass legislation to this effect and that is not something done easily or in the wink of an eye. you is not something done easily or in the wink of an eye.— the wink of an eye. you mention shortages _ the wink of an eye. you mention shortages and — the wink of an eye. you mention shortages and anyone _ the wink of an eye. you mention shortages and anyone who - the wink of an eye. you mention shortages and anyone who tried | the wink of an eye. you mention l shortages and anyone who tried to buy a new car recently would have realised it was not the car that was the problem, it was the chips to go in the computer. that is no longer presumably in british hands. yes. presumably in british hands. yes, that was quite _ presumably in british hands. yes, that was quite a _ presumably in british hands. use: that was quite a controversy in early circles. and at the same time and when they decided to rip and

replace the huawei equipment, the chip foundry newport that has an even greater strategic role in cyber security and positioning in these very valuable markets, that was taken over by a chinese owned company, and they've been have seen half—hearted moves to get the government to look into this and it's only a few weeks ago, more than a year after the acquisition took place that the government has seen fit to do so. place that the government has seen fit to do so-— fit to do so. interesting. emily ta lor,, fit to do so. interesting. emily taylor” i'm — fit to do so. interesting. emily taylor,, i'm sure _ fit to do so. interesting. emily taylor,, i'm sure we _ fit to do so. interesting. emily taylor,, i'm sure we will - fit to do so. interesting. emily taylor,, i'm sure we will be i fit to do so. interesting. emily - taylor,, i'm sure we will be talking about this again. thank you for your time. warner bros has scrapped its upcoming batgirl film just months before its planned release date after poor screen—testing results. the dc film, which was set to feature hollywood stars leslie grace, michael keaton, jk simmons and brendan fraser, was filmed entirely in glasgow.

production reportedly cost more than £58 million and the film was scheduled for release later this year in cinemas and on hbo max. let's speak to our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. the slogan used to be glasgow smiles better, but they would not be saying that. i better, but they would not be saying that. ~ , ., ., ., that. i think you did a freudian slip because — that. i think you did a freudian slip because a _ that. i think you did a freudian slip because a lot _ that. i think you did a freudian slip because a lot of— that. i think you did a freudian slip because a lot of the - that. i think you did a freudian l slip because a lot of the reviews would have been linked to the rear. one of the greatest cinema catalogues in history. let's not cut any bones about this. $90 million they have spent on the feel and they think it is so bad that they will not anyone see it. normally at this time in a report, you would run pictures of a trailer but there is no trailerfor this film. pictures of a trailer but there is no trailer for this film. they knew this was a stinker from the off. there was just comic con in san diego where all of the big superheroes movies were announced but there was no mention of this and you talked about glasgow. my home

town. they spent £150,000 for batgirl to be filmed there and they put out a statement saying it is still giving the city and economic boost that is not affected by the film not coming out. how can that not affect it? what rubbish. the whole point of having people filming in your city is that people see the film and think, i want to go where that was filmed and you have people standing in george square in their batgirl costumes. it is not good news for glasgow in any way, shape orform. d0 news for glasgow in any way, shape or form. ,., ,, news for glasgow in any way, shape or form. ,, . news for glasgow in any way, shape or form. i. ., ., , ., news for glasgow in any way, shape orform. ., ., , ., , or form. do you have any idea why it tested so badly? _ or form. do you have any idea why it tested so badly? has _ or form. do you have any idea why it tested so badly? has there - or form. do you have any idea why it tested so badly? has there been - tested so badly? has there been anything on social media for the test audiences and what they thought was so awful question market has got a pretty impressive cast. irredeemable is the world that was getting through. what warner brothers have said is completely different and there is some truth to this. they have said that it is to

do with the strategic change in policy. this is a slightly boring technical bit and probably does have some truth but they were moving to a policy of having films, getting back to the cinematic event because they have seen what topcon has done and they want a part of that. they don't want films designed to come out of the cinema and on their streaming services at the same time. which is what this one was going to do. but before i go i would like to say, batgirl has had cinematic shame before. do you remember 1997's batman and robin, directed byjoel schumacher, with george clooney with nipples on the back seat. could not forget that. alicia silverstone was batgirl and she won the radzi for worst actress and in 2013, the readers of empire magazine voted that film with batgirl the first film of all time. ifeel sorry that film with batgirl the first film of all time. i feel sorry that the readers of empire magazine have been denied the chance to vote the

new batgirl the worst film of all time because they are never going to see. ., y ., . see. colin, you have given it the last rites- _ see. colin, you have given it the last rites. always _ see. colin, you have given it the last rites. always a _ see. colin, you have given it the last rites. always a pleasure - see. colin, you have given it the last rites. always a pleasure to l last rites. always a pleasure to talk to colin paterson. the worst film ever? surely that was plan nine from outer space? one of the uk's most influential civil rights campaigners, roy hackett, has died at the age of 93. roy hackett was one of the organisers of the bristol bus boycott, the campaign in 1963 to overturn a ban by bristol omnibus company on employing black and asian drivers and conductors. the subsequent protests paved the way for the race relations acts. our correspondentjo black looks back at his life. 1963, and this campaign was known as the bristol bus boycott. back then, it was legal for companies to discriminate against somebody because of the colour of their skin. the point is that whilst we cani obtain white labour in this city, we intend to go on in i engaging white labour.

this protest sought to overturn a ban by bristol omnibus company on employing black and asian drivers and conductors. one of the driving forces was jamaican—born roy hackett. there were placards at the door, no irish, no gypsies, no blacks, no dogs. it wasn't like it is today. it was very hard for us to find a place to live, number one, and it was very hard for a black man to get a job here in bristol. the bus protests saw the company change its policies, and helped to pave the way for the race relations acts of 1965 and 1968. roy hackett�*s name became synonymous with civil rights, and his tireless campaigning throughout his life for racial equality went further than his home city of bristol.

to remember him is notjust to remember a moment in the civil rights movement, but it's to remember that moment in the continuum of history and struggle against racism. roy hackett was appointed an obe in 2009, and an mbe in 2020. he was also one of the founders of st paul's carnival, one of the uk's most inclusive events, celebrating the life of bristol's african caribbean communities. roy hackett has been described as a humble, principled freedom fighter, a man whose legacy will live on. roy hackett who has died at the age of 93. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. the weather for the hello. the weatherfor the rest hello. the weather for the rest of the week is looking generally dry, particularly across southern parts of the uk. yes, occasionally there will be showers and they will be

local and fleeting. let's have a look at the temperatures at the end of the afternoon and today it's pretty fresh across western parts of scotland, may be 15 degrees or so and a hot day for the south—east and east anglia and pretty muggy. here are the showers spreading across northern ireland, parts of scotland, but to the south, crucially, where we have extremely dry weather, not a drop of rain and also a warm night and temperatures around 15 in the south and little pressure in the north at 11 degrees, so a few showers brought by these north—westerly atlantic winds across scotland and may be northern ireland. one or two may be reaching the north west of england but the further south and east you are, the warmer and sunnier it will be.

this is bbc news, i'mjane hill. the headlines at 5pm... china says it will carry outlive fire military drills around taiwan in the wake of the high level us visit to the island. g7 foreign ministers say there is "no justification" for the activity. 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 is violating china's sovereignty under the guise of so—called democracy. those who offend china will be punished.