as for the rainfall today, easing off to parts of western scotland compared with the morning. we'll have further rain at times this afternoon on the blustery wind spreading into orkney and shetland. the odd shower elsewhere here, northern ireland. a bit more cloud through northern england, north wales and north midlands. the sunniest in the south, highest temperature, 22—25. some a little bit cooler than we expect at this stage in august. through this evening and overnight, it will turn quite fresh again across england and wales under clear skies. a little bit of cloud here and there. more cloud, though, across scotland. further rain and drizzle, especially across the west. temperatures, though, holding up here and in northern ireland tonight, but the blue, the green colours across parts of wales, the midlands, south west, indicating temperatures in single figures again to start tomorrow, but another dry and sunny day for much of england and wales. varying amounts of cloud. a bit more cloud to cumbria, northumberland, southern and western scotland. west of scotland, some further light rain or drizzle. that'll stop the temperatures rising a little bit. but elsewhere starting to lift up a touch. and a brighter, slightly warmer day

across parts of the north and north—east of scotland. but it's the north and north—west of scotland for monday where we get to see more in the way of rain. a bit of patchy cloud clearing up for england and wales. most places dry, sunny, and with winds going in a south—westerly direction it will start to feel warmer more widely with temperatures into the 20s. maybe 27, 28, 29 degrees towards some southern counties of england. that slightly warmer air has been pushing in off the atlantic as we go into the start of next week. around an area of high pressure. high pressure sits with us, the air stagnates, dry on the ground, sunshine overhead. it starts to warm up day by day. certainly scotland, northern ireland, a little bit sunnier and warmer than the weekjust gone. the far north of england seeing those temperatures creep up into the mid if not high 20s. the further south you are, though, we could actually get back into heatwave territory again with temperatures in the high 20s, low 30s, and certainly the return of warmer nights. bye for now. you absolute legend. that is it from us. enjoy the football coming up on the bbc this weekend. we will see you next week. have a good one.

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good afternoon. the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee is preparing for his life support to be withdrawn. the royal london hospital was given permission to end his treatment today. archie's parents had fought a long—running legal battle over the withdrawal of treatment, and in recent days made bids

to the high court, court of appeal, and european court of human rights to have him transferred to a hospice to die. simonjones reports. saying their farewells, saying theirfarewells, in saying their farewells, in these pictures were released by archie's family in the hours before his life support was due to be withdrawn. following a series of legal fight pitting the family against doctors. as a parent i want to know that i have done everything within my power to make sure that i tried my hardest for my little boy. i wouldn't say i've accepted the decision i don't think i'll ever accept it. the 12-year-old _ think i'll ever accept it. the 12-year-old was _ think i'll ever accept it. the 12-year-old was found - think i'll ever accept it. the 12—year—old was found unconscious at his home in april he has suffered catastrophic brain injuries. the doctors treating him said there was no hope of recovery. but his family maintained he needed more time. fights health nhs trust which runs the royal london hospital disagree, it went to court and asthma treatment to end. a case went to the high court, the court of appeal, the

supreme court and the european court of human rights butjudge after judge agreed with doctors that it was not in archie's best interests for life support to continue. fitter for life support to continue. after careful thought _ for life support to continue. after careful thought does _ for life support to continue. after careful thought does not - for life support to continue. fr? careful thought does not help the family had to eventually accept they had exhausted all legal routes. tributes to archie left outside the hospital this morning. his family had wanted who moved to a hospice, away from what they saw as the noise and chaos of the hospital. that was refused, the trust arguing archie was in such an unstable condition that it was to greater risk.- that it was to greater risk. these cases when _ that it was to greater risk. these cases when they _ that it was to greater risk. these cases when they occur _ that it was to greater risk. these cases when they occur attract . that it was to greater risk. these cases when they occur attract a i cases when they occur attract a great deal of attention and rightly so, but they are in fact very rare. archie's mum has spoken about dignity and privacy for the family and most importantly for archie at this time. , ., , and most importantly for archie at this time. h, , ., this time. the 'udge paid tribute to archie's this time. the judge paid tribute to archie's family's _ this time. the judge paid tribute to archie's family's unconditional - this time. the judge paid tribute to archie's family's unconditional love and dedication. a life played out in

the courts and public domain. the family say this has left them broken. simon jones, bbc news. the conservative party leadership contenders have set out their approaches to dealing with the economic downturn forecast by the bank of england. liz truss has said she would help people with the cost—of—living crisis by lowering taxes, not giving "handouts". rishi sunak warned that the conservatives could "kiss goodbye" to winning the next election unless inflation is quickly brought under control. our political correspondent jonathan blake has the details. for whichever candidate becomes the next prime minister, tackling rising energy costs will be an immediate challenge. liz truss has said she would focus on cutting taxes and boosting supply, ruling out "hand—outs". boosting supply, ruling out "hand-outs".— boosting supply, ruling out "hand-outs". ~ . ., ., "hand-outs". what i will do from day one is reduced _ "hand-outs". what i will do from day one is reduced taxes, _ "hand-outs". what i will do from day one is reduced taxes, so _ "hand-outs". what i will do from day one is reduced taxes, so it _ "hand-outs". what i will do from day one is reduced taxes, so it reversedl one is reduced taxes, so it reversed the national insurance rise, and also have a temporary moratorium on the green energy levy, so people are spending less of their money on fuel

bills. but what i'm about as a conservative is people keeping more of their money, growing the economy so we avoid a recession. fist of their money, growing the economy so we avoid a recession.— so we avoid a recession. at the hustinus so we avoid a recession. at the hustings in _ so we avoid a recession. at the hustings in eastbourne - so we avoid a recession. at the hustings in eastbourne last - so we avoid a recession. at the i hustings in eastbourne last night, both candidates doubled down on their approach to the economy. liz truss spoke of hope and optimism and not talking the country into recession. rishi sunak�*s message of the party, get real. we recession. rishi sunak's message of the party. get reel-— recession. rishi sunak's message of the party, get real. we had what was said yesterday. _ the party, get real. we had what was said yesterday, you _ the party, get real. we had what was said yesterday, you saw _ the party, get real. we had what was said yesterday, you saw the - the party, get real. we had what was said yesterday, you saw the numbers and if_ said yesterday, you saw the numbers and if we _ said yesterday, you saw the numbers and if we don't get a grip of this thing _ and if we don't get a grip of this thing and — and if we don't get a grip of this thing and of it fast we can kiss goodbye — thing and of it fast we can kiss goodbye to winning the next election. the first thing to put ourselves_ election. the first thing to put ourselves in a position to win is -et ourselves in a position to win is get through inflation and inflation and quickly and not do things worse but then, _ and quickly and not do things worse but then, thank you. | and quickly and not do things worse but then, thank you.— and quickly and not do things worse but then, thank you. i would also... earlier environmental— but then, thank you. i would also... earlier environmental protesters - earlier environmental protesters disrupted the event, calling for action on climate change and energy bills. another sign that, for some, the focus of this contest is not reflecting reality. jonathan blake, bbc news. israel says it's arrested 19 members

of the palestinian group islamichhad in raids across the west bank. this is after carrying out air—strikes against targets in gaza yesterday, in which 11 palestinians were killed — including a commander of islamichhad, and a child. in retaliation, islamichhad militants fired dozens of rockets into israel from gaza. our correspondent yolande knell is injerusalem. what is the latest? well, we are seeinu what is the latest? well, we are seeing some _ what is the latest? well, we are seeing some dramatic— what is the latest? well, we are seeing some dramatic pictures l what is the latest? well, we are - seeing some dramatic pictures coming from the gaza strip in the last couple of hours, and apartment building reduced to rubble by an israeli air strikejust building reduced to rubble by an israeli air strike just minutes after people that received a warning call. the big plumes of smoke on that gaza skyline and we also have a report of the first direct hit on is really house in south of the country, where a family was in a bomb shelter at the time. this is day two of an operation that the israeli military says could last for a week, that is to counter islamic

jihad militants. islamichhad is the second—biggest militant group in gaza. israel sees it as posing a direct threat and islamichhad has said that since one of its leaders was killed by an israeli air strike last night, it will eventually, and since then has fired some 200 rockets into israel, most of which have been intercepted by its iron dome defence missile system. it is important to note that as the exchange of fire goes on, that hamas, which governs gaza has not joined this round of fighting and as egypt is that traditional media to hear, it tries to bring about a ceasefire going between the two sides, that could prove to be really crucial. ., ., ., ~ a 20—year—old woman has become the third member of a british family to die from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in bangladesh. samira islam was found unconscious on the 26th of july. her 16—year—old brother mahiqul

and father rofiqul also died after being found in a flat in the region of sylhet. police in the area continue to investigate the deaths. as parts of england start to enforce temporary hosepipe bans this summer, concern is now turning to the risk of wildfires across the uk. fire chiefs have warned that our cities need to be better prepared by learning from the rural services that have been tackling and preventing fires in the countryside for years. claire marshall reports. the searing heat coupled with the lack of rain has made the countryside bone dry. wildfires normally seen on moors or grasslands have come closer than ever to houses. in early summer, this blaze began on a country parkjust south of birmingham. it came within a few metres of local homes. we went to look at what was left behind. the wind direction changed and it's pushed it this way, north.

so the houses, where are the houses? just over there? the houses are sort of down here, through the trees, yeah. so when that happened, the decision was made to start evacuating some of them houses. not one house was damaged. david swallow�*s team managed to contain the blaze, helped by his expertise as the uk's leading wildfire tactical advisor. he had been monitoring temperatures and the wind for weeks. you know, 40—degree heat in the uk with humidity that's down to 20% — they are mediterranean, western us seaboard—type conditions that we've never experienced before. losing a whole row of houses, it's not... it's not something that happens in the uk, but i think it's something we're going to have to be better prepared for. head south, and these are the malvern hills — a haven for plants and animals. this is the kind of landscape that needs protecting. but everything is really dry, and it's very vulnerable. look at this — someone's tried to light a barbecue

here on the bare grass. this is just one of dozens found every week in the summer. local managers here work closely with the fire service. they manage the risks from rising temperatures, and also the rising numbers of summer visitors. the fire brigade, having a clear plan of knowing where they can get to, that is critical. as we see ourselves, the number of people accessing our land, the number of — the frequency of firestarter events where you've got barbecues, small fires, glass that's left out — we are seeing that increasing pretty much year on year. back on the country park, two days after the fire broke out, it still wasn't completely out. city council ranger dave — not a trained firefighter — has learned to work alongside the crews. how many fires have you put out so far this year? this year? i'm looking at probably about six or eight. how do you look ahead to the summer? the climate's changing, things are getting hotter.

it's... it's scary. as the world heats, it's where the countryside spaces meet the city that will become a bigger part of the front line in the fight against wildfires. claire marshall, bbc news. festivities are under way at brighton's first pride festival since the covid pandemic. thousands of people are celebrating at one of the uk's largest pride events, but local authorities have asked people not to attend if they feel unwell with monkeypox symptoms. a majority of cases identified in the uk so far have been among gay and bisexual men. now to day nine of the commonwealth games in birmingham, and it's a bumper day of sport ahead, with 33 gold medals to be decided — and ia of those are in the track and field. let's get all the latest from our sports reporter, chetan pathak.

chetan. thank you. as you said, an absolute bumpy — chetan. thank you. as you said, an absolute bumpy day _ chetan. thank you. as you said, an absolute bumpy day on _ chetan. thank you. as you said, an absolute bumpy day on the - chetan. thank you. as you said, an absolute bumpy day on the second | absolute bumpy day on the second weekend of these commonwealth games. wales made the best possible start this morning with gemma frizelle taking the first gold of the day in the rhythmic gymnastics hoop final. she scored 28.700, becoming the first welsh gymnast to win gold in this discipline at a commonwealth games. scotland's louise christie has won silver in the women's ribbon final. there was frustration for england in the lawn bowls, as they had to settle for silver in the women's pairs final against australia. the english duo of sophie tolchard and amy pharaoh had led 11—2 at one stage, but the australians fought back brilliantly and took gold with the last bowl of the tie—break as they won 19—18. and at the sandwell aquatics centre,

jack laugher, looking to win a third gold medal of these games, has scraped into tonight's three—metre springboard final. he admitted nerves got the better of him as he looks for a second successive hat—trick of commonwealth titles. he's already retained his individual one metre and synchronised three metre springboard titles. and over at the alexander stadium, there are two athletics sessions featuring finals today. jake wightman has just missed out at the final of the 1500 metres. tonight laura muir and keeley hodgkinson will go for gold in the women's 800 metres final. still so much to look forward to. chetan, thank you. competitive gaming is being included as a pilot event at the commonwealth games, and takes place this weekend in birmingham. the event will have separate medals, but the commonwealth games foundation say they want to trial new events that will encourage younger audiences to engage with the games. miriam walker—khan reports. e—sport history. the inaugural commonwealth e—sports championships

will run alongside the games, but the hope is that it could become part of the full programme by 2026. and now it is my pleasure and honour to open the commonwealth e—sports forum and the very first commonwealth e—sports championship. thank you. it means a huge amount to each of the video games and the e—sports in their categories. it means a huge amount to the communities, the players, because it's recognition, it's prestige, it's something different, and it's like, you know, a medal and your country and your friends and your family — how proud, you know? their parents are not going to realise until these kids go, "look, mum, i won this." and they go, "where?" "at the commonwealth games." "did you?" there's a stereotype that gamers spend hours playing in their bedrooms and are not very active, but on simulators like this, you can burn up to 500 calories per hour. and young people love

to watch gaming, too. 44% of i6—24—year—olds watch live streams of video games, and that's one of the reasons it's being piloted here. we did a significant- review about who we are and what we are and how do we need to stay- relevant to the youth i of the commonwealth. so when this opportunity came to us, it wasjust l like, why not? so if it goes well, we could be seeing more of these gamers at future commonwealth games. miriam walker—khan, bbc news. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:10 this evening. bye for now. hello.

time to get the latest on a bit of uk politics. time to get the latest on a bit of uk politics. the conservative hoskins are going on. before we get the winner announced on september the 5th. the big area of disagreement between the two candidates has been on how to deal with the potential economic downturn. let's get the latest on that. what i will do from day one is lower taxes. reduce the national insurance rise, have a temporary moratorium on the green energy levies so people are spending less of their money on fuel bills. what i am about as a conservative is people keeping more of their own money, growing the economy, so we avoid a recession. the best way to do that is lower taxes, but also unleashing investment into our economy. those are medium-term — investment into our economy. those are medium-term solution. - investment into our economy. those are medium-term solution. it - investment into our economy. those are medium-term solution. it has i are medium—term solution. it has

been showed that moving the wood were new thing —— removing the green lovely is only one to be about a per household. the lovely is only one to be about a per household-— household. the energy levy is 150 ounds, household. the energy levy is 150 pounds. those — household. the energy levy is 150 pounds, those will _ household. the energy levy is 150 pounds, those will help _ household. the energy levy is 150 pounds, those will help iain - pounds, those will help iain recognise we cannot do everything to solve all the problems. there is a global energy crisis, but what i will also do is make sure we are exploiting resources in the north sea, we are bringing more gas on stream and we are able to do what we can to boost our domestic energy supply because ultimately, the best way of dealing with this problem is to increase supply. x�*t�*aur way of dealing with this problem is to increase supply.— way of dealing with this problem is to increase supply. your rivalry she said her neck _ to increase supply. your rivalry she said her neck takes _ to increase supply. your rivalry she said her neck takes a _ to increase supply. your rivalry she said her neck takes a different - said her neck takes a different economic view to you. his campaign team says under your plans, inflation will be running out of control, there is no chance the conservative party will win the next election if people's financial situation does not improve and your plans would not do that. what

situation does not improve and your plans would not do that.— situation does not improve and your plans would not do that. what do you sa ? plans would not do that. what do you say? inflation — plans would not do that. what do you say? inflation is _ plans would not do that. what do you say? inflation is high _ plans would not do that. what do you say? inflation is high and _ plans would not do that. what do you say? inflation is high and it _ plans would not do that. what do you say? inflation is high and it is - say? inflation is high and it is forecast to fall later on this year. i support the bank of england having a monetary policy that deals with inflation. inflation has been caused by a supplied shock and what my plans are about by keeping corporation tax low, by increasing investment into the economy, is increasing supply. but also, it is about delivering more economic growth. underthe about delivering more economic growth. under the plans at present, what we know is britain is headed for a recession. that is not inevitable, but we need to avoid that by making sure our economy is competitive, we are encouraging businesses to grow and that we are keeping taxes low. having the highest taxes for 70 years is not going to deliver that economic growth and it is leading our country into a recession. that growth and it is leading our country into a recession.— into a recession. that was liz truss there. in croatia, at least 12 people have been killed and 32 injured after a polish bus veered off a highway early this morning. the bus was heading in the direction

of the croatian capital zagreb when it crashed near the city of varazhdeen. it was on its way to bosnia—herzegovina. these are the latest images from the scene. the polish prime minister said the passengers were on their way to a site of a well—known catholic pilgrimage. earlier, i spoke to our warsaw correspondent adam easton who explained what authorities believe happened to the bus. well, it seems that around just after 5:30am this morning, about 60 kilometres north of the croatian capital zagreb, the bus, which was carrying these pilgrims, for some reason veered off the highway and rolled into a ditch, causing what is now confirmed by the polish foreign ministry, 12 people who have been killed and 33 who have been injured, a number of them seriously injured. the polish prime minister has said that these people, the passengers, were on their way to bosnia—herzegovina to a very popular in poland, a roman catholic pilgrimage site

in a small town there which has been famous since the 1980s after reports of apparitions of the virgin mary. and lots of polish people make their way to that small town in bosnia—herzegovina in the summer months. also, the polish prime minister has said that the country's health minister and a deputy foreign minister, as well as a team of medics, are on their way to the crash site to try and help with the operation there. thanks to adam for that. ukraine and russia have blamed each other for the shelling of the russian—occupied zaporizhia nuclear power plant. the attacks are said to have also hit nearby high—voltage power lines. ukrainian and western officials have accused russian forces of using the complex to launch attacks, leaving the ukrainians unable to respond for fear of causing a disaster. ukraine's president zelensky said the kremlin must take responsibility for what he called 'a terror attack�*.

translation: today, the occupiers created another very dangerous - situation for all of europe. they shelled a nuclear power plant and have done it twice in a day. this is the largest nuclear station on our continent and any shelling is an overt, blatant crime, a terrorist act. our correspondent hugo bachega has the latest from kyiv. this is a complex that has been under russian occupation since the very beginning of march, even though ukrainian technicians are still operating the facility. now yesterday, tensions were high with ukrainian and russian officials trading accusations. the ukrainians saying that russian forces shelled the site twice. in one of those attacks, a reactor had to be disconnected. but we have not had any kind of a report suggesting that there was any kind

of radioactive leak. but the russians are saying well, the ukrainians were the ones behind these attacks and they have described it as a criminal act. the reality is that for days we have been hearing from ukrainian officials, also us officials, saying that the russians have essentially turned this nuclear site into a military base. and in fact, yesterday i spoke to the mayor of a city located near this nuclear plant and he said that his city has been under constant shelling by russian forces positioned at this nuclear power plant. and he said these forces are using the site as a nuclear shield. thanks to hugo for that. the effects from a cyber attack on the uk's nhs111 system could take until next week to resolve. it affected the phone lines and electronic referrals to out—of—hours gps. the service helps people get the right advice and treatment when they need it. cyber security expert, rob pritchard, told me it was hard

to measure the impact of the attack. imean, i mean, they have not told us enough to know, to be honest emmich i've got no particular insight into this. i mean, probablya got no particular insight into this. i mean, probably a safe bet, which is quite common, is something called ransomware where organised crime gangs encrypt data and effectively hold it to ransom, you have to pay to get the decryption key. that is very common and it targets the health sector quite a lot. that is a reasonable assumption. haifa health sector quite a lot. that is a reasonable assumption. how worrying should this be — reasonable assumption. how worrying should this be for _ reasonable assumption. how worrying should this be for patients _ reasonable assumption. how worrying should this be for patients and - should this be for patients and data? ~ ., ~' ., should this be for patients and data? ~ ., ~ ., ., , should this be for patients and data? ., ~ ., ., data? without knowing the details of what was impacted, _ data? without knowing the details of what was impacted, it _ data? without knowing the details of what was impacted, it is _ data? without knowing the details of what was impacted, it is hard - data? without knowing the details of what was impacted, it is hard to - what was impacted, it is hard to say. are nasty twist in the tale of these modern ransomware attacks is they stay steal data and threatened to leak it. all of the authorities are aware of this and are supporting the impacted organisations. i am

sure they will know the details and any loss of personal data will be notified of all, so the fact that no one has said the case, i suspect it means it did not happen. it seems quite unlikely, i hope that personal data is impacted at this time. that is potentially _ data is impacted at this time. that is potentially reassuring. let's go back to the idea of it being a ransomware attack if indeed that is what it is, we do not have confirmation. how would these things normally play out?— normally play out? there are lots of different ways _ normally play out? there are lots of different ways that _ normally play out? there are lots of different ways that organised - normally play out? there are lots of different ways that organised crime | different ways that organised crime gangs do it. they are very capable. lots of ways to do it, they would exploit some kind of on her ability either by tricking people or a vulnerability within the software configuration. and then once they are in the environment they will get as much access as they can and at

which point they will start to kick off their encryption processes. it sounds like this was relatively mitigated at least from the stuff that has been made public. they talked about a relatively small impact internally. singer christina aguilera is due to headline brighton pride as the festival gets under way for the first time since 2019. our reporter sam harrison is in the city and sent us this update. well, the sense of anticipation for the celebration this year has just been incredible. after all, this is the 30th anniversary of brighton pride. it is a landmark for this pioneering event for the organises and also the city as a whole. this is a city that is unofficially dubbed the lgbtq+ capital of the united kingdom and europe. the event this year as you might be able to get a sense of is going to be bigger and perhaps better than ever before. there is thought to be around

300,000 people descending on the city to areas like this on the seafront. with so many people, there are several different health concerns and plays. we are coming off the back off the coronavirus pandemic, but more importantly, there are concerns about the spread of monkeypox. the lgbtq+ community have been putting more pressure on government to provide more protection over the spread of monkeypox, but it is thought the symptoms are mild. and really the word from brighton and the city council here is one of care and caution. overall, as you can probably tell, these are joyous celebrations this weekend. finally, brighton gay pride is back to its brilliant bass with thousands of people here to celebrate. it is time for a look at the weather with darren. good afternoon. it is going to be

getting hot for us next week. no sign of rain where we need it most. there is some rain around but it's confined to the north. we should see a bit more sunshine coming through the cloud. plenty of sunshine as you go further south. it is warm in the sunshine. temperatures making the mid—20s, not perfectly warm in scotland and northern ireland. it is quite breezy as well. more rain overnight in scotland initially in the north and then as it goes into western scotland very light and patchy. dry elsewhere. a little chilly in rural areas. eight or 9 degrees. much milder in scotland where there is all that cloud. still cloud around tomorrow in scotland. light and patchy rain and western scotland. should see some sunshine in northern ireland and england. plenty of sunshine. it will continue to warm up sunshine. it will continue to warm up a bit as well. temperatures might be a little bit higher in scotland compared with today. warming up too

widely the low to mid 20s across england and. hotter weather on the way for next week. hello, this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones and these are the headlines... israel carries out air strikes on gaza. palestinian militants fire rockets in return. it's the worst escalation of violence there in more than a year. explosions are heard in gaza this morning after israel's military says its operation against a palestinian group could last for days. 'broken and devasted' — the british parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee say all legal routes to try and keep their son alive have been exhausted. they're preparing for his life support to be withdrawn. a bus carrying passengers to a roman catholic pilgrimage has crashed in northern croatia, killing 12 polish people and injuring more than 30 others. russia and ukraine accuse each other of shelling europe's biggest nuclear power plant.

there are warnings of possible dispersal of radioactive particles.