, a ,a member of the birthday, still a member of the archers' cast. birthday, still a member of the archers�* cast. but all things come to an end, and this her farewell storyline, aged 103. i to an end, and this her farewell storyline, aged 10}.— to an end, and this her farewell storyline, aged 103. i hope it would show our two _ storyline, aged 103. i hope it would show our two little _ storyline, aged 103. i hope it would show our two little stars _ storyline, aged 103. i hope it would show our two little stars that - storyline, aged 103. i hope it would show our two little stars that they l show our two little stars that they will always to be very precious to the family, to me and to god. david sillito, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here�*s tomasz schafernaker. how hot might it get this week? yes, so not the how hot might it get this week? 1&1: so not the extraordinary heights we saw last time, so not the a0 degrees, but i think certainly the mid 30s, 35, maybe 36 degrees is possible later in the week. in some ways, the heatwave might be more prolonged for some of us than the last one. we will see quite a sustained period of temperatures above 30 celsius, perhaps a week�*s

worth also. the high pressure is not shifting, it is keeping the weather fronts at bay. interestingly on this occasion, the hot air is notjust coming in from the south but also an easterly direction and the breeze will spread the heat into parts of wales and the south—west of england as well, so some very high temperatures could be realised here through the week. these are today�*s temperatures, maybe pipping 30 degrees, but for most of us it is the low to mid 20s and any rain clouds our way to the north, orkney, shetland. south of that into tomorrow it stays clear. 16 degrees in london tomorrow, for most of us a are 12 or 13, in london tomorrow, for most of us a are 12 or13, but in london tomorrow, for most of us a are 12 or 13, but those temperatures will start to skyrocket across the south of the country. you can see clear skies from the south coast into the midlands, much of eastern scotland and ireland, widely around 30 degrees i think in the south—east. more typically around

the mid 20s in yorkshire, north—east of england. these are forecast temperatures for wednesday, so already we are getting widely into the low 30s across southern and central england. high 20s in the north—east, then by thursday we are hitting the mid 30s so that is becoming really oppressive now. cardiff interestingly 33 celsius. this is something we very rarely see. look at this, cardiff. wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday and sunday, and the same for london, all more than 30 degrees. three days mid—30s for london. our old houses in london are not designed for this kind of hate, it will be so oppressive. the next rainfall is possible sometime on monday across southern areas of the uk, but at the moment they could be very hit and miss. it is only a possibility, and just to show you that some southern parts of the uk,

here is my as an example, through july and august has had zero millimetres of rain, whereas the wettest part of the uk has had 250 millimetres of rain. so yes, we need the rainfall notjust in the south but central parts of the uk, but there has been rain in parts of the country through this time.- country through this time. thank ou. that�*s all from the bbc news at one. i�*ll be back on the bbc news channel at five. good afternoon. i�*m chetan pathak with your latest sports news on another sun—drenched afternoon in birmingham, where these commonwealth games are fast coming to an end. it�*s been a great final day so far for the home nations, ahead of tonight�*s closing ceremony with england and scotland taking the final two gold

medals on offer in diving. what a first commonwealth games it�*s been for andrea spendolini—sirieix, who this morning won her third diving medal of these games, taking her second gold in the mixed synchronised 10—metre platform final alongside noah williams. he, remember, won gold with matty lee in the men�*s synchro. kyle kothari and lois toulson won silver making it an english one two. it's it�*s been incredible. i think we came in wanting to have fun and we definitely did. it�*s a bp for our synchro, actually but i�*m just really pleased at how we executed our dives and it has been really fun. it our dives and it has been really fun. ., , ., ., “ our dives and it has been really fun. ., , , fun. it does look fun. is mix diving more fun than _ fun. it does look fun. is mix diving more fun than the _ fun. it does look fun. is mix diving more fun than the other _ fun. it does look fun. is mix diving more fun than the other events? l fun. it does look fun. is mix diving more fun than the other events? i | more fun than the other events? i think because it is not in the olympics some people take it less seriously. we were just aiming to have a bit more fun and enjoy

ourselves more, yeah. and, as i said, scotland also took gold at the sandwell aquatics centre, winning the mixed synchronised 3m springboard title. the edinburgh pair ofjames heatly and grace reid put in an incredible final dive. both endured disappointing individual showings at this meet but responded magnificently to earn scotland�*s 13th gold of the games. australia and malaysia completed the podium, with england�*s ben cutmore and desharne bent—ashmeil finishing fourth. it has maybe not been quite what i wanted in my individual events, but i am just so delighted that we got that today. both of us had disappointments, so to come back today and win gold in front of this amazing crowd with all of our family here, just speechless.

table tennis, bronze one in 201a, but has been beaten in the last few minutes. we but has been beaten in the last few minutes. ~ , , ., but has been beaten in the last few minutes. , minutes. we can stay up to stick with that on _ minutes. we can stay up to stick with that on bbc _ minutes. we can stay up to stick with that on bbc ipiayer. - with that on bbc iplayer. disappointment there for england. let�*s bring you to the badminton next. medals to be won in badminton too on this final day. england�*s marcus ellis and lauren smith missed out britain ofjust britain of just what lost they�*re game to india. they broke into the worlds top 20. they lost to england on the 2018 games. and winning gold this time around. england�*s marcus ellis

and lauren smith missed out on winning gold this time around. the world number 10 pairing lost 21—16,21—15 and take silver like they did in 2018. shall we take you to that at the moment if we can. this all doubles final. round about one o�*clock in birmingham. an all—english squash men�*s doubles final at 13:00 sees james willstrop and declanjames

face adrian waller and daryl selby. quite a feisty one. i�*ve been keeping an eye on it from the corner of my eye and all to play for here. at least we know, whatever happens here, england will definitely get a gold medal at the end of it. on bbc iplayer if you want to keep date with this. while striving james our goal bronze medallist. they only dropped one game throughout that tournament. selby won silver four years ago and brands in the doubles at glasgow in 201a. here they are, trying to get themselves a gold medal. you can watch that over on the bbc iplayer. in the women�*s incredible hockey final yesterday,

and the men�*s hair have beaten south africa. philip grover had meant —— philip roper hammered england into the leave in the third quarter eventually winning 6—3. just a few hours left of these commonwealth games, but as you can see, plenty still on the line. i will keep you updated throughout the afternoon. for now, that is all your sport. the us senate has approved a landmark bill which includes the country�*s biggest ever investment to tackle climate change. the $a30 billion spending package is one of the centrepieces of president biden�*s agenda. republicans were opposed to large parts of the bill, which includes tax rises for businesses. lea na hosea reports. wildfires, flash floods, drought and melting polar ice caps, extreme weather events are increasing around the world because of climate change. the united states tops the list of countries that have emitted

the biggest amount of carbon dioxide in total since the industrial revolution and is still the world�*s second—biggest polluter. with such high stakes, the democrats cried with joy and pumped theirfists in the air after the us senate finally approved a key plank of presidentjoe biden�*s domestic agenda. the inflation reduction act will invest $360 billion for climate change, the largest investment in us history. its authors say it will reduce us carbon emissions by a0% by 2030. the boldest climate package in us history. the senate has now passed the most significant bill to fight the climate crisis ever, and it�*s going to make a difference to my grand kids. the world will be a better place for my grandchildren because of what we did today, and that makes me feel very, very good.

compromises were made, but large amounts of money will fund a range of alternative energy solutions. hundreds of billions of dollars for investment in solar power and wind power, geothermal power, nuclear power, important tax credits for electric vehicles, hugely significant incentives for carbon capture. and director capture in hydrogen power. tens of billions of dollars for helping farmers play a role in the fight against climate change. but republicans say the bill will damage the us economy and that it amounts to a war on american fossil fuels. democrats have already robbed american families once through inflation, now their solution is to rob families yet a second time. democrats want to ram through hundreds of billions in tax hikes and hundreds of billions of dollars in reckless spending. and for what? some republicans said they will try to stall or block

the progress of the bill, but is expected to be approved next week in the house of representatives. leana hosea, bbc news. a volcano has erupted in iceland near the capital reykjavik, creating a spectacle for those who�*ve travelled to see the red—hot lava. tourists and locals have travelled to the site, to view the spectacular show as olivia otigbah reports. when a volcano erupts, the advice is usually to run, but for these thrillseekers the temptation of seeing a once in a lifetime lava show is just too good to miss. we got here the day that it erupted. we basically got off our plane and someone working at the airport said, "did you hear about the volcano?" fagradalsfjall, in iceland�*s south—west, lay dormant for 6,000 years until 2021 — and again on wednesday. despite authorities telling people to stay away, it has become a picnic spot and for some a honeymoon. i came here for my wedding about two days ago.

and that was out here in the national park. so now the volcano erupted and we definitely wanted to come to the site. and we are going to go hiking. we wanted to have a . different kind of picnic. so we went hiking - so we ended up here. strong earthquakes in recent days are said to be the cause of the eruption, as the fiery liquid continues to spewjust ten miles from the region�*s keflavik airport. it�*s a super hot. super, super hot. certainly one for the instagram. olivia otigbah, bbc news. now on bbc news it�*s time to take a look at some of the other stories making headlines in our newsrooms across the uk. the environment agency is investigating an alleged dumping

of large quantities of waste on four acres of land in kent. local people talk of a steady stream of lorries and skips turning up at the site in rochester from early in the morning to late in the evening. the land lies within the kent downs area of outstanding natural beauty. yvette austin reports. a blot on the landscape beside the river medway. and the villagers of the nearby borstal say they have had enough. they say they have been watching lorries carrying waste, rubble and soil—like loads being tipped on the site for about a year. and the piles have grown. residents are worried to speak out forfear of reprisals. one has spoken to us, but we are not revealing his identity. they started bringing in van loads of rubbish and burning it. and that was putting smoke over the village and there were complaints on the local facebook about what was the smell in the mornings? what was the smoke about? and then from there,

they went on to actually burying the rubbish in the field. and then bringing in lorry—loads of earth from somewhere and just kept burying it. tipping waste requires an environment agency license. there is no licence here. we have been watching the site since mid—may. it is just before one and it has all quietened down now. there were lorries and diggers moving around, but it is a huge operation. big piles of earth taller than me and so much rubbish inside. the local mp is putting pressure on the environment agency to investigate quickly and to put a stop to anything illegal. she is concerned that pollution from the site could be entering the river. i have recently met - with the environment agency to challenge them about their lack of action on this site. _ they have assured me - now that they are going to be working with the council in order to come up with the _ strategy to tackle that. it can't come quick enough. i would have liked to have seen

action taken a lot earlier, - that is why i met with them a few weeks ago. _ and i will keep pushing them over the summer to make sure - that action is taken. it has gone on for far too long, enough is enough, | and we need to stop it. a family spokesman for the owner of the site declined an interview, but told me the soil—like loads are in fact topsoil that is being bought and is being used to fertilise the field to grow grass for horses. and he added, the waste next to it belongs to skip companies who rent the land. the spokesman said they are trying to crack down and evict those who are storing waste. a00 trees will also be planted he said and fencing erected. the local councillor, however, says he has lost his patience now with the site and the lorries running through the local roads. certainly for many, many months now it will appear to be very, very regular. i am getting complaints all the time about the lorries going through.

for a while we didn�*t know where these lorries were going, and eventually we pieced together that is where they were ending up. it all comes after the site owner pleaded guilty and was fined £850 last year for allowing the illegal dumping of assorted waste on his land. experts say it is a lesson for us all. we need to look at how to stop it at its source and this is about what we can all do. so sometimes if somebody is willing to take a skip of rubbish away from you and it is really cheap, you are probably going to pay for it down the line. or if it is a man with a van approach, we really need to understand and ask the questions about where our waste is going. so we can check on if they have a waste carriers licence. you should be given a receipt. we are responsible far own waste so if somebody

takes your waste away, and it ends up on in an illegal site, then that can be tracked back to you, it is actually us as residents and householders that will also be prosecuted down that line. the environment agency declined an interview, but it says it is investigating alleged illegal activity on the site. hare coursing, that�*s the illegal practice of using dogs to chase and kill hares, now carries tougher penalties in a bid to deter offenders. from this week the crime can result in an unlimited fine and even prison. steph cleasby�*s report from north yorkshire includes pictures and descriptions which some people might find upsetting. hare coursing, an illegal activity where dogs are used to chase and kill hares. it also involves high—stakes illegal betting. this is about 55 acres, which is absolutely ideal for them, and they will find a hare and course it and kill it. this north yorkshire farmer welcomes the tougher new penalties to tackle the cruel practice.

we are protecting his identity, he has asked not to be named, saying he fears retribution. they are notjust killing hares, they are killing anything else that the dogs come across — foxes, badgers. we found two badgers that had been chewed up in the middle of a field while they were going about their nocturnal habits. and deer, as well. i have put deer down that have been mulled and have got away from the dogs, you know, probably on two and a half legs, something like that. i have to go and shoot it, which is not very nice. hare coursing has a long history. it�*s most famous event was the waterloo cup in lancashire, with the last taking place in 2005, just before the sport was banned. it is now a serious problem in some rural areas, damaging the wildlife population and arable land. and it�*s associated with other criminal activities. anyone caught hare coursing will now face an unlimited fine and up to six months in prison.

the country land and business association has pushed for the changes in legislation. the outcome is going to be higherfines, much higher fines, and they could potentially face imprisonment. they are going to get the dogs taken off them immediately. you know, the forces which will bankroll that. and the police can intercept more easily. we will see what happens, see how many of these nasty people get rattled into court. because it is a deterrent that will work. it worked with badger baiting. the moment they put a prison sentence onto badger baiting, it pretty well knocked it on the head. farmers are hoping the new legislation will act as a deterrent. but in the meantime, they are continuing to barricade theirfarms. steph cleasby, bbc look north, north yorkshire. tourism officials in the east midlands are worried about what the

crisis could have on their trade. businesses in derbyshire are said to be worth two and a half billion pounds a year. one campsite says it may have benefited from people looking to cut costs. simon her reports. school is out and so is the son. so, plenty of families were enjoying the weather at callow top near ashbourne in derbyshire today. and the managers of this campsite believe many of its visitors this year have come from closer than previous years. year have come from closer than previous yew-— year have come from closer than previous years-— previous years. with the cost of fuel, we previous years. with the cost of fuel. we are _ previous years. with the cost of fuel, we are very _ previous years. with the cost of fuel, we are very lucky - previous years. with the cost of fuel, we are very lucky that - previous years. with the cost of fuel, we are very lucky that we | fuel, we are very lucky that we are centrally located and there are a lot of highly populated areas within easy reach. people are definitely going a shorter distance. people are saying they normally go to devonshire or cornwall and they�*ve decided to go ashore to distance just because of the cusp of fuel for cousin caravans.— cousin caravans. cost of living has not a lot cousin caravans. cost of living has got a lotto _ cousin caravans. cost of living has got a lotto do _ cousin caravans. cost of living has got a lot to do with _ cousin caravans. cost of living has got a lot to do with it _ cousin caravans. cost of living has got a lot to do with it to be - cousin caravans. cost of living has| got a lot to do with it to be honest with you — got a lot to do with it to be honest with you. trying to tow a caravan at

£2 a _ with you. trying to tow a caravan at £2 a litre, _ with you. trying to tow a caravan at £2 a litre, you — with you. trying to tow a caravan at £2 a litre, you don't get very far. we've _ £2 a litre, you don't get very far. we've decided to come here because it's local, _ we've decided to come here because it's local, less— we've decided to come here because it's local, less travel— we've decided to come here because it's local, less travel and _ we've decided to come here because it's local, less travel and great - it's local, less travel and great facilities — it's local, less travel and great facilities for— it's local, less travel and great facilities for the _ it's local, less travel and great facilities for the kids. - it's local, less travel and great facilities for the kids. normally, we would go — facilities for the kids. normally, we would go abroad. _ facilities for the kids. normally, we would go abroad. we - facilities for the kids. normally, we would go abroad. we came i facilities for the kids. normally, - we would go abroad. we came from glasaow we would go abroad. we came from glasgow on — we would go abroad. we came from glasgow on the _ we would go abroad. we came from glasgow on the 1st _ we would go abroad. we came from glasgow on the 1st of _ we would go abroad. we came from glasgow on the 1st of august. we i glasgow on the ist of august. we thought— glasgow on the ist of august. we thought camping in the united kingdom would be safer than trying to fiv _ kingdom would be safer than trying to fl . ~ �* .., ., kingdom would be safer than trying tofl. �* ., , _ to fly. we've come from derby, so a really quick— to fly. we've come from derby, so a really quick drive _ to fly. we've come from derby, so a really quick drive and _ to fly. we've come from derby, so a really quick drive and just _ to fly. we've come from derby, so a really quick drive and just made - really quick drive and just made things— really quick drive and just made things easier~ _ really quick drive and just made things easier. we _ really quick drive and 'ust made things fishnh really quick drive and 'ust made things easier. we are up against that. things easier. we are up against that- there _ things easier. we are up against that. there are _ things easier. we are up against that. there are an _ things easier. we are up against that. there are an awful - things easier. we are up against that. there are an awful lot - things easier. we are up against that. there are an awful lot of. that. there are an awful lot of people who had not been abroad for “p people who had not been abroad for up to three years, so holidays in the uk are generally your second or third option. people are weighing up whether they can afford though second or third holidays or short breaks. . ,, second or third holidays or short breaks. , ,, , , second or third holidays or short breaks. , ,, ,~ breaks. this campsite says they are back to pre-pandemic _ breaks. this campsite says they are back to pre-pandemic levels - breaks. this campsite says they are back to pre-pandemic levels and i breaks. this campsite says they are l back to pre-pandemic levels and they back to pre—pandemic levels and they are pretty much booked for the next

fortnight. a 12—year—old girl has made hundreds of survival blankets for homeless people out of crisp packets. she�*s made more than 200 blankets this year as dan heard reports. making survival blankets for homeless people out of crisp packets. it maybe unusual and time—consuming, but 12—year—old alyssa says the effort is worth it, because while it helps the most vulnerable people, it also stops the used packets from being thrown in the bin. you get the crisp packets, we get them donated in, and then you get about aa of them, and then you cut them like, so it�*s like a book, and then you wash it, i wash it in the sink. and then you wait for it to dry, and then you get about four of them and then line them up and then you get baking paper and then iron and then fuse them together. the finished blankets look very

similar on one side to the silver blankets given to marathon runners after they cross the finish line. the idea originally came from pen huston from east sussex, who�*s now set up a company called the crisp packet project to make blankets and survival bags and support others around the uk who are doing the same. alyssa started making the blankets in august last year and asked her mum to get colleagues at work to start collecting old crisp packets for her. alyssa and her mum put the blankets into a bag, along with other essential items like gloves, socks and toothpaste. if i imagine that i�*m homeless and that i didn�*t have much, to see one of these crisp packet blankets included with, like, a care package, i would be really happy. because that would be, like, a lot to me. so just to think that not many people have much stuff, this would be, like, make their day. the packs are given to homeless shelters in wrexham and rhyl,

or support organisations like the salvation army and hope restored in llandudno. some have even been sent to ukraine. alyssa is always looking for donations of crisp packets, ideally washed. people can contact her via the crisp packet project, prestatyn and rhyl on her facebook page. dan heard, bbc news. lots more coming up on the bbc news channel from 2 o�*clock with shaun ley but first it�*s time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaeker. hello. the next heat wave is around the corner. we�*re certain now it is going to be a very hot week across parts of england and wales, and the temperatures are expected to also rise in scotland and northern ireland. we�*ve had high pressure across the uk for quite some time now, keeping most of the weather fronts at bay in the north, and through the next few days, we�*ll see hot air spreading in not only from the southern climes but also from the near continent. and in fact, we�*ll see this drift

of hot air spreading through england and into wales and parts of the south west. so it will be quite hot across many southern areas this week. these are the temperatures for monday afternoon. obviously, lots of sunshine out there, just a bit of rain flirting with north—western and northern scotland. and then, through this evening and overnight, it�*s clear pretty much from the lowlands southwards. the temperatures first thing on tuesday morning around about 16 or 17 in london, 1a in belfast and quite mild there in aberdeen as well, around 15. tomorrow, again, weak weatherfronts just brushing the very far north of the uk. elsewhere, it�*s sunny skies, maybe a little bit of fairweather cloud. the temperatures just about nudging up to 30 in london and the south east, but also mid 20s for belfast, newcastle and also for aberdeen. let�*s have a look at midweek now. wednesday, temperatures into the low 30s across central and southern england. high 20s in yorkshire and the north east.

and then by thursday, we should be hitting the mid 30s, 35, maybe even 36 degrees in one or two spots, so very hot indeed. and look how sustained this heat is across some western parts of the uk. look at cardiff, look at wales. hot sunshine and in excess of 30 celsius in cardiff every single day and into the weekend. now, prospects of rainfall, the south and central parts of the uk, obviously, needs rainfall. it�*s just the possibility and computer models are indicating we could have some showers sometime early next week, but this could still change. and in fact, some areas of the south have not had any rainfall throuthuly and into august. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. i�*m shaun ley and these are the latest headlines. the uk�*s nhs dentist shortgage revealed. 9 out of 10 practices are turning away new adult patients. it�*s led to some making their own false teeth and some pulling out their teeth. it's it�*s just a matter of getting a grip on that as hard as you can, and pulling like crazy until the nerve gives way. almost a quarter of all the strip searches carried out on children by police in london between 2018 and 2020 were done without an appropriate adult present and more than half searched were black boys. as another heatwave is forecast this week, could more hosepipe bans be brought in across parts of the uk? new evidence shows people are going back to cash, to keep tighter control on their spending, as the cost

of living continues to soar.