this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling and these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: former us president donald trump says the fbi raided his florida home and broke into his safe. his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office. the former president, likely to be now a candidate for president, is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented. stars and fans from around the world pay tribute to dame olivia newton—john — one of the most iconic musical artists of all time, who has died at the age of 73.

just such a beautiful person, a beautiful soul, so caring. very sad, it's the passing of a generation. she was someone that i always wanted to be, wanted to look up to. the fashion designer issey miyake, whose global career spanned more than half a century, has died aged 8a. the rising cost of living and deep—rooted corruption are the key issues voters will use to decide who will succeed uhuru kenyatta as kenya's next president. heat—health alerts come into effect at midday across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 36 degrees celsius later this week. france swelters in its fourth heatwave of the summer as wildfires and the worst drought on record leave towns and villages without drinking water. almost a year after the fall of kabul and the return of the taliban, we go back to meet some of the people still caught up in the turmoil.

hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the former president of the united states, donald trump, says his home in florida has been raided by the fbi. mr trump, who was not at mar—a—lago at the time, is being investigated for the removal of official documents from the white house. he said he was cooperating with the relevant agencies, and that such a raid was neither necessary nor appropriate. the fbi has not commented. here's our correspondent, mark lobel. a spectacular fbi search on former president donald trump's florida home to reportedly seize official papers he's handled. so, that means the most famous conservative politician in the united states, a former president, likely to be now

a candidate for president, is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented. an unnamed law enforcement official told cbs that the secret service guarding the ex—president was notified shortly before the warrant was served around 10am, and that agents protecting mr trump helped the fbi investigators. several boxes were taken away, the source said, adding that no doors were kicked down, and that the raid had concluded by the late afternoon. donald trump was reportedly in new york at the time where he issued a statement condemning what he called an "unannounced raid" as "dark times for our nation" and "the weaponisation of the justice system" to prevent him from running for the white house again.

president trump was one of the biggest critics of hillary clinton when she used her personal e—mail as the secretary of state and, potentially, some people think she violated some of our laws related to only using government official e—mails, where those documents become records, and here we have president trump having done something potentially much more egregious. as attention turns to which classified documents it's suspected may have been removed from the white house, for others, the legal process itself is under scrutiny. this search is potentially politically significant. as a criminal law that bars removal

of official records can result in disqualifying someone from holding federal office. mark lobel, bbc news. cbs news correspondent dan lieberman gave us this update from outside trump tower in new york. i'm standing here outside of trump tower on fifth ave in new york city, and mr trump was here yesterday when this activity was happening, the fbi searching his home in florida, his very own son telling him, reporting in that the fbi was there conducting this search for records. the reaction is shock, the reaction is a real confusion about what comes next. this is a very significant move by thejustice department, they had to go before a federal judge to get this search warrant to be able to go to mr trump's home

in florida to conduct this search. the fbi director christopher wray was appointed by the former president trump so there is a lot of questions. you heard in the package, president trump is trying to say this is corrupt but a lot of the officials who are investigating, he put in charge under his administration. one of the questions being asked is which classified documents potentially were in these many boxes of documents, some previously taken, from the possession of donald trump? is there any answer to that? not that this time. this is still an active investigation. many boxes of documents were seized. in february, this is really interesting, the national archives which preserves the presidential

records, they requested thejustice department investigated the former president for failing to hand over these documents. they actually did that in february and so thejustice department looked into this and that all that up to yesterday's search at his home in mar—a—lago in florida. and so where potentially might this lead and how long might it take to unfold? that's the million—dollar question. we don't know how long it'll take but the stakes could not be higher. if mr trump wants to run again, potential charges that could come as a result of this investigation could prevent him doing so. the stakes could not be higher and clearly president trump, republicans, are very concerned about this and being very quick to jump on this and call this corrupt at the highest levels of government. well, for more perspective let's now speak to scott lucas, a professor of american studiess at the university of birmingham. he joins us live from there.

welcome. just front all on the story of these documents, with the national archives saying in february they wanted them recovered. worthy quite clear on what was taken? the national quite clear on what was taken? tue: national archives quite clear on what was taken? tte: national archives is the collection of documents for the house committee investigating the attack on the capitol on january investigating the attack on the capitol onjanuary six, investigating the attack on the capitol on january six, 2021 investigating the attack on the capitol onjanuary six, 2021 which may be linked to donald trump and is part of that general search they were trying to call in white house documents from around that time. they could not get the documents. so they did not quite know the extent and then they started to go through everything and see where the gap was and it was discovered there was a 15 boxes of documents that had been taken away to mar—a—lago, florida. how many of those are directly connected with the events around the capital attack we do not know. however we know when the looked at

the 15 boxes of documents after they were returned after negotiations with trump�*s lawyers, some of the documents were top—secret and highly classified. 50 documents were top-secret and highly classified. ,, ., , ., documents were top-secret and highly classified. , ., ., classified. so if it is illegal for them to be — classified. so if it is illegal for them to be removed - classified. so if it is illegal for them to be removed and - classified. so if it is illegal for them to be removed and theyj classified. so if it is illegal for - them to be removed and they are found in a trump residence, is it a fairly straightforward process from there? ., , , ., ., ., there? nothing is straightforward comes in from _ there? nothing is straightforward comes in from donald _ there? nothing is straightforward comes in from donald trump - there? nothing is straightforward - comes in from donald trump because of course any time you investigate donald trump he will claim he is the victim, it's a hoax and you have to move very carefully because of the political implications and consequences. now, does this mean we are going to see donald trump in court facing charges that could lead to prison for spiriting away the documents? i don't think we are necessarily close to that. the

necessarily close to that. the necessarily want to prosecute on the basis of what trump will claim, it's a mistake, there was no intention here to break the law. again, this fits a wider pattern of material that was being removed or destroyed in other respects, that the trump camp and trump himself was trying to stonewall the house committee on the capital attack four months, some people refused to testify, steve bannon is facing imprisonment because of contempt of the house, others were held documents from the committee and of course donald trump himself for years try to hold using the claim of executive privilege providing any in multiple investigations, trump russia, trump ukraine and out of this. they real question will be how much does the specific incident of removing the

documents and possibly destroying them connect up with wider and more issues being investigated. {guild issues being investigated. could this potential _ issues being investigated. could this potential it _ issues being investigated. could this potential it stop _ issues being investigated. could this potential it stop him - issues being investigated. could this potential it stop him running for office? , _, this potential it stop him running for office? , , , for office? yes, it could because the penalty. _ for office? yes, it could because the penalty. the _ for office? yes, it could because the penalty, the punishment - for office? yes, it could because the penalty, the punishment for| the penalty, the punishment for taking documents without authority is a fine, imprisonment and most importantly, disqualification from running for state or federal office. quite clearly if this went to the trial, even though people might not think it is the biggest issue in the world, if donald trump was convicted he could not run for president in 2024. he could not run for president in 202a. even if donald trump is legally liable for it has occurred to you, and i believe that he is, the trump camp will spin this out for months in terms of the legal process, they will try to get delays in prosecution and any type of trial

and even if convicted they would appeal that. thank you very much indeed for joining us. some breaking news about a weather warning in england. an amber weather warning for a large part of southern england and central england and parts of wales. this is a warning being issued for later this week, thursday and friday and sunday, sorry, thursday, friday and saturday. and along with that warning that they have issued some explanation of what potential it could mean, temperatures of around 37 celsius, and... it is forfour days, thursday to sunday, that warning. 37 celsius forecast and the warning. 37 celsius forecast and the

warning is that it could cause adverse health effects for people vulnerable to extreme heat and the wider population likely to experience some adverse health effects such as sunburn or heat exhaustion, dehydration, nausea and other heat —related incidents and they say some changes in working practices and daily routines are likely to be required. that amber heat warning issued by the met office for extreme heat covering four days, from thursday to sunday for parts of england and wales. with that new heat wave looming. tributes are being paid from around the world to dame olivia newton—john, who's died of cancer, aged 73. the singer and actress was best known for playing sandy in grease, one of the most successful film musicals ever made. her co—starjohn travolta has described her impact as "incredible". 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, takes a look back at her career and legacy. # summer loving, had me a blast # summer loving, happened so fast...

olivia newton—john. for anyone of a certain generation, she was and always will be sandy from grease. # cute as can be... and the person that knew from the beginning she was the one was her co—star, john travolta. # summer heat, boy and girl meet... now 40 years on, paying tribute, saying... my dearest 0livia, you made all of our lives so much better. your impact was incredible. i love you so much, we will see you down the road and we will all be together again. yours, from the first moment i saw you and for ever, your danny, yourjohn. olivia newton—john was born in britain, grew up in australia. she began singing as a teenager and she was a successful country artist. # all the kids like ten tin soldiers in a row # followed hand in hand... blonde, wholesome, family friendly easy listening.

no wonder eurovision came knocking. # you better shape up # cos i need a man... but grease changed everything. # and my heart is set on you... it was huge, six hit singles, millions of records sold. and the premiere, a near riot ensued. this was a new level of fame. come on, back off! marker. there was then, naturally, huge interest in her next musical. xanadu gave her a hit single. the film, it was the inspiration for a new awards ceremony, the golden raspberries. # let's get physical, physical... and then there was physical. she was terrified it would destroy her girl next door image. instead, it became an anthem for the sweatband—wearing hoards of the aerobic 80s. of course, many tv stations would cut away before this final shot.

after a break for marriage and children, her career was never quite the same, but 30 years on, olivia newton—john was still performing. it was a reminder of how it all began. # it's not for you # sandy, you must start anew... like a burst of australian sun, blonde, wholesome and pure. if anyone was going to be sandy, it was olivia newton—john. come on, sandy! # goodbye to sandra dee. let's take a look at some of the tributes on social media. australian pop star kylie minogue tweeted...

let's get some reaction from australia — here's our correspondent shaimaa khalil. olivia newton—john was born in the uk and shot to stardom in the united states. but here in australia they've always claimed her as their own. she moved here when she was a little girl and australians grew up with a young olivia newton—john on their screens, as she appeared in many talent shows. even after she shot to superstardom in hollywood, she never lost that girl—next—door air about her that made people feel like she could be their friend. australia is saying goodbye to a national sweetheart. i was actually really sad when i heard the news because i'm sort of her vintage as well and grew up with her music and just loved her. she was just such a beautiful person, a beautiful soul, so caring, so lovely always — never a bad word for anyone.

and just everything she's achieved has been sensational. i remember being five years old. do you remember like the vhs? my mum renting out the vhs i and i would literallyjust replay that final scene where she comes out in, like, leather. _ for my 23rd birthday, _ my group of friends surprised me with a grease theme, - my three boys dressed up as, like, t—birds, like, - olivia newton—john, like, she was my muse, - you know what i mean? very sad. it's a passing of a generation and, yeah, yeah... and she's lived a full life, and her kindness and spirit to help others in cancer is just very commendable. it was a really fun - and entertaining time. it was a sort of a fantasy. it was feel—good. it gave people a lot l of colour and energy. glorious technicolour. she was a lovely person, - and the music was really good. what about you ? what's your favourite music? grease. classic. that was probably one of the first

things that we watched _ together, a musical- that we watched together. and this morning i was singing it, | like, you just know all the songs. j theyjust live in your head. yeah. her and john travolta as a couple, you always had the idea that they really did love each other, and i'm sure they had a certain amount of professional respect, but they were just perfect. i mean, it was of the moment. it just made everybody think that wouldn't it be great to be so happy and be able to be so talented? but we can aspire to it. australians are reminiscing over many memorable moments. one of them, of course, was in 1980 when she sang to the queen here at the sydney opera house and when she performed at the sydney olympics in 2000. olivia newton—john is also known for her philanthropy. in 1992, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, the same year her father died of cancer. for decades, she has raised awareness and significant funds for cancer research. flags are flying at half mast outside the olivia newton—john

cancer wellness and research institute. and the fundraising director there was very emotional earlier today, thinking about 0livia's legacy and how proud she was of the work. she said that she gave hope to so many people and that she would normally end her emails saying, "love and light, 0livia." and she said she was love and light. olivia newton—john will no doubt be remembered as a musical icon, and here in australia, she will also be remembered as a symbol of kindness and hope. entertainment journalist will mavity told us why thew world fell in love with olivia newton—john. i think there is something about her that was almost lightning in a bottle, that explains why three different generations, if not more, all fell in love with olivia newton—john. it is exactly that. she was the girl next door, but she also was so ground—breaking

and pushed so many barriers in the 1980s with physical. it is a hard line to walk, and she did it impeccably. and she had the voice of an angel, that certainly helped as well! that moment in grease when she suddenly shows up in the skintight leather trousers, the first time watching that, that was just the most incredible moment, and every time since, i've probably seen that film about 30 times, many people have. people talk about, it was kind of a natural transition point for her, the character of sandy comes out shedding her good girl image and olivia newton—john did that, too. she had been the sweetheart country singer, eurovision and all kinds of stuff, and from then on, she basically invents modern music videos, following up her end of the movie sandy and goes into this very

controversial, racy but exciting music video error in the 1980s. it really was something to behold. i think rod stewart said that the outfit of hers inspired his entire sexy phase, which i think is hilarious. that's the thing, it sort of feels like you hear what people who knew her say about her being love and light and kindness and it feels like the person that was there on the screen with that edgy side as well but genuine warmth and kindness. that was her come on and off. it is almost universal, you never heard a bad thing said about her and i think it is indicative, she had so many friends who wanted to praise her and her kindness, and she practised what she preached. her philanthropic endeavours are almost as notable as the amazing

music and screen performances. she has given back so much to the community, not only her music and her wonderful performances but she has dedicated so much of her life to battling cancer. she always gave her heart and her kindness and friendship to so many. it's truly remarkable. i think there is a reason people of so many different age groups are extremely sad today. the japanese fashion designer, issey miyake, has died at the age of 8a. the kyodo news agency said he had been ill with liver cancer. he was known for his creative use of technical fabrics and designs driven by technology — including his "pleats please" collections — which combine functionality, comfort and beauty. kenyans are voting today to choose a successor to president uhuru kenyatta after a decade in power. the race is close and could go

to a runoff for the first time. mr kenyatta is supporting his long—time political rival the former prime minister, raila 0dinga, seen here on the left. the other man — on the right — is william ruto, kenyatta's deputy who fell out with the president. kenya's electoral commission has warned voting for governors and mps will not go ahead in four parts of the country because of a mix—up in the printing of ballot papers. lets head to nairobi's largest slum, kibera, where are correspondent merchuma has been watching people cast their vote. we can see a queue behind you, how is it going? indeed, it is about noon in kenya and there is a very big queue behind me, we've been here since about four in the morning and then there was still a very long queue, two kilometres from here and people have been streaming in to cast their

vote. we have five hours before voting closes so still quite a long time before people cannot vote but it should be known even those people coming in after 5:30pm will still be able to vote. it is a close call between the main contenders, william ruto and raila 0dinga and raila 0dinga voted at this polling station about an hour ago. he came in and there was a huge group of people that surrounded him, the queues you see behind me melted and they celebrated this man because this is his home turf in the same happen to william ruto when he went to vote. raila 0dinga has left, he thanked the people and is looking forward to a free and credible election which are the same thing william ruto said. there have been hiccups, places where voting has been postponed because the ballot papers

are not right and there are areas where people came in on them at looking and cannot find their names on the register. they still have a few hours to go and we will keep you updated on how everything goes. here in nairobi and also across the whole country. at least 20 children have died in mental health units run by the nhs and private providers in the uk since 2019, according to bbc research. child and adolescent mental health units were established to help patients recover through specialist care but some parents say there's a culture of life—threatening self—harm. adam eley has this report. # and all those things i didn't say... this was chelsea mooney, happy at home. as herfather steve remembers her. chelsea was special, she loved singing, dancing and she just wanted to do everything for everybody. she was known as mother hen. chelsea was 15 when her mental

health became significantly worse. with an eating disorder, it's a very complex sort of thing. and i think it got hold of chelsea and she went to hospital. the hospital was a camhs unit for children and adolescents. while there, steve said she picked up dangerous new habits from fellow patients. chelsea only went in there doing very superficial acts of self—harm, and when she got there, it was becoming life threatening self—harm. at one stage, chelsea self—harmed to a dangerous extent. 250 times in 18 months. then in april last year, steve received news of a self—harm incident from which she did not recover. managed to get through to icu, intensive care, and speak to a nurse there, and said, is there any way she's going to survive? she said, there is going to be a zero chance of survival. an inquest found there had been an unjustifiable delay to the routine checks staff were meant to carry out on chelsea every ten minutes.

it took me a while to go into the hospital. to actually step in that door and see, see chelsea lay there with all the machines making the noises. it was, it was hard. the provider, cygnet health care, said an inspection this year "acknowledged we followed best practice with respect to safeguarding". the bbc has found at least 20 children and young people have died in camhs hospitals since 2019. zeinab was a camhs inpatient for four years and says in some units, there was insufficient therapy on offer. patient environments are built to be reactive to when self—harm happens, not proactive in stopping it from happening in the first place. as well as those who died in inpatient care, bbc news has found that since 2019, a further 26 patients have died within a year of leaving camhs units. zeinab says she was discharged

before she was ready. so i would tell people that i was ok, that i wasn't going to self—harm, i wasn't going to end my life. and then as soon as i got in the community, that's exactly what i would do. experts point to a staffing shortage. there has been chronic underinvestment over the years in face of unprecedented demand. there are some pockets of very good practice happening up and down the country but of course there is an awful lot of variation in practice. the government said it was working to recruit an extra 27,000 mental health professionals by 202a. for steve, lessons must be learned. seeing her there after she was meant to go in these hospitals to be able to come back out and hopefully lead a normal life, we shouldn't be going there and seeing my daughter laid on a hospital bed. adam eley, bbc news. let's speak now with dr elaine lockhart, who is based in glasgow and is chair of the royal college of psychiatrists's child and adolescent faculty.

thank you forjoining us. first of thank you for “oining us. first of all, what thank you for “oining us. first of all. what is _ thank you forjoining us. first of all, what is your _ thank you forjoining us. first of all, what is your reaction - thank you forjoining us. first of all, what is your reaction to - thank you forjoining us. first of all, what is your reaction to thatj all, what is your reaction to that report? it'sjust all, what is your reaction to that report? it's just awful, all, what is your reaction to that report? it'sjust awful, isn't it, hearing about young people dying by suicide or having such severe illnesses. suicide or having such severe illnesses-_ suicide or having such severe illnesses. �*, ., . ., ., illnesses. it's tragic for them and their family _ illnesses. it's tragic for them and their family and _ illnesses. it's tragic for them and their family and friends. - illnesses. it's tragic for them and their family and friends. but - illnesses. it's tragic for them and their family and friends. but it's. their family and friends. but it's also terrible for their communities and those of us working to care for young people and i think we heard about how chelsea �*s care was described by her father, about how chelsea �*s care was described by herfather, she had a complex and severe illness and we need better services to meet the needs of young people, and patient care can be part of that and there is a place for it but we want to push forward with having better community—based intensive treatment teams, crisis services, to support what can happen with community camhs teams. theirs were to be done, complex, inpatient care is an option sometimes but what we would like to

do is prevent people needing to be admitted or allow them to be discharged sooner and to have post discharged sooner and to have post discharge planning and care. fin discharged sooner and to have post discharge planning and care. on the comlexi discharge planning and care. on the complexity of— discharge planning and care. on the complexity of the _ discharge planning and care. on the complexity of the care _ discharge planning and care. on the complexity of the care and - discharge planning and care. on the complexity of the care and how- discharge planning and care. on the complexity of the care and how it i discharge planning and care. on the complexity of the care and how it is| complexity of the care and how it is managed, in the case of chelsea, the coroner after her death said she had seen no evidence of ongoing attempts ijy seen no evidence of ongoing attempts by staff to engage with chelsea as to why she self harmed which might have affected her level of risk. and we also heard from sign up in a report in the system from 1a and now aged 21 and she said the units are built to be reactive to when self—harm happens and not proactive in stopping it from happening in the first place. what's your reaction to that? ~ , ., , ., , first place. what's your reaction to that? , ., , ., first place. what's your reaction to that? ~ , ., , .,, ., that? we should be able to offer much better— that? we should be able to offer much better services _

that? we should be able to offer much better services and - that? we should be able to offer much better services and care i that? we should be able to offer- much better services and care within inpatient services as well as community—based teams and as you heard from my colleague, we need much more trained psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists and other therapists to be able to offer psychological treatment and medication and we need to be thinking about social care and community based input because what we know from suicide, it is the depth of despair, a dearth of despair, associated with mental illness but promoted by social factors as well as health and physical and mental health factors so we should be thinking across the piece what we can do at community level is to develop services so we are involving schools, social services, third sector along with health care to provide better training for all staff and then for support and supervision of staff working in these units. the message clearly coming _ working in these units. the message clearly coming from _ working in these units. the message clearly coming from you _ working in these units. the message clearly coming from you is _ working in these units. the message clearly coming from you is talking i clearly coming from you is talking more about community treatment. it's very expensive to have people in these units. i'm assuming that's

because you are saying it means people get the intensive treatment before they get to that stage where they end up having to go into these units. .,. , they end up having to go into these units. , ~ ., ., , units. exactly. what we want is better funded _ units. exactly. what we want is l better funded community-based better funded community—based services to intervene earlier and prevent young people reaching crisis. suicide is now the leading cause of death for children over the age of five years because we have made such good progress with physical conditions and treatments. when i started the survival rate in the first five years after childhood leukaemia was diagnosed was about 50%, it's now over 90% and that's because colleagues have worked incredibly hard, organised services, there's been a big injection of funding to bring research and clinicians together so they can profile the kind of leukaemia a child has an tailored their treatment and we need that level of attention, focus on funding to

address mental health conditions and it's notjust physical or mental health treatment or psychological therapy. we also need to think about therapy. we also need to think about the social context, the risks that are increased in terms of people's social circumstances like poverty or social circumstances like poverty or social inequality to help with recovery from many of these illnesses. recovery from many of these illnesses-_ recovery from many of these illnesses. ,, . ., , illnesses. such an interesting comparison — illnesses. such an interesting comparison you _ illnesses. such an interesting comparison you may, - illnesses. such an interesting | comparison you may, treating something like leukaemia with treating mental health. 0bviously treating mental health. obviously very different situations but it sounds like you are talking about getting to a stage where there is effectively a very clear pathway for how you treat it, obviously with leukaemia that involves medication and to an extent obviously with mental health but where are we in terms of having a very straightforward understanding of the best way to treat patients when they come in presenting with very complicated mental health issues? we complicated mental health issues? - have examples of good practice around the country, we know what

good looks like in terms of what teams can offer, what psychological therapies are available or medication is available but unlike leukaemia treatment, we really need much better and more advanced treatment and we need money to come into research, mental health at the moment gets about 6% of nhs health funding and children and young people's undoing will be less than that but although we know what good it looks like we can and should be able to do better.— able to do better. doctor elaine lockhart, thank _ able to do better. doctor elaine lockhart, thank you _ able to do better. doctor elaine lockhart, thank you for - able to do better. doctor elaine lockhart, thank you forjoiningl able to do better. doctor elaine i lockhart, thank you forjoining us. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. heat—health alerts come into effect at midday today across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 36 celsius later this week. in central and southern england, the uk health security agency has

issued a level three alert, one step down from the heatwave last month. it means health care services should take action to help vulnerable groups. in northern england, there'll be a level two alert. france is in the middle of its fourth heatwave of the summer as its worst drought on record has left villages without drinking water. weather forecasters say it's the most severe drought since records began in the late 1950s. sylvia lennan—spence reports. parts of south—eastern france ablaze. urgent efforts to control the flames burning dangerously close to home for residents here. this fire, sweeping through 80 hectares of land. dozens of people from the region urgently moved to nearby evacuation centres. amidst its fourth heatwave, with temperatures of up to 40 degrees celsius, experiencing what the government says is its worst drought on record. now france's nuclear power

regulator has extended temporary waivers, allowing five power stations to continue discharging hot water into rivers amid an energy crisis, possibly endangering wildlife. this holiday accommodation was evacuated in the nick of time in northern italy, as wildfires raged there, destroying many homes. in north—western spain, this fire has already burned around 1,000 hectares of woods in the area. firefighters and military emergency units under pressure to control the flames of one of hundreds of wildfires in spain since the start of the year. with scenes becoming all too familiar and devastating, these wildfires in the unprecedented heatwaves, as europe's hot summer continues to turn up the temperature on all involved. sylvia lennan—spence, bbc news. let's get more now on the world of entertainment paying tribute to 0livia newtonjohn, who has died from cancer aged 73.

laura berridge, the founder and artistic director of arts insight a musical theatre focused charityjoins us now. welcome and thank you so much for joining us. i know you acted in an amateur production of grease, you played frenchy. amateur production of grease, you played frenchy— played frenchy. many, many years auo. she played frenchy. many, many years ago- she had _ played frenchy. many, many years ago. she had an _ played frenchy. many, many years ago. she had an impact— played frenchy. many, many years ago. she had an impact on - played frenchy. many, many years ago. she had an impact on you, i played frenchy. many, many years| ago. she had an impact on you, tell us about the _ ago. she had an impact on you, tell us about the impact _ ago. she had an impact on you, tell us about the impact olivia - ago. she had an impact on you, tell us about the impact olivia newton l us about the impact olivia newton john had a new. like us about the impact olivia newton john had a new— us about the impact olivia newton john had a new. like so many young airls, john had a new. like so many young girls. watching _ john had a new. like so many young girls, watching musicals _ john had a new. like so many young girls, watching musicals and - john had a new. like so many young girls, watching musicals and feeling | girls, watching musicals and feeling that sense of joy and girls, watching musicals and feeling that sense ofjoy and inspiration and aspiration to be like those women and those girls. i am definitely one of those people who becomes obsessed with something, i listen to one drug over and over or i become obsessed with a when i was really little, it was the wizard of oz, it went on to annie

and when i got into my high school years, it was grease. i would watch it again and again. and i genuinely believe it was through performances like that olivia portrayed, as sandy, that gave me the passion for musical theatre and showing my age a little bit, many years later, i have a charity that works with hundreds of children every single week, putting on musicals and inspiring children to beat their best selves, learning life skills through musical theatre. and it is all inspired by someone like olivia newtonjohn and the fact her legacy will always live on through music, i think it's wonderful and the next generation of younger children are now going to watch these things like grease and be inspired all over again. it's really sad. you feel like when you know a film so well, when you hear that news, i was so shocked. you

feel like you've lost a friend, almost, but it's wonderful her legacy will live on. it almost, but it's wonderful her legacy will live on. it absolutely feels like, _ legacy will live on. it absolutely feels like, exactly. _ legacy will live on. it absolutely feels like, exactly. it— legacy will live on. it absolutely feels like, exactly. it is- legacy will live on. it absolutely feels like, exactly. it is a i feels like, exactly. it is a timeless musical and as you say new generations come to it because the people who watched it first time around love it so much and it keeps travelling through the generations. do you remember the first time you watched it? and what you thought, particularly when you think of that scene, she said is sandy and becomes sandy! t’m scene, she said is sandy and becomes sand ! �* , ., ., ., �* sandy! i'm sure i had an outfit, i'm sure i sandy! i'm sure i had an outfit, i'm sure i went — sandy! i'm sure i had an outfit, i'm sure i went to _ sandy! i'm sure i had an outfit, i'm sure i went to some _ sandy! i'm sure i had an outfit, i'm sure i went to some party - sandy! i'm sure i had an outfit, i'm sure i went to some party dressed | sandy! i'm sure i had an outfit, i'm l sure i went to some party dressed as sandy, i don't know if i pulled it off quite as well as she did but i remember that. we were so inspired in my sixth form, our leaving production, we did we go together which as a director and now, that song with so many fast words, 80 girls singing it, i don't think it was the best move but we tried our best! really, she has had such an

impact on my life through various things. yes, i cannot remember the first time because i think i must have watched it about 120 times but yes, it was always that moment, when you see the throat and then the leg and then, yes, she's immortalised in that lycra so, it's definitely a memory that i will always look back on fondly. d0 memory that i will always look back on fondl . ~ ., on fondly. do you think part of her ower, it on fondly. do you think part of her power. it was _ on fondly. do you think part of her power, it was that _ on fondly. do you think part of her power, it was that kind _ on fondly. do you think part of her power, it was that kind of - on fondly. do you think part of her power, it was that kind of low i on fondly. do you think part of her| power, it was that kind of low key, lovely girl next door who had such full wattage and this other side of her that sean?— full wattage and this other side of her that sean? 10096. it is the kind one, the her that sean? 10096. it is the kind one. the good _ her that sean? 10096. it is the kind one, the good one, _ her that sean? 10096. it is the kind one, the good one, the _ her that sean? 10096. it is the kind one, the good one, the one - her that sean? 10096. it is the kind one, the good one, the one that, l her that sean? 10096. it is the kind | one, the good one, the one that, as much as horrible characters, actors are wonderful to play, her essence was kindness and the good girl and

she won in the end and i completed two days ago my own original musical and it's all about respecting one another, even if you are different. and solidarity and unity and being kind, ultimately and that wins out in the end. and sandy, the portrayal of sandy, is the absolute essence of that message. 50 of sandy, is the absolute essence of that message-— that message. so lovely to talk to ou, that message. so lovely to talk to you. thank _ that message. so lovely to talk to you. thank you — that message. so lovely to talk to you, thank you so _ that message. so lovely to talk to you, thank you so much. - there's a warning that energy prices in the uk could hit over $4,200 injanuary — that's according to the consultancy company cornwall insight. that's a rise of £650 for households in england, scotland and wales compared with its estimate just last week. it comes as rishi sunak has confirmed he will provide a further rebate to help with energy bills if he defeats liz truss in the conservative leadership race. sources close to ms truss have accused him of a u—turn. meanwhile, the liberal democrats leader sir ed davey is calling for october's expected energy price cap rise to be scrapped, with the cost covered by a windfall

tax on energy company profits. we're saying that the rise in the cap, the energy price cap due for this october, which could be as much as £1,400, should be cancelled and the government should pick up the bill, and it should make the oil and gas companies pay with a one—off tax on their huge profits they're making. that seems a fair approach and it will prevent a catastrophe. i think we're looking at a social crisis, the like we've not seen in my lifetime, with millions of people going hungry and cold this winter. so the government needs to act, and we're putting forward this costed plan. our correspondent nick eardley has the latest. it's interesting because there is a bit of a power vacuum at the moment, where the government will point back to the assistance announced earlier in the year

but say it cannot do anything just now because it is waiting for the new prime minister and convention dictates big financial decisions are not taken by an outgoing administration. but there is a growing clamour for some clarity or at least reassurance about what might happen in the next few weeks when the energy price cap goes up. that is what rishi sunak is partly doing today, he's not setting out numbers and saying this is what i will offer households if i am prime minister, but he is setting out the principle, which is that when the new price cap is announced this month he will then set out specific interventions to try to help households, that will be based on the intervention earlier this year when he was chancellor. if you cast your mind back to may, that involved a universal payment to every household and it also involved means tested payments

to those who needed it the most. mr sunak is saying basically he will do the same again and the figures will be confirmed as and when the new price cap is announced. now, he is saying that money, the money to pay for that, comes from efficiency savings in government. liz truss's team are saying you probably need to borrow money, given the scale of what he is promising. they say that's a policy u—turn because a few weeks ago mr sunak was saying borrowing was a bad idea. but remember liz truss is under a lot of pressure to spell out exactly what her principle on this is. she said at the weekend she wanted tax cuts rather than what she called hand—outs. her supporters have been saying she is not actually ruling anything out but we've not heard from liz truss exactly what she meant by those comments and i think she is going to come under some pressure to say

what she would do as prime minister if that energy price cap goes up as high as some people are predicting. the backlog of patients who've been waiting more than two years for treatment has been "virtually eliminated", according to nhs england. officials say the reduction is thanks to the success of a recovery plan published in february that set out how the health service would address backlogs caused by the pandemic. our health reporter, katharine da costa, has more details. in spring 2020, the nhs cancelled thousands of routine operations to urgently free up hospital beds in the face of the covid crisis. two years on, the impact is still being felt, with a record 6.6 million patients on waiting lists. to tackle the backlog, the nhs set itself ambitious targets. the first, to eliminate two—year waits by the end ofjuly. there were more than 22,500 people who had been waiting two years or more for a routine operation at the start of the year.

that's been reduced to less than 3,000, although most of those patients don't want to travel to be seen faster or are complex cases that require specialist treatment. that leaves less than 200 patients. it is once again i think that incredible dedication, hard work, that has seen staff in the nhs now treat 800,000 patients with covid in hospitals over the past couple of years, rolling out as we know the biggest and fastest vaccination programme in our history and they have applied exactly the same sort of determination to this challenge. patients are given the option to be treated more quickly at hospitals in different parts of country. here at the sulis hospital in bath, staff have been carrying out high numbers of hip and knee operations. we have taken patients from seven local hospitals and we have managed to get through 1,100 extra cases on top of what was a pretty busy

hospital already since september. and that's been through the dedication of the staff, really, working hard, thinking of smarter ways to work. nhs england says it has performed well, despite the busiest ever summer for emergency services, and an upturn in covid cases. but health experts say there is still a way to go. this is a good achievement, it's something they should be pleased with, but it is a little bit like getting to base camp. there is quite a mountain to climb in terms of the people who have been waiting over a year, which is probably in the region of 400,000, people who have been waiting over 78 weeks, which is about 60,000. so these are much bigger numbers than this figure for people waiting two years. elsewhere in the uk, work continues to try to reduce the longest waiting times. in england, attention now turns to eliminating 18 month waits by next april, and one year waits by 2025.

katharine da costa, bbc news. now to afghanistan, where almost a year has passed since the taliban seized control of the country in a lightning advance. our correspondent secunder kermani has been back to kabul to check in with the people he met at the time. two parallel lives transformed by the taliban takeover. when the taliban entered kabul last august, many were terrified. youtuber, rowena, went and filmed them. "men's and women's rights are equal", she told me last year. since then, female tv presenters have been ordered to cover their faces. whilst there's been dismay as most girls secondary schools remain closed. 12 months after the takeover, rowena is pushing boundaries and still making videos.

but out and about she's dressing more conservatively and chooses her words carefully. translation: my request - to the taliban is women and girls do observe the hijab. they should be given all the freedoms granted by islam. their rights should not be taken away. they should be allowed to work and study. a few hours' drive outside kabul is a world away. last year, we visited one of the many afghan villages along the front lines. the already deeply conservative residents welcomed the taliban takeover. translation: because of the war, we couldn't even go to the market. | and now we can go everywhere. a year later, there's peace, but also a deep economic crisis. translation: there is no work, no jobs. i

people just depend on relatives abroad. it is true there was more money during previous government, but the situation was bad. they caused us too many problems. two lives out of so many changed forever. secundar kermani, bbc news, afghanistan. a real estate debt crisis is threatening to destabilise china's massive economy. just months before xi jinping is to be ushered into a historic third term in office, protesting property investors are withholding mortgage repayments because developers have not finished building their homes. in some cities, homeowners who bought their apartments off the plans have decided to just move their families into unfinished towers, ignoring warnings to stay away. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell got rare access and spoke to some of these disgruntled homeowners. you notice straight away that hardly any windows have been put in. it's a shell of a building. families have decided to move into the apartments they've paid for, but which have

not been delivered. i ask how many people are living here? translation: about 1 or 200. we used up all our savings to buy our apartments. it's now been five years and we still cannot live in them. we can't bear it any longer. so what are their plans now? translation: we are out of options. because of covid in recent years it's hard to make money, but there are still house and car repayments. it's pretty basic with no toilets, nowhere to wash, and the only electricity is via small solar panels. sometimes it doesn't work. so we have a six year old and an eight year old sleeping here, and this is clothes hanging up. i ask this father how he feels about having moved his family here.

translation: i feel really helpless. we don't want to live like this, but we have nowhere to go. to survive these people are pulling together. all water must be carried in. translation: with so many people we cook what we are good at. i so they're helping each other out? translation: yes, we are a big family. | she shows me the communal kitchen. dinner preparations are underway when our visit comes to an abrupt end. with the arrival of the police. ourfilming is soon blocked. and an official orders us out. chanting.

across china, protests have been erupting because of incomplete housing projects, putting pressure on the chinese government. these people have no idea how long they can stay here or even if their homes will be finished. this is tearing at the very fabric of chinese society. stephen mcdonell, bbc news. a zoo in pakistan is auctioning off a dozen lions to private collectors next week to free up space for a pride that won't stop growing. the zoo is currently home to 29 lions, and officials plan an auction on thursday to sell 12 of them, aged between two and five years old. the world's leading conservation organisation — the world wide fund — says it is concerned about the sale of wild animals because some of the species are endangered like tigers.

thank you for your company here on bbc news. wherever you are in the uk or around the world. i hope the rest of your day is good. hello again. the areas that have covers much of england, midlands, east anglia, southern counties, into the south—west. east wales, cheshire, and the greater manchester area. it means be prepared. what we have this afternoon is a lot of dry weather, sunshine around, a weather front draped across the southwest introduces thicker cloud, big enough for drizzle, and here too it is breezy, with temperatures 15—70 but

further south, the temperature ranges more than likely going to be 22-30 ranges more than likely going to be 22—30 or ranges more than likely going to be 22-30 or 31. ranges more than likely going to be 22—30 or31. heading ranges more than likely going to be 22—30 or 31. heading through the evening and overnight receipt mist reforming but there will be dry weather, some clearer skies, a weather, some clearer skies, a weather front draped across the north west, thick enough for spots of drizzle and breezy here but not a cold night, most of us in the towns and cities staying in double figures with an overnight low between ten and 15 degrees. high pressure remains in charge for the next few days, the heat building and we have weather fronts at bay across the north and west and we are likely to see thicker cloud here and some spots of rain. towards the end of the week we start importing south easterly or an easterly breeze so dragging in this hot continental air and it is quite possible somewhere in the south of england by the end of the week could hit 36 degrees. especially on friday and saturday. back to wednesday. any mist will quite quickly clear and there will

be a lot of dry weather. sunnier for the most part across the north and west of scotland before thicker cloud arrives with rain later and gusty winds across the north and west, temperatures ranging from 26-32 . this west, temperatures ranging from 26—32 . this trend continues as we head through the latter part of the week. if anything, head through the latter part of the week. ifanything, it head through the latter part of the week. if anything, it gets hotter, as we saw 36 degrees for some but if you live next to the north sea, in places and at times we will have low cloud lapping on shore and burning back towards the coast. early next week, no pressure taking charge and things turned more unsettled.

this is bbc news — i'm lukwesa burak and these are the headlines at 11: energy analysts warn that annual bills in england, scotland and wales could increase to more than £4200 in january next year. it's a tsunami coming our way and we know it's coming, we've had the warnings, and if we don't take action, then it will be the politicians who are to blame for the suffering. warnings of increased risk of fires — as the met office issues a four—day amber warning for extreme temperatures in parts of england and wales, which could reach 36 degrees celsius. former us president donald trump says the fbi raided his florida home and broke into his safe — his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office.

the former president, likely to be now a candidate for president, is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented. the backlog of people waiting more than two years for a routine operation on the nhs in england has shrunk from more than 22,000 at the start of the year to fewer than 200. meta announces a global campaign to start in the uk for whatsapp users who'll be able to leave group chats silently and control other privacy feaures. stars and fans from around the world pay tribute to dame olivia newton—john — one of the most iconic musical artists of all time, who has died at the age of 73. she was just such a beautiful

person, beautiful soul, so caring. very sad, it's the passing of a generation. she was someone i always wanted to be, wanted to look up to. - good morning. there's a warning that energy prices could hit over £4200 injanuary. the warning has come from the consultancy company, cornwall insight. it comes as rishi sunak has confirmed he will provide a further rebate to help with energy bills if he defeats liz truss in the conservative leadership race. sources close to ms truss have accused him of a u—turn. joining me now is vicky pryce, chief economic adviser at the centre for economics and business research and formerjoint head of the uk

government's economic service. thank you forjoining us. this warning about the consultancy group, what do you make of it? is warning about the consultancy group, what do you make of it?— what do you make of it? is very wor in: what do you make of it? is very worrying obviously _ what do you make of it? is very worrying obviously for - what do you make of it? is very l worrying obviously for consumers what do you make of it? is very i worrying obviously for consumers to see that the bill that were going to get up any way are likely to go up even further. it is quite interesting thatjust be good go at the head of this consultancy group put out a forecast which had prices considerably lower, still reaching just under £4000 for the average home. it's now likely to reach 4200. when we get to the october cat increase, but also the january 1 coming up. the reasons for that are

twofold. first of all, wholesale prices are going up anyway, faster than anyone had anticipated, particularly for gas. the second issueis particularly for gas. the second issue is that off gem, the regulator, has changed the way in which they calculate the cap. they run every quarter it now rather than every six months. they allow wholesale producers to recoup that saving from consumers over a six—month period, instead of 12 months. it means those prices are going up fasterfor months. it means those prices are going up faster for consumers. months. it means those prices are going up fasterfor consumers. it is a technical change in at the formula which the regulator uses, which then of course hit the consumers over the next six months harder than they had anticipated. next six months harder than they had antici ated. ., , ., ., , anticipated. there are several dates in at the timeline, _ anticipated. there are several dates in at the timeline, we _ anticipated. there are several dates in at the timeline, we have - anticipated. there are several dates in at the timeline, we have got i anticipated. there are several dates in at the timeline, we have got the l in at the timeline, we have got the 26th, then we get the announcement from ofgem this month. we then have

the september 5, which all the tory candidates are talking about. there is also talk from the 1st of october. then you have interventions, people saying that is too late. we have had the cbi saying it is going to be far too late to wait until those dates before they decide to do. how long does it take for an economic decision like that to be implemented? it’s for an economic decision like that to be implemented?— to be implemented? it's a good auestion to be implemented? it's a good question because _ to be implemented? it's a good question because of _ to be implemented? it's a good question because of course i to be implemented? it's a good question because of course it i to be implemented? it's a good l question because of course it has taken quite some time for the payment announced by rishi sunak coming to households. they really only started in july and there coming to households. they really only started injuly and there will be more coming in october. implementation takes a bit of time, deciding who are at the elegy pupil takes a bit of time. maybe if we could use the same formula from before, maybe that will speed things up. whoever is elected as leader of the tory party is going to have to

do something pretty urgent. the implementation could be done a lot faster, but the real issue is what messages you give to consumers. although the consumer spending quite a lot this summer, is a nice weather, they are going travelling and so on, still intends to really restrain themselves come the autumn. they are expecting those increases to take place, but anything at all thatis to take place, but anything at all that is announced to ease the pain, then obviously it affects consumer confidence very significantly. therefore the that they may have to spendin therefore the that they may have to spend in the future, if they do cut back on spending significantly as has been forecasted right now, would be more if those increases take place. then that brings in a recession, with the forecast of a drop in gdp in the next quarter. more and more people are talking

about this campaign which is a campaign for mass nonpayment. that is a petition online, when i last looked we were heading towards 95,000 people. they have said they were not do anything until they hit 1 million signatories. they are arguing that we cannot wait, so on october1 we are going to plan for a mass strike. action has to be taken now. economists say it would be a foolish thing to do to not pay your bills. what will happen if you don't pay your bills?— bills. what will happen if you don't pay your bills? what has happened alread is pay your bills? what has happened already is that _ pay your bills? what has happened already is that the _ pay your bills? what has happened already is that the energy - pay your bills? what has happened l already is that the energy companies have been given instructions, but they are going to be quite lenient in terms of people who cannot pay. it is not the question of i don't want to pay and you're in middle income household and you are refusing to pay. but actually it is those households, if you look at the

squeeze real incomes, which will be an increase of about a third of the households in the uk who are going to be very badly affected i may not be able to afford to pay. it has already been announced that there are ways of paying over a longer period. there are a lot of talk about social tariffs, so that people at the lower end are being charged less than others. i think there have to be a rethink of the entire structure, in my view, for people to feel confident they can afford to pay, that they will not strike, but get some sort of arrangement of the suppliers. the get some sort of arrangement of the su liers. ., ., , suppliers. the other threat is the lona term suppliers. the other threat is the long term damage _ suppliers. the other threat is the long term damage we _ suppliers. the other threat is the long term damage we do - suppliers. the other threat is the long term damage we do to i suppliers. the other threat is the long term damage we do to your| long term damage we do to your credit score. people are already saying, we cannot pay our bills. you're an economist— what is it due to your credit score? it is you're an economist- what is it due to your credit score?— to your credit score? it is not good news but there _ to your credit score? it is not good news but there it _ to your credit score? it is not good news but there it could _ to your credit score? it is not good news but there it could again i to your credit score? it is not good news but there it could again be i news but there it could again be exception to that. people will

probably have to borrow a lot more to survive over the next few months and that needs to be looked at very carefully because the rates that you get if you need to borrow, the check you get what months when you are getting paid and the one after, can be extortionately. i think the government has to take steps to ensure that in the circumstances of your credit score will not be affected. there are ways to do it. it is really about how you deal with this entire issue and how you actually set those prices. other countries are not doing it the way we are doing it, they are not allowing the consumer to be charged at those extortionately prices without some extra support being given as a result.— given as a result. thank you for our given as a result. thank you for your time- _ so, energy a key battleground between the two candidates for conservative leadership. let's speak to our political

correspondent, nick eardley. they are both saying that they are going to do different things, but they are waiting until the off gen announcement. i wonder if you can take as free will be are in the fight for the leadership? t take as free will be are in the fight for the leadership? i think there is frankly _ fight for the leadership? i think there is frankly a _ fight for the leadership? i think there is frankly a bit _ fight for the leadership? i think there is frankly a bit of - fight for the leadership? i think there is frankly a bit of a i fight for the leadership? i think there is frankly a bit of a powerj there is frankly a bit of a power vacuum at the moment because downing street are saying i cannot make any big financial decisions until the next prime minister takes office, and that is a month away. there has been increasing pressure from opposition parties, from some civic groups, for the candidates to really outline what they are going to do and offer some reassurance that they will be help with these massively increasing energy bills. rishi sunak is attempting to do that this morning, he said that if he becomes prime minister he will offer further

support after the new price cap is announced at the end of this month. he is not putting a figure on it, he is saying we will have to wait until we get that new ofgem price cut before he can put new specifics. but he is basically saying he won't model at on what the government did earlier in the year when he was chancellor, which was a universal payment for all households, specific payments, means tested payments to those who needed it most. —— saying he will model it on. rishi sunak says he will base it on efficiency savings and government figures, but the truth is that the figures we have seen a small and about the price cap potentially coming up to 4000 georgian pounds for the typical household, they will mean that potentially the government is facing an even bigger bow to support people who need it the most. —— 4000 £200. i think liz truss is now under a lot

of pressure to say what she is prepared to do. she said over the weekend she would rather cut taxes that give hand—outs. our allies say she is not ruling anything out, but we have not really heard ms truss say what she is going to do when it comes to direct financial assistance. what did she mean, for example, when she told the financial times that she wants to avoid what she calls more hand—outs. i think she calls more hand—outs. i think she will case a lot of questions over that. the whole backdrop to the leadership campaign has been the economy. there have been questions over sound fiscal management. but the question of energy bills, of the cost of loving, cruel living, how the government can help the most vulnerable households, i think it is one of the biggest one is the prime minister can face. —— of the cost of living. i think some of the rhetoric

is the same as the rhetoric that many in the country want to hear when it comes to how they are going to get through a really difficult winter. the former president of the united states, donald trump, says his home in florida has been raided by the fbi. mr trump, who was not at mar—a—lago at the time, is being investigated for the removal of official documents from the white house. he said he was cooperating with the relevant agencies, and that such a raid was neither necessary nor appropriate. the fbi has not commented. here's mark lobel. a spectacular fbi search on former president donald trump's florida home to reportedly seize official papers he's handled. so, that means the most famous conservative politician in the united states, a former president, likely to be now a candidate for president, is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented.

an unnamed law enforcement official told cbs that the secret service guarding the ex—president was notified shortly before the warrant was served around 10am, and that agents protecting mr trump helped the fbi investigators. several boxes were taken away, the source said, adding that no doors were kicked down, and that the raid had concluded by the late afternoon. donald trump was reportedly in new york at the time, where he issued a statement condemning what he called an "unannounced raid" as "dark times for our nation" and "the weaponisation of the justice system" to prevent him from running for the white house again.

president trump was one of the biggest critics of hillary clinton when she used her personal e—mail as the secretary of state and, potentially, some people think she violated some of our laws related to only using government official e—mails, where those documents become records, and here we have president trump having done something potentially much more egregious. as attention turns to which classified documents it's suspected may have been removed from the white house, for others, the legal process itself is under scrutiny. but this search is potentially politically significant. as a criminal law that bars removal of official records can result in disqualifying someone

from holding federal office. mark lobel, bbc news. the met office has issued a four—day amber warning for extreme temperatures in parts of england and wales, as a new heatwave looms. the warning for thursday to sunday comes as the forecaster predicted 35c in places — below last month's record temperatures, which peaked above 40c in some spots. in central and southern england, the uk health security agency has issued a level three alert from midday today — that's one step down from the heatwave last month. it means health care services should take action to help vulnerable groups. in northern england, there'll be a level two alert. i'm joined now in the studio by our weather presenter, carol kirkwood. she is going to take us through what

it all means, what is happening and what we can do about it. i think everybody is talking about the weather at the moment. first off, just how hot are things going to get and how long are they going to last? things are going to keep up. we could have temperatures as high as 36 degrees as we go through the latter part of this week, which is why the met office has issued us and that extreme heat warning for thursday until sunday. the area covers includes a lot of england, east anglia, the midlands, chester, greater manchester, parts of yorkshire, the south—west and also east wales. we will see others' temperatures rise pretty quickly. a heat wave is actually set using different thresholds. on this chart, but we have the deep reds, we would need to have temperatures of 28 celsius plus for 3 consecutive days.

so it goes on, with the pinks, it would be 25 celsius for 3 days plus that would constitute a heat wave. the other thing to consider, it is not also —— just the heat by day, but also by night. it will be warm and uncomfortable for sleeping over the next few days. there could be impacts on health. on infrastructure, you might find delays to your transport. this is actually coming from the near continent towards the end of the week. we start bringing in the south—easterly breeze which is dragging in the milder air across most of the country. we expect the highest temperatures to be in the south, that is where we are looking at potentially at the 36 celsius, which is knocking on the door of 97 fahrenheit. it is not as hot as the last time, but it still is hot. the

consequences _ last time, but it still is hot. the consequences of _ last time, but it still is hot. the consequences of heat are numerous. yes, it's hard and you have to learn how to manage the heat, particularly at night. also, many people are suffering from migraines which are brought on by this heat. what they do to manage heat like this when you are not used to it? tia do to manage heat like this when you are not used to it?— are not used to it? no best ways to kee cool are not used to it? no best ways to keep cool art _ are not used to it? no best ways to keep cool art to _ are not used to it? no best ways to keep cool art to keep _ are not used to it? no best ways to keep cool art to keep hydrated. i are not used to it? no best ways to i keep cool art to keep hydrated. when you open your doors and windows in the morning, make sure it is cooler outside than inside. another trick i sometimes use is to get some ice from the fridge, put it in a bag and stick it in front of a fan so you get a nice blast of cool air. have a cold shower, that kind of thing will keep you cool. brute cold shower, that kind of thing will keep you cool-— cold shower, that kind of thing will kee ou cool. ~ ., ~ ., ., keep you cool. we often known about oures bein: keep you cool. we often known about ogres being rather— keep you cool. we often known about ogres being rather poor _ keep you cool. we often known about ogres being rather poor when - keep you cool. we often known about ogres being rather poor when it i ogres being rather poor when it comes to the weather. —— often known

about august being rather poor. the trends and the seasonal changes, how relevant are they? like some people say, it's summer. there are other season shifting? the say, it's summer. there are other season shifting?— season shifting? the weather is certainly changing. _ season shifting? the weather is certainly changing. in _ season shifting? the weather is certainly changing. in my i season shifting? the weather is certainly changing. in my own l certainly changing. in my own experience from presenting the weather for many years, i know it has. many seasons seem to blend into one another, rather than having a distinctive spring, summer, summer and autumn that you might remember as a child. it is notjust in the uk, butaround as a child. it is notjust in the uk, but around the world. thank you ve much uk, but around the world. thank you very much indeed, _ uk, but around the world. thank you very much indeed, carol— uk, but around the world. thank you very much indeed, carol kirkwood. l more now that on that warning that energy prices could hit over £4200 in january. the warning has come from the consultancy company, cornwall insight. we cannot talk to robert buckley, an

energy expert from cornwall insight. thank you forjoining us. can you just take us through how you came to that expected figure? ithihat just take us through how you came to that expected figure?— that expected figure? what we do is we forecast the _ that expected figure? what we do is we forecast the different _ that expected figure? what we do is. we forecast the different components of the default cap that ofgem managers, that includes the various different costs that suppliers face. the primary one at the moment is the wholesale market, which has been rising rapidly. a week or so ago we made a forecast of 3600 for the quarter from january to march. the new forecast is nearly 45 o quarter from january to march. the new forecast is nearly 45 0 annual equivalent of up to those three months. a couple of reasons for that. firstly, the wholesale market

continues to rise, there continues to be a huge squeeze on gas supplies into europe and prices continue to go into europe and prices continue to 9° up into europe and prices continue to go up as a consequence of that. secondly, the regulator is proposing to make some technical changes to the way that the formula is put together that effectively allows costs that would have been taken later in the year closer to time. later in the year, i mean later in 2023. this is the so—called allowance in the cab formula. rc micro to think we actually will get to that figure? many people are saying something has got to happen the side of christmas. ithiiiiii saying something has got to happen the side of christmas.— the side of christmas. will we get to that eye _ the side of christmas. will we get to that eye watering _ the side of christmas. will we get to that eye watering figure? i the side of christmas. will we get to that eye watering figure? the i to that eye watering figure? the fi . ures to that eye watering figure? the figures are _ to that eye watering figure? the figures are eye _ to that eye watering figure? tte: figures are eye watering. we had been making these forecast for a long time now and we are still short about where they have gone. the

fundamental thing is that there is huge squeeze on energy supply generally in europe, whether it is power generation or gas for the winter,. in many ways, the card is a very difficult mechanism to try and force onto a market at a time of such great instability. —— the cap is a very difficult mechanism. it's a very difficult thing to do, ofgem has interest in administering the cap fairly for consumers. egg when you say it is a very difficult thing to force on the market, what do you mean by that? the thing to force on the market, what do you mean by that?— do you mean by that? the cap has been with us _ do you mean by that? the cap has been with us for _ do you mean by that? the cap has been with us for five _ do you mean by that? the cap has been with us for five or _ do you mean by that? the cap has been with us for five or six - do you mean by that? the cap has been with us for five or six years l been with us for five or six years now and it has been designed to reflect the cost of supply to consumers. that is all relatively well when the market is flat and benign. now, it is all over the place with levels that nobody could

have imagined, and it is incredibly difficult to get a cab to help manage the system. we would be any dreadful situation with or without the cap. we have been making these forecasts to say, come on, people in charge, something needs to be done. what should be done? t’m charge, something needs to be done. what should be done?— what should be done? i'm going to duck that one. _ what should be done? i'm going to duck that one. i'm _ what should be done? i'm going to duck that one. i'm a _ what should be done? i'm going to duck that one. i'm a humble i what should be done? i'm going to | duck that one. i'm a humble energy analyst, not a politician. ithihat duck that one. i'm a humble energy analyst, not a politician.— analyst, not a politician. what can be done realistically _ analyst, not a politician. what can be done realistically to _ analyst, not a politician. what can be done realistically to make i analyst, not a politician. what can be done realistically to make both sides happy?— sides happy? there are various proposals- _ sides happy? there are various proposals- you _ sides happy? there are various proposals. you see _ sides happy? there are various proposals. you see quite i sides happy? there are various proposals. you see quite a i sides happy? there are various proposals. you see quite a big| sides happy? there are various i proposals. you see quite a big split between direct relief for consumers, even within the conservative party with rishi sunak coming out this morning and saying more relief along with the tailored package he put forward earlier in the year, and then more torque scenes from the press from liz truss about tax cuts and levies. but

press from liz truss about tax cuts and levies-— press from liz truss about tax cuts and levies. but energy suppliers be ha - with and levies. but energy suppliers be happy with that? — and levies. but energy suppliers be happy with that? energy _ and levies. but energy suppliers be j happy with that? energy companies are not a single _ happy with that? energy companies are not a single uniform _ happy with that? energy companies are not a single uniform lamp, i happy with that? energy companies are not a single uniform lamp, they have different views on these kinds of things. they are all extremely concerned about the prospects for the winter for their customers and also for themselves.— the winter for their customers and also for themselves. robert buckley, thank ou also for themselves. robert buckley, thank you very _ also for themselves. robert buckley, thank you very much _ also for themselves. robert buckley, thank you very much indeed. - tributes are being paid from around the world to dame olivia newton—john, who's died of cancer, aged 73. the iconic singer and actress was best known for playing sandy in grease, one of the most successful film musicals ever made. her co—star, john travolta, has described her impact as "incredible". let's take a look at some of the tributes on social media. australian pop star kylie minogue tweeted,

singer rod stewart paid tribute to his great friend, saying: soul singer dionne warwick wrote: and oscar—winning actress marlee matlin, who starred alongside dame olivia in the 1996 film, it's my party, tweeted:

our arts correspondent, david sillito, takes a look back at her career and legacy. # summer loving, had me a blast # summer loving, happened so fast...# olivia newton—john. for anyone of a certain generation, she was and always will be sandy from grease. # cute as can be... and the person that knew from the beginning she was the one was her co—star, john travolta. # summer heat, boy and girl meet... now 40 years on, paying tribute, saying... "my dearest olivia, you made all of our lives so much better. your impact was incredible. i love you so much, we will see you down the road and we will all be together again.

yours, from the first moment i saw you and for ever, your danny, yourjohn." olivia newton—john was born in britain, grew up in australia. she began singing as a teenager and she was a successful country artist. # all the kids like ten tin soldiers in a row # followed hand in hand... blonde, wholesome, family friendly easy listening. no wonder eurovision came knocking. # you better shape up # cos i need a man... but grease changed everything. # and my heart is set on you... it was huge, six hit singles, millions of records sold. and the premiere, a near riot ensued. this was a new level of fame. come on, back off! marker. there was then, naturally, huge interest in her next musical. xanadu gave her a hit single.

the film, it was the inspiration for a new awards ceremony, the golden raspberries. # let's get physical, physical... and then there was physical. she was terrified it would destroy her girl next door image. instead, it became an anthem for the sweatband—wearing hoards of the aerobic 80s. of course, many tv stations would cut away before this final shot. after a break for marriage and children, her career was never quite the same, but 30 years on, olivia newton—john was still performing. it was a reminder of how it all began. # if not for you # sandy, you must start anew... like a burst of australian sun, blonde, wholesome and pure.

if anyone was going to be sandy, it was olivia newton—john. come on, sandy! # goodbye to sandra dee.# i'm joined now by tim ewbank, an entertainmentjournalist who interviewed olivia newton—john several times in the 70s and 80s and also wrote the biography of the star, called olivia. thank you so much forjoining us here on bbc news. she thank you so much for “oining us here on bbc news._ here on bbc news. she is being called an icon. _ here on bbc news. she is being called an icon. sometimes i here on bbc news. she is being called an icon. sometimes that l here on bbc news. she is being i called an icon. sometimes that turn can be used loosely, but she was an icon. what made her an icon? she was

indeed. icon. what made her an icon? she was indeed- the — icon. what made her an icon? she was indeed. the image _ icon. what made her an icon? she was indeed. the image of _ icon. what made her an icon? she was indeed. the image of her _ icon. what made her an icon? she was indeed. the image of her for _ indeed. the image of herfor millions will always be young sandy, the prim college girl returning as a sexy vamp to capture the heart of john travolta. it is an image that has lasted for 44 years and will last a lot longer.— has lasted for 44 years and will last a lot longer. you interviewed her. that wholesome _ last a lot longer. you interviewed her. that wholesome image i last a lot longer. you interviewed her. that wholesome image is i last a lot longer. you interviewed i her. that wholesome image is what many of us have in our minds when we think of olivia newton—john. what was she like in real life? t think of olivia newton-john. what was she like in real life?— was she like in real life? i found her delightful. _ was she like in real life? i found her delightful. very _ was she like in real life? i found her delightful. very modest. i was she like in real life? i found i her delightful. very modest. honest. straightforward. harris was not at thrust for fame. yes, straightforward. harris was not at thrust forfame. yes, she straightforward. harris was not at thrust for fame. yes, she took her career seriously, thrust for fame. yes, she took her careerseriously, but thrust for fame. yes, she took her career seriously, but she wasn't incredibly ambitious. i think she recognise that there was a life outside of show business as well.

for many of us, she will always be sandy, the woman who took back control. when she was diagnosed with cancer, how closely were you following her story? what did you pick up from how she was living with the disease? t pick up from how she was living with the disease?— the disease? i interviewed her then husband in australia. _ the disease? i interviewed her then husband in australia. it _ the disease? i interviewed her then husband in australia. it must i the disease? i interviewed her then husband in australia. it must have l husband in australia. it must have been desperately hard for her and for him, but she was determined, she knew that the news would break out, so she decided she would face it and is regarded it courageously, as a gift that she could fight and show other people that it wasn't necessarily the end. she has been a wonderfully outspoken advocate of early detection of breast cancer. 50 early detection of breast cancer. so many people talk about greece, and is new audience are still coming to

grease and loving it. putting the two together, the fact that she has passed away and it is still a film thatis passed away and it is still a film that is loved so much by young and old, she herself said she was so grateful for it. what did it mean for her career? considering she thought she was too old! she for her career? considering she thought she was too old! she was 29, she was desperately _ thought she was too old! she was 29, she was desperately worried - thought she was too old! she was 29, she was desperately worried that i she was desperately worried that people wouldn't believe that she could play a 16—year—old college girl. it totally transform her. she became an megastar. the only detrimental thing is that i think they thought perhaps management thought we have had one enormous movie hits, we will turn her into a movie hits, we will turn her into a movie star, and that wasn't her forte. she had done a film called tomorrow, which vanished without trace. then along came xanadu, which

had a weak script and lots of problems in the making of the film. it was a movie about roller discos, and by the time the movie came out, they had long gone! it looked dated even from the start. poor old gene kelly, the most wonderful dancer, dancing on roller skates was really a great shame. dancing on roller skates was really a great shame-— dancing on roller skates was really a great shame. what was she most roud of? a great shame. what was she most proud of? she _ a great shame. what was she most proud of? she was _ a great shame. what was she most proud of? she was multitalented. i a great shame. what was she most i proud of? she was multitalented. she started singing and performing as a child. she was a musician, singer, actress. what was she most proud of? her father was a trained opera singer and apparently she used to singer and apparently she used to sing to him when she was a tiny baby. he would sing to her and noted she could reproduce it perfectly

with great clarity. by the time she was two years old she was able to reproduce a musical sequence with wonderful accuracy and clarity. she was very proud of her voice. it was a natural gift. probably she was proudest of all the campaigning that she did, both for cancer patients etc, and also she was a un ambassadorfor the etc, and also she was a un ambassador for the environment, etc, and also she was a un ambassadorfor the environment, and ambassador for the environment, and she ambassadorfor the environment, and she was a wonderful animal rights activist. i think all those sort of things she loved and would be very proud of, as of course her heads, she had that incredible string of hits. .. . .. she had that incredible string of hits. ,, ., ,, i. she had that incredible string of hits. ~' ., ~' i., she had that incredible string of hits. ,, ., . hits. tim eubank, thank you so much for sharin: hits. tim eubank, thank you so much for sharing your _ hits. tim eubank, thank you so much for sharing your memories _ hits. tim eubank, thank you so much for sharing your memories and i hits. tim eubank, thank you so much for sharing your memories and giving us an insight into olivia newton—john, who had sadly passed away at the age of 73.

sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. here'sjohn watson. good morning. toni minichello, the coach who steered jess ennis—hill to olympic glory, has been banned for life for from athletics after an investigation found serious breaches of his coaching licence. a uk athletics independent disciplinary panel found over a 15—year period he had engaged in sexually physical behaviour with athletes which had severe consequences for their mental health and mental wellbeing. uk athletics said they were of the view there will never be a time where they would issue a licence for him to coach again. the curtain came down on what was a record breaking commonwealth games. the most attended games hosted in britain, with more than 1.3 million tickets sold, a record haul of medals for england and northern ireland, and it all ended with last night's spectauclaur show at the alexander staidum. stuaret pollit reports.

# come on, eileen. # well, i swear, at this moment #. a stadium dominated by athletes now home to a few runners. wolverhampton band dexys midnight runners performing their most famous song at the start of the closing ceremony. from come on, eileen to come in, eilish. gold medal—winning scottish athlete eilish mccolgan leading the flag—bearers from the 70—plus nations. golden gymnast jake jarman last in with the english flag. # red, red wine #. the party then became a midlands musical medley. ublio, goldie and beverley knight among the acts on stage. birmingham's best known tv exportjoined in.

tommy shelby and the rest of the peaky blinders arriving at the alexander stadium. every brummie, every volunteer, every single commonwealth athlete a is helping to write a new chapter in our history. we will never forget your warmth and your welcome. from me to all of you, thank you. then it was time to fold up the flag, pass the baton on to the australian state of victoria, which will host the games in 2026. but first a message from the earl of wessex. you have inspired us and, hopefully, future generations. you have also demonstrated what unites us. thank you, birmingham and the west midlands. cheering. from prince edward to

the prince of darkness. thank you, good night, _ you are the best, god bless you all. birmingham for ever! stuart pollitt, bbc news. chelsea forward timo werner is closing in on a return to his former club rb leipzig. the move will come just two years after he left german football for the premier league for 45 million pounds. this transfer is expected to be around £25 million. he was pictured yesterday arriving in leipzig for a medical. the ecb have annouced that england women's head coach lisa keightly will leave her role at the end of the summer. keightly took charge of the team in 2020 and lead them to the semifinal of the t20 world cup in the same year, and the final of the icc world cup in 2022.

her last series with england will be september's visit of india. that's all the sport for now. more now on one of our top stories, that the met office has issued a four—day amber warning, that's from this thursday to sunday, for extreme temperatures in parts of england and wales. forecasters have predicted 35 celsius in places, which is below last month's record temperatures which peaked above a0 celsius in some spots. i'm joined now from cornwall by chrisjones, beaver trust community director, cornwall beaver project manager and organic farmer. quite a few titles there, chris! thank you very much forjoining us. obviously very skilled and knowing what should be done and the

consequences of this hot weather. first up, could you talk is true, as a former what it means to your farming life. in a former what it means to your farming life-— a former what it means to your farming life. in some ways, it is not so bad _ farming life. in some ways, it is not so bad for _ farming life. in some ways, it is not so bad for us, _ farming life. in some ways, it is not so bad for us, because - farming life. in some ways, it is not so bad for us, because we l farming life. in some ways, it is i not so bad for us, because we only have livestock here and our land supports grass, lots of grass and trees. of course, the danger for us is that the grass is obviously very very dry and if we had a fire that could be incredibly serious because we would wipe out all the cattle feed for the next couple of months until the rain comes and the grass starts to grow again. it is very serious. i shudder to think about people growing crops.— serious. i shudder to think about people growing crops. chris, your relationship _ people growing crops. chris, your relationship with _ people growing crops. chris, your relationship with beavers, - people growing crops. chris, your relationship with beavers, tell- people growing crops. chris, your relationship with beavers, tell us| relationship with beavers, tell us all about it. relationship with beavers, tell us all about it—

all about it. ok, so i have been involved in _ all about it. ok, so i have been involved in slightly _ all about it. ok, so i have been involved in slightly wacky - all about it. ok, so i have been involved in slightly wacky ideasj involved in slightly wacky ideas like low carbon farming for a long time and my local village flooded twice in 2012 and twice again in 2013. only reduced in 2013 because the big tree fell in the river and a of water spilled out to neighbouring land. it struck me then that we had to learn to hold more water on our lands to help flood risk. the environment agency had lots of restrictions for us, but had no resources to make these things happen. i said, resources to make these things happen. isaid, what resources to make these things happen. i said, what if we use beavers to do all that force for nothing? they said, yes, that would work, probably. we made an enclosure, got a pair of beavers in there and with exeter university in particular, we have done a lot of studying of how the hydrology works,

but to bring us up to date, the hydrology has been amazing for flooding, that is to say we have reduced the peak discharge of water from this land by nearly half. the other side of that coin is there is a lot of water saved tougher when we have a drought. in the past we have been able to pump water out of ponds and onto our fields. been able to pump water out of ponds and onto ourfields. this been able to pump water out of ponds and onto our fields.— and onto our fields. this is interesting. _ and onto our fields. this is interesting. normally - and onto our fields. this is| interesting. normally when and onto our fields. this is - interesting. normally when people talk about water management you think about organic material or green witch —— manure being incorporated into that, but you are working with a water body as well. could you explain to us how beavers and living on a river or stream also help to support and develop ecosystems and habitats? fik.

help to support and develop ecosystems and habitats? 0k. their immediate impact, _ ecosystems and habitats? 0k. their immediate impact, or _ ecosystems and habitats? 0k. their immediate impact, or the _ ecosystems and habitats? 0k. their immediate impact, or the very - ecosystems and habitats? 0k. theirj immediate impact, or the very quick impact is as they start to back up water behind dams, and they build dams very fast when they are motivated to do so. they start to open outward land by felling some trees. they inundate, or they reconnect the river with its flood plain, which is why we get this tremendous effect on flood regimes. but also because they are piling up water behind them, it starts to infiltrate the soil, so the soil adjacent to the river gets much damper and we also begin to recharge our aquifers, damper and we also begin to recharge ouraquifers, because damper and we also begin to recharge our aquifers, because the water standing there has depth to it, so pressure is being applied. finally, and i think really importantly, you collect up a lot of silt, and the silt is often rich in carbon and

nitrates and phosphates, so it is cleaning up the water that passes through, so my little site is holding about 220 tonnes of silt. if we extrapolate that over a kilometre, that would be 1100 tonnes per kilometre. over the whole catchment above my village, if we had a lot of beavers here, we could be holding 30,000 tonnes. why does that matter? it matters because downstream in falmouth bay there are oyster beds and it would help to keep the oyster beds clean. it would keep the oyster beds clean. it would keep excessive nutrients from getting into the sea. it would help to keep our bathing water is clean and so on and so forth. really, these creatures are very impactful. that is fascinating. i could go on

and on about this. it sounds like you have the perfect silty loam for growing crops on it. could i go back to the beavers, and if people like yourself who are managing land, whether farmers or general lamp management, if you can't introduce beavers, what would be here bare minimum advice when it comes to water management, very quickly? slow down the flow— water management, very quickly? (if down the flow across your land is really important, and establish buffers. establish buffers across your land as well next to streams so that less nasty stuff can get into the river, to separate the water away from farming pollution and eroding soil and that kind of thing. really important to do that. and even without beavers that would be fantastic. if beavers come, it would help to separate out any potential

for conflicts with your farming operations by having that buffer. christians, it really has been fascinating. there is a story almost with the form of oyster farming industry. with the form of oyster farming indust . . ~ with the form of oyster farming indust . ., ~ , ., with the form of oyster farming indust . ., ~ in with the form of oyster farming indust . ., ~' . with the form of oyster farming indust . ., ~ . ., industry. thank you so much for that. industry. thank you so much for that- come _ industry. thank you so much for that. come down _ industry. thank you so much for that. come down and _ industry. thank you so much for that. come down and see - industry. thank you so much for that. come down and see us! i i industry. thank you so much for . that. come down and see us! i will! cheerio! the backlog of patients who have been waiting more than two years for treatment has been "virtually eliminated" , according to nhs england. officials say it is a major milestone in post—pandemic recovery. here's our health reporter katharine da costa. in spring 2020, the nhs cancelled thousands of routine operations to urgently free up hospital beds in the face of the covid crisis. two years on, the impact is still being felt, with a record 6.6 million patients on waiting lists. to tackle the backlog, the nhs set itself ambitious targets. the first, to eliminate two—year

waits by the end ofjuly. there were more than 22,500 people who had been waiting two years or more for a routine operation at the start of the year. that's been reduced to less than 3,000, although most of those patients don't want to travel to be seen faster or are complex cases that require specialist treatment. that leaves less than 200 patients. it is once again i think that incredible dedication, hard work, that has seen staff in the nhs now treat 800,000 patients with covid in hospitals over the past couple of years, rolling out as we know the biggest and fastest vaccination programme in our history and they have applied exactly the same sort of determination to this challenge. patients are given the option to be treated more quickly at hospitals in different parts of country. here at the sulis hospital in bath, staff have been carrying out high numbers of hip and knee operations.

we have taken patients from seven local hospitals and we have managed to get through 1,100 extra cases on top of what was a pretty busy hospital already since september. and that's been through the dedication of the staff, really, working hard, thinking of smarter ways to work. nhs england says it has performed well, despite the busiest ever summer for emergency services and an upturn in covid cases. but health experts say there is still a way to go. this is a good achievement, it's something they should be pleased with, but it is a little bit like getting to base camp. there is quite a mountain to climb in terms of the people who have been waiting over a year, which is probably in the region of 400,000, people who have been waiting over 78 weeks, which is about 60,000. so these are much bigger numbers than this figure for people waiting two years.

elsewhere in the uk, work continues to try to reduce the longest waiting times. in england, attention now turns to eliminating 18 waits by next april, and one year waits by 2025. katharine da costa, bbc news. a 95—year—old woman was left for five days without being brought her meals on wheels after the company claimed a cyber attack disrupted services. vivian, who suffers with dementia, relies on the service to bring her lunch every day. now her son is demanding an explanation — as james ingham reports.

she has dementia, so is very reliant on care, especially a hot meal delivered every lunchtime. a hot meal that her son has discovered for the past few weeks has often not arrived. looks like your meal hasn't come again. are you getting hungry, vivian? yes. quite a few days now the food doesn't come. how does that make you feel? a bit upset. wouldn't you be if you'd ordered it and they didn't bring it to you? what i'll be doing here is finding out which days they didn't come. jeremy found out about the failed deliveries after spotting his mum on her doorbell camera looking for the driver. she'd been going in and out all the time and i suddenly realised that she hadn't had any lunch. so i went over there and had a look and nobody turned up. how does this make you feel when you see this? pretty angry, actually, because whilst they've been good up to now, they they didn't even phone me to let me know that they weren't coming. there she is, just standing by the car there waiting, waiting for them to come. and we phoned them up and they said,

oh, we didn't didn't know anything about it. up till then it had been about three days. so imagine, you know, she's 95, she hasn't eaten for three days. if we were away on holiday, what would have happened? the company, appetito, has given us an explanation for the problem. "due to a recent criminal cyber attack, we have been unable . to access our electronic meal delivery schedules— using paper records. we are making every attempt - to deliver to all those who should receive a meals on wheels delivery. we understand how important these i meals are and can only apologise i to anyone who may not have received one." - food — it's always brought people together. appetito is a large multinational company contracted by hampshire county council to provide the meals on wheels service in the county. the councils raised the issue with the supplier and recommended that customers should contact the firm direct. as we film today, a meal did finally turn up for vivian, later than normal. that was encouraging forjeremy, who's hopeful but anxious about the continuing service. james ingham, bbc news.

the japanese fashion designer issey miyake has died at the age of 8a. the kyodo news agency said he had been ill with liver cancer. he was known for his creative use of technical fabrics and designs driven by technology, including his �*pleats please' collections, which combine functionality, comfort and beauty. two parallel lives transformed by the taliban takeover. when the taliban entered kabul last august, many were terrified.

youtuber rowena went and filmed them. "men's and women's rights are equal", she told me last year. since then, female tv presenters have been ordered to cover their faces. whilst there's been dismay as most girls secondary schools remain closed. 12 months after the takeover, rowena is pushing boundaries and still making videos. but out and about she's dressing more conservatively and chooses her words carefully. translation: my request - to the taliban is women and girls do observe the hijab. they should be given all the freedoms granted by islam. their rights should not be taken away. they should be allowed to work and study. a few hours' drive outside kabul is a world away.

last year, we visited one of the many afghan villages along the front lines. the already deeply conservative residents welcomed the taliban takeover. translation: because of the war, we couldn't even go to the market. | and now we can go everywhere. a year later, there's peace, but also a deep economic crisis. translation: there is no work, no jobs. i people just depend on relatives abroad. it is true there was more money during previous government, but the situation was bad. they caused us too many problems. two lives out of so many changed forever. secundar kermani, bbc news, afghanistan.

whatsapp is going to introduce some new privacy features. it will allow people to leave group chaps without notifying everybody in the conversation. let's speak to build new —— build your, privacy campaigner. i'm sure people listening to that one think, i could do with that because we gets annotated with —— inundated with communications at the moment. so how different is this move to just removing that blue check? it does allow ou removing that blue check? it does allow you to _ removing that blue check? it does allow you to subtly _ removing that blue check? it does allow you to subtly move - removing that blue check? it does allow you to subtly move out - removing that blue check? it does allow you to subtly move out of. removing that blue check? it does| allow you to subtly move out of the group without there being a notification, but that doesn't make an enormous difference. i could see where there may be some group that particularly is inflamed about something you don't agree with and you being unwittingly part of that

group and wanting to leave quietly without saying anything because that might attract attention, or there might attract attention, or there might be more subtle ones where an unpopular cousin or bolster something creates a group that you don't really want to be a part of and you want to quietly disappear. you may even find that that person ends up in a group of one chatting to themselves without even realising it. but these are superficial changes. more than that is the changes. more than that is the change they have made where messages can be ephemeral and will only last a limited amount of time. you can delete messages already, but this gives a level of assurance people that it will be deleted, but this is very difficult because you might get full security that people can't record what you're saying, but in reality, they could take a photograph of the screen and it would be held and recorded anyway. very quickly, that time limit that

you describe, it is something that we see on snapchat because the teenager she that a lot? yes. we see on snapchat because the teenager she that a lot? yes, and there are some _ teenager she that a lot? yes, and there are some platforms - teenager she that a lot? yes, and there are some platforms that - teenager she that a lot? yes, and j there are some platforms that are ephemeral and all messages disappear after a short window and there are others where things are kept and you can choose to delete them. what we are trying to do now is enter a sphere where you have the option to do both and you really need to question why would you actively choose not to share something? maybe it is because it is sensitive or you don't entirely trust the person at the other end, in which case you possibly need to why you are sending the content of that person anyway, because they still can record a copy of it by taking a photo of the screen, therefore i think this is giving a false sense of security. now it's time for a look

at the weather with carol. hello again. temperatures are set to continue to rise as we go through the rest of this week, with some parts of the country getting up as high as 35 or 36 degrees. today there's a lot of dry weather around, a lot of sunshine, a bit more cloud across the north—west of scotland, thick enough just here and there for the odd spot of drizzle. it's breezy here as well, with highs of 17 in stornoway, but top temperatures today likely to be further south at 30 or 31 degrees. now overnight, we'll see some patchy mist form, but for most of us, it's going to be dry. still, the chance of some drizzle coming out of the thickest cloud across the north—west of scotland, where it will continue to be breezy, and our overnight lows between about 11 and 15 degrees in towns and cities. tomorrow, then, the mist will rapidly clear, leaving us with a dry day. more sunshine across north—west scotland till later when the cloud thickens. and then later again we will see some rain. but there will be gusty winds in the north and west, and temperatures ranging

from 16 to 32. this is bbc news — i'm lukwesa burak, and these are the latest headlines: energy analysts warn that annual bills in england, scotland and wales could increase to more than £4200 in january next year. it's a tsunami coming our way and we know it's coming, we've had the warnings, and if we don't take action, then it will be the politicians who are to blame for the suffering. warnings of increased risk of fires — as the met office issues a four—day amber warning for extreme temperatures in parts of england and wales, which could reach 36 degrees celsius. former us president donald trump says the fbi raided his florida home and broke into his safe — his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office.

the former president, likely to be now a candidate for president, is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented. meta announces a global campaign to start in the uk for whatsapp users, who'll be able to leave group chats silently and control other privacy feaures. # you're the one that i want...# stars and fans from around the world pay tribute to dame olivia newton—john — one of the most iconic musical artists of all time, who has died at the age of 73. she was just such a beautiful person, a beautiful soul, so caring. very sad, it's the passing of a generation. she was someone i always wanted to be, wanted to look up to. -

good afternoon. there's a warning that energy bills in the uk could hit over £4200 injanuary — that's according to the consultancy company, cornwall insight. that's a rise of £650 for households in england, scotland and wales compared with its estimate just last week. well, i spoke to robert buckley, who is an energy expert from cornwall insights — he said the new forecast takes into account increased prices on the wholesale market and the energy regulator's decision to review the price cap more regularly. what we do is, we forecast

the different components of the default cap that ofgem manages, that includes the various different costs that suppliers face. the primary one at the moment is the wholesale market, which has been rising rapidly. a week or so ago, we made a forecast of 3600 for the quarter from january to march. the new forecast is nearly 4250 annual equivalent for those three months. a couple of reasons for that. firstly, the wholesale market continues to rise, there continues to be a huge squeeze on gas supplies into europe and prices continue to go up as a consequence of that. secondly, the regulator is proposing to make some technical changes to the way that the formula is put together that effectively loads costs that would have been taken

later in the year closer to time. later in the year, i mean later in 2023. they load them into the january to march quarter. this is the so—called allowance in the cap formula. do you think we actually will get to that figure? many people are saying something has got to happen the side of christmas. will we get to that eye watering figure? the figures are eye watering. we have been making these forecast for a long time now and we are shocked by where they have gone. the fundamental of this huge squeeze on energy supply generally in europe, whether it is power generation or gas for the winter. in many ways, the cap is a very difficult mechanism to try and force onto a market at a time

of such great instability. it's a very difficult thing to do, obviously ofgem has interest in administering the cap fairly for consumers. but also making sure that suppliers don't go bust. when you say it is a very difficult thing to force on the market, what do you mean by that? the cap has been with us for five or six years now and it has been designed to reflect the cost of supply to consumers. that is all very well when the market is relatively flat and benign. now, it is all over the place at levels that nobody could have imagined, and it is incredibly to get a cap mechanism to help manage the system. we would be in a dreadful situation with or without the cap. we have been making these forecasts to say, come on, people in charge, something needs to be done.

well, that warning comes as rishi sunak confirmed he will provide a further rebate to help with energy bills if he defeats liz truss in the conservative leadership race. sources close to ms truss have accused him of a u—turn. here's our political correspondent, nick eardley. i think there is frankly a bit of a power vacuum at the moment because downing street is saying it can't make any big financial decisions until the next prime minister takes office, and that is a month away. there has been increasing pressure from opposition parties, from some civic groups, for the candidates to really outline what they are going to do and offer some reassurance that there will be help with these massively increasing energy bills. rishi sunak is attempting to do that this morning, he said that if he becomes prime minister he will offer further support after the new price cap is announced at the end of this month.

he is not putting a figure on it, he is saying he will have to wait until we get that new ofgem price cap before he can put specifics. but he is basically saying he will model it on what the government did earlier in the year when he was chancellor, which was a universal payment for all households, specific payments, means tested payments to those who needed it most. one of the questions mr sunak is facing is how he is going to pay for it. rishi sunak says he will base it on efficiency savings and government figures, but the truth is that the figures we have seen a small and about the price cap potentially coming up to £4200 for the typical household, they will mean that potentially the government is facing an even bigger bill to support people who need it the most. i think liz truss is now under a lot of pressure to say

what she is prepared to do. she said over the weekend she would rather cut taxes than give hand—outs. our allies say she is not ruling anything out, but we have not really heard ms truss say what she is prepared to do when it comes to direct financial assistance. what did she mean, for example, when she told the financial times that she wants to avoid what she calls more hand—outs. i think she will face a lot of questions over that. the whole backdrop to this leadership campaign has been the economy. there have been questions over sound fiscal management. but the question of energy bills, of the cost of living, how the government can help the most vulnerable households, i think is one of the biggest ones that the new prime minister is going to face.

some are questioning without the rhetoric to tory party members will be the same rhetoric as the country wants to hear comes to how they are going to get through a really difficult winter. joining me now is rebecca mcdonald, who is a chief economist atjoseph rowntree foundation — a charity which conducts and funds research aimed at solving poverty in the uk. that was the political slant there. when you hear that, what goes through your mind when you are dealing with the sharp end of life. 7 dealing with the sharp end of life. ? the figures out this morning are incredibly frightening. we already had comment from the bank of england last friday. my feeling over the weekend is that at last the candidates are actually talking about this emergency of the cost of living. in the last few weeks, it hasn't really been discussed as much as it needed to be. the bank of england statement last friday then provided some urgency and a call of

action and the figures out this morning are doing that again. what is really worrying is right now is the worst time to have a lack of action to tackle what is going on. when you are facing such enormous increases in bills, in october and nowjanuary, people need now january, people need reassurance, nowjanuary, people need reassurance, they need to know that the government will reassess the support package and give them additional support if they need it. instead, we are getting a complete lack of consulting and specific proposals, from either the candidates or the government. you sa this is candidates or the government. you say this is the _ candidates or the government. you say this is the worst time for this to be taking place. what are they not seeing when they are reading the room? what is going on out there? in may, we did have this package of support an ounce, which enable people to top up their benefit incomes. now the situation this winter is far worse than we were

expecting back in may. the obvious conclusion is that therefore that support package needs updating. our belief is based on calculations of these recent figures. that support package needs to at least double in order just to package needs to at least double in orderjust to prevent package needs to at least double in order just to prevent severe poverty over the winter. that is what should be on candidates and the current chancellor's mines at the moment. instead, we are not having specific proposals come forward and that is a lack of urgency. last proposals come forward and that is a lack of urgency-— lack of urgency. last month, your organisation. _ lack of urgency. last month, your organisation, the _ lack of urgency. last month, your organisation, the joseph - lack of urgency. last month, your| organisation, the joseph rowntree organisation, thejoseph rowntree foundation, said that 26% of income for those on low incomes is going to be used on their energy bills. does that figure still stand? that be used on their energy bills. does that figure still stand?— that figure still stand? that was our previous _ that figure still stand? that was our previous expedition - that figure still stand? that was our previous expedition based l that figure still stand? that was | our previous expedition based on previous forecasts of the energy price cap this winter. that was the lowest income households were to be spending at least a quarter of their budgets after housing costs on energy. unfortunately, that is not

up energy. unfortunately, that is not up to date —— out of date and the figure will be much higher. the shocking thing is, that 25% of budgets is much lowerfor middle and high income families. that highlights that the families have financial security, savings to draw down a on, this winter will not be as hard. but for low income families, it is absolutely impossible. so many of them are already cutting down on third, over the winter they will be cutting down on heating. we are not talking about whether ijust meant�*s budgets can't make a difference. we are talking about going without essentials unless there is additional support. i'm sure you're aware of that mass campaign not to pay your bills. are people telling you that they will just stop paying because they can't pay? ri

just stop paying because they can't -a ? just stop paying because they can't .a ? ., ., ., . ., , pay? ri i am worried of course the --eole pay? ri i am worried of course the people are — pay? ri i am worried of course the people are falling _ pay? ri i am worried of course the people are falling into _ pay? ri i am worried of course the people are falling into arrears - pay? ri i am worried of course the people are falling into arrears are | people are falling into arrears are falling into date or having to take on additional borrowing to pay their bills. we know that i'm a 1 million households have had to take out a new lending is all new borrowings specifically to cover essential bills. now with rising interest rates, the cost of old and new depths will be going up. that is one of my main concerns, that over the winter we will see people fall behind on those bills and it will be increasingly difficult to keep up with the met office has issued a four—day amber warning for extreme temperatures in parts of england and wales as a new heatwave looms. the warning, for thursday to sunday, comes as the forecaster predicted 35 celsius in places, that's below last month's record temperatures, which peaked above 40 celsius in some spots.

in central and southern england, the uk health security agency has issued a level 3 alert from midday today — that's one step down from the heatwave last month. it means healthcare services should take action to help vulnerable groups. in northern england, there will be a level 2 alert. i'm joined now by alex deakin, meteorologist and presenter at the met office. the size of the slightly lower temperatures, what's the difference? is there any difference between the heatwave we saw three weeks ago and the one we are going into now? let out a couple of differences, the main one being that the temperatures won't be quite as high. —— there are a couple of differences. we are expecting temperatures to get into

the mid 30s. the difference this time is that it will be a little longer lasting as well, it will be pretty much sunny throughout this week, temperaturesjust pretty much sunny throughout this week, temperatures just dowding pretty much sunny throughout this week, temperaturesjust dowding day on day. so we are looking at a longer spell of these high temperatures. temperatures a little further down, but it is that long live this that could cause problems. temperatures by day could rise to no b 36 in the south on a saturday, but the night time temperatures will continue to rise this week. when we have these hot spells of weather, it is that lack of being able to sleep that can cause health issues. we know about not managing the heat, but how much of a threat is air pollution in weather like this? whenever you have got high pressure setting across the uk, that can have an impact on air pollution. it is just anotherfactor that an impact on air pollution. it is just another factor that we need to take into consideration when we are

issuing warnings. this is specifically about heat, that is what we are concerned about with temperatures rising every day. but how temperatures do squash the air down and it means the air doesn't move around as much, so we are likely to see air pollution levels rise as well. we likely to see air pollution levels rise as well.— likely to see air pollution levels rise as well. we often talk about whether system _ rise as well. we often talk about whether system is _ rise as well. we often talk about whether system is breaking - rise as well. we often talk about i whether system is breaking down, rise as well. we often talk about - whether system is breaking down, so how is this going to break down? is it going to be a thunderstorm? what more can you tell us? that it going to be a thunderstorm? what more can you tell us?— more can you tell us? that is the bi ?. a more can you tell us? that is the big?- a lot _ more can you tell us? that is the big?- a lot of— more can you tell us? that is the big?. a lot of people _ more can you tell us? that is the big?. a lot of people are - more can you tell us? that is the i big?. a lot of people are desperate for rain of course, we are not expecting any rain until at least sunday. we escaped the last hot speu sunday. we escaped the last hot spell without too many thunder storms, there were one or two. this one looks like it could be similar. we are expecting some to break out across france that could just not words. we are likely to see some sunday and monday. generally, things

turned killer next week with showers across the uk but it is too early to say where and when and how useful they will be. this hot spell of weather is lasting all week but they should change into next week. fitten should change into next week. often ou aet should change into next week. often you get rain — should change into next week. often you get rain on _ should change into next week. often you get rain on dry. _ should change into next week. often you get rain on dry, hard _ should change into next week. often you get rain on dry, hard ground. that brings its own problems. is that what we are going to see? are we going to see showers? if that what we are going to see? are we going to see showers?- that what we are going to see? are we going to see showers? if you do see these thunder _ we going to see showers? if you do see these thunder storms, - we going to see showers? if you doj see these thunder storms, because they are very localised, one spot gets torrential rain for a short burst. five miles away it could be completely dry. it is not necessarily the most useful rain, but any is welcome. the ground is about hard and that could exacerbate flooding situations if we do see torrential downpours. too early to put too much detail on this breakdown, it is not happening until sunday. over the next few days, as we get more detail on that we will be able to pinpoint some errors that

are likely to see rainfall and then go into detail about how useful or not that rainfall will be.— not that rainfall will be. alex, i will let you _ not that rainfall will be. alex, i will let you go _ not that rainfall will be. alex, i will let you go back _ not that rainfall will be. alex, i will let you go back to - not that rainfall will be. alex, i will let you go back to your- not that rainfall will be. alex, i i will let you go back to your green screen. let's speak to our correspondent tim muffett in primrose hill in north london. we had the from alex about useful rain. looking behind you, goodness me, one of the spots around the uk that could really do have some wet stuff. ., ,., that could really do have some wet stuff. ., ,, . ., stuff. there are some spectacular views to be _ stuff. there are some spectacular views to be enjoyed _ stuff. there are some spectacular views to be enjoyed in _ stuff. there are some spectacular views to be enjoyed in the - stuff. there are some spectacular views to be enjoyed in the sunnyl views to be enjoyed in the sunny weather, — views to be enjoyed in the sunny weather, this one behind me one of them _ weather, this one behind me one of them the _ weather, this one behind me one of them. the ground here is absolutely parched~ _ them. the ground here is absolutely parched~ as— them. the ground here is absolutely parched. as of 20 minutes ago, a level— parched. as of 20 minutes ago, a level three — parched. as of 20 minutes ago, a level three and the heat a lead came into effect_ level three and the heat a lead came into effect for central and southern england~ _ into effect for central and southern england~ -- — into effect for central and southern england. —— amber heat alert. this is to— england. —— amber heat alert. this is to help _ england. —— amber heat alert. this is to help the — england. —— amber heat alert. this is to help the more vulnerable, elderly— is to help the more vulnerable, elderly people, to warn them that

these _ elderly people, to warn them that these high temperatures are a million — these high temperatures are a million. stay indoors if you can, avoid _ million. stay indoors if you can, avoid the — million. stay indoors if you can, avoid the sunshine, stay hydrated and try— avoid the sunshine, stay hydrated and try and — avoid the sunshine, stay hydrated and try and keep your home cool. in addition _ and try and keep your home cool. in addition to— and try and keep your home cool. in addition to that warning, in the last few— addition to that warning, in the last few hours we had another four day level— last few hours we had another four day level three amber warning coming into effect— day level three amber warning coming into effect on thursday which will affect _ into effect on thursday which will affect pretty much all of southern england _ affect pretty much all of southern england and parts of wales. temperatures are not expected to be record—breaking, but they are expected _ record—breaking, but they are expected to be very high, may be as hi-h expected to be very high, may be as high as— expected to be very high, may be as high as 35— expected to be very high, may be as high as 35 celsius. the met office also issued a fire severity index as well, _ also issued a fire severity index as well, which — also issued a fire severity index as well, which assesses the severity of what a _ well, which assesses the severity of what a fire — well, which assesses the severity of what a fire that would be potentially were one to break out. we saw _ potentially were one to break out. we saw the devastating effects of some _ we saw the devastating effects of some of— we saw the devastating effects of some of those in the last few weeks. currently. _ some of those in the last few weeks. currently, that level is set at very hi-h currently, that level is set at very high for— currently, that level is set at very high for most of england at four and wales _ high for most of england at four and wales so. — high for most of england at four and wales. so, it renewed warnings— don't _ wales. so, it renewed warnings— don't discard cigarettes, don't like barbecues, — don't discard cigarettes, don't like

barbecues, no naked flames, and to take this _ barbecues, no naked flames, and to take this as— barbecues, no naked flames, and to take this as a clear warning to the potential— take this as a clear warning to the potential dangers that a naked flame could result in. hosepipe bans have been _ could result in. hosepipe bans have been talked about a lot, in some places— been talked about a lot, in some places they have already been implemented. surface water will be implementing a hosepipe ban for around _ implementing a hosepipe ban for around 1— implementing a hosepipe ban for around 1 million customers in kent and sussex— around 1 million customers in kent and sussex on friday. welsh water will also _ and sussex on friday. welsh water will also be — and sussex on friday. welsh water will also be implementing a ban for customers— will also be implementing a ban for customers in pembrokeshire. many water— customers in pembrokeshire. many water companies have warned that this could — water companies have warned that this could be something that they have to _ this could be something that they have to take on board and implement as welt _ have to take on board and implement as well. some people for sure it will be _ as well. some people for sure it will be enjoying the hot weather, but with — will be enjoying the hot weather, but with these extreme temperatures come renewed warnings— take less heat seriously. if come renewed warnings- take less heat seriously.— heat seriously. if you didn't recognise _ heat seriously. if you didn't recognise where _ heat seriously. if you didn't recognise where a - heat seriously. if you didn't recognise where a term - heat seriously. if you didn't| recognise where a term that heat seriously. if you didn't - recognise where a term that was, that was primrose hill in london. we will catch up with the weather now with then croucher. ——

good afternoon. toni minichello, the coach who steered jessica ennis—hill to olympic gold, has been banned for life from athletics after an investigation found serious breaches of his coaching licence. a uk athletics independent disciplinary panel found that over a 15—year period he had engaged in sexually physical behaviour with athletes, which had severe consequences for their mental health and mental wellbeing. uk athletics said they were of the view there will never be a time where they would issue a licence for him to coach again. toni minichello is yet to respond. the news comes less than a day after the conclusion of the commonwealth games in birmingham, widely viewed a success, with full stadia and a celebration of the city's diveristy. with question marks over the games�* future and with many top athletes choosing not to compete, is there a place for it beyond victoria 2026? the people that are negative or not the people that are negative or not the ones at that on the ground

seeing it and experiencing it. it is a wonderful event and _ experiencing it. it is a wonderful event and the _ experiencing it. it is a wonderful event and the diversity - experiencing it. it is a wonderful event and the diversity of- experiencing it. it is a wonderful event and the diversity of the i event and the diversity of the sporting events and the athletes themselves. you look at the inclusion of all the paralympics events into the programme. you have athletes in their 70s winning medals. you have teenagers in gymnastics. just such a wide array of different athletes and different sports. it is called the friendly games, of course the competition is very fierce, but there is a unique atmosphere to it and i for one very fierce, but there is a unique atmosphere to it and ifor one hope it goes on for many, many years. chelsea forward timo werner is on the verge of rejoining his former club rb leipzig. the move will come just two years after he left german football for the premier league for £45 million. this transfer is expected to be around £25 million. he was pictured yesterday arriving in leipzig for a medical. the head coach of the england women's cricket team, lisa keightley, is to step down at the end of the summer. the australian took over the team in 2020 and led them to the semifinal of the t20 world cup in the same

year, and the final of the icc world cup earlier this year. her last series with england will be september's tour to india. that's all the sport for now. spot, not weather. i do apologise, ben. liz truss has refused to say what direct help, if any, she will offer households, facing the soaring cost of living. she has insisted that tax cuts to boost the economy still way forward.— that tax cuts to boost the economy still way forward. what i am talking about is enabling _ still way forward. what i am talking about is enabling people _ still way forward. what i am talking about is enabling people to - still way forward. what i am talking about is enabling people to enable| about is enabling people to enable people to keep money in their own pockets. i don't believe in taxing people to the highest level in 70 years and then giving them their own money back. we are conservatives, we believe in low taxes. what i am not going to do is announce the next

budget in advance. of course we will need to do with the circumstances as they arise. but my fundamental principle is that people should keep more of their own money and we should be on the side of people who do the right thing, people who go out to work, people who set up their own businesses, people who are contributing to the economy, because we need economic growth to get through these difficult times. at present, that is a recession than predicted. i don't need to tell people what a recession would be like, it would mean people losing theirjobs and hardship. to avoid doubt, we need to grow the economy. the former president of the united states donald trump says his home in florida has been raided by the fbi. mr trump, who was not at mar—a—lago at the time, is being investigated for the removal of official documents from the white house. he said he was cooperating with the relevant agencies and that such a raid was neither necessary nor appropriate. the fbi has not commented. here's mark lobel. a spectacular fbi search on former president donald trump's florida

home to reportedly seize official papers he's handled. so, that means the most famous conservative politician in the united states, a former president, likely to be now a candidate for president, is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented. an unnamed law enforcement official told cbs that the secret service guarding the ex—president was notified shortly before the warrant was served around 10am, and that agents protecting mr trump helped the fbi investigators. several boxes were taken away, the source said, adding that no doors were kicked down, and that the raid had concluded by the late afternoon.

donald trump was reportedly in new york at the time, where he issued a statement condemning what he called an "unannounced raid" as "dark times for our nation" and "the weaponisation of the justice system" to prevent him from running for the white house again. president trump was one of the biggest critics of hillary clinton when she used her personal e—mail as the secretary of state and, potentially, some people think she violated some of our laws related to only using government official e—mails, where those documents become records, and here we have president trump having done

something potentially much more egregious. as attention turns to which classified documents it's suspected may have been removed from the white house, for others, the legal process itself is under scrutiny. but this search is potentially politically significant. as a criminal law that bars removal of official records can result in disqualifying someone from holding federal office. mark lobel, bbc news. the trial of former manchester united star ryan giggs continues today. he is accused of attacking and controlling his ex—girlfriend, kate greville. the former wales manager has pleaded not guilty to the charges and the trial is expected to last for two weeks. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again.

temperatures are continuing to rise in the next few days, particularly in the next few days, particularly in england and wales. the met office hasissued in england and wales. the met office has issued an extreme heat warning valid from the first through to sunday. it means, be prepared. today prepared. today we have a lot of weather and sunshine, a little bit of clout to northern scotland. push further south, temperatures are widely 22—31 . tonight is not going to be a cold night. still a bit of cloud plaguing the north and at the west, where it will also be breezy. for most tomorrow, we are looking at a lot of dry weather, a lot of sunshine and a bit warmer. temperatures up to about 31.

hello. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak and these are the headlines: energy analysts warn that annual bills in england, scotland and wales could increase to more than £4,200 in january next year. warnings of increased risk of fires as the met office issues a four—day amber warning for extreme temperatures in parts of england and wales which could reach 36 degrees celsius. former us president donald trump says the fbi raided his florida home and broke into his safe. his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office. meta announces a global campaign to start in the uk for whatsapp users who will be able to leave group chats silently and control other privacy feaures.

tributes are being paid from around the world to dame olivia newton—john, who has died of cancer aged 73. the iconic singer and actress was best known for playing sandy in grease, one of the most successful film musicals ever made. her co—starjohn travolta has described her impact as "incredible". let's take a look at some of the tributes on social media. singer rod stewart paid tribute to his great friend. soul singer dionne warwick"another angelic voice has been

soul singer dionne warwick. and oscar—winning actress marlee matlin, who starred alongside dame olivia in the 1996 film it's my party tweeted... our arts correspondent david sillito takes a look back at her career and legacy. # summer loving, had me a blast

# summer loving, happened so fast..#. olivia newton—john. for anyone of a certain generation, she was and always will be sandy from grease. # cute as can be..#. and the person that knew from the beginning she was the one was her co—star, john travolta. # summer heat, boy and girl meet..#. now 40 years on, paying tribute, saying... olivia newton—john was born in britain, grew up in australia. she began singing as a teenager and she was a successful country artist. # all the kids like ten tin soldiers in a row # followed hand in hand..#. blonde, wholesome, family

friendly easy listening. no wonder eurovision came knocking. # you better shape up # cos i need a man..#. but grease changed everything. # and my heart is set on you..#. it was huge, six hit singles, millions of records sold. and the premiere, a near riot ensued. this was a new level of fame. come on, back off! there was then, naturally, huge interest in her next musical. xanadu gave her a hit single. the film, it was the inspiration for a new awards ceremony, the golden raspberries. # let's get physical, physical..#. and then there was physical. she was terrified it would destroy her girl next door image. instead, it became an anthem for the sweatband—wearing hoards of the aerobic 80s. of course, many tv stations would cut away before this final shot.

after a break for marriage and children, her career was never quite the same, but 30 years on, olivia newton—john was still performing. it was a reminder of how it all began. # it's not for you # sandy, you must start anew..#. like a burst of australian sun, blonde, wholesome and pure. if anyone was going to be sandy, it was olivia newton—john. come on, sandy! # goodbye to sandra dee #. more now on those energy price.

industry analysts are warning that typical household energy bills across britain will rise to £4,200 a year injanuary. the forecast, from the consultancy firm cornwall insight, is £650 more than its previous estimate. let's speak now to abbyjitendra. she's a policy manager at citizens advice. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. that estimate that has been published by the energy consultancy, what do you make of that? it is clear that for many people it is terrifying, to be honest. if somebody would have set a year ago that our energy bills this winter would be upwards of £4000, it would have seemed completely ridiculous, but here we are facing a really

challenging winter. what we think needs to be done at citizens advice is the new prime minister, the government right now, needs to be thinking how can we get support to people who really need it and really ensure that this winter is not as challenging as we think it will be. if that support doesn't get to the people who need it quickly, and many people who need it quickly, and many people are saying they need it now, what do you think is going to happen? what do you think is going to ha en? , ., . what do you think is going to ha en? , . . ., happen? citizens advice, we are -- we are already _ happen? citizens advice, we are -- we are already seeing _ happen? citizens advice, we are -- we are already seeing scary - happen? citizens advice, we are --j we are already seeing scary trends. we have already given out 120,000 referrals for foodbank support or other crisis support, which is more than 2019 and 2020 combined. for many people there is a cost of living crisis already. looking to winter, that will get significantly worse with energy bills skyrocketing, so more and more of your universal credit allowance, your universal credit allowance, your pension, your money from work

swallowed up by these incredibly high energy bills. it really needs to be top of the entry, and if not now we need a plan very soon. we think the best ways to boost benefits to get support to people on the lowest incomes, to have a winter fan to people being moved to prepayment metres. looking forward, we need soon —— no so many people are going to find this incredibly challenging. the government needs to look at the value of the energy rebate. it needs to be put in place very soon to make sure that this winter is manageable for people. it winter is manageable for people. if what you are talking about is what should happen and what you would like to see, that is unlikely to happen from what we are hearing from the candidates at the moment, certainly not until october, and thatis certainly not until october, and that is being optimistic. what

should people be doing now to try to manage their households? the should people be doing now to try to manage their households?— manage their households? the first thin i manage their households? the first thing i would _ manage their households? the first thing i would say — manage their households? the first thing i would say is _ manage their households? the first thing i would say is pleased - manage their households? the first thing i would say is pleased to - manage their households? the first thing i would say is pleased to get i thing i would say is pleased to get in touch with your energy company, if you are looking at the numbers out today and look at your energy bill and think you can't manage, it is always better to get in touch earlier rather than later because energy companies are obliged to protect you, offer you credit to get you back to using your energy. if you're on a prepaid energy metre they can refer you to debt advice. also look at our website to see if there's anything that can help you. it is urgent for government right now to solve this problem. it is at the top of everyone's minds. we are already seeing some unwelcome records being broken and we need to turn the tide to make sure this

winter is an incredibly challenging. there are scary stories, people are afraid. when you say energy companies are obliged to protect you, will they cut you off if you don't pay your bill? you you, will they cut you off if you don't pay your bill?— you, will they cut you off if you don't pay your bill? you are right about scary _ don't pay your bill? you are right about scary stories. _ don't pay your bill? you are right about scary stories. we - don't pay your bill? you are right about scary stories. we are - don't pay your bill? you are right - about scary stories. we are speaking to people having to make impossible choices between paying for their bus fare to go to the hospital and putting money on their prepaid metre just to keep the heating and lights on. we know that there is a temporary ban on disconnecting people over the winter and generally it is not something that energy companies resort to very often. it is in harmful numbers. what can happen is you can get switch to a prepayment metre if you are paying by direct debit. because energy costs are so high right now, people with those metres injanuary this year might be paying over £500 just to keep their heating and lights on, which we know for people on

prepayment metres is unsustainable and will break the bank. we already have a ban on disconnecting people in the winter, extend that to switching people to prepayment metre during this extraordinary time, that is what we are calling for.— is what we are calling for. thank ou ve is what we are calling for. thank you very much- _ supermarket food could soon carry eco—labels, a study says. the research, led by oxford university, could allow customer to check the environmental impact of food before putting it in their trolleys. reliable information of this kind hasn't been available. that's because uk manufacturers only have to list their main ingredients. let's find out more from dr michael clark, who led the research at oxford university. hello to you what do we mean by environmental impact of food when it

comes to supermarkets? it is environmental impact of food when it comes to supermarkets?— comes to supermarkets? it is a fantastic question. _ comes to supermarkets? it is a fantastic question. thanks - comes to supermarkets? it is a fantastic question. thanks for l fantastic question. thanks for having me. excited to be here. the reason why we are talking about food, the way we ate it has an outsized environmental impact. 35% of greenhouse gas emissions come from how food is produced. in terms of these individual products, these are about greenhouse gas emissions, land—use, how much land is needed to grow the food, how water is needed, and also pollution. do grow the food, how water is needed, and also pollution.— and also pollution. do people really care so much _ and also pollution. do people really care so much about _ and also pollution. do people really care so much about this _ and also pollution. do people really care so much about this that - care so much about this that manufacturers and supermarkets are having to make this change? i manufacturers and supermarkets are having to make this change?- having to make this change? i really ho -e that having to make this change? i really hope that we — having to make this change? i really hope that we start _ having to make this change? i really hope that we start thinking - having to make this change? i really hope that we start thinking about i hope that we start thinking about food. right now i know there is increasing awareness of the environmental impact that it has in

general and there is a lot of motivation among consumers to make decisions, so yes there is quite a bit of evidence that consumers, caterers, want to make more informed decisions, so i hope this is the beginning of a much longer process. is there proof that there is a feedback loop when it goes back to the environment with moves like this? , , , ., the environment with moves like this? , , i. ., this? yes, there is. if you look at environmental _ this? yes, there is. if you look at environmental schemes, - this? yes, there is. if you look at environmental schemes, there i this? yes, there is. if you look at environmental schemes, there is j this? yes, there is. if you look at i environmental schemes, there is a strong payback look in terms of consumers making more sustainable choices and manufacturers changing their appliances to a much more eco friendly way. their appliances to a much more eco friendly way-— you're watching bbc news.

there is plenty more you can get a what we are covering today. just head to the website. you can keep up—to—date on all of our top stories. more now on one of our top stories. the met office has issued a four—day amber warning, that's from this thursday to sunday, for extreme temperatures in parts of england and wales. forecasters have predicted 35 celsius in places, that's below last month's record temperatures, which peaked above 40 celsius in some spots. introducing certain animals into some areas can help to develop ecosystems in ways we hand't imagined. craig jones, an organic farmer and the beaver trust community director, has told us more about his proposal to bring beavers into their rivers.

my my local village flooded twice in 2012, twice again in 2013, only reduced in 2013 because a big tree fell in the river and a lot of water spelt out to neighbouring land. it struck me then that we have to learn to hold more water on our lands to help to reduce flood risk. the environment agency had lots and lots of prescriptions for us, but had no resources often to make these things happen. so i said, what if we use beavers to do all that for us for nothing? they kind of shuffled their feet but said, yeah, that would work, probably. that's what we did. we made an enclosure, got a pair of beavers in there and with exeter university in particular we have done a lot of studying of how the hydrology works. to bring us up—to—date, the hydrology has been amazing for flooding, that is to say we have reduced the peak discharge

of water from this land by nearly half, but the other side of that coin is there is a lot of water saved up for when we have a drought. in the past we have been able to pump water out of beaver ponds and onto our fields. pump water out of beaver ponds and onto ourfields. it is pump water out of beaver ponds and onto our fields.— onto our fields. it is interesting, this. normally _ onto our fields. it is interesting, this. normally when _ onto our fields. it is interesting, this. normally when somebody l onto our fields. it is interesting, i this. normally when somebody talks about water management within soil health, you think about organic material or green manure being incorporated into that, but you are actually working with a water body, as well. i wonder if you could explain to your site beavers and living on a river or stream actually also helps to support and develop ecosystems and habitats. fiic also helps to support and develop ecosystems and habitats. ok. their immediate impact, _ ecosystems and habitats. ok. their immediate impact, or _ ecosystems and habitats. ok. their immediate impact, or the - ecosystems and habitats. ok. their immediate impact, or the quick i immediate impact, or the quick impacts are that they start to up water behind dams and they are very

fast to build dams when they are motivated to do so. they start to open outwards and by felling trees. they inundate or they reconnect the ripper with its flood plain, which is why we get this tremendous effect on flood regimes, but also because they are piling up water behind them they are piling up water behind them they start to infiltrate the soil, they start to infiltrate the soil, the soil adjacent to the river gets much damper and we also begin to recharge our aquifers, because the water is standing there, it has depth to it, so pressure is being applied. finally, and i think really importantly, collect up a lot of silt and the silt is often rich in carbon and nitrates and phosphates, so it is cleaning up the water as it

passes through. so my little site is holding about 220 odd tonnes of silt. if we extrapolate that over a kilometre, that would be 1100 tonnes per kilometre. if we extrapolate that above the entire local village, if we had a lot of beavers hear we could be holding up to 30,000 tonnes. why does that matter? it matters because downstream in falmouth bay there are oyster beds and it would help to keep them clean. it would keep excessive nutrients from getting into the sea. it would help to keep our bathing water is clean, so on and so forth. really, these creatures are very impactful.

dominic raab has said that conservatives would be punished by voters under liz truss's plans for tax cuts to help at the cost of living. he supports rishi sunakfor the tory leadership. this living. he supports rishi sunak for the tory leadership.— living. he supports rishi sunak for the tory leadership. this is what he said. the principle _ the tory leadership. this is what he said. the principle is _ the tory leadership. this is what he said. the principle is clear. - the tory leadership. this is what he said. the principle is clear. liz i said. the principle is clear. liz truss doesn't want extra hand—outs and we understand that, pat is in extraordinary times i think direct payments will be the only way to see the most vulnerable through this very difficult winter that we see coming up. a rare bit of positive news — the backlog of patients who've been waiting more than two years for treatment has been "virtually eliminated" — according to nhs england. officials say it's a major milestone in post—pandemic recovery. here's our health reporter katharine da costa. in spring 2020, the nhs cancelled thousands of routine operations to urgently free up hospital beds in the face of the covid crisis. two years on, the impact is still being felt, with a record 6.6 million patients on waiting lists.

to tackle the backlog, the nhs set itself ambitious targets. the first, to eliminate two—year waits by the end ofjuly. there were more than 22,500 people who had been waiting two years or more for a routine operation at the start of the year. that's been reduced to less than 3,000, although most of those patients don't want to travel to be seen faster or are complex cases that require specialist treatment. that leaves less than 200 patients. it is once again i think that incredible dedication, hard work, that has seen staff in the nhs now treat 800,000 patients with covid in hospitals over the past couple of years, rolling out as we know the biggest and fastest vaccination programme in our history and they have applied exactly the same sort of determination to this challenge. patients are given the option to be treated more quickly at hospitals in different parts of country. here at the sulis hospital in bath,

staff have been carrying out high numbers of hip and knee operations. we have taken patients from seven local hospitals and we have managed to get through 1,100 extra cases on top of what was a pretty busy hospital already since september. and that's been through the dedication of the staff, really, working hard, thinking of smarter ways to work. nhs england says it has performed well, despite the busiest ever summer for emergency services and an upturn in covid cases. but health experts say there is still a way to go. this is a good achievement, it's something they should be pleased with, but it is a little bit like getting to base camp. there is quite a mountain to climb in terms of the people who have been if waiting over a year, which is probably in the region of 400,000, people who have been waiting over 78 weeks, which is about 60,000. so these are much bigger numbers than this figure

for people waiting two years. elsewhere in the uk, work continues to try to reduce the longest waiting times. in england, attention now turns to eliminating 18 waits by next april, and one year waits by 2025. katharine da costa, bbc news. the japanese fashion designer issey miyake has died at the age of 84. the kyodo news agency said he had been ill with liver cancer. he was known for his creative use of technical fabrics and designs driven by technology, including his �*pleats please' collections, which combine functionality, comfort and beauty. now to afghanistan, where almost a year has passed since the taliban seized control of the country in a lightning advance. our correspondent secunder kermani has been back to kabul to check in with the people he met

at the time. two parallel lives transformed by the taliban takeover. when the taliban entered kabul last august, many were terrified. youtuber rowena went and filmed them. "men's and women's rights are equal", she told me last year. since then, female tv presenters have been ordered to cover their faces. whilst there's been dismay as most girls secondary schools remain closed. 12 months after the takeover, rowena is pushing boundaries and still making videos. but out and about she's dressing more conservatively and chooses her words carefully. translation: my request - to the taliban is women and girls

do observe the hijab. they should be given all the freedoms granted by islam. their rights should not be taken away. they should be allowed to work and study. a few hours' drive outside kabul is a world away. last year, we visited one of the many afghan villages along the front lines. the already deeply conservative residents welcomed the taliban takeover. translation: because of the war, we couldn't even go to the market. | and now we can go everywhere. a year later, there's peace, but also a deep economic crisis. translation: there is no work, no jobs. i people just depend on relatives abroad. it is true there was more money during previous government, but the situation was bad. they caused us too many problems.

two lives out of so many changed forever. secundar kermani, bbc news, afghanistan. in a historic moment for lgbt rights, this year's commonwealth games made a powerful statement against homophobia, when olympic gold medallist tom daley carried the progress pride flag in the opening ceremony. it was filmed for his new documentary, �*illegal to be me�*, in which tom travels to some of the most homophobic countries in the commonwealth, where gay athletes face extreme persecution. let�*s take a look. i would be illegal to exist in 35 of the 56 sovereign states of the commonwealth. i mean, it�*sjust outrageous. these days, most international sporting bodies claim that they�*re inclusive of lgbt people. but just this year, the football world cup and formula one are both

being hosted in countries which have the death penalty for being gay. as a former medal winner, the commonwealth games is close to my heart and i want to convince it to become the first sporting event to really take a stand. i�*ve been told that sport and politics shouldn�*t collide, but at the same time, you have to acknowledge what�*s going on around you. my wish right now is to try and get the commonwealth games to say that they will not allow any country that has anti—lgbt laws to be able to host the commonwealth games. and i know that is a bold wish, but it has to start somewhere to try and create some change. �*tom daley: illegal to be me�* is on tonight at 9.00pm on bbc one and iplayer. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again.

so, this area is where this extreme heat will be. it so, this area is where this extreme heat will be— so, this area is where this extreme heat will be. it means be prepared. what we have _ heat will be. it means be prepared. what we have this _ heat will be. it means be prepared. what we have this afternoon - heat will be. it means be prepared. what we have this afternoon is i heat will be. it means be prepared. what we have this afternoon is a i heat will be. it means be prepared. | what we have this afternoon is a lot of dry weather, sunshine around, a weather front draped around the north west is introducing some thick cloud, they can afford drizzle and it will be breezy. come further south and temperature ranges more than likely going to be 22—31. as we head to the evening and overnight, we will see some mystery form but there will be a lot of dry weather, clear skies, whether from there will be a lot of dry weather, clear skies, whetherfrom draped clear skies, whether from draped across clear skies, whetherfrom draped across the north west, still thick

enough spots of drizzle and breezy here, but not a cold night with most of us staying in double figures. high pressure remains firmly in charge for the next few days. the heat building under a desk. it also is keeping weather fronts at bay across the north and west and this is where we are likely to see the thicker cloud and spots of rain. by the end of the week we start importing an easterly or south easterly breeze, dragging in this hot continental air. it is quite possible that somewhere in the south of england we could hit 36 degrees, particularly on friday and saturday. back to wednesday. any mist will quite quickly clear and there will be a lot of dry weather. the most part most part will be in the north and west of scotland. gusty winds across the north and west, but temperatures ranging widely from 26-32. this temperatures ranging widely from 26—32. this trend continues as we head up through the latter part of

the week, but if anything it will get hotter, 36 degrees for some. if you live next to the north sea, in places that time we will have some low cloud burning back towards the coast. it is early next week, low pressure takes charge, and things turned more unsettled.

a warning that the average household energy bill could hit £4,200 a year injanuary. industry analysts say it�*s because of wholesale costs — and the regulator�*s decision to alter the energy price cap every three months. the figures are eye watering. we�*ve been making these forecasts, obviously, for a long time now. and to be honest, we�*re shocked by where they�*ve gone. the increases affect england, scotland and wales — the government says there�*ll be no more help with bills until there�*s a new prime minister — we�*ll have the latest. also this lunchtime: students across scotland have been receiving their exam results — the pass rate is down compared with the previous two years of covid pandemic measures. the fbi have searched donald trump�*s florida home — the former president claims they broke open a safe.

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