crowd joined in a heat and the crowd joined in a rendition of happy birthday for her. there will be three athletes from team england in the final of the women's long jump after they qualified this morning. there has been more diving dominance forjack laugher bust up last night, he made it three successive wins in the one metre platform and today he made it a hat—trick of golds in the three metres synchronised event with his new partner anthony harding. but right now, the focus is all on the lawn bowls and that is because today the commonwealth games will crown a new oldest gold medallist. spare a thought for rosemary lenton, the pensioner from thought for rosemary lenton, the pensionerfrom dumfries, she is only held the honour for two days and today she will be overtaken by a 75—year—old. we don't know yet. it will be scotland's george miller or gordon llewelyn from wales. they are battling out in the mixed para— pairs. who will be successful in the septuagenarian stakes today?

fantastic, thank you so much. laura scott at the commonwealth games in birmingham. now fora scott at the commonwealth games in birmingham. now for a look at the weather and hello to chris. we were hearing about the hosepipe bans and no rain in the forecast for a long, long time in parts of the south of the uk. one of our weather watchers spotted this combine harvester bringing the crops in. and although there is a lot of dry weather, across the north of the uk we are seeing some shower cloud speed in. answering the big question, when is it going to rain? well, not for the next five days across the really dry areas but i reckon actually this dry run of weather will last a long time. southern parts of england and wales, i don't think we'll see rain for the next ten days but perhaps even as long as the next two weeks. so perhaps the back end of august we could see some heavy rain moving in, but that is an awful long way off. this afternoon, dry across southern wales, the south midlands, most of east anglia, southern counties of

england. some passing showers for scotland and northern ireland, north wales, northern england and the north midlands. temperature is very similar to yesterday. the warmer spots about 2k similar to yesterday. the warmer spots about 2a or 25 across parts of south—east england. overnight, the showers clear away quickly. we will be left with clear skies and a comfortable night for sleeping given we have this fresh air with us at the moment, not humid at all. temperatures 8—12 degrees. by the end of the night, some rain moves into northern scotland, that is not where we need it, we need it in the south but nothing in the forecast here. a few showers in northern ireland and the north of england but further south across wales, east anglia and southern england, another dry day. plenty of sunshine around. temperatures similar, high teens across the northern half of the uk, about 25 towards the south—east of england. the forecast on sunday, a few splashes of rain in scotland for a time. further southwards, few splashes of rain in scotland for a time. furthersouthwards, dry, a bit of cloud building into the early part of the afternoon but the probably starting to rise a little.

21 in aberdeen, up to in london. next week, what's going to happen is we will start to see this area of high pressure become much more dominant across large parts of the british isles and that means more of us will enjoy dry weather with sunshine and we will start to see the temperatures rise day by day as well. so the northern areas of the uk where we have seen showers in recent days, it becomes drier with more sunshine and temperatures more widely reach the low to mid 20s. feeling warm in the sunshine next week. further southwards, feeling warm in the sunshine next week. furthersouthwards, meanwhile, week. further southwards, meanwhile, yes, week. furthersouthwards, meanwhile, yes, we will get the sunshine that it will become pretty hot again. temperatures in parts of wales and england reaching the low 30s, probably peaking at 33 degrees or so but no rain for a long time to come. goodness, ok, thank you so much, chris. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s

news teams where you are. good afternoon, i'm chetan pathak with your latest sports new. day eight of the commonwealth games. another day, another gold for englands jack laugher. after successfully defending his one metre springboard title he's now won the synchronised 3m springboard gold with his partner ant harding. they sealed it in style with a 3.9 difficulty — the forward two and a half somersaults with three twists. iis the third successive games at which laugher, who's 27 now, has has won this event. he and 22—year—old harding scored a total of 438.33 points. malaysia were second. scotland's ross beattie and james heatly finished fourth.

two golds is amazing. what me and tony wanted to take from this was to get another good performance under our belt. tony achieved that, i still have things to improve on. i had a really bad night's sleep last night so not feeling myself today but to have a pretty bad sleep and then go out and perform some of the hardest dives in the world alongside a great synchro final was pretty good. are these the games where scotland's laura muirfinally adds a commonwealth medal to her collection? a silver medalist at the olympics last year, she's had bad luck as well as injuries hamper her at previous commonwealth games but she's here in birmingham with all eyes on gold in the 1500 metres. this morning in her heat she finished fifth in the final automatic qualification in four minutes 14.11 seconds. northern ireland's ciara mageean winning the heat. jemma reekie and katie snowden are also through to sunday's final as well as melissa courtney—bryant.

meanwhile, some superb running from england's cindy sember has seen her secure her place in the final of the women's 100 metres hurdles. with a time of 12.67 seconds she got the better of jamaica's danielle williams. megan marrs of northern ireland finishes fourth in 13.37 seconds. we have also seen as long jump qualifying today. they will all be involved in the final on sunday. next, it's a big day over at the beach volleyball. the quarter finals are being played. england and scotland hoping to keep alive their medal hopes. nesta mcgregor is at smithfield for us — nesta, it's certainly one of the liveliest venue of the games, isn't it?

i'v e i've been sent to the worst places to work, let's just say that. some athletes need silence and being able to concentrate, here is the opposite, you can hear the tunes blaring and in between points or change of end it is the same, sometimes i have to do a double take to see whether i am in birmingham or barbados but it is borrowing 2022. raw land that beat new zealand in the men's quarterfinal earlier, nobody expected that. —— rwanda beat new zealand. a home nation has never won a medal in beach volleyball and at 2:30pm the woman's scottish duo play australia. australia currently at the olympic silver medallist and

then the big one at 4:30pm, england's men play in gambia, they should be quite confident of beating them. as i mentioned, in about an hour i won't even be able to hear myself think, and i am happy about that. it's one of those great moments where they told me to throw to you by saying it's one of the liveliest venues and then there is no one sat behind you! but i know you are right, it will definitely fill up later. next, let's take you to the para lawn bowls because either scotland or wales can win gold this afternoon. both are 75 years old and i that

would become the oldest medallist. scotland 8—6 top. you can watch that on the bbc iplayer. in the lawn bowls, england are guaranteed at least silver after reaching the final of women's triples. that's after amy phaorah and sophie tolchard reached the final of women's pairs, breezing through their group with a 100% record with this win over india. i wake from the commonwealth games, just hours before the start of the new season chelsea have signed mark correa from brighton deal worth more than £60 million. it is the record sale for brighton. —— marc cucurella. so much happening at the commonwealth games, i'll keep you updated across the afternoon but for

now back to you, jane. russia says it's prepared to discuss an exchange of prisoners with the united states, a day after a russian court sentenced the basketball star brittney griner to nine years in prison on drugs charges. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, said a possible prisoner swap should be discussed on a presidential level. griner was convicted of possessing and smuggling drugs. azadeh moshiri reports. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to put in jeopardy the rest of the population. i never meant to break any laws here. it was her final plea to a russian court as the us basketball star brittney griner said she had made an honest mistake, but it made no difference. despite insisting she had never intended to use the cannabis oil authorities had found in her luggage, brittney griner was sentenced to nine years in prison for smuggling and possessing narcotics.

her lawyers have said they will appeal the verdict. translation: if you look. at the statistics, at least one third of russians on similar charges receive a suspended sentence, and all the rest receive a minimum sentence under article 229, but not nine years. considered one of the best female players in the world, ms griner travelled to russia to play club basketball in the us�*s off—season, but after her arrest at a moscow airport, it took six months for the trial to finally reach this point. her only hope now is a prisoner exchange. i know everybody is making some assumptions here about what that proposal is. i won't go into detail about it, but it is a serious proposal. we urge them to accept it. they should have accepted it weeks ago when we first made it. the white house has said it is in discussions with russia to free her and another american citizen who has been detained, paul whelan, and reports suggest this is who the white house is offering excellent exchange —

viktor bout — known as the merchant of death. at the top of her game and facing years in a russian prison, this deal might be her only hope. this weekend, colombia's new president gustavo petro is due to be sworn in as the country's first—ever leftist president — in a country that's been racked by decades of civil war. it was nearly six years ago that the revolutionary armed forces of colombia, or farc, laid down their weapons in a peace deal. while violence may have fallen overall, dissidents and armed gangs have filled the void left by the farc, with devastating consequences. our south america correspondent katy watson now reports from one of the worst—affected areas — this lush valley holds many secrets

and in these mountains the illegal drug trade thrives. the indigenous community celebrating their new year. a time to kick back. the community is suffering with more armed gangs in the region indigenous children are the most at risk of being recruited. i3—year—old is one of them, should ran away from home, tempted by money offered by farc dissidents but she soon regretted it. translation: we learnt how to use guns and how to kill people and tie them up. they tied me up and made me starve. i had to drive a motorbike while they executed somebody. i never wanted to do that but if you did not they would punish you or kill you. one female fighter took pity on her and helped her escape any dead of night.

but nightmare continued. i got death threats, but nightmare continued. i got death threats. one — but nightmare continued. i got death threats, one morning _ but nightmare continued. i got death threats, one morning i— but nightmare continued. i got death threats, one morning i woke - but nightmare continued. i got death threats, one morning i woke up - but nightmare continued. i got death threats, one morning i woke up to i threats, one morning i woke up to find the armed group surrounding my house. my family hits me in a room. __ my house. my family hits me in a room. —— my family hid me. people's lives here are dictated by crime, farc members who never laid down their weapons, paramilitaries and criminal gangs all compete for territories and recruits. the writing tells drivers to put their windows down or expect bullets and from farc, supposedly a second set and immobilise nearly six years ago but you can never tell from this —— supposedly farc demobilised. this woman tracks down vulnerable children. a, ., [k :: :: :: this woman tracks down vulnerable children. ., [k :: :: :: . children. more than 18,000 children are thou~ht children. more than 18,000 children are thought to _ children. more than 18,000 children are thought to have _ children. more than 18,000 children are thought to have been _ children. more than 18,000 children are thought to have been forced - children. more than 18,000 children are thought to have been forced to l are thought to have been forced to join farc over a 20 year period but she says today the situation feels

worse. translation: the gangs come along and take out cash until the kids to buy what they want. it is no longer the gorilla that fights for the people because is killing the people and taking our young ones, they are the scenes that are going to work on our land. land that still is full of illegal crops like these cocoa plantations, in plain sight of authorities, it makes talk of curbing the cocaine trade and the violence associated with it farcical. the peace deal is meant to rein in cocaine production but it keep soaring. and farmers here carry on. when you can getjust 15 cents for a kilo of oranges but cocoa on marijuana paid hundreds of times more it is hard to say no. translation: we are not makos, we do not have alternatives, the piece still on paper it was elegant, we were promised everything but it

delivered nothing —— the peace deal on paper. young colombians pay the price, juvan itgot $400 to join a translation: it was something i liked, i wanted to shoot more and more but the reality is fighting is not the shame is just shooting. his dad is an indigenous guard protecting his community legs of armed gangs he did not expect it to happen to his own family. i iellt armed gangs he did not expect it to happen to his own family.— happen to his own family. i felt so much sadness _ happen to his own family. i felt so much sadness thinking _ happen to his own family. i felt so much sadness thinking i might - happen to his own family. i felt sol much sadness thinking i might lose my son. the first thing you think is how did ifail? in my son. the first thing you think is how did i fail?— how did i fail? in these parts of colombia the _ how did i fail? in these parts of colombia the right _ how did i fail? in these parts of colombia the right path is - how did i fail? in these parts of colombia the right path is a - colombia the right path is a hard one. so few young people are able to shape their future how they want.

the back—up and can reject accusations it was too slow to raise interest rates as inflation heads to 13%. the economy is dominating the latest conservative leadership debate, contended liz truss and rishi sunak clashed over how to deal with the threat of the looming recession. and the first in a series of hosepipe bans come into force later this afternoon after the driestjuly 80 years.

the premier league season starts this weekend, and one lucky liverpool fan recently got the opportunity of a lifetime when she was asked by the club to be part of their kit launch. student, selma bazara, is a well known tiktoker, who regularly posts about life in liverpool. hi, i'm selma, i'm from liverpool and i am 22. i was literally shaking, even on the day, i was like this, just walking through, but it was actually, it was just amazing. the first person i saw was klopp, he was the first one to come in whilst we were just getting ready. and he was, he is so tall and he was just so lovely and so welcoming. and then curtis comes in and then trent comes in with curtis and it was just one of them where you are like, "oh, my god, they are real people." it is a bit like, wow, like, you are standing next

to someone very famous. the photos in the picture when we were actually smiling, it wasn't because the camerawoman or the cameraman was saying smile, it was because the things that klopp were saying were actually funny. i think it is really important for someone like me, you know, a muslim woman wearing a hijab, wearing a headscarf, to be able to do this campaign, because itjust promotes diversity, football inclusion and i think it's really important liverpool football club have been able to campaign this and just show people, "listen, we are all the same, no matter religion, gender," i think it's really important. children who use feeding tubes are getting the chance to swim for the first time. 27—year—old kim purkiss was shocked at the lack of support

for youngsters with feeding tubes after she found she needed one herself. she set up a charity to help, which has recently been given funding to make swimming together a monthly event. here's joe campbell. a dip in the pool on a summer's day is something so many of us take for granted. but when complications from salmonella led kim purkiss given to rely on a tube into her heart for nourishment, she thought she would never be able to do this again for fear of contamination. and that was a big setback. i used to live in the water, so i used to swim for a swimming club when i was little, and then i used to dive internationally for southampton diving academy. so, i was always in the water. so, yeah, living in the water, being in the water all the time swimming, to suddenly not being allowed to is a big shock. this event was meant to support families with children who face similar difficulties. computer games are a poor substitute for hitting the pool,

so what is the answer. i've got like a hick line, if you like, or like a catheter, and i pop it inside here, so the line stays in here, and then these rings here, they peel off, stick to the skin, and this is one i made earlier. i've got my line inside here, and then the two rings around here, like i say, unstick those and lay peel to the skin and it's nice and watertight, as you can see there. but it doesn't work for everyone. the alternative, a dry suit like evelyn's here can attract unwelcome questions. so, having the pooljust for those who rely on feeding tubes and theirfamilies made her 100—plus—mile trip to be here well worth it. mummy and daddy try to make it fun for me. j the water is nice and refreshing. to swim with other people who have tubes and lines like us, it gives you that confidence, as well, that you are not alone, so it brings a bit of community.

but the freedom and the joy, and just boosting well—being that being in the water brings is just superb, and that is the aim of today, really. and you know what? once people were in the water, it's difficult to know who relied on a tube and who didn't, and that was perhaps the greatest achievement. joe campbell, bbc south today, southampton. we aren't going to head edinburgh's festivals are back — and at close to pre—pandemic levels. the fringe alone has more than three thousand shows from 58 countries. we can speak now to bbc scotland's arts correspondent pauline mclean, who's on edinburgh's royal mile.

how brilliant to see so many people out. it how brilliant to see so many people out. , , ., , out. it is, it is really heart warming _ out. it is, it is really heart warming sinks _ out. it is, it is really heart warming sinks out - out. it is, it is really heart warming sinks out many l out. it is, it is really heart - warming sinks out many people out. it is, it is really heart _ warming sinks out many people back. there was an element that last year because some of the street performers came out, and you can still do some things, you could gather on the royal mile but the difference this year is there are thousands of shows and performers here that have brought their shows and the whole point of the royal mail is people walk up and down and hand out flyers and people decide what they want to see and it is the great leveller, the lovely thing is everybody has to put on the same, you have your own slot any then you and your show on and you have to go and your show on and you have to go and apply yourself, whether you are john malkovich who i've seen here before or whether you are an amateur dramatics company. it's lovely to

see it back again. there was an element last year were some shows at, at 600 fringe shows were put on. there was tapping into the spirit of the fringe but not as big as it is now, it is properly back. the other thing is the fringe is only one of edinburgh's summer festivals, thing is the fringe is only one of edinburgh's summerfestivals, it thing is the fringe is only one of edinburgh's summer festivals, it is the biggest of the festivals but we also have the international festival, the art festival, the tattoo, all these elements all happening at the same time which make it so special. it is busy again, all we need to hope for is people actually go and see the shows now. ,, . ., people actually go and see the shows now, ,, . ., ., �* people actually go and see the shows now. ,, . ., ., ~ , ., people actually go and see the shows now. such a treat. a few year since i've been- — now. such a treat. a few year since i've been- how _ now. such a treat. a few year since i've been. how many _ now. such a treat. a few year since i've been. how many shows - now. such a treat. a few year since i've been. how many shows have i i've been. how many shows have you be able to see in one single summer? there is definitely a thing about when you come back after the

pandemic and not having anything. i've been here, those last two years there has been very little on but i've still been here. i almost went back to a level of not trying to seek to much ongoing to many things, taking it easier. i would say don't go and see more than two shows in a day, just soak up the atmosphere and allow your brain to it all because it is a lot. it certainly is, in a good way. thank you. have a good festival. polly maclean on the royal mile. earlier today our weather watch a spot at this combine harvester. some

showers across north—west england and north wales and north—west scotland. those areas with hosepipe bans, they are completely dry over the next five days and probably staying dry for the next ten days, possibly as long as two weeks before we see some heavier rain towards the end of august. that is a long way off. this afternoon, lots of dry weather for southern areas, temperatures are by and large similar to yesterday. high teens for northern areas. overnight, we keep clear skies for much of the country but thicker cloud into the north—west of scotland with rain by the end of the night. another comfortable night for sleeping. starting off their weekend with rain working across scotland for a time and further south it is dry with

plenty of sunshine, cloud bubbling up plenty of sunshine, cloud bubbling up for a time. temperatures still not changing very much. it will start to warm up further during the second half of the weekend. scotland will see passing showers and thicker cloud at times but dry for most with further sunshine and temperatures coming up. beyond that, into next week this high pressure really starting to dominate, we will start to see temperatures rising further and for some it will become hot. northern areas of the uk will see temperatures rising and lots of dry weather, 24 celsius in durham. further south it becomes quite hot again, reaching 30 in cardiff and 31

in london and warmest spot reaching 33 celsius.

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