this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 2... energy analysts warn that annual bills in england, scotland and wales could increase to more than £4,200 in january next year. millions of people will not be able to afford their energy bills and it almost doesn't their thinking about. the government is going to have to come back to the table and put more supports in place. 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. meanwhile, thames water says it plans to announce a hosepipe ban

"in the coming weeks" students across scotland receive their exam results. the pass rate is down compared with the previous two years of covid pandemic measures, but remain above 2019 levels. 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 trial of former wales manager and manchester united footballer ryan giggs continues today. he's accused of attacking and coercively controlling his ex—girlfriend, charges he denies. # 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.

good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. annual energy bills could hit £4,200 in the new year for a typical household in england, scotland and wales, according to the latest forecast from energy consultants, cornwall insight. the figure is £650 more than previously estimated. the group says that's because of 0fgem's decision to change the price cap every three months instead of every six, and higher wholesale prices. the warning comes as the government rejects calls for further help with bills until a new prime minister is in place. here's our business correspondent theo leggett. the cost of lighting, cooking food, hot water and heating our homes has already risen dramatically over the past year and it's expected to go even higher.

the war in ukraine has been a majorfactor, restricting gas supplies from russia to europe and pushing up the coast to europe and pushing up the cost of energy on international markets. the price suppliers can charge households in england, scotland and wales are capped by the regulator 0fgem to protect consumers. but the regulator has to balance keeping bills under control with preventing energy firms from going out of business. last october, the bill for electricity and gas for a typical household covered by the cap was just under £1,300 a year. in april it rose to nearly £2,000, an increase of nearly 50%. in october it is expected to go up again, according to cornwell insight, it would be more than £3,500 and a further rise injanuary is expected to take it well over £4,000 a year, leaving families facing bills of more than £350 every month.

the increase has come at a time when the country is already seeing prices for everyday items rising at the fastest rate in more than a0 years, putting household budgets are under more pressure. the government has set out plans to help consumers with energy bills through discounts worth £400 per year, but campaigners say that is not nearly enough. i think we are prepping for a winter, if more support is not put in place, where potentially millions of people won't be able to afford energy bills. and it almost doesn't bear thinking about. the government is going to have to come back to the table and put more supports in place. for the next prime minister, it's expected to be a major challenge. 0ne candidate, rishi sunak, has already promised to provide more money to help with bills, though he has not said how much. his supporters say it is the correct approach. in extraordinary times, i think direct payments will be the only way to see the most

vulnerable through this very, very difficult winter that we see coming up before us. the opponent for the conservative party leadership plans a different approach. what i want to do is make sure people are supported - from day one and that is why- i would have a temporary moratorium on the green energy levy, _ to save people money from their fuel bills, what i will also do- is reverse the national insurance rise to make sure people are keeping more of their own money. _ 0fgem itself has warned that energy markets can move very quickly. it says any forecasts for next year should be treated with extreme caution. nevertheless, the latest predictions are likely only to fuel concerns that consumers are facing an ever steeper struggle to cope with rising prices. theo leggett, bbc news. let's speak to our correspondent, dharshini david. bays are terrifying predictions of what we are going to be facing. so

scary for consumers and families around the country. explain, what are the key reasons behind this rise? ., . , rise? you are right, it is terrifying. _ rise? you are right, it is terrifying, energy - rise? you are right, it is terrifying, energy bills l rise? you are right, it is - terrifying, energy bills twice what they are. we have got wholesale energy prices, we buy that energy on wholesale markets, that has soared in recent months, partly because russia has been restricting the flow of gas through an essential pipeline to germany and that has stoked up fears about availability of energy but more so the price of our energy if it is in short supply across the world by the winter. 0n if it is in short supply across the world by the winter. on top of that, the regulator has changed the way suppliers are allowed to do their bills. some of these suppliers have had to take on extra customs, they have been forced to because others have been forced to because others have gone out of business but to do so the effort to buy energy at a higher priced and what they can charge under the cap. so they have this extra bill and now the regulator is saying you can recoup that through energy customers but through the space of six months. that means they are adding on top

and therefore the price cap has risen by that much more with think, it's an estimate, it is going to rise by 10% more than we had previously thought. everyone keeps saying we have to do something about it. what is the answer? it is not clear. what is clear as we had the leadership hopefuls, what is on the leadership hopefuls, what is on the moment at the table is only going to go a small way to plug the 93p- going to go a small way to plug the a -. going to go a small way to plug the ~a.- , .,, going to go a small way to plug the an , ., going to go a small way to plug the gap. some people are blaming the reuulator gap. some people are blaming the regulator and _ gap. some people are blaming the regulator and say _ gap. some people are blaming the regulator and say they _ gap. some people are blaming the regulator and say they could - gap. some people are blaming the regulator and say they could have l gap. some people are blaming the| regulator and say they could have a tougher price cap. it is regulator and say they could have a tougher price cap-— tougher price cap. it is tough because the _ tougher price cap. it is tough because the regulator- tougher price cap. it is tough because the regulator is - tougher price cap. it is tough l because the regulator is saying tougher price cap. it is tough - because the regulator is saying we are going to allow energy companies to pass some reject charges to consumers, why is that? they are looking at last winter, we have seen 28 energy suppliers going out of business, what happens when that occurs? the cost of that gets passed on to customers elsewhere and also to taxpayers at large and that is a bill that is already running into billions of pounds will some.

billions of pounds will some bill that is already running into billions of pounds will some of it is because by that. others are saying the capital longer works. for example what they are doing in france, they are getting the supplier to pick up the tab, should we get a larger win full tax? what this all points to is a system which worked five years ago is no longer fit for purpose. worked five years ago is no longer fit for purpose-— worked five years ago is no longer fit for purpose. what about longer term? years _ fit for purpose. what about longer term? years ahead, _ fit for purpose. what about longer term? years ahead, are _ fit for purpose. what about longer term? years ahead, are we - fit for purpose. what about longer term? years ahead, are we in - fit for purpose. what about longer term? years ahead, are we in for| fit for purpose. what about longer i term? years ahead, are we in for the spiralling price rises all the time? i don't want to alarm people right now but when you look at what the analysts are saying, they are saying we cannot see where it ends in the next year, it could be two or three years down the line that we have got to struggle with these higher prices and that means it's going to cost all of us that much more because don't forget, any help we get from government or the energy suppliers in some way may have to be paid back in some way may have to be paid back in the years to come. this is going to be a really tricky few years. if we are looking for a quick fix the best anyone can hope for is the situation on the wholesale markets

is itself so we hope see that stand—off with russia using but it doesn't look it's going to happen any time soon. . let's get more on this from our political reporter, david cornock. a lot of pressure on the government to do something more than they are at the moment but accusations there is political paralysis in downing street because we have the leadership contest running right now for the next prime minister of the country and the next leader of the conservative party.— country and the next leader of the conservative party. downing street sa it is conservative party. downing street say it is for— conservative party. downing street say it is for the _ conservative party. downing street say it is for the next _ conservative party. downing street say it is for the next prime - say it is for the next prime minister, not borisjohnson, to come up minister, not borisjohnson, to come up with big tax and spending initiatives and that inevitably puts the pressure on the candidates to succeed him. we heard today from rishi sunak that he would be in favour of more direct payments based perhaps on the template he has announced when he was chancellor of universal payments for everyone, more for the more poor households. what he will not say today or until

we finally get the official figure for the price cap, he will not see just how much extra help ease prepared to offer. a different approach from liz truss, she has been asked this morning about the latest estimates and she is putting her hope on tax cuts and economic growth, saying that tax cuts will help put the money back in peoples pockets. the problem for her is that for a lot of people, pensioners, people in low incomes, they will not benefit from tax cuts because they do not pay the national insurance contributions, the rise of which she is planning to reverse. a challenge for the two of them, neither giving consumers any idea in terms of figures, what liz truss says is that she will adjust things as circumstances arise. but in terms of actual figures, circumstances arise. but in terms of actualfigures, what circumstances arise. but in terms of actual figures, what help there will be with those bills, we are still going to have to wait for the

outcome of that leadership election. david, thank you very much. i'm nowjoined by holly mackay, who is founder and ceo of boring money, which offers personal financial and consumer advice to the public as well as consulting with firms on how to better communicate with customers. what is the advice to people at the moment who are facing really scary bills and the prospect of even scarier bills in the months to come? it's a really hard question because normally if you think back year ago, if i was asked that it would be turn your thermostat down, shop around, look for fixed term deals if you can, but the problem at the moment is anything we might do like that is really like sandbagging the face of this anatomy. i think it has gone beyond the point where it is on us to change our behaviour because there is a limit to what we can do. the message has to be for the government. this is such a catastrophic problem without meaning to exaggerate for millions of

people. they are missing in action on this so we need to hear more from them. and more before they come back from the break in september.— from the break in september. people would say there _ from the break in september. people would say there are _ from the break in september. people would say there are things _ from the break in september. people| would say there are things consumers can do. better insulate their homes for example, but that requires spending money. find for example, but that requires spending money.— for example, but that requires spending money. and it is not a cuick spending money. and it is not a quick fix- _ spending money. and it is not a quick fix- we — spending money. and it is not a quick fix. we can _ spending money. and it is not a quick fix. we can look _ spending money. and it is not a quick fix. we can look at - spending money. and it is not a quick fix. we can look at that, l spending money. and it is not a i quick fix. we can look at that, we can do things like check there is no furniture in front of radiators and all of those things, but let's take someone of £30,000 a year. at the beginning of the year, their electricity and fuel bills might have been about 5% of their take—home pay after tax. byjanuary if take—home pay after tax. by january if we take—home pay after tax. byjanuary if we look take—home pay after tax. by january if we look at forecast, that take—home pay after tax. byjanuary if we look at forecast, that is near 20%. at this point it is notjust going to be solved by better insulation and shopping around, we need that government intervention. what sort of government intervention? any government is going to cost a huge amount of money, isn't it?—

going to cost a huge amount of money, isn't it? that is true, costs have gone — money, isn't it? that is true, costs have gone up. _ money, isn't it? that is true, costs have gone up, there _ money, isn't it? that is true, costs have gone up, there is _ money, isn't it? that is true, costs have gone up, there is no - money, isn't it? that is true, costs have gone up, there is no avoiding| have gone up, there is no avoiding that, someone will have to pay, but if you look at the last three months, the profits announced by bp and shell, £15 billion profit not just revenue, profit in three months is very reasonable to say we go back and re—examine that windfall tax, we can look at vat on fuel bills, there are other measures we can take and it's really key we take an honest look at the most vulnerable in society who are not, simply not going to be able to afford this. more government help, but also i would be in favour of re—examining the windfall tax. the would be in favour of re-examining the windfall tax.— the windfall tax. the liberal democrats _ the windfall tax. the liberal democrats are _ the windfall tax. the liberal democrats are suggesting l the windfall tax. the liberal - democrats are suggesting effectively nullifying the planned energy price rise by spending something like £30 billion of government money but that is an enormous amount. it is enormous — is an enormous amount. it is enormous amount _ is an enormous amount. it is enormous amount of- is an enormous amount. it 3 enormous amount of money and realistically we have to look at what can come from companies, the

windfall tax, some of it inevitably is going to fall on consumers but some of it can come from the government and frankly i would like to hear more of that language coming out of the contenders in the current leadership race. i5 out of the contenders in the current leadership race.— leadership race. is the something about the structure _ leadership race. is the something about the structure of _ leadership race. is the something about the structure of the - leadership race. is the something about the structure of the energy| about the structure of the energy company system and regulator that is wrong? some people blame the regulator for not being tough enough on the companies, some people say maybe we need to have some sort of nationalisation or renationalisation of energy. is that a better way forward? ., , of energy. is that a better way forward? . , ._ , of energy. is that a better way forward? . , , ., forward? that is the way they have one in forward? that is the way they have gone in france. — forward? that is the way they have gone in france, but _ forward? that is the way they have gone in france, but they _ forward? that is the way they have gone in france, but they have - forward? that is the way they have gone in france, but they have a . forward? that is the way they have i gone in france, but they have a long history the french government of owning a majority part in edf. for us we need action and quickly. nationalising companies is not something you can do overnight and the bottom line is energy costs have gone up, so somewhere down the line, the consumer has to pay, it is how we distribute those payments. i'm not sure nationalisation, it is certainly not going to get the answers we want by the time those

higher energy bills hit our doorsteps in october. higher energy bills hit our doorste -s in october. . ,, , ., , doorsteps in october. thank you very much indeed — doorsteps in october. thank you very much indeed for _ doorsteps in october. thank you very much indeed for being _ doorsteps in october. thank you very much indeed for being with _ doorsteps in october. thank you very much indeed for being with us. - doorsteps in october. thank you very j much indeed for being with us. thank you for your time. breaking news from the world of tennis. serena williams has said that she is "evolving away from tennis." she has hinted she is retiring from the sport that she has dominated for much of her career. she has won a total of 23 singles grand slam titles, she has written a piece for vogue magazine and said, "i have never liked the word retirement. it doesn't feel like a modern word to me." she says i have been thinking of this is a transition but i want to be sensitive about how i use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people. may be the best word to describe what i am up to is evolution. i am word to describe what i am up to is evolution. iam here word to describe what i am up to is evolution. i am here to tell you that i am evolving away from tennis towards other things that are important to me. serena williams

goes on to say, "a few years ago i started a venture capital firm, soon after that i started a family, i want to grow that family." whether or not she is retiring from tennis it's a bit hard to decipher, but thatis it's a bit hard to decipher, but that is the latest from serena williams. 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 3 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. thames water is planning to announce a hosepipe ban "in the coming weeks".

let's speak to our correspondent tim muffett in primrose hill in north london. it looks pretty parched and yellow there where you are. the prospect of a hosepipe ban for millions more customers, this time in the thames water area. customers, this time in the thames water area-— water area. that's right, spectacular _ water area. that's right, spectacular views - water area. that's right, spectacular views to - water area. that's right, spectacular views to be l water area. that's right, - spectacular views to be enjoyed, this one of london being one of them butjust look at the this one of london being one of them but just look at the ground. it this one of london being one of them butjust look at the ground. it is completely parched. a stark visual reminder of the impact of this lack of rain. hosepipe bans have already been enforced for some people. southern water has enforced one already for customers in hampshire and the isle of wight. south—east water will be fermenting a ban for customers in kent and sussex on friday and welsh water will be implementing one for customers in pembrokeshire later this month but we have just heard pembrokeshire later this month but we havejust heard in pembrokeshire later this month but we have just heard in the last few minutes a statement from thames water which confirms as you said

that it will too be introducing hosepipe ban in the coming weeks. the timing has not been confirmed but it will be coming along the track and as you say, 15 million customers are served by thames water. a real stark reminder that because last month, july, was the driestjuly in england since 1935, we are now experiencing the impact of that. the met office has also issued an amber alert to begin from thursday through until sunday for much of the southern part of england and parts of eastern wales. that is in addition to a weather warning which has already been implemented from midday today affecting central and southern england. those amber alerts designed to flag up to health care professionals and more vulnerable people such as elderly people about the impact high temperatures can and will have and follow the advice we have heard so much about during the past few

weeks. stay indoors, stay hydrated and try and keep your home cool if possible. the met office has also issued a fire severity index and this looks at the probable effect of fire and how severe it would be, or one to break out. at the moment it is set for very high for england and wales, come the weekend it will be set at exceptional. another reminder, no naked flames or barbecues, no disposing of cigarettes. the warm weather for some people is a welcome event there to be enjoyed but alongside that comes these really, really clear stark warnings. take this heat seriously. stark warnings. take this heat seriousl . ., ~ stark warnings. take this heat seriously-— stark warnings. take this heat seriousl . ., ~' , . seriously. thank you very much indeed. i'm joined now by dr eunice lo, climate scientist at the university of bristol. thank you for being with us. yet another heatwave. this has been a really ferocious and dry summer here

in the uk as it has been in so many parts of europe. to what extent is this climate change and to what extent can we expect more of this kind of weather?— kind of weather? unfortunately, warmer weather _ kind of weather? unfortunately, warmer weather is _ kind of weather? unfortunately, warmer weather is expected - kind of weather? unfortunately, warmer weather is expected as l kind of weather? unfortunately, i warmer weather is expected as the climate warms, so we're pretty certain that climate change increases the frequencies of, the severity and also the intensity of heat waves like this and because of climate change, we expect more of these to happen in the future. what these to happen in the future. what can we do to _ these to happen in the future. what can we do to protect _ these to happen in the future. what can we do to protect ourselves from this kind of weather? partly in terms of protecting the environment, not having barbecues and so on, but also protecting ourselves. certainly in this country we are not used to this kind of extremely hot weather, 40 celsius plus.— this kind of extremely hot weather, 40 celsius plus. yes, we do need to take care of — 40 celsius plus. yes, we do need to take care of ourselves _ 40 celsius plus. yes, we do need to take care of ourselves because - 40 celsius plus. yes, we do need to take care of ourselves because high | take care of ourselves because high temperatures like this do harm our health and in extreme cases can cool health and in extreme cases can cool. temperatures this week are not

predicted to be as high as 40, temperatures in the low to mid 30s are still harmful to us and what we can do is drink plenty of fluids, stay indoors if possible, if you are working outdoors or exercising outdoors, take care of yourself. we have appropriate clothing and also check out vulnerable people, friends and family, such as the elderly, young children and also people who have pre—existing health conditions. do we need to be thinking more about how we plan in the future? for example infrastructure, we saw in our last heatwave rails buckling, chaos on the railways, that kind of thing. do we need to make more contingencies for a changing climate? , , ., climate? yes, we definitely need to do that. climate? yes, we definitely need to do that- we — climate? yes, we definitely need to do that. we need _ climate? yes, we definitely need to do that. we need to _ climate? yes, we definitely need to do that. we need to adapt - climate? yes, we definitely need to do that. we need to adapt our- do that. we need to adapt our infrastructure and transport system to changing climate. we need to build buildings that have more ventilation, that can prevent overeating, especially in housing,

hospitals, schools, so we need to think about adapting to warmer climate in addition to cutting our carbon footprint because that is the main cause of climate change. [30 carbon footprint because that is the main cause of climate change. do you think countries _ main cause of climate change. do you think countries are _ main cause of climate change. do you think countries are able _ main cause of climate change. do you think countries are able to _ main cause of climate change. do you think countries are able to adapt - think countries are able to adapt and are thinking more about adapting, notjust here in britain but around the world? this is a reality now, isn't it?— reality now, isn't it? yes, countries _ reality now, isn't it? yes, countries that _ reality now, isn't it? yes, countries that are - reality now, isn't it? yes, l countries that are generally reality now, isn't it? yes, - countries that are generally hotter do have better planning or they plan their days more according to the weather better than we do in the uk. countries can adapt to a warming climate but in the uk we definitely need to step this up because as you said, we are not very used to this kind of weather currently.- said, we are not very used to this kind of weather currently. thank you very much- — the former us president, donald trump, has condemned what he's described as "raid" by the fbi, on his mar—a—lago home in florida. agents carried out a search over a number of hours. neither the fbi nor thejustice

department is commenting. donald trump claimed a safe was broken into. here's our correspondent, richard galpin. fbi investigators focused here, at donald trump's home in florida. no doors kicked down, but several boxes reportedly containing official papers taken away. 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. 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 weaponisation of the justice system to prevent him running for the white house again. such an assault, he said, could only take place in broken third world countries.

he said, "sadly, america has become one of those countries, "corrupt at a level not seen before. "they even broke into my safe." but his opponents accuse him of hypocrisy. 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, you know, some people think she violated some of our laws related to only using government official e—mails, so that those documents become records and here we have president trump having done something potentially much more egregious. the question now is which classified documents were removed from the white house as trump left office? it's not the first time he's kept papers in his florida home when they should have been returned to the national archive. 15 boxes were retrieved from mar—a—lago in february. neither the fbi nor thejustice department have commented, and all this just three months before the next congress convenes

ahead of mid—term elections. richard galpin, bbc news. i'm joined now by our correspondent gary 0'donoghue in washington. are there any more details emerging about what has happened?— about what has happened? nothing official. the justice _ about what has happened? nothing official. the justice department - about what has happened? nothing j official. the justice department and official. thejustice department and the fbi are saying nothing and that's not surprising because the attorney general is incredibly cautious, the white house says it knew nothing about it and found out about the search at the same time as the rest of us on twitter. the only information is coming from the former president himself and his son and his son is saying that the search does relate to these boxes of information that should have gone to the national archives, that may or may not be true. what is absolutely true is that the fbi does not go to a judge and ask for a search warrant unless it has some credible evidence of a crime having been committed. thejudge does not

of a crime having been committed. the judge does not grant one unless it can be, unless they can be persuaded that is where they are likely to find that evidence. it's a very serious thing. add to all of that the norms that are in place as well, justice department typically does not take any kind of action against political individuals or institutions when elections are tending in this way as they are with the mid—term. stakes have been significantly raised, there is politicaljeopardy significantly raised, there is political jeopardy for the former president of course but if you read his statement, he is also relishing it. ~ ., his statement, he is also relishing it. . ., ., his statement, he is also relishing it. what are the wider political implications — it. what are the wider political implications of _ it. what are the wider political implications of this? - it. what are the wider political implications of this? of - it. what are the wider political| implications of this? of course it. what are the wider political. implications of this? of course a implications of this? of course a lot of speculation that donald trump is thinking about running again for the white house. would it affect those plans potentially? it the white house. would it affect those plans potentially?- those plans potentially? it could otentiall those plans potentially? it could potentially if _ those plans potentially? it could potentially if he _ those plans potentially? it could potentially if he is _ those plans potentially? it could potentially if he is indicted - those plans potentially? it could potentially if he is indicted or. potentially if he is indicted or convicted but that's a long way down any potential road. what it does in the immediate term is it rallies republicans behind them and you have seen that. the minority leader in the house of representatives kevin

mccarthy suggesting that if he takes back the house in november the attorney general should clear his diary, preserve his records because of course they plan on going after him. forany of of course they plan on going after him. for any of those republicans starting to drift away from the trunk or bit and try to craft a future for the gop outside of the trump spotlight, this forces them back into the pen and you are seeing that already. the president's statement laden with his normal kind of superlatives and his accusations of superlatives and his accusations of hoaxes and witchhunts and political persecution. it is just like the old times. he clearly feels this is a big boost to his prospect if he chooses to run again.- if he chooses to run again. thank ou for if he chooses to run again. thank you for that _ if he chooses to run again. thank you for that update. _ now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaeker. hello. the temperature is going to steadily rise through the week. from

thursday with expecting the mid 30s across parts of england and wales and i think the peak will be around friday into saturday. very hot friday into saturday. very hot friday night on the way for example. a lot of sunshine out there. just cloud brushing north—western parts of scotland, much cooler here in the hebrides, only 17 but widely mid to high 20s across england and wales as wales as well as northern ireland pushing 30 degrees. very little happening on the weather spots overnight. here are the temperatures, 16 in cardiff and london. the temperatures tomorrow will shoot up very quickly, the oranges and reds developing across the south indicating the heat. i think widely into the low 30s across parts of england and wales.

hello. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown and these are the headlines. warnings of increased risk of fires as the met office issued a warning for extreme temperatures in parts of england and wales which could reach 30 celsius, means while temm is water says it plans to announce a

hosepipe ban in the next few weeks. students across scotland have received their exam results. the pass rate is down as compared with the previous two years of pandemic measures but remain above 2019 levels. former us president donald trump says the fbi has raided his home in florida and broken into his safe. his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office. the ex—girlfriend of former wales manager and a manchester united footballer ryan giggs has told the court there were early red flags in the relationship that he was controlling. he denies attacking and coercively controlling her. stars and fans from around the world have paid tribute to dame 0livia have paid tribute to dame olivia newton have paid tribute to dame 0livia newtonjohn, one of the most iconic musical artists of all time who has died at the age of 73.

more on the news that serena williams might be leaving the world of tennis. serena williams has hinted at life away from tennis, saying she's evolving away from the sport. the 23—time grand slam champion told vogue's flagship september issue that she never liked the word retirement but that the best word to describe what she's up to is evolotion, evolving away from tennis. williams is in canada right now — and won his first singles match williams is in canada right now — and won her first singles match in 14 months yesterday. lost in the first round of wimbledon injune and now all of this timing comes as the us open starts later in the month, so could that be the last time we see her on a tennis court? emma raducanu says she's looking forward to a clean slate after the us open at the end of the month. the world number 10 is preparing for the defence of her title in flushing meadows by playing at the canadian 0pen — her first round match

against camila georgi starts in a few hours. raducanu says she's not feeling the pressure. the pressure is only either what i put on myself or what i expect from myself and that is the biggest thing that determines how you deal with it, how you feel, but also more of it, how you feel, but also more of it is just like, it, how you feel, but also more of it isjust like, i only it, how you feel, but also more of it is just like, i only feel the pressure or think about it whenever i'm in my press conferences, because every single question is about pressure, but other than that. the only pressure is from you guys, really. toni minichello — the coach who guided jessica ennis hill to her global heptathlon success — has been banned from coaching for life after being found to have committed gross breaches of trust and to have engaged in sexually physical behaviour. 0ur correspondent joe wilson has more. this covers a 15 year period of her career and the findings that uk athletics are of the must —— our

most serious and includes uk athletics a unwanted and inappropriate touching, examples of bullying, emotional abuse, inappropriate touching, examples of bullying, emotionalabuse, it says, sometimes with severe consequences for the well—being, mental health of the athletes involved and we should stress, she said, no athletes are specifically named but there are anonymous examples and some of the details given are really quite graphic. toni minichello came to global prominence in 2012 with his work withjennifer ennis hill and was coach of the year at bbc sports personalities amongst other awards given and has now been banned for life from uk athletics from holding a coaching position. the bbc has approached toni minichiello for comment and understand he's preparing a statement. this news comes a day afternoon the closing ceremony of the commonwealth games, widely heralded as a success with sold out venues and a celebration of birmingham's diversity. but with questions over the future of the commonwealth itself, and many athletes not competing, can the games survive beyond victoria in 2026?

the people that are negative are not the ones they are on the ground seeing it and experiencing it. it's a wonderful event and it is the diversity of the sporting events on the athletes themselves, you look at the athletes themselves, you look at the inclusion of all of the paralympic events into the programme and the lawn bowls, you have athletes in their 70s competing and winning medals and teenagers in gymnastics and you have such a wide array of different athletes and sports so to me, it is called the friendly games and because the competition is fierce, but there is a unique atmosphere to it all and i for one hope it goes on for many, many years. chelsea forward timo werner is on the brink of a return to germany tojoin his old side rb leipzig. it would end a two year spell at stamford bridge — where he scored 23 goals in 89 games and won the champions league. he'd be the second striker to leave this summer for their old side after romelu lukaku returned to inter milan. everton have announced their second signing in the last 24 hours with belgium midfielder

amadou 0nana joining from lille for £33 million. he's signed a five year deal at goodison park and said he gets goosebumps thinking about the atmosphere on merseyside. the 20—year—old watched from the stands as everton lost to chelsea on saturday and is their fifth signing, with england defender conor coady joining on loan yesterday. that's all the sport for now. evolving from one bairn to another. i like that. let's turn to the news about the former wales manager ryan giggs. the jury in the trial of the former wales manager ryan giggs has been shown a recording of the police interview with his former girlfriend kate greville — who he is accused of controlling and assaulting. in the interview she says that their relationship was volatile and the former footballer was often abusive to her. he denies the charges. 0ur correspondent laura scott is at court. let's go now to our

correspondent matt graveling. up up to date on what the jury has been hearing. i up to date on what the “my has been hearinu. .., i. up to date on what the “my has been hearinu. u, ,, . hearing. i can tell you that the latest is that _ hearing. i can tell you that the latest is that the _ hearing. i can tell you that the latest is that the former - hearing. i can tell you that the i latest is that the former girlfriend of ryan giggs, kate greville is in the witness box giving evidence from behind a screen but a little earlier today the jury were played a video that was taken in 2020 with miss greville where she thought she was in a love story from the movies, but instead the relationship was volatile with the former footballer and he would threaten her if she broke up with him. she detailed one argument in this in which she said mr giggs through her and her belongings out of a hotel room into the corridor while she was naked and then locked the door. the video interview was recorded by police just two weeks after an alleged assault when the prosecution say ryan giggs pushed and head—butted kate and elbowed her sister, emma, in the jaw. ms greville outlined a recurring pattern over a number of years in which she would confront the former wales international match

seeing other women and they would break up and then he would pursue her on text or e—mail and on the phone and then the relationship would start again. kate greville, who met ryan giggs in 2013, told police she was addicted to him and knew what he was capable of but she could not get him out of her head. ryan giggs's legal team say he admits his behaviour was farfrom perfect on a moral level but he never used unlawful violence against miss greville and he denies all of the charges against them.- miss greville and he denies all of the charges against them. thank you ve much the charges against them. thank you very much indeed. _ the unite union says talks to avoid strike action at the port of felixstowe have broken down. around 1900 workers, including crane drivers and machine operators, are due to walk out for eight days later this month if an agreement over pay can't be reached. the trade union said the current offer was "driven by greed not need". a port spokesperson said they were disappointed. more disruption on the railways is expected on saturday as strike action by train drivers will affect services throughout the country.

nine train companies will be affected when 6,500 members from train drivers union aslef walk in a row over pay. passengers have faced disruption over the summer due to several rail strikes, with unions wanting pay increases in line with the rising cost of living. 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 talk to judith batchelar, deputy chair of the environment agency. thank you for being with us. just explain how this might work? first

of all it's a fantastic _ explain how this might work? f “st of all it's a fantastic step forward because as you have said, we have not had this information available in a standardised format before, because most of the product information available is available at a single food or ingredient level, things like tomatoes, potatoes, lamb, beefand level, things like tomatoes, potatoes, lamb, beef and so forth. what this does is take the recipes of complex products like a beef lasagne, ready meal or a loaf of bread and then uses that information to create two things, actually. they've looked at the environmental score of those products, looking at for things, score of those products, looking at forthings, land score of those products, looking at for things, land use, water supply, water quality and greenhouse gas emissions and then they've also matched that with the nutrition score of those products, using the nutritional score index and both of those on a scale of zero to 100, the higher the number, the bigger the

impact on the environment and this is a first, so absolutely, 57,000 products, massive data exercise and it's a real first step towards what you describe as ego labelling. does this information _ you describe as ego labelling. does this information concerning how the food is produced or is it also how the packaging and so on is disposed of, because that has an environmental impact potentially as well. yes, this is looking at the food within the packaging, not at anything post—consumer, so this is everything from the farmer, all the way down to the consumer purchasing it in—store and of course, that food could be wasted, that packaging could be wasted, that packaging could be wasted, that packaging could be not recycled, but it doesn't take into account that. but what it doesn't take into account that. elf what it does do is give us a good comparison of the products on the she” comparison of the products on the shelf and how they stack up against against each other, in terms of

their healthiness, which of course we already have with the traffic light labelling on the front packaging and their environmental footprint. and, you know, this is the beginning of a long journey, because we've never had this data before but it will have an impact and all sorts of stakeholders in the food sector will be present. shoppers who are concerned about the future of the planet will be welcoming the news and many other shoppers i suppose you are more worried about soaring price rises will not be so concerned. no, and i think that's a concern.— think that's a concern. there are thins think that's a concern. there are things that _ think that's a concern. there are things that can _ think that's a concern. there are things that can be _ think that's a concern. there are things that can be done - think that's a concern. there are things that can be done that - think that's a concern. there are things that can be done that can| things that can be done that can play to all of those things so when you have the data and the insights you have the data and the insights you can pick products that are healthier and pick products that are more environmentally friendly. but the key thing is, are the products affordable particularly in a cost of living crisis and the good news is a lot of those things, that is true,

so eating less red meat, eating less dairy, more fruit and vegetables, eating more beans and pulses is a way of notjust having a healthier lifestyle and doing better things for the planet, but also it's better for the planet, but also it's better for your purse and of course saving food and not wasting it is also a way of saving, but it does mean you have to be a lot more thoughtful about the food choices you make and indeed you have to have the information to be able to make those choices. flan information to be able to make those choices. ., ., information to be able to make those choices. . ., , ., choices. can i ask you something sliuhtl choices. can i ask you something slightly different _ choices. can i ask you something slightly different of _ choices. can i ask you something slightly different of concerned i slightly different of concerned consumers up and down the country which is water supply levels, given our very long, which is water supply levels, given ourvery long, hot, dry summer. as deputy chair to the environment agency, what can you tell us about that? ~ ., agency, what can you tell us about that? . ., ., , , agency, what can you tell us about that? . . . , , ., that? what we are seeing is a consequence _ that? what we are seeing is a consequence of _ that? what we are seeing is a consequence of climate i that? what we are seeing is a l consequence of climate change that? what we are seeing is a i consequence of climate change and that? what we are seeing is a - consequence of climate change and of course people talk about climate

change in terms of reducing global warming and keeping global warming within certain degrees, and that is exactly what all of the trajectory and targets that the government has set for a net zero uk in the future, what they haven't appreciated and what they haven't appreciated and what is playing out now is that whilst those average temperatures might be moving, what we are seeing is much greater extreme weather events and those weather events are more frequent and are more extreme than originally modelled, and that is causing all sorts of problems so the environment agency are working with government and water companies and businesses that use large amounts of water in order to conserve that water right now in times of drought, but we are all going to have to do our bit about this because the way that the water

cycle works means there are no geographic boundaries, so all of us doing a bit more to use water more wisely would be helpful but the investments that need to come in the future because of climate change and extreme weather events and their frequency is going to be important. good to talk to you. thank you. nhs england says it has reached a milestone — by all but eliminating waits of more than two years for routine operations. the number of people waiting had soared in the last two years because of the covid pandemic, but a recovery plan was put in place ealier this year. health experts, though, warn there's still a long way to go to reduce the much larger number of patients waiting more than a year. here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. sallyanne wright from dudley in the west midlands uses swimming to

manage her chronic pain. she says she's been waiting around 18 months to have knee replacement surgery and hopes plans to cut waiting times means she gets a date for her operation soon. l means she gets a date for her operation soon.— means she gets a date for her operation soon. i was prescribed vafious operation soon. i was prescribed various painkillers _ operation soon. i was prescribed various painkillers but _ operation soon. i was prescribed various painkillers but the i operation soon. i was prescribed various painkillers but the side l various painkillers but the side effects, they made me pass out and they are not worth it, so the impact on my life has been that i can't work, so my finances are low. but i have had the time to find other methods to manage the pain, such as outdoor swimming, walking. that the outdoor swimming, walking. at the start of this — outdoor swimming, walking. at the start of this year _ outdoor swimming, walking. at the start of this year more _ outdoor swimming, walking. at the start of this year more than - outdoor swimming, walking. at the start of this year more than 22.5 i start of this year more than 22.5 thousand patients in england had been waiting over two years for a routine operation. by the end of july, that had been slashed to fewer than 200. although that does not include around 2500 patients who do not want to travel to be seen faster or a complex case. the nhs says it is still a remarkable achievement. it is, once again that incredible dedication and hard work which has

seen staff— dedication and hard work which has seen staff in the nhs now treat 800,000 patients with covid in hospitals over the past couple of years. _ hospitals over the past couple of years, rolling out the biggest and fastest _ years, rolling out the biggest and fastest vaccination programme in our history— fastest vaccination programme in our history and _ fastest vaccination programme in our history and have applied the same determination to this challenge. the nhs has determination to this challenge. tue: nhs has been determination to this challenge. tte: nhs has been trying determination to this challenge. "tte: nhs has been trying to determination to this challenge. t'te: nhs has been trying to free determination to this challenge. tte: nhs has been trying to free up capacity with the use of surgical hubs. here at this hospital in bath, staff have been carrying out a high number of orthopaedic procedures. we number of orthopaedic procedures. - have taken patients from seven local hospitals and we have managed to get through 1100 extra cases on top of what was a pretty busy hospital already since september, and that has been through the dedication of the staff, really, working hard, thinking of smarter ways to work. health experts warn that there are bigger challenges to come with around 50,000 patients waiting over 18 months, and more than 300,000 waiting over a year. tt’s 18 months, and more than 300,000 waiting over a year.—

waiting over a year. it's a bit like arrivin: waiting over a year. it's a bit like arriving at _ waiting over a year. it's a bit like arriving at base _ waiting over a year. it's a bit like arriving at base camp. _ arriving at base camp. unfortunately, they've done well to -et unfortunately, they've done well to get there. — unfortunately, they've done well to get there, but there is a much bigger— get there, but there is a much bigger mountain to climb in terms of people _ bigger mountain to climb in terms of people who have waited 78 weeks and over a _ people who have waited 78 weeks and over a year— people who have waited 78 weeks and over a year where the numbers are much _ over a year where the numbers are much bigger. over a year where the numbers are much bigger-— much bigger. elsewhere in the uk, work continues _ much bigger. elsewhere in the uk, work continues to _ much bigger. elsewhere in the uk, work continues to reduce - much bigger. elsewhere in the uk, work continues to reduce the i much bigger. elsewhere in the uk, l work continues to reduce the longest waiting times. but with the risk of another wave of covid and flu this winter, some fear that progress could stall without sufficient nhs funding. joining me now is saffron cordery, who is the interim chief executive of nhs providers which represents hospital trusts. this news that the number of people waiting longer than two years for routine operations in england has fallen to just a couple of hundred, thatis fallen to just a couple of hundred, that is good news, isn't it? but as we were hearing in the report, it is similar to arriving at base camp when you have an enormous mountain to climb. ~ ,,., , ~' to climb. absolutely. i think we have to celebrate _ to climb. absolutely. i think we

have to celebrate this - to climb. absolutely. i think we i have to celebrate this achievement because this has been done against the backdrop of two waves of covert at a much higher rate than expected and increasing demand from urgent and increasing demand from urgent and emergency care which impacts the capacity to get those routine operations down and some real challenges in things like primary care and social care, so we are seeing a pressured situation in which staff have genuinely gone the extra mile and have pulled it out of the bag to get the numbers down and have innovated and worked hard and yes, we are at base camp now, but base camp is a huge achievement and we have to go onto the next piece, but it's not going to be plain sailing, but we have the infrastructure in place to carry on with this endeavour. tf infrastructure in place to carry on with this endeavour.— infrastructure in place to carry on with this endeavour. if we continue the metaphor _ with this endeavour. if we continue the metaphor of _ with this endeavour. if we continue the metaphor of the _ with this endeavour. if we continue the metaphor of the mountain, i. the metaphor of the mountain, i suppose the peak of the mountain is that we have 6.6 million people who

are still waiting for hospital treatment, an extraordinary number of people. treatment, an extraordinary number of --eole. ~,, , treatment, an extraordinary number of --eole. m _. treatment, an extraordinary number of --eole. m , ., ., of people. absolutely other thing to remember is _ of people. absolutely other thing to remember is we _ of people. absolutely other thing to remember is we are _ of people. absolutely other thing to remember is we are not _ of people. absolutely other thing to remember is we are not at - of people. absolutely other thing to remember is we are not at a - remember is we are not at a standstill on this. everyday people will to their gp or other places and be referred for either diagnostic testing or for routine treatment, so the list is growing all the time which is why it's so important we start to make major inroads into the number of people waiting and i think what we've seen is some genuine innovation, so you talk to on your package about surgical hubs and we have people using robotic technology and much closer working between different bits of the local health and care system to make things go smoothly and we are looking at different types of outpatient appointments and transferring people to have operations out of their home area where they are willing to do it, so all sorts of things being

tested out and used to get us through this as quickly as possible but it does require and i think this is really important, it requires sufficient workforce in the nhs and we know we are really struggling there and we need the right kind of funding in the nhs to support things like the pay award that has just taken place, so paying staff what they need to be paid isn't taken away from the total sum that is needed to carry out that transformation and deliver services in the nhs so the government needs to put more money into cover that. that is a familiar cry. just briefly, i suppose it is fair to say that the nhs, like all of society received a massive shock with the covid pandemic. do you think it is beginning to recover now from that shock? tt’s beginning to recover now from that shock? �*,. beginning to recover now from that shock? �* , . , ., shock? it's an interesting one. i think what _ shock? it's an interesting one. i think what i _ shock? it's an interesting one. i think what i would _ shock? it's an interesting one. i think what i would say - shock? it's an interesting one. i think what i would say is - shock? it's an interesting one. i think what i would say is that i shock? it's an interesting one. i | think what i would say is that we are learning to live with it, so in that sense, we are back in that

foothills analogy, moving out of the place where it is a crisis and an emergency and learning to live with it, butjust because we are learning to live with it does not mean it has gone away and it certainly hasn't gone away and it certainly hasn't gone away and it certainly hasn't gone away in the health care setting. it is impacting staff available and how patients are treated and on occasions as viewers will know, it impacts on how people can access care and whether they need to isolate and whether they need to isolate and whether they need to isolate and whether they need to wear masks, etc, and that is a really important thing we have to remember we are still living with it and it has not gone away. flier? remember we are still living with it and it has not gone away. very good to talk to you- _ research by bbc news has uncovered concerns about the quality of care in child and adolescent mental health hospitals, amidst staff shortages and a culture of self harm. new figures show that since 2019, at least 18 patients aged 18 or under have died in specialist

camhs hospitals in england, as well as one death in scotland and one in northern ireland. comparisons to previous figures suggests deaths in england are rising. the nhs says it has invested record amounts in child and adolescent mental health care in response to record demand. you may find some of the details in adam eley�*s report upsetting. # 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 says she picked up dangerous new habits from fellow patients. chelsea only went in there doing very superficial acts of self—harm, and when she'd 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. i said, "is there any way she's going to survive?" she said, "there's 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 laid there with all the machines

making all 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. inpatient 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's 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 2024. 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 to see my daughter laid on a hospital bed. adam eley, bbc news. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaeker.

hello. the met office has issued an extreme heat warning for later in the week and into the weekend, so how will the heatwave compared to the last one? we are not expecting record—breaking temperatures and certainly not the dizzy heights of 40 degrees and also the temperatures will not be as high across northern parts of the country but the high pressure and the hot sunshine will be throughout the uk over the next few days as this high—pressure is firmly in charge of the weather. here are the forecast temperatures for tuesday, here are the forecast temperatures fortuesday, pushing here are the forecast temperatures for tuesday, pushing 30 degrees across southern and central parts of england as well as wales, the mid 20s for the north and east. very little in the way of whether with clear skies overnight and into the morning hours and the morning temperatures will be between 11 and 15 degrees, so a little on the fresh side in some spots further north, so weak weather fronts off the coast brushing north—western parts of scotland but otherwise hot sunshine and widely into the low 30s across

parts of southern, central england as well as wales and the high 20s expected in the north—east of england. and then thursday, friday, saturday, a drift of hot air from the new cons —— near continent and it will spread west into wales and south—western parts of england as well as ireland, so we will see some higher temperatures towards the extreme south—west of the country and it is the mid 30s widely on thursday, high 20s pushing 30 into yorkshire as well. friday, every bit as hot, give or take and you can certainly see it's warm enough for glasgow and belfast as well, so how hot will it get this time round? last time we had a little over 40 degrees, this time round we expect around 36 celsius, which is extreme enough. here is the summary and the outlook for the rest of the week and into the weekend, you can see how prolonged the heat is and particularly thursday, friday and saturday we could see temperatures in the mid 30s. so is there any

rainfall on the way? more importantly. the thinking is that there will be rain eventually and much fresher weather arriving possibly as early as sunday night as we see thunderstorms drifting in from the south but the fresher air with a showers will not arrive properly until monday.

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown and these are the latest headlines... energy analysts warn that annual bills in england, scotland and wales could increase to more than 4,200 pounds in january next year. essentially, millions of people will not be able to afford their energy bills and it almost doesn't bear thinking about. the government is going to have to come back to the table and put more supports in place. 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. meanwhile, thames water says it plans to announce a hosepipe ban "in the coming weeks". students across scotland receive their exam results. the pass rate is down compared with the previous two years

of covid pandemic measures, but remain above 2019 levels. 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 23—time grand—slam tennis champion, serena williams, announces her imminent retirement from the sport. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. annual energy bills could hit £4,200 in the new year for a typical household in england, scotland and wales, according

to the latest forecast from energy consultants, cornwall insight. the figure is £650 more than previously estimated. the group says that's because of 0fgem's decision to change the price cap every three months instead of every six, and higher wholesale prices. the warning comes as the government rejects calls for further help with bills until a new prime minister is in place. here's our business correspondent theo leggett. the cost of lighting, cooking food, hot water and heating our homes has already risen dramatically over the past year and it's expected to go even higher. the war in ukraine has been a majorfactor, restricting gas supplies from russia to europe and pushing up the cost of energy on international markets. the prices suppliers can charge households in england, scotland and wales are capped by the regulator 0fgem to protect consumers. but the regulator has to balance keeping bills under control with preventing energy firms

from going out of business. last october, the bill for electricity and gas for a typical household covered by the cap was just under £1,300 a year. in april it rose to nearly £2,000, an increase of nearly 50%. in october it is expected to go up again, according to cornwell insight, it would be more than £3,500 and a further rise injanuary is expected to take it well over £4,000 a year, leaving families facing bills of more than £350 every month. the increase has come at a time when the country is already seeing prices for everyday items rising at the fastest rate in more than 40 years, putting household budgets are under more pressure. the government has set out plans to help consumers with energy bills through discounts worth £400 per year, but campaigners say that is not nearly enough. i think we are prepping for a winter, if more support

is not put in place, where potentially millions of people won't be able to afford energy bills. and it almost doesn't bear thinking about. the government is going to have to come back to the table and put more supports in place. for the next prime minister, it's expected to be a major challenge. 0ne candidate, rishi sunak, has already promised to provide more money to help with bills, though he has not said how much. his supporters say it is the correct approach. in extraordinary times, i think direct payments will be the only way to see the most vulnerable through this very, very difficult winter that we see coming up before us. the opponent for the conservative party leadership plans a different approach. what i want to do is make sure people are supported - from day one and that is why- i would have a temporary moratorium on the green energy levy, _ to save people money from their fuel bills, what i will also do- is reverse the national insurance rise to make sure people are keeping

more of their own money. _ 0fgem itself has warned that energy markets can move very quickly. it says any forecasts for next year should be treated with extreme caution. nevertheless, the latest predictions are likely only to fuel concerns that consumers are facing an ever steeper struggle to cope with rising prices. theo leggett, bbc news. 0ur economics correspondent dharshini david explained the key reasons behind these rises. we have got wholesale energy prices, we buy that energy on wholesale markets, that has soared in recent months, partly because russia has been restricting the flow of gas through an essential pipeline to germany and that has stoked up fears about availability of energy, but also the price of our energy

if it is in short supply across the world by the winter. some of these suppliers have had to take on extra customs, they have been forced to because others have gone out of business, but to do so they have had to buy energy at a higher price than what they can charge under the cap. so they have this extra bill and now the regulator is saying you can recoup that through energy customers, but through the space of six months. that means they are adding it in on top and therefore the price cap has risen by that much more, or we think. it's an estimate. perhaps over £4,000 a year. everyone keeps saying we have to do something about it. what is the answer? it is not clear. what is clear is we heard from the leadership hopefuls, what is on the moment at the table is only going to go a small way to plug the gap. some people are blaming the regulator and say they could have a tougher price cap.

it is really tricky because the regulator is saying we are going to allow energy companies to pass some extra charges to consumers, why is that? they are looking at last winter, we have seen 28 energy suppliers going out of business, what happens when that occurs? the cost of that gets passed on to customers elsewhere and also to taxpayers at large and that is a bill that is already running into billions of pounds. some of it is protecting customers. others are saying the cap longer works. perhaps we should look at another model. for example what they are doing in france, they are getting the supplier to pick up the tab, should we get a larger windfall tax? what this all points to is a system which worked five years ago is no longer fit for purpose. what about longer term ? years ahead, are we in for the spiralling price rises all the time? i don't want to alarm people right now but when you look

at what the analysts are saying, they are saying we cannot see where it ends in the next year, it could be two or three years down the line that we have got to struggle with these higher prices and that means it's going to cost all of us that much more because don't forget, any help we get from government or the energy suppliers in some way may have to be paid back in the years to come. this is going to be a really tricky few years. if we are looking for a quick fix, the best anyone can hope for is the situation on the wholesale markets ease itself. 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 3 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 2 alert.

meanwhile, thames water is planning to announce a hosepipe ban "in the coming weeks". our correspondent tim muffet told us more. spectacular views to be enjoyed, this one of london being one of them, but just look at the ground. it is completely parched. a stark visual reminder of the impact of this lack of rain. hosepipe bans have already been enforced for some people. southern water has enforced one already for customers in hampshire and the isle of wight. south east water will be implementing a ban for customers in kent and sussex on friday and welsh water will be implementing one for customers in pembrokeshire later this month, but we havejust heard in the last few minutes

a statement from thames water, which confirms as you said that it will too be introducing a hosepipe ban in the coming weeks. the timing has not been confirmed, but it will be coming along the track and as you say, 15 million customers are served by thames water. a real stark reminder that, because last month, july, was the driestjuly in england since 1935, we are now experiencing the impact of that. the met office has also issued an amber alert to begin from thursday through until sunday for much of the southern part of england and parts of eastern wales. that is in addition to a weather warning which has already been implemented from midday today affecting central and southern england. those amber alerts designed to flag up to health care professionals and more vulnerable people, such as elderly people about the impact high temperatures can and will have and follow the advice we have heard so much about during the past few weeks.

stay indoors, stay hydrated and try and keep your home cool if possible. the met office has also issued a fire severity index and this looks at the probable effect of fire and how severe it would be, were one to break out. at the moment it is set for very high for england and wales, come the weekend it will be set at exceptional. another reminder, no naked flames or barbecues, no disposing of cigarettes. the warm weather for some people is a welcome event, there to be enjoyed, but alongside that comes these really, really clear stark warnings. take this heat seriously. the former us president, donald trump, has condemned what he's described as "raid" by the fbi, on his mar—a—lago home in florida. agents carried out a search over a number of hours. neither the fbi nor thejustice department is commenting.

donald trump claimed a safe was broken into. here's our correspondent, richard galpin. fbi investigators focused here, at donald trump's home in florida. no doors kicked down, but several boxes reportedly containing official papers taken away. 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. 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 weaponisation of the justice system to prevent him running for the white house again. such an assault, he said, could only take place in broken third world countries.

he said, "sadly, america has become one of those countries, "corrupt at a level not seen before. "they even broke into my safe." but his opponents accuse him of hypocrisy. 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, you know, some people think she violated some of our laws related to only using government official e—mails, so that those documents become records and here we have president trump having done something potentially much more egregious. the question now is which classified documents were removed from the white house as trump left office? it's not the first time he's kept papers in his florida home when they should have been returned to the national archive. 15 boxes were retrieved from mar—a—lago in february. neither the fbi nor thejustice department have commented, and all this just three months before the next congress convenes ahead of mid—term elections. richard galpin, bbc news.

students across scotland have been receiving their exam results today and the pass rate is down compared with the previous two years when covid pandemic measures were in place. at higher level, the number of pupils getting an a to c pass was nearly 79%. that's down from just over 87% last year, but higher than pre—pandemic levels when the last formal exams took place. the pass rates for national 5 and advanced highers followed a similar pattern. james shaw has been speaking to students. the moment of truth is approaching. here you go, good luck, nick. that moment when pupils find out if they've achieved the results they wanted or not. good luck. like thousands across scotland,

these pupils at currie community high school are quietly relieved it is all over. how did you do? i got all as. all have felt the impact of the disruptions of the last two years. sometimes working at home, sometimes in school. it sort of caused there to be, like, breaks in my studies. for example, we'd be going to class some days and then someone might get covid and have to go into lockdown because of this. or my family members getting covid and going into lockdown because of that. and then missing classes, which then meant i had to catch up more, making it more difficult for me. it was horrible, hard sometimes, very hard. i definitely think learning was disrupted and because we couldn't get face—to—face teaching, it definitely affected, i think. the head here at currie high has tried to give them the resilience to get through this most challenging of times. covid, you know, otherfactors that contribute to making this scenario

really difficult, has really given our young people a lot to think about and deal with, but, my goodness, have they risen to the challenge and shown a resilience that is of real steel and one for us as adults, i think, to learn from. 0n the face of it, this looks like a return to normality, but, in fact, there has been a lot of disruption caused by pupil and staff absences because of covid. and that unprecedented situation explains why the scottish qualifications authority has been more generous with its grading this year. compared to 2019, the last year when there was a full set of exams, these results are an improvement, but they are not as high as the two years of the pandemic when grades were based on assessments by teachers. the sqa say they have tried to be as fair as possible. i think we recognised that although it was a return to exams,

it was not a return to a normal year and we've sought, working closely with the education system, to ensure that our awards are fair to learners but also recognise the disruption that learners have faced. meanwhile, the scottish government has been under pressure to make progress on its goal of reducing the attainment gap between pupils from the most deprived backgrounds and those from the most affluent. until now, there has not been much sign of improvement. they will argue that this set of results shows progress is being made. james shaw, bbc news, edinburgh. more disruption on the railways is expected on saturday, as strike action by train drivers will affect services throughout the country. nine train companies will be affected when 6,500 members from train drivers union aslef walk in a row over pay. passengers have faced disruption over the summer due to several rail strikes, with unions wanting pay increases in line with the rising cost of living.

i'm joined now by our transport correspondent, katy austin. just bring is up—to—date on the kind of extent of destruction we can be expecting? we of extent of destruction we can be exectin: ? ~ ., of extent of destruction we can be exectin: ? ~ . ., of extent of destruction we can be expecting?— of extent of destruction we can be exectina? ~ . ., expecting? we have had saturday in the diary for— expecting? we have had saturday in the diary for a _ expecting? we have had saturday in the diary for a while _ expecting? we have had saturday in the diary for a while but _ expecting? we have had saturday in the diary for a while but we - expecting? we have had saturday in the diary for a while but we have i the diary for a while but we have more information. this is affecting 19 companies around the country as you say, it is train drivers walking out for one day on saturday the 13th. on some of those affected networks there will be no trains at all on south—eastern services and cross country and where there are trains on great western and lner there will be extremely limited service. people are being told basically not to travel unless necessary and checked before they set off if they do need to travel and the real delivery group which represents train companies says

people can use advance tickets the day before or on subsequent days up until the 16th of august. to day before or on subsequent days up until the 16th of august.— until the 16th of august. to be clear because _ until the 16th of august. to be clear because there _ until the 16th of august. to be clear because there has i until the 16th of august. to be clear because there has been l clear because there has been disruption already as i mentioned, that was with the rmt union, this is a separate industrial action?- a separate industrial action? that's ri . ht. a separate industrial action? that's riuht. in a separate industrial action? that's right- in this _ a separate industrial action? that's right. in this case _ a separate industrial action? that's right. in this case it _ a separate industrial action? that's right. in this case it is _ a separate industrial action? that's right. in this case it is 19 _ right. in this case it is 19 companies, it does not sound like much maybe but these are quite big train companies and actually even where trains are running on others that are not directly affected they will be very busy but this is train drivers, we have also had a series of strikes across the country, national scale strikes by members of the rmt union. it is a range of different rail workers involved there and that affects network rail and 14 train companies. those next strikes are due to start in august and they will be joined by a couple of other unions on the same date.

some members from the unite union and if that was not bad enough there is at london underground strike on the 19th, friday the 19th of august. a lot going on. we asked left strike or train drivers strike rather involving members of the aslef union, that is around pay, the union says the pay driver —— drivers need pay that reflects cost of living. the train company say we want to give the pay increase but you need to come to talk about it. aslef have said we will talk to you but only if there is something meaningful on the table to discuss. it does not feel like now that dispute is particularly close to a resolution. with the other disputes, any sign of resolution on those? itrai’ith with the other disputes, any sign of resolution on those?— resolution on those? with this laraer resolution on those? with this larger dispute _ resolution on those? with this larger dispute with _ resolution on those? with this larger dispute with the - resolution on those? with this larger dispute with the rmt i resolution on those? with this i larger dispute with the rmt union, this has been rumbling for a wow, there had been talks for months and months. a couple of times with network rail it... the mood music

has been that progress is being made but at the moment it feels like things are at a bit of a stalemate and again, the union is saying we need pay rise that reflects the cost of living. network rail and the train companies are saying we want to give a pay increase but this has to give a pay increase but this has to be funded by modernisation and reform. a lot of sticking points and it does not feel very likely right now. things can change with all of these disputes. a strike does not happen until it happens but they do not feel particularly close to a resolution at the moment. thanks for that update- — the jury in the trial of the former wales manager ryan giggs has been shown a recording of the police interview with his former girlfriend, kate greville, who he is accused of controlling and assaulting. in the interview, she says that their relationship was volatile and the former footballer was often abusive to her. he denies the charges. 0ur correspondent matt

graveling told me more. a little earlier today, the jury were played a video that was taken in 2020 with miss greville where she thought she was in a love story from the movies, but instead the relationship was volatile with the former footballer and he would threaten her if she broke up with him. she detailed one argument in this in which she said mr giggs threw her and her belongings out of a hotel room into the corridor while she was naked and then locked the door. the video interview was recorded by police just two weeks after an alleged assault where the prosecution say ryan giggs pushed and head—butted kate and elbowed her sister, emma, in the jaw. ms greville outlined a recurring pattern over a number of years in which she would confront the former wales international about seeing other women and they would break up and then he would pursue her on text or e—mail and on the phone and then the relationship would start again. kate greville, who met

ryan giggs in 2013, told police she was addicted to him, knew what he was capable of but she could not get him out of her head. ryan giggs's legal team say he admits his behaviour was far from perfect on a moral level, but he never used unlawful violence against miss greville and he denies all of the charges against them. nhs england says it has reached a milestone by all but eliminating waits of more than two years for routine operations. the number of people waiting had soared in the last two years because of the covid pandemic, but a recovery plan was put in place ealier this year. health experts, though, warn there's still a long way to go to reduce the much larger number of patients waiting more than a year. here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. sally ann wright from dudley in the west midlands uses swimming to help manage her chronic pain. she says she's been waiting around 18 months to have knee replacement surgery and hopes plans to cut waiting times will mean she gets a date for her operation soon.

i was prescribed various painkillers, but the side effects, they made me pass out, they're not worth it. so the impact on my life has been i cannot work, so my finances are low. but i've had the time to find other methods to manage the pain, such as outdoor swimming, walking. at the start of this year, more than 22,500 patients in england had been waiting over two years for a routine operation. by the end ofjuly, that had been slashed to fewer than 200, although that doesn't include around 2,500 patients who don't want to travel to be seen faster or are complex cases. the nhs says it's still a remarkable achievement. it is once again i think that incredible dedication, hard work, which 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've applied exactly the same sort

of determination to this challenge. the nhs has been trying to free up capacity with the use of surgical hubs. here at the sulis hospital in bath, staff have been carrying out a high number of orthopaedic procedures. iwe've taken patients from sevenl local hospitals and we've 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 dedication |of the staff, really, working hard, | thinking of smarter ways to work. health experts warn there are bigger challenges to come, with around 50,000 patients waiting over 18 months and more than 300,000 waiting over a year. well, it's a little bit like arriving at base camp, unfortunately. done well to get there, but there is a much bigger mountain to climb, in terms of the people who've waited 78 weeks and over a year,

where the numbers are much bigger. elsewhere in the uk, work continues to try to reduce the longest waiting times. but with the risk of another wave of covid and flu this winter, some fear progress could stall without sufficient nhs funding. katharine da costa, bbc news. research by bbc news has uncovered concerns about the quality of care in child and adolescent mental health hospitals, amidst staff shortages and a culture of self—harm. new figures show that since 2019, at least 18 patients aged 18 or under have died in specialist camhs hospitals in england, as well as one death in scotland and one in northern ireland. comparisons to previous figures suggests deaths in england are rising. the nhs says it has invested record amounts in child and adolescent mental health care — in response to record demand. you may find some of the details in adam eley�*s report upsetting.

# 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 says she picked up dangerous new habits from fellow patients. chelsea only went in there doing very superficial acts of self—harm, and when she'd 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. i said, "is there any way that she's going to survive?" she said, "there's 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 laid there with all the machines making all 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. inpatient 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. zaynab 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's been chronic underinvestment over the years in the face _ of unprecedented demand. there are some pockets of very good practice happening up— and down the country, but, i 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 2024. 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 to see my daughter laid on a hospital bed. adam eley, bbc news. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schaffernaeker. hello. the temperature is going to steadily rise through the course of the week. from thursday we are expecting the mid 30s across parts of england and wales and i think the peak will be around friday into saturday. very hot friday night on the way for example. a lot of sunshine out there. just thicker cloud brushing

north—western parts of scotland, much cooler here in the hebrides, only 17 but widely mid to high 20s across england and wales as well as northern ireland pushing 30 degrees in one or two spots. very little happening on the weather front overnight. here are the morning temperatures, 16 in cardiff and london. typically 11—13 further north. the temperatures tomorrow will shoot up very quickly, the oranges and reds developing across the south indicating the heat. i think widely into the low 30s across parts of england and wales. hello. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown 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. meanwhile, thames water says it plans to announce a hosepipe ban "in the coming weeks". students across scotland receive their exam results. the pass rate is down compared with the previous two years of covid pandemic measures but remain above 2019 levels. 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. and the 23—time grand—slam tennis champion, serena williams, announces her imminent retirement from the sport. i say appear isayappearto, i say appear to, because it's not entirely clear what she means.

sport and with a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ben croucher. she has suggested she could retire after the us open. if you are a little on certain, combination of social media posts, the 40—year—old said the countdown is on and i will relish the next few weeks. she said she was evolving away from tennis which does not explain anything. she has hardly played in the last year, attempting and failing to make a comeback at wimbledon but says she will compete at the us open starting later this month and was in a good mood after beating her opponent in straight sets at the canadian open, herfirst singles straight sets at the canadian open, her first singles victory in 14 months. i guess there is a light at the end of the tunnel.— i guess there is a light at the end | of the tunnel.— i of the tunnel. what is that light? i don't know- _ of the tunnel. what is that light? i don't know- i _ of the tunnel. what is that light? i don't know. i am _ of the tunnel. what is that light? i don't know. i am getting - of the tunnel. what is that light? i don't know. i am getting closer i of the tunnel. what is that light? i don't know. i am getting closer to| don't know. i am getting closer to the light, so... yeah, so, lately,

that's been it for me. i can't wait to get to the light. t that's been it for me. i can't wait to get to the light.— that's been it for me. i can't wait to get to the light. i know you are joking... — to get to the light. i know you are joking.... l'm _ to get to the light. i know you are joking,... i'm not— to get to the light. i know you are joking,... i'm not joking. - to get to the light. i know you are joking,... i'm notjoking. explainl joking,... i'm not 'oking. explain to me what_ joking,... i'm not 'oking. explain to me what the i joking,... i'm notjoking. explain to me what the latest _ joking,... i'm notjoking. explain to me what the latest to - joking,... i'm notjoking. explain to me what the latest to you i joking,... i'm notjoking. explain to me what the latest to you and what it represents? —— the light is to you. what it represents? -- the light is to ou. ., �* ., , to you. freedom. but i love playing thou~h, it to you. freedom. but i love playing though. it is _ to you. freedom. but i love playing though, it is amazing. _ to you. freedom. but i love playing though, it is amazing. i— to you. freedom. but i love playing though, it is amazing. i can't i to you. freedom. but i love playing though, it is amazing. i can't do i though, it is amazing. i can't do this forever. so it'sjust like sometimes you want to try your best to enjoy the moments, and do the best you can. emma raducanu says she's looking forward to a clean slate after the us open at the end of the month. the world number 10 is preparing for the defence of her title in flushing meadows by playing at the canadian 0pen — her first round match against camila georgi starts in a few hours. raducanu says she's not feeling the pressure. the pressure is only either

what i put on myself or what i expect from myself and that is the biggest thing that determines how you deal with it, how you feel, but also more of it is just like, i only feel the pressure or think about it whenever i'm in my press conferences, because every single question is about pressure, but other than that. the only pressure is from you guys, really. toni minichello — the coach who guided jessica ennis hill to her global heptathlon success — has been banned from coaching for life after being found to have committed gross breaches of trust and to have engaged in sexually physical behaviour. 0ur correspondent joe wilson has more. this covers a 15 year period of toni minichiello's career and the findings that uk athletics are of the utmost seriousness and includes uk athletics say unwanted and

inappropriate touching, examples of bullying, emotionalabuse, it says, sometimes with severe consequences for the well—being, mental health of the athletes involved and we should stress, as you said, no athletes are specifically named but there are anonymous examples and some of the details given are really quite graphic. toni minichiello came to global prominence in 2012 with his work withjennifer ennis hill and was coach of the year at bbc sports personality amongst other awards given and has now been banned for life from uk athletics from holding a coaching position. in a statement, he said that he strongly denies all the charges and that he cannot fully express his disappointment with the decision this news comes a day afternoon the closing ceremony of the commonwealth games, widely heralded as a success with sold out venues and a celebration of birmingham's diversity. but with questions over the future of the commonwealth itself, and many athlete's not competing, can the games survive beyond victoria in 2026? the people that are negative are not the ones they are on the ground seeing it and experiencing it.

it's a wonderful event and it is the diversity of the sporting events and the athletes themselves, you look at the inclusion of all of the paralympic events into the programme and the lawn bowls, you have athletes in their 70s competing and winning medals and teenagers in gymnastics and you have such a wide array of different athletes and sports so, to me, it is called the friendly games and the competition is fierce, but there is a unique atmosphere to it all and ifor one hope it goes on for many, many years. that's all the sport for now. we will pursue the story about serena williams further. the seven times wimbledon _ serena williams further. the seven times wimbledon champion. i serena williams further. the seven times wimbledon champion. she . times wimbledon champion. she appears to have announced that she is planning to retire from tennis after the us open.

in an article for vogue magazine, she said was 'evolving away from the sport'. ms williams has won 23 grand slam titles, making her the most successful female tennis player of the open era. 'the countdown has begun'. i'm joined now by uche amako, sportsjournalist, the telegraph(0s) is it clear she is finally hanging up is it clear she is finally hanging up her racket so to speak? absolutely, and it is a shock, but not a shock because she's not been playing in as many tournaments as she had as she did in the early stages of her career and had been focusing on the grand slams but injuries have taken their toll unfortunately on her and i think that her waving goodbye at wimbledon was one sign, and now this big interview in vogue where she has been opened and honest about her life, this is the final signal, a clear signal that this is the end for her. . . , clear signal that this is the end for her. ,, ., , ., clear signal that this is the end for her. ,, .,, ., for her. she has not said it in those sort — for her. she has not said it in those sort of _ for her. she has not said it in those sort of stark _ for her. she has not said it in those sort of stark terms i for her. she has not said it in those sort of stark terms and for her. she has not said it in i those sort of stark terms and say

she is evolving away from the sport but let's assume she is retiring and let's look back and assess what is a phenomenal career. mccurry are unquestionably not only one of the greatest and displays all cyber one of the greatest sports people and thatis of the greatest sports people and that is where she really ranks in terms of what she's done in terms of her career and that should be, i think, when you get to 41, which she will be talking about having her second child. and she is not an entrepreneur, she is a brand, a multi—million pound brand. t entrepreneur, she is a brand, a multi-million pound brand. i think the time has _ multi-million pound brand. i think the time has come _ multi-million pound brand. i think the time has come for _ multi-million pound brand. i think the time has come for her - multi-million pound brand. i think the time has come for her to i multi-million pound brand. i think the time has come for her to step | the time has come for her to step away from the sport and maybe she will hang around and be a presence on the tour and may be decidedly some coaching, maybe she will decide tojoin espn and do analysis on tv, but i think are farewell will come next month or at the end of this month at the us open in new york

where she will get an incredible ovation when she leaves. she certainly will. _ ovation when she leaves. she certainly will. anyone - ovation when she leaves. she certainly will. anyone who has seen the film king richard, about how her and venus struggle against the odds in a sense to make it in the world of tennis with the help of their obsessive father will know just what an extraordinary story of the serena williams story is.— williams story is. yes, and she won the first slam _ williams story is. yes, and she won the first slam in _ williams story is. yes, and she won the first slam in 1999 _ williams story is. yes, and she won the first slam in 1999 and _ williams story is. yes, and she won the first slam in 1999 and has been| the first slam in 1999 and has been playing for so long and achieved a high level of tennis greatness for such a long time and that longevity is unheard of. it is normalfor her that when she came onto the tour, it was normal for players to retire at the age of 3233 and she decided to carry on until 41 and roger federer is looking to come back at the age of 41 himself, so they've been going on for such a long time and they've done everything they needed to do in

tennis, so in a way, as you said, you mentioned king richard, and they are waiting in the wings, and if they did a sequel to that film, her life story would be an incredible tale to watch on the big screen. what was it about her and we are talking about are in the past tense which is maybe not what we should be doing, but assuming she is retiring, what was it about her as a tennis player was it her physical prowess, her mental strength, a combination of both? , , ., her mental strength, a combination ofboth? , , ., ., ., of both? definitely a combination of both and the — of both? definitely a combination of both and the physical _ of both? definitely a combination of both and the physical aspect - of both? definitely a combination of both and the physical aspect gets i both and the physical aspect gets men chilled because her physical stature is different to most of the women you see on the wta tour and thatis women you see on the wta tour and that is not a fault of her own, adds the way she was built unborn and she uses those natural attributes to have one of the greatest serves we have one of the greatest serves we have ever seen and she could clean

out an opponent whenever she wanted and turn it on like a switch and blew them away with an incredible back and and not only that she was great at the net and won so many troubles —— doubles title, and like a sister there was nothing she couldn't do on any surface as well and for such a long time, so what she has done for the sport will never be forgotten and she will be remembered as the goat, as they say. it's hard to believe there would be anyone quite like serena williams in terms of women's tennis. absolutely not. you see — terms of women's tennis. absolutely not. you see emma _ terms of women's tennis. absolutely not. you see emma raducanu i terms of women's tennis. absolutely not. you see emma raducanu and i terms of women's tennis. absolutely i not. you see emma raducanu and naomi 0saka, they are big names in their own right, but what serena williams has done for the sport, notjust taking it beyond tennis but into fashion and entertainment and making it more of a global sport, everybody who knows tennis knows who serena williams is and she has helped forge

that, especially with her sister and their story is an incredible one and i don't think she will ever be forgotten.— i don't think she will ever be foruotten. . ~' ,, , . i don't think she will ever be foruotten. . ~ , . ., forgotten. thank you very much that attribute. if — forgotten. thank you very much that attribute. if she _ forgotten. thank you very much that attribute. if she is _ forgotten. thank you very much that attribute. if she is definitely - attribute. if she is definitely retiring, she will certainly be missed, especially at wimbledon. thank you for your time. 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 the hosepipe ban from thames water would be the fourth implemented following the southern water ban which began last friday in hampshire and the isle of wight.

let's speak now to janine shackleton, policy manager at consumer council for water. we are seeing more and more hosepipe bans, so what is the customers the moment? ~ . , ., ., , , moment? with the exceptionally dry weather it means _ moment? with the exceptionally dry weather it means the _ moment? with the exceptionally dry weather it means the pressure i moment? with the exceptionally dry weather it means the pressure on i weather it means the pressure on water resources has reached boiling point and so restrictions in the hotspot areas really are a necessary step to ensure that the environment is not left permanently scarred by the demand for water and it's important to note that the climate is changing so we do need to change our habits but it's crucial that we play a part in using water wisely but companies do need to make it as easy as possible through practical advice and support as well. iloathed advice and support as well. what ractical advice and support as well. what practical things _ advice and support as well. what practical things can _ advice and support as well. what practical things can people do to reduce their use of water in the next few weeks? ts reduce their use of water in the next few weeks?— reduce their use of water in the next few weeks? is easy to save water and _

next few weeks? is easy to save water and it _ next few weeks? is easy to save water and it doesn't _ next few weeks? is easy to save water and it doesn't require i next few weeks? is easy to save water and it doesn't require big | water and it doesn't require big sacrifices and it doesn't require big sacrifices in these real benefits in the current climate that they could save money as well as water so one example is, if you are a family of four and use a power shower and you halve your daily shower and you halve your daily shower time from ten minutes to five minutes, that could save almost £700 per year on the water and energy bills combined. and another simple tip for people and it's a habit people have got into that if you're brushing your teeth, people leave the tap running and this can take six litres by the time they have been brushing their teeth and with washing—up bowls as well, a washing—up bowls as well, a washing—up bowls as well, a washing—up bowl will take on average around eight litres per bowl and if you use that three times a day for breakfast, lunch and evening meal, that can come to nearly 30 litres where as if some people have a dishwasher with an ego setting, some of those will only use nine litres for the whole setting, and also another fun fact, for the whole setting, and also anotherfun fact, i guess, is you don't always need a paddling pool to keep cool and you don't always need to fill it up full, sometimes you

can keep cool with having a water pipe, playing with water pistols and something the whole family can engage with and it's about making those small changes to some of the habits we might have picked up over time without really thinking about how much water it's actually using. this is something we might have to get used to do with climate change, longer, hot, dry summers in the future. tt longer, hot, dry summers in the future. , �* ~ longer, hot, dry summers in the future. , ~ ,, ., , future. it is. and i think that is wh it's future. it is. and i think that is why it's important _ future. it is. and i think that is why it's important to _ future. it is. and i think that is why it's important to make i future. it is. and i think that is i why it's important to make these healthy habits throughout the year as well. and research with our customers tell us that the environment is really important to them and people have really connected with nature, walking by rivers, local reservoirs they might see and they want to make sure that those habitats are kept clear for them and we want them to last a long time, so sometimes the hosepipe bans are put in place so they don't draw upon too much resources from the rivers which will have an impact on the ecology in there, so we are

playing our part to help out and keep the ecology on the rivers safe. should the water companies be doing more as well? liz truss was saying that they need to do more to stop leaks. . ~ , ,., , that they need to do more to stop leaks. . m , ., that they need to do more to stop leaks.. , ., ., , , leaks. . absolutely. nothing dampens our own motivation _ leaks. . absolutely. nothing dampens our own motivation to _ leaks. . absolutely. nothing dampens our own motivation to save _ leaks. . absolutely. nothing dampens our own motivation to save water i our own motivation to save water when you see visible leaks in the street, and they have been targeted to make those changes and they have some strong targets they need to half by 2050 but we want companies to do more than that and we want them to do more than that and beat them to do more than that and beat the targets, notjust meet them, because it does get under the skin of us if we can see these leaks and we are playing our part in trying to conserve the water again but that said, it has to be that we help out as much as water companies help out as much as water companies help out as well because the actual hosepipes, for example, if you use that for an hour, that can use

enough water is an average family forward in a day, so a lot of water get pumped through in the use of a hosepipe and i don't think we often think about that as we are watering the garden or washing the car, so i think we all have a part to play in this. . . ~' ,, , think we all have a part to play in this. . ., ,, i. , . think we all have a part to play in this.. ., , . this. . thank you very much, janine shackleton. — we arejust we are just hearing some breaking news that a 14—year—old boy has died after getting into difficulty in a lake in cheshunt last night according to hertfordshire police, a 14—year—old boy dying after getting into difficulty in a lake and we will get more details on that as they come into us from hertfordshire police. it's almost one year since the taliban seized control of afghanistan, in a lightning advance. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani has returned to kabul to find out how life has changed for some

of the people he met last august. 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. as the heatwave hits europe, south korea is dealing with torrential rain. the capital has dealing with the worst floods for 80 years which have killed at least eight people. videos show cars submerged and people wading through water up to their waists. jean mackenzie reports from seoul. flood water cascades down into the heart of seoul. filling the city from the underground up. the rain is relentless. the flooding sudden. streets submerged, then cars and buses. this morning, people struggled to make sense of the destruction that scatters the city, flood water cascades down into the heart of seoul.

filling the city from the underground up. the rain is relentless. the flooding sudden. streets submerged, then cars and buses. this morning, people struggled to make sense of the destruction that scatters the city, as if part of a film set. but this is the scene of a real tragedy. living underground behind these tiny windows were two sisters and one of their 13—year—old daughters. as water submerged their home, they were trapped and drowned. these semi—basement apartments were made famous by the oscar—winning film parasite. the lead family tried desperately to funnel water out of their home during a torrential downpour. today's outcome is far worse. during a torrential downpour. this man has lived above the family for ten years. by the time he arrived home last night, their home was covered. translation: i feel devastated about this tragedy. _ if i had come home earlier, perhaps i could have saved them. i have a lot of regrets. earlier, the country's president visited the apartment. it flooded so fast, the residents tell him, injust ten minutes. the fact that south korea's president visited this apartment this morning shows how significant

these deaths are. they are a reminder that away from the glitzy and upmarket neighbourhoods nearby, there are still hundreds of koreans who are living in these basement apartments that are not safe. heavy rains are common during the summer here, but this year they have lasted longer than usual. a consequence of climate change, it is suggested. with more on the way, seoul and its people are vulnerable. jean mckenzie, bbc news. john travolta has led tributes to his grease co—star dame olivia newton—john, who died from cancer yesterday at the age of 73. he said her impact had been 'incredible', and he signed his message "your danny" — referring to his character in the film. this report from our arts correspondent, david sillito, contains some flashing images.

# 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 today, her castmates have been remembering her. among them, didi conn, who played frenchy, here on the right. i had been ill this year and she didn't know. i and when she found out, i she sent me an orchid plant, and that was about two months ago. and just friday, the plant, i which had lost all its beautiful buds, a new one popped up. and i thought of olivia - and i thought how lucky i have been to be her friend. # look at me, i'm sandra dee. also stockard channing, who played betty rizzo. i was always struck by her warmth, her sunniness. and i did say she was like summer. she had warmth and grace.

that sunny personality had been there from the beginning of her career more than 50 years ago. it was also what helped sustain her campaigning and fundraising through many years of ill health. she was first diagnosed with cancer in 1992. # you better shape up... and while she'd had so much success over the years, it was grease that changed everything. and from the beginning, the person who wanted her to play the role was her co—star, john travolta. his tribute today from danny to sandy. # sandy, you must start anew... "my dearest 0livia, you made all of our lives so much better. "your impact was incredible. "yours from the first moment i saw you, and forever, "your danny, yourjohn."

dame olivia newton—john, who died yesterday at the age of 73. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schaffernaeker. hello. the met office has issued an extreme heat warning for later in the week and into the weekend, so how will the heatwave compare to the last one? we are not expecting record—breaking temperatures and certainly not the dizzy heights of 40 degrees and also the temperatures will not be as high across northern parts of the country but the high pressure and the hot sunshine will be throughout the uk over the next few days

as this high—pressure is firmly in charge of the weather. here are the forecast temperatures for tuesday, pushing 30 degrees across southern and central parts of england as well as wales, the mid—20s for the north and east. very little in the way of weather with clear skies overnight and into the morning hours and the morning temperatures will be between 11 and 15 degrees, so a little on the fresh side in some on the fresh side in some spots further north. so weak weather fronts off the coast brushing north—western parts of scotland but otherwise hot sunshine and widely into the low 30s across parts of southern, central england as well as wales and the high 20s expected in the north—east of england. and then thursday, friday, saturday, a drift of hot air from the near continent and it will spread west into wales and south—western parts of england as well as ireland, so we will see some higher temperatures towards the extreme south—west of the country and it is the mid—30s widely on

thursday, high 20s pushing 30 into yorkshire as well. friday, every bit as hot, give or take, and you can certainly see it's warm enough for glasgow and belfast as well, so how hot will it get this time round? last time we had a little over 40 degrees, this time round we expect around 36 celsius, which is extreme enough. here is the summary and the outlook for the rest of the week and into the weekend, you can see how prolonged the heat is and particularly thursday, friday and saturday we could see temperatures in the mid 30s. so is there any rainfall on the way? more importantly. the thinking is that there will be rain eventually and much fresher weather arriving possibly as early as sunday night as we see thunderstorms drifting in from the south but the fresher air with the showers will not arrive properly until monday.

this is bbc news. i'm ben brown and these are the latest headlines... energy analysts warn that annual bills in england, scotland and wales could increase to more than £4,200 in january next year. essentially, millions of people will not be able to afford their energy bills and it almost doesn't bear thinking about. the government is going to have to come back to the table and put more supports in place. the met office is warning of extreme heat in parts of england and wales from thursday until sunday. meanwhile, thames water says it plans to announce a hosepipe ban "in the coming weeks". students across scotland receive their exam results, the pass rate is down compared with the previous two years

of covid pandemic measures but remain above 2019 levels. 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 ex—girlfriend of former wales manager and manchester united footballer, ryan giggs, has told a court there were early red flags in their relationship that he was controlling. he denies attacking and coercively controlling her. the 23—time grand—slam tennis champion, serena williams, announces her imminent retirement from the sport. good afternoon and

welcome to bbc news. annual energy bills could hit £4,200 in the new year, for a typical household in england, scotland and wales according to the latest forecast from energy consultants cornwall insight. the figure is £650 more than previously estimated. the group says that's because of 0fgem's decision to change the price cap every three months instead of every six, and higher wholesale prices. the warning comes as the government rejects calls for further help with bills until a new prime minister is in place. here's our business correspondent theo leggett. the cost of lighting, cooking food, hot water and heating our homes has already risen dramatically over the past year and it's expected to go even higher. the war in ukraine has been a majorfactor, restricting gas supplies from russia to europe and pushing up the cost of energy on international markets.

the prices suppliers can charge households in england, scotland and wales are capped by the regulator 0fgem to protect consumers. but the regulator has to balance keeping bills under control with preventing energy firms from going out of business. last october, the bill for electricity and gas for a typical household covered by the cap was just under £1,300 a year. in april it rose to nearly £2,000, an increase of nearly 50%. in october it is expected to go up again, according to cornwell insight, it would be more than £3,500 and a further rise injanuary is expected to take it well over £4,000 a year, leaving families facing bills of more than £350 every month. the increase has come at a time when the country is already seeing prices for everyday items rising at the fastest rate in more than 40 years, putting household budgets are under more pressure.

the government has set out plans to help consumers with energy bills through discounts worth £400 per year, but campaigners say that is not nearly enough. i think we are prepping for a winter, if more support is not put in place, where potentially millions of people won't be able to afford energy bills. and it almost doesn't bear thinking about. the government is going to have to come back to the table and put more supports in place. for the next prime minister, it's expected to be a major challenge. 0ne candidate, rishi sunak, has already promised to provide more money to help with bills, though he has not said how much. his supporters say it is the correct approach. in extraordinary times, i think direct payments will be the only way to see the most vulnerable through this very, very difficult winter that we see coming up before us. the opponent for the conservative party leadership plans a different approach. what i want to do is make sure

people are supported - from day one and that is why- i would have a temporary moratorium on the green energy levy, _ to save people money from their fuel bills, what i will also do- is reverse the national insurance rise to make sure people are keeping more of their own money. _ 0fgem itself has warned that energy markets can move very quickly. it says any forecasts for next year should be treated with extreme caution. nevertheless, the latest predictions are likely only to fuel concerns that consumers are facing an ever steeper struggle to cope with rising prices. theo leggett, bbc news. 0ur economics correspondent dharshini david explained the key reasons behind these rises. we have got wholesale energy prices, we buy that energy on wholesale markets, that has soared in recent

months, partly because russia has been restricting the flow of gas through an essential pipeline to germany and that has stoked up fears about availability of energy, but also the price of our energy if it is in short supply across the world by the winter. some of these suppliers have had to take on extra customs, they have been forced to because others have gone out of business, but to do so they have had to buy energy at a higher price than what they can charge under the cap. so they have this extra bill and now the regulator is saying you can recoup that through energy customers, but through the space of six months. that means they are adding it in on top and therefore the price cap has risen by that much more, or we think. it's an estimate. perhaps over £4,000 a year. everyone keeps saying we have to do something about it. what is the answer? it is not clear. what is clear is we heard

from the leadership hopefuls, what is on the table is only going to go a small way to plug the gap. some people are blaming the regulator and say they could have a tougher price cap. it is really tricky because the regulator is saying we are going to allow energy companies to pass some extra charges to consumers, why is that? they are looking at last winter, we have seen 28 energy suppliers going out of business, what happens when that occurs? the cost of that gets passed on to customers elsewhere and also to taxpayers at large and that is a bill that is already running into billions of pounds. some of it is protecting customers. others are saying the cap longer works. perhaps we should look at another model. for example what they are doing

in france, they are getting the supplier to pick up the tab, should we get a larger windfall tax? what this all points to is a system which worked five years ago is no longer fit for purpose. what about longer term ? years ahead, are we in for the spiralling price rises all the time? i don't want to alarm people right now but when you look at what the analysts are saying, they are saying we cannot see where it ends in the next year, it could be two or three years down the line that we have got to struggle with these higher prices and that means it's going to cost all of us that much more because don't forget, any help we get from government or the energy suppliers in some way may have to be paid back in the years to come. this is going to be a really tricky few years. if we are looking for a quick fix, the best anyone can hope for is the situation on the wholesale markets ease itself. energy is shaping up to be one of the key battlegrounds in the contest to be the next conservative party leader. let's speak to our political reporter david cornock.

consumers are looking for help from the government are going to have to wait a few weeks until this political contest is done and dusted because downing street do not want to make any intervention until that happens. to make any intervention untilthat ha ens. . v to make any intervention untilthat hauens. to make any intervention untilthat ha ens. ., �*, ., happens. that's right. according to downina happens. that's right. according to downing street, _ happens. that's right. according to downing street, big _ happens. that's right. according to downing street, big decisions i happens. that's right. according to downing street, big decisions on i happens. that's right. according to l downing street, big decisions on tax and spending will be left to the next prime minister. inevitably, the focus is shifting, the pressure is on those candidates to succeed. borisjohnson. we have heard from rishi sunak today talking about the need for direct payments, more direct payments to help people with their energy bills. he has given an interview to itv news in which he appeared to suggest that those payments could run into the hundreds of pounds but again, trying not to get too tied down with specifics. we will get specific numbers once we know for sure what those energy cap price cap levels will be and we will get that on august the 26th. as far

as liz truss is concerned, she thinks that tax cuts are the way to help people, give people back more money. more of their own money. rather let them keep more of that money, and what she is saying when challenged about direct payments is that she is not going to make, announce her emergency budget details now, but she will look at things in the circumstances of the time and of course those circumstances are looking bleaker and bleaker in terms of energy prices. and bleaker in terms of energy rices. . ~' , ., , and bleaker in terms of energy rices. . ,, i. , . earlier i spoke to holly mackay, who is founder and ceo of boring money and asked her for the advice to those facing scary bills or prospects of them in the months to come. it's a really hard question, because normally, if you think back

year ago, if i was asked that it would be turn your thermostat down, shop around, look for fixed term deals if you can, but the problem at the moment is anything we might do like that is really like a sandbag in the face of a tsunami. i think it has gone beyond the point where it is on us to change our behaviour because there is a limit to what we can do. the message loud and clear has to be for the government. this is such a catastrophic problem without meaning to exaggerate for millions of people. they are missing in action on this, so we need to hear more from them. and more before they come back from the break in september. people would say there are things consumers can do. better insulate their homes for example, but that requires spending money. and it is not a quick fix. we can look at that, we can do things like check there is no furniture in front of radiators and all of those and all of those things, but let's take someone

on £30,000 a year. at the beginning of the year, their electricity and fuel bills might have been about 5% of their take—home pay after tax. by january, if we look at forecast, that is near 20%. at this point, it is notjust going to be solved by better insulation and shopping around, we need that government intervention. meanwhile, thames water says it plans to announce a hosepipe ban "in the coming weeks". 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 3 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 2 alert. (read 0n in northern england, there'll be a level 2 alert. our correspondent tim muffet told us more. spectacular views to be enjoyed, this one of london being one of them, butjust look at the ground. it is completely parched. a stark visual reminder of the impact of this lack of rain. hosepipe bans have already been enforced for some people. southern water has enforced one already for customers in hampshire and the isle of wight. south east water will be implementing a ban for customers in kent and sussex on friday and welsh water will be implementing one for customers in pembrokeshire later this month, but we have just heard in the last few minutes a statement from thames water, which confirms as you said that it will too be introducing a hosepipe ban in the coming weeks.

the timing has not been confirmed, but it will be coming along the track and as you say, 15 million customers are served by thames water. a real stark reminder that, because last month, july, was the driestjuly in england since 1935, we are now experiencing the impact of that. the met office has also issued an amber alert to begin from thursday through until sunday for much of the southern part of england and parts of eastern wales. that is in addition to a weather warning which has already been implemented from midday today affecting central and southern england. those amber alerts designed to flag up to health care professionals and more vulnerable people, such as elderly people about the impact high temperatures can and will have and follow the advice we have heard so much about during the past few weeks. stay indoors, stay hydrated and try and keep your home cool if possible. the met office has also issued

a fire severity index and this looks at the probable effect of fire and how severe it would be, were one to break out. at the moment, it is set for very high for england and wales, come the weekend it will be set at exceptional. another reminder, no naked flames or barbecues, no disposing of cigarettes. the warm weather for some people is a welcome event, there to be enjoyed, but alongside that comes these really, really clear stark warnings. take this heat seriously. the former us president donald trump has condemned what he's described as raid by the fbi, on his mar—a—lago home in florida. agents carried out a search over a number of hours — neither the fbi nor the justice department is commenting.donald trump claimed a safe was broken into. donald trump claimed

a safe was broken into. here's our correspondent, richard galpin. fbi investigators focused here, at donald trump's home in florida. no doors kicked down, but several boxes reportedly containing official papers taken away. 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. 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 weaponisation of the justice system to prevent him running for the white house again. such an assault, he said, could only take place in broken third world countries. he said, "sadly, america has become one of those countries, "corrupt at a level not seen before.

"they even broke into my safe." but his opponents accuse him of hypocrisy. 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, you know, some people think she violated some of our laws related to only using government official e—mails, so that those documents become records and here we have president trump having done something potentially much more egregious. the question now is which classified documents were removed from the white house as trump left office? it's not the first time he's kept papers in his florida home when they should have been returned to the national archive. 15 boxes were retrieved from mar—a—lago in february. neither the fbi nor thejustice department have commented, and all this just three months

before the next congress convenes ahead of mid—term elections. richard galpin, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... 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. meanwhile, thames water says it plans to announce a hosepipe ban "in the coming weeks". students across scotland receive their exam results. the pass rate is down compared with the previous two years of covid pandemic measures but remain above 2019 levels.

the jury in the trial of the former wales manager ryan giggs has been shown a recording of the police interview with his former girlfriend kate greville, who he is accused of controlling and assaulting. in the interview she says that their relationship was volatile and the former footballer was often abusive to her. he denies the charges. 0ur correspondent matt graveling joins us from outside the court. just joins us from outside the court. bring us up—to—da1 the just bring us up—to—date with what the court has been hearing today. yes, kate greville, the former girlfriend of manchester united former player ryan giggs is still giving evidence in the court by me in the witness box from behind a screen, that has been going on for about 90 minutes and in this, she has said the relationship which would regularly see the couple break up would regularly see the couple break up and get back together consisted of many angry text messages from the former player in which she said he threatened to share videos and ruin

her career. 0n threatened to share videos and ruin her career. on one occasion, she said mr giggs asked if she was seeing someone else saying that if you are your finished. the jury were also shown pictures of bruising on her arms which she said was the player was responsible for causing. earlier in the day, the jury was played in interview where she said in 2020 in which she detailed an argument in which she says mr giggs threw her out of the hotel room into the corridor when she was naked and through her belongings out behind her and locked the door. kate greville met ryan giggs in 2013 and pulled the police in an interview that she was addicted to him. she knew what he was capable of but she could not get him out of her head. ryan giggs's legal team says he admits his behaviour was farfrom perfect on a moral level but has never used unlawful violence against kate greville and the allegations that he did is based purely on lies,

he denies all charges against him. students across scotland have been receiving their exam results today and the pass rate is down compared with the previous two years when covid pandemic measures were in place. at higher level, the number of pupils getting an a to c pass was nearly 79%. that's down from just over 87% last year, but higher than pre—pandemic levels when the last formal exams took place. the pass rates for national 5 and advanced highers followed a similar pattern. james shaw has been speaking to students. the moment of truth is approaching. here you go, good luck, nick. that moment when pupils find out if they've achieved the results they wanted or not. good luck. like thousands across scotland, these pupils at currie community high school are quietly relieved it is all over.

how did you do? i got all as. all have felt the impact of the disruptions of the last two years. sometimes working at home, sometimes in school. it sort of caused there to be, like, breaks in my studies. for example, we'd be going to class some days and then someone might get covid and have to go into lockdown because of this. or my family members getting covid and going into lockdown because of that. and then missing classes, which then meant i had to catch up more, making it more difficult for me. it was horrible, hard sometimes, very hard. i definitely think learning was disrupted and because we couldn't get face—to—face teaching, it definitely affected, i think. the head here at currie high has tried to give them the resilience to get through this most challenging of times. covid, you know, otherfactors that contribute to making this scenario really difficult, has really given our young people a lot to think about and deal with, but, my goodness, have they risen to the challenge and shown a resilience that is of real steel and one for us as adults, i think, to learn from.

0n the face of it, this looks like a return to normality, but, in fact, there has been a lot of disruption caused by pupil and staff absences because of covid. and that unprecedented situation explains why the scottish qualifications authority has been more generous with its grading this year. compared to 2019, the last year when there was a full set of exams, these results are an improvement, but they are not as high as the two years of the pandemic when grades were based on assessments by teachers. the sqa say they have tried to be as fair as possible. i think we recognised that although it was a return to exams, it was not a return to a normal year and we've sought, working closely with the education system, to ensure that our awards are fair

to learners but also recognise the disruption that learners have faced. meanwhile, the scottish government has been under pressure to make progress on its goal of reducing the attainment gap between pupils from the most deprived backgrounds and those from the most affluent. until now, there has not been much sign of improvement. they will argue that this set of results shows progress is being made. james shaw, bbc news, edinburgh. more disruption on the railways is expected on saturday as strike action by train drivers will affect services throughout the country. nine train companies will be affected when 6,500 members from train drivers union aslef walk in a row over pay. passengers have faced disruption over the summer due to several rail strikes, with unions wanting pay increases in line with the rising cost of living. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin gave me this update.

we have had saturday's date in the diary for a while but we have more information on the extent of disruption. this is affecting 19 companies around the country as you say, it is train drivers walking out for one day on saturday the 13th. on some of those affected networks, there will be no trains at all, for example on south—eastern services and cross country and where there are trains on great western and lner there will be extremely limited service. people are being told basically not to travel unless necessary and check before they set off if they do need to travel and the rail delivery group which represents train companies says people can use advance tickets the day before or on subsequent days up until the 16th of august.

to be clear because there has been disruption already as i mentioned, that was with the rmt union, this is a separate industrial action? that's right. in this case it is 9 train companies, it does not sound like much maybe, but these are quite big train companies and actually even where trains are running on others that are not directly affected they will be very busy but this is train drivers, we have also had a series of strikes across the country, national scale strikes by members of the rmt union. it is a range of different rail workers involved there and that affects network rail and 14 train companies. their next strikes are due to happen in august and they will be joined by a couple of other unions on the same date. the tssa and some members from the unite union

and if that was not enough there is at london underground strike on the 19th, friday the 19th of august. a lot going on. the aslef strike or train drivers strike rather involving members of the aslef union, that is around pay, the union says the train drives need pay that reflects cost of living. the train company say we want to give the pay increase but you need to come to talk about reforms to fund it. they have called aslef to come to the table. aslef have said we will talk to you but only if there is something meaningful on the table to discuss. it does not feel like now that dispute is particularly close to a resolution. with the other disputes, any sign of resolution on those? with this larger dispute with the rmt union, this has rumbling for a while, there had been talks for months and months. a couple of times with network rail it... the mood music has been that progress is being made but at the moment, it feels

like things are at a bit of a stalemate and again, the union is saying we need a pay rise that reflects the cost of living. network rail and the train companies are saying we want to give a pay increase but this has to be funded by modernisation and reform. a lot of sticking points and it does not feel very likely right now. things can change with all of these disputes. a strike does not happen until it happens, but they do not feel particularly close to a resolution at the moment. the latest details on those various rail strikes. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. the temperature is going to steadily rise through the course of the week. from thursday we are expecting the mid 30s across parts of england and wales and i think the peak will be around friday into saturday. very hot friday night on the way for example. a lot of sunshine out there. just thicker cloud brushing north—western parts of scotland, much cooler here in the hebrides, only 17 but widely mid to high 20s

across england and wales as well as northern ireland pushing 30 degrees in one or two spots. very little happening on the weather front overnight. here are the morning temperatures, 16 in cardiff and london. typically 11—13 further north. the temperatures tomorrow will shoot up very quickly, the oranges and reds developing across the south indicating the heat. i think widely into the low 30s across parts of england and wales. hello. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown and these are the headlines. energy analysts warn that annual

bills in england, scotland and wales could increase to more than £2300 —— £4300 next year. the met office warns of extreme heat in parts of england and wales from thursday until sunday and thames water says it plans to announce a hosepipe ban in the coming weeks. students across scotland have been receiving their exam results. the pass rate is down compared with the previous two years of covid pandemic measures but remains above 2019 levels. former american president donald trump says the fbi has raided his home in florida and broken into his save. his son says agents were looking for documents taken from when his father left office. the ex golf and a former wales manager of manchester united footballer ryan giggs has told courts there was an early red flags in the relationship that he was control it. he denies attacking and coercively controlling her. —— controlling. the 23 times grand slam

tennis champion serena williams has announced the imminent retirement from the sport. more now on that in all of the rest of the sport at the bbc sport centre. it is ben croucher. serena williams, appearing to have announced she plans to retire it looks very much like serena williams is to retire from tennis after the upcoming us open — although she's not explicitly said so. in a combination of post on social media and an aricle in vogue magazine, 40—year—old said the countdown is on. i'm going to relish the next few weeks. she said she didn't like the world retirement but was evolving away from tennis. the 23—time grand slam champion has hardly played in the last year, attempting and failing to make a comeback at wimbledon but says she will compete at the us open starts later this month. and she was in a playful mood yesterday after beating nuria parrizas diaz in straight sets at the canadian 0pen, her first singles match

victory in 14 months. i guess there is a light at the end of the tunnel.— i guess there is a light at the end | of the tunnel.— i of the tunnel. what is that light? i don't know. _ of the tunnel. what is that light? i don't know. i— of the tunnel. what is that light? i don't know, i am _ of the tunnel. what is that light? i don't know, i am getting - of the tunnel. what is that light? i don't know, i am getting closer. of the tunnel. what is that light? i don't know, i am getting closer to | don't know, i am getting closer to the light. yes, so, lately, that has been it for me. i can't wait to get to that light. t been it for me. i can't wait to get to that light.— to that light. i know you are 'okina. to that light. i know you are joking. l'm _ to that light. i know you are joking. i'm not— to that light. i know you are joking. i'm not joking. i to that light. i know you are joking. i'm not joking. so i to that light. i know you are i joking. i'm not joking. so explain joking. i'm not 'oking. so explain to me what — joking. i'm not joking. so explain to me what the _ joking. i'm not joking. so explain to me what the light _ joking. i'm not joking. so explain to me what the light is _ joking. i'm not joking. so explain to me what the light is to - joking. i'm not joking. so explain to me what the light is to you - joking. i'm not joking. so explain| to me what the light is to you and what it represents?— to me what the light is to you and what it represents? freedom. yeah. i love playing — what it represents? freedom. yeah. i love playing though- _ what it represents? freedom. yeah. i love playing though. it's _ what it represents? freedom. yeah. i love playing though. it's amazing, - love playing though. it's amazing, but it's like, i can't do this forever, so it'sjust like, sometimes you want to try your best and enjoy the moments and do the best that you can. emma raducanu is also competing in toronto as she prepares to defend her us open title in flushing meadows. she'll take on camila georgi in herfirst round match — that starts in an hour or so. having become the first qualifer

to win a slam last year, raducanu says she's not feeling the pressure in north america. the pressure is only either what i put on myself or what i expect from myself and that is the biggest thing that determines how you deal with it, how you feel, but also more of it is just like, i only feel the pressure or think about it whenever i'm in my press conferences, because every single question is about pressure, but other than that. the only pressure is from you guys, really. toni minichello — the coach who guided jessica ennis hill to her global heptathlon success — has been banned from coaching for life after being found to have committed gross breaches of trust and to have engaged in sexually physical behaviour. our correspondent joe wilson has more. this covers a 15—year period of toni minichiello�*s career and the findings that uk athletics

says are of the utmost seriousness and includes, uk athletics say, unwanted and inappropriate touching, examples of bullying, emotionalabuse, it says, sometimes with severe consequences for the well—being, mental health of the athletes involved and we should stress, as you said, no athletes are specifically named but there are anonymous examples and some of the details given are really quite graphic. toni minichiello came to global prominence in 2012 with his work withjessica ennis—hill and was coach of the year at bbc sports personality amongst other awards given and has now been banned for life from uk athletics from holding a coaching position. in a statement, he said that he strongly denies all the charges and that he's disappointed with the decision. everton have announced their second signing in the last 2a hours with belgium midfielder amadou 0nana joining from lille for £33 million. he's signed a five—year deal at goodison park and said blue

was his favourite colour, adding he's looking forward to working with frank lampard at what he calls one of the biggest clubs in england. all of that after wolves captain conor codyjoined yesterday. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on seven times wimbledon champion, serena williams, appearing to have announced she plans to retire from tennis after the us open later this month. in an article for vogue magazine, she said was 'evolving away from the sport'. ms williams has won 23 grand slam titles, making her the most successful female tennis player of the open era. in an instagram post she wrote, 'the countdown has begun'. assuming she is going to retire from tennis finally, i have been talking about her career.

uche amako, sportsjournalist at the telegraph, gave me his assessment of her announcement. absolutely, and it is a shock, but not a shock because she's not been playing in as many tournaments as she had as she did in the early stages of her career and had been focusing on the grand slams but injuries have taken their toll unfortunately on her and i think that her waving goodbye at wimbledon was one sign, and now this big interview in vogue where she has been open and honest about her life, this is the final signal, a clear signal that this is the end for her. she has not said it in those sort of stark terms and said she is evolving away from the sport but let's assume she is retiring and let's look back and assess what is a phenomenal career. unquestionably, not only one of the greatest and displays

of tennis of all time but one of the greatest sports people and that is where she really ranks in terms of what she's done in terms of her career and that should be, i think, when you get to iii, which she will be talking about having her second child. and she is an entrepreneur, she is a brand, a multi—million pound brand. i think the time has come for her to step away from the sport and maybe she will hang around and be a presence on the tour and maybe decide to do some coaching, maybe she will decide tojoin espn and do analysis on tv, but i think her farewell will come next month or at the end of this month at the us open in new york where she will get an incredible ovation when she leaves. she certainly will. anyone who has seen the film king richard, about how her and venus struggled against the odds in a sense to make it in the world of tennis with the help of their obsessive father will knowjust what an extraordinary story the serena williams story is.

yes, and she won her first slam in 1999 and has been playing for so long and achieved a high level of tennis greatness for such a long time and that longevity is unheard of. it is normal for her that when she came onto the tour, it was normal for players to retire at the age of 32/33 and she decided to carry on until 41 and roger federer is looking to come back at the age of 41 himself, so they've been going on for such a long time and they've done everything they needed to do in tennis, so in a way, as you said, you mentioned king richard, and they are waiting in the wings, and if they did a sequel to that film, her life story would be an incredible tale to watch on the big screen. what was it about her, and we are talking about are in the past tense which is maybe not

what we should be doing, but assuming she is retiring, what was it about her as a tennis player? was it her physical prowess, her mental strength, or a combination of both? definitely a combination of both and the physical aspect gets mentioned because her physical stature is different to most of the women you see on the wta tour and that is not a fault of her own, it's the way she was built and born and she uses those natural attributes to have one of the greatest serves we have ever seen and she could clean out an opponent whenever she wanted and turn it on like a switch and she'd blew them away with an incredible backhand and not only that she was great at the net and won so many doubles title, and like a sister there was nothing she couldn't do on any surface as well

and for such a long time, so what she has done for the sport will never be forgotten and she will be remembered as the goat, as they say. it's hard to believe there would be anyone quite like serena williams in terms of women's tennis. absolutely not. you see emma raducanu and naomi osaka, they are big names in their own right, but what serena williams has done for the sport, notjust taking it beyond tennis but into fashion and entertainment and making it more of a global sport, everybody who knows tennis knows who serena williams is and she has helped forge that, especially with her sister and their story is an incredible one and i don't think she will ever be forgotten.

nhs england says it has reached a milestone — by all but eliminating waits of more than two years for routine operations. the number of people waiting had soared in the last two years because of the covid pandemic, but a recovery plan was put in place ealier this year. health experts, though, warn there's still a long way to go to reduce the much larger number of patients waiting more than a year. here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa. sally ann wright from dudley in the west midlands uses swimming to help manage her chronic pain. she says she's been waiting around 18 months to have knee replacement surgery and hopes plans to cut waiting times will mean she gets a date for her operation soon. i was prescribed various painkillers but the side effects, they made me pass out, they're not worth it. so the impact on my life has been i cannot work, so my finances are low. but i've had the time to find other methods to manage the pain, such as outdoor swimming, walking. at the start of this year,

more than 22,500 patients in england had been waiting over two years for a routine operation. by the end ofjuly, that had been slashed to fewer than 200, although that doesn't include around 2,500 patients who don't want to travel to be seen faster or are complex cases. the nhs says it's still a remarkable achievement. it is once again i think that incredible dedication, hard work, which 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've applied exactly the same sort of determination to this challenge. the nhs has been trying to free up capacity with the use of surgical hubs. here at the sulis hospital in bath, staff have been carrying out a high number of orthopaedic procedures. we've taken patients from seven

local hospitals and we've 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 dedication of the staff, really, working hard, thinking of smarter ways to work. health experts warn there are bigger challenges to come, with around 50,000 patients waiting over 18 months and more than 300,000 waiting over a year. well, it's a little bit like arriving at base camp, unfortunately. they've done well to get there but there is a much bigger mountain to climb, in terms of the people who've waited 78 weeks and over a year, where the numbers are much bigger. elsewhere in the uk, work continues to try to reduce the longest waiting times. but with the risk of another wave of covid and flu this winter, some fear progress could stall without sufficient nhs funding. katharine da costa, bbc news. research by bbc news has uncovered concerns about the quality

of care in child and adolescent mental health hospitals, amidst staff shortages and a culture of self harm. new figures show that since 2019, at least 18 patients aged 18 or under have died in specialist camhs hospitals in england, as well as one death in scotland and one in northern ireland. comparisons to previous figures suggests deaths in england are rising. the nhs says it has invested record amounts in child and adolescent mental health care — in response to record demand. you may find some of the details in adam eley�*s report upsetting. # 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 says she picked up dangerous new habits from fellow patients. chelsea only went in there doing very superficial acts of self—harm, and when she'd 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. i said, "is there any way she's going to survive?" she said, "there's 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 laid there with all the machines making all 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. inpatient 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. zaynab 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's 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 to see my daughter laid on a hospital bed. adam eley, bbc news. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find help and support

at bbc.co.uk/actionline. the headlines on bbc news. energy analysts warn that annual bills could increase to more than £4200 in january bills could increase to more than £4200 injanuary next bills could increase to more than £4200 in january next year. bills could increase to more than £4200 injanuary next year. there are warnings of an increased risk of fires as the met office issued a four—day amber warning for extreme temperatures in parts of england and wales, which could reach 36 celsius. meanwhile, thames water says it plans to announce a hosepipe ban in the coming weeks. students across scotland have been receiving their exam results today will stop the pass result is down compared with the two previous years of covid pandemic measures but remains above 2019 levels. john travolta has led tributes

to his grease co—star dame olivia newton—john, who died from cancer yesterday at the age of 73. he said her impact had been 'incredible�*, and he signed his message "your danny" — referring to his character in the film. this report from our arts correspondent, david sillito, contains some flashing images. # 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 today, her castmates have been remembering her. among them, didi conn, who played frenchy, here on the right. i had been ill this year and she didn't know. i and when she found out, - she sent me an orchid plant, and that was about two months ago.

and just friday, the plant, - which had lost all its beautiful buds, a new one popped up. and i thought of olivia - and i thought how lucky i have been to be her friend. # look at me, i'm sandra dee. also stockard channing, who played betty rizzo. i was always struck by her warmth, her sunniness. and i did say she was like summer. she had warmth and grace. that sunny personality had been there from the beginning of her career more than 50 years ago. it was also what helped sustain her campaigning and fundraising through many years of ill health. she was first diagnosed with cancer in 1992. # you better shape up... and while she'd had so much success over the years, it was grease that changed everything.

and from the beginning, the person who wanted her to play the role was her co—star, john travolta. his tribute today from danny to sandy. # sandy, you must start anew... "my dearest olivia, you made all of our lives so much better. "your impact was incredible. "yours from the first moment i saw you, and forever, "your danny, yourjohn." # goodbye to sandra dee.. dame olivia newton—john, who died yesterday at the age of 73. it's almost one year since the taliban seized control of afghanistan, in a lightning advance. our correspondent secunder kermani has returned to kabul to find out how life has changed for some of the people he met last august.

it's almost one year since the taliban seized control of afghanistan, in a lightning advance. our correspondent secunder kermani has returned to kabul to find out how life has changed for some of the people he met last august. 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. suspected people smugglers have turned to the social media platform tiktok to advertise illegal entry into the uk onboard motorised dinghies crossing the english channel. the videos offer migrants the chance to get to the uk for £5,000. they advertise safe passage from france to dover, saying the seas will be calm and falsely claiming the government's controversial rwanda deportation plans are cancelled. colin campbell has the story. showing inflatable boats departing the french coast, crossing the english channel set to music, they're tiktok videos seemingly posted by people smugglers seeking to drum up business with migrants trying to reach these shores. these tiktok videos glamorize

the channel crossings, and they advertise the service of these people smugglers. they shouldn't be on these social media platforms. the home office needs to work with the social media giants to take them down and also to pursue those who are behind them. written in albanian, the tiktok messages guarantee passage to the uk for £5,000. posted in the last few weeks, we're unable to verify the people behind the messages are actual people smugglers, but the scores of messages posted on multiple tiktok accounts that we've obscured show people carrying boats into the water, crossing the channel, and making their way to the uk. smugglers are getting more overt in their behaviours. it's almost becoming portrayed as a legitimate business model to be able to advertise services like this. it's really important that they understand that it's not acceptable, it's unlawful. most of the postings boast of successful arrivals to the uk,

and advertise upcoming dates when migrants can be taken across the channel. they even show off the giant inflatable dinghies, which it suggested will be launched from french and belgian beaches. i think it shows that the success of the small boat crossings is affecting the way that the smugglers and other people behave. and i think it means more than ever that we need a new approach to how we deal with them. more than 18,000 people have made the journey across the channel this year, almost 700 arriving on a single day last week. the government has sought to deter the crossings, saying it will deport some asylum seekers to africa. but the tiktok messages being posted seem to mock the government's controversial policy, claiming rwanda has been cancelled. in a statement, the home office told us, "posts used by people smugglers to promote lethal crossings are totally unacceptable and requires social media companies to engage in dialogue to prevent their platforms being exploited.

the government is tackling this online disinformation, recently launching our own social media campaign to warn people of the risks of these deadly journeys and expose the lies sold to vulnerable people by inhumane smugglers." tiktok say the content has no place on the social media platform, and do not allow content that depicts or promotes people smuggling, and have permanently banned these accounts, adding they work closely with uk law enforcement and industry partners to find and remove content of this nature and participate in thejoint action plan with the national crime agency to help combat organised immigration crime online. making brazen claims of the best, most reliable service on offer, and promises of 100% success, the messages appear to reveal the fierce competition between rival smuggling gangs operating in northern france, criminals fighting for business now making the most of social media. colin campbell, bbc

south east today. hello. the temperature is going to steadily rise through the course of the week from thursday onwards, we expect the mid 30s across parts of england and wales and i think the peak will be around friday into saturday until a hot friday night on the way, for example. a lot of sunshine out there, thick cloud brushing north—western parts of scotland, much cooler in the hebrides and only 17 degrees but widely mid to high 20s across england and wales as well as northern ireland, pushing 30 degrees in and very few weather spots happening through the evening and here are the morning temptress, 16 in cardiff and london and typically around 11 or 13 further north and the temptress tomorrow will shoot up very quickly, the oranges and the reds developing

across the south, indicating that heat and i think widely into the low 30s across parts of england and wales.

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