this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 9am: are energy bosses will meet ministers later today to discuss plans to help customers struggling with soaring bills. a ministers are promising more help in the coming months. once we know where the price cap is going to be, once we get into those autumn months, then the government will look to try and support people. but we need to be in possession of those full facts before we can decide how best to support them. an extreme heat warning for parts of england and wales comes into force — and is expected to last till sunday. british man accused of being a member of the islamic state group has been charged with terror

offences. police in england and wales are failing victims of bulgaries, robberies and theft, the official inspectorate has warned. donald trump declines to answer questions as part of a new york state investigation into his family's business practices. and the bbc finds that more than 16 local swimming. closed across the uk in the past three years. —— 16 local swimming pools have closed. good morning and welcome to bbc news. ministers are holding talks with energy bosses this morning, amid fears over soaring bills. there are concerns households will fall further behind in paying for their gas and electricity — but ministers have said that no extra support will be announced

until a new prime minister takes office next month. at the moment, annual energy bills for the average household arejust under £2,000. but bills are predicted to soar to about £3,500 in october. it and forecasters say they could rise to more than £4,000 injanuary. our business correspondent, caroline davies, has been looking at the impact of the energy crisis on customers. so in my fridge, just got some bottled water and just 19p pop. there's not much left in dallas�* one—bedroom flat. a mattress, a microwave, the space where the washer once was. this is what my normal food cupboard is like. that hasn't had food in there since i can't remember. and that's what's in my cupboard. that's supposed to last me for another 15 days. she says to keep paying the bills and a roof over her head, she sold the rest.

a couple of months ago, dallas says that her gas bill went from £30 to £150. she says she's tried everything to try to cut back, but still built up £500 of energy debt. i don't have any massive appliances taking up loads of energy. you know, my flat is empty, so ijust don't know how i can possibly make any more adjustments or changes to try and satisfy this gas bill that they're expecting me to relentlessly pay, and actually prioritise that over my rent and my other priority bills. dallas is on universal credit, and so should be eligible for extra government payments to help. but she says much more help is needed and sooner. and she's worried about further price rises to come. it's making me feel very, very anxious all the time, just switching a light on and worrying about where i'm going to be in anotherfew months. the amount of money energy companies

are allowed to charge the average household — the price cap — has rocketed up. experts now estimate that the price cap could exceed £3,500 a year in october, and more than £4,200 byjanuary. and ofgem has said that it is possible for suppliers to raise direct debits in advance of the new cap on energy prices kicking in. several energy companies have said that given the rising prices, the government need to offer more support. utilita say more of their customers have contacted them asking for help. we know that our extra care team has seen an increase in calls of around 140%. we put our extra care team in place to deal with the most vulnerable. and in most cases it's, "i haven't got any money." it is terrible to listen to some of the plights of those consumers, and it's only going to get worse. some energy companies are due to meet ministers today, to discuss measures to help with the cost of living.

but it's been made clear that any big decisions on this will wait until a new prime minister is chosen. the chancellor has stressed that there is already money in place to help, but the pressure is rising... it used to be full in here of furniture and units and wardrobe and things like that. but i've had to sell all that, to try and keep up with the rising costs of living. ..before the price rise is announced later this month, which dallas fears would take what little she has left. caroline davis, bbc news. the leader of the house of commons mark spencer mp has been talking to bbc breakfast and said the government are doing all they can to help those most at need with the rising cost of energy.. there already a package in place that has been delivered. there is another one coming very soon which is already being organised and already set out by the treasury. once we know where the price cap

is going to be, once we get into the autumn months, then, of course, the government will look to try and support people, but we need to be in possession of those full facts before we can decide how best to support them. joining me now is scott corfe, research director at the non—partisan think tank, the social market foundation, which conducts research on public services and consumer markets. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. what are you hoping will be on the agenda today, realistically? i think there is a real risk here that this turns into a blame game between government and industry were government and industry were government point finger at in this way, talks about excessive profits being made by the industry at the moment and the industry points the finger back at government and talks about the failings of the system. that would be completely counter—productive, giving the scale

of the energy crisis, the fact that this is not a short—term issue but something that could last for years to come, and this is a global issue caused by high energy prices. we need both parties coming together and working out the best way forward. that means working together to find the best means of new measures, such as a social tariff that provides discount on energy bills, also the issue of the state of the uk housing stock, we have the oldest housing stock in europe, millions of our homes are terribly insulated and rely on gas heating. that needs to change, and we need to have a long—term policy solutions going forward. people don't want the governmentjust a blame industry for this matter. they want government to do its part and provide support for households, so some work we have been doing with citizens advice and

public first opinion research findings show that most households want the government to provide more direct energy support for households evenif direct energy support for households even if it means that tax bill goes up even if it means that tax bill goes up for that support to be provided. people do not want the government to wash its hands of the matter over it to be a blame game and they want the party to come together to work out the best way forward. that party to come together to work out the best way forward.— the best way forward. that is what ou are the best way forward. that is what you are saying _ the best way forward. that is what you are saying you _ the best way forward. that is what you are saying you hope _ the best way forward. that is what you are saying you hope the - you are saying you hope the government can do, but what realistically can industry accept, because, for them, ultimately it is about keeping the business going and profits, isn't it? that about keeping the business going and profits. isn't it?— profits, isn't it? that is right. there is clearly _ profits, isn't it? that is right. there is clearly the _ profits, isn't it? that is right. there is clearly the practical. there is clearly the practical matter of keeping businesses afloat during the energy crisis. government and industry can do a lot together. the government holds a certain data on vulnerable individuals, the industry also knows a lot about customer server working together, they can work out who are struggling they can work out who are struggling the most with energy bills, and ensure that any additional support goes to the right people who need it

the most. ~ ., ., , ., ., ~ goes to the right people who need it the most. ~ ., ., i. ., ~ , the most. what do you make up the su: aestion the most. what do you make up the suggestion that _ the most. what do you make up the suggestion that people _ the most. what do you make up the suggestion that people are - the most. what do you make up the suggestion that people are saying, l suggestion that people are saying, once the energy cap is announced, is it possible that itjust isn't applied because matter is that something you have heard discussions about all you would support in your organisation?— organisation? again, we need to think about _ organisation? again, we need to think about this _ organisation? again, we need to think about this is _ organisation? again, we need to think about this is our _ organisation? again, we need to| think about this is our multi-year think about this is our multi—year problem. this isn'tjust a short—term issue. high energy prices could be with us for some time. there is still a matter of debate about what is the best way forward. do we enhance existing support packages, do we tweak the energy price cap, and does it become abolished or is it revised into a new kind of price cap regime or are there additional policy measures? we don't have the answers to that at the moment. we have started a new project with citizens advice and public first, which is going to be working out what is the best way

forward for providing support for households. we will be doing lots of opinion research, economic modelling and speaking to stakeholders across the political spectrum, so we have an advisory panel consisting of politicians from labour and conservative party and the snp, we have industry and charities, and we will get everyone to work out what the best way forward, and form some kind of cross—party consensus on this matter, because in all likelihood the energy crisis could be with us in a few years time when it is a different government in power. it is a different government in ower. ., it is a different government in lower. ., ., it is a different government in ower. ., , ., . power. scott corfe, research director at — power. scott corfe, research director at the _ power. scott corfe, research director at the social - power. scott corfe, research director at the social market| director at the social market foundation, thank you. our political corresponding david wallace lockhart is in downing street. it has been announced there will be no intervention until there is a new prime minister. it is very blurred, what is the point of the meeting today? what is the point of the meeting toda ? ~ , what is the point of the meeting toda? _.,,,, what is the point of the meeting toda? _.,,, today? when energy bosses arrive shortl to today? when energy bosses arrive shortly to meet — today? when energy bosses arrive shortly to meet with _

today? when energy bosses arrive shortly to meet with the _ today? when energy bosses arrive| shortly to meet with the chancellor nadim zahawi and the business secretary kwasi kwarteng at number 11 downing st today, they will be getting asked if there is anything more they can do to help consumers at the moment. nadim zahawi appreciates that wholesale costs are high for these energy companies but essentially they will be asking if there is a way that they can lower bills. there may be some discussions about the idea of a windfall tax. we know that they are coming in for oil and gas companies. they could theoretically be extended to also apply to electricity generators, but it is not something those in government at the moment are keen on, and even if there was further discussion of that it is likely it will be presented as an option to the next prime minister rather than implemented at the moment because the government are saying decisions, especially to do with tax and spend, are not for an outgoing prime minister to make back for a new prime minister to make. what is likely to happen? rishi sunak has said he wants to give more payments

to vulnerable families in the form of energy bill rebates but crucially we don't know who would get them or how much money they would be getting. liz truss, even less clear on our policy because she said she will not rule anything out but that she favours tax cuts to as she sees it, hand—outs. the crucial question there is what happens to people we already pay very little tax or no tax? anyone hoping for a radical policy that is going to make their bills drop down off the back of the day's meeting is likely to be left disappointed. your aine davies thank you, david wallace lockhart. —— thank you, david wallace lockhart. an extreme weather warning has come into force across large parts of england and wales, as temperatures are set to hit 36 celsius in some areas. the met office amber warning is in place for the next four days, with the intensive heat expected to affect water supplies,

farming and wildlife. frances read reports. a dog locked in a sweltering hot car, rescued by police in the nick of time. come on. it's now making a good recovery, but underestimating the heat can pose the most danger to humans and animals. wildlife charities say hedgehog populations are struggling, coming out in the day to try to find water. and in the fields the grass cattle would usually eat has dried out. leaves have shrivelled, with yields down 20%. fortunately, we've got a yield, but unfortunately we haven't got the size of potatoes we need, because these potatoes should all be that size. and far too many are that size. and so therefore, that's where the lost yield is. of course, some are making the most of the hot weather, but extreme heat warnings have been issued to protect people from the risks. this week's amber status for high temperatures extends across the south of britain, into the lower part

of the north of england. we're being told to stay hydrated and eat foods with high water content, limit travel and exercise, and shower in cool water to lower body temperature. but water has also been an issue. canals are starting to dry up, with locks closed off near woking in surrey, because the levels are so low. and in some places like oxfordshire, there have been problems with both leaks and supplies, with tankers sent out to replenish them. hosepipe bans are already in place in parts of the country, with more planned. and rivers running low, or dried out completely, not helped by more hot weather on the way. francis read, bbc news. iamjoined by i am joined by the bbc weather presenter stav damaos. this heatwaves have been a slow burner, pardon the pun but it has kept going

and going and kept on going. the one in jul , and going and kept on going. the one in july. very — and going and kept on going. the one in july. very short _ and going and kept on going. the one in july, very short lived _ and going and kept on going. the one in july, very short lived and _ injuly, very short lived and intense, record—breaking for the uk and very dry heat as well. this one is different. it has been gradually building. the airsource is different. it has been gradually building. the air source has been coming up from the near continent. it is very hot again across central and western france, and they are seeing an even hotter and drier summer than we have. it has been coming in on a south—easterly direction, so the highest temperatures will be towards central and western england and eastern parts of wales. to the west of london over the next few days is where we could see 36, maybe 37 celsius. still very hot, but nowhere nearas celsius. still very hot, but nowhere near as intense as it has been. no surprise then that the met office hasissued surprise then that the met office has issued the amber extreme heat warning for most of england and wales, as far north as leeds and manchester. this comes into force on till sunday and is for the stream

heat through the day and in comfortable nights. you will notice the nights are getting more comfortable and warm over the next few days. we have actually had some cool nights with the heat that has been building, so no more of that. so with no respite from the heatly plants cannot recover and grounds cannot recover so we have been hearing a lot from farmers, so when is this expected to break down, we have all done coming, but when will this particular weather breakdown? there are signs of the rappers are coming in after this four days. coming off the back of a dry winter and a dry spring, the driestjuly on record for southern areas. there is no surprise that it is tinder dry out there. even later on sunday and into monday as low pressure starts to work its way in we could see some more cloud around and some showers, not expecting a band of rain on a weather front that brings us arrows of persistent rain is which is what we need to replenish the ground water and river levels. it will be

forming in showers and may be thunderstorms. some areas might get a downpour, others might stay dry which is not what we want. but we do need some relief, some rainfall. and one thing we all notice would it be turning colder into next week, bringing back more of an atlantic airflow. ., ~ bringing back more of an atlantic airflow. ., ,, , ., bringing back more of an atlantic airflow. ., ~' ,, bringing back more of an atlantic airflow. ., ,, i. . bringing back more of an atlantic airflow. ., ,, . ,, ., airflow. thank you so much, stav danaos. airflow. thank you so much, stav danaos- let's _ air flow. thank you so much, stav danaos. let's hear— airflow. thank you so much, stav danaos. let's hear from _ airflow. thank you so much, stav danaos. let's hear from someonej airflow. thank you so much, stav - danaos. let's hear from someone that trying to manage this weather within a professional context. let's speak to abi reader — she's a dairy farmer in the vale of glamorgan — and also deputy president of the national farmer's union in wales. thank you forjoining us. if we could just start for getting a feel for how you are experiencing this weather and what your current challenges are. fin weather and what your current challenges are.— weather and what your current challenges are. on the farm at the moment the _ challenges are. on the farm at the moment the grass _ challenges are. on the farm at the moment the grass is _ challenges are. on the farm at the moment the grass is stopped - challenges are. on the farm at the - moment the grass is stopped growing. any grass that was there has burnt

off so it has just dried away to nothing so there is very little for the livestock to eat. this means that as farmers we are having to break into our winter food rations to make sure, whether it is cows or sheep to make sure they have got enough to eat. sheep to make sure they have got enough to eat-— sheep to make sure they have got enough to eat. those winter rations are caettin enough to eat. those winter rations are getting used — enough to eat. those winter rations are getting used to. _ enough to eat. those winter rations are getting used to. what _ enough to eat. those winter rations are getting used to. what will - enough to eat. those winter rations are getting used to. what will you l are getting used to. what will you do come winter, when everyone is going to be looking for winter fodder? , , , , ., fodder? this is the big question. the pressure _ fodder? this is the big question. the pressure is _ fodder? this is the big question. the pressure is on _ fodder? this is the big question. the pressure is on for _ fodder? this is the big question. the pressure is on for some - fodder? this is the big question. the pressure is on for some rain| the pressure is on for some rain shortly then we can make a bit of a recovery, to make up for what we have already used up. but it is very much in the balance at the moment. notjust much in the balance at the moment. not just livestock farmers, much in the balance at the moment. notjust livestock farmers, plenty of people drink fruit and veg, they will feel a huge impact if there is not enough water to irrigate these reliant crops on water, potato is not growing up to size, in our sheep flocks, they will be approaching a critical breeding season and if the

sheep are not getting enough nutrition it will be a struggle to get them in lamb, so we're looking at the next year of welsh lamb, there is going to be a lot of pressure on that, so everyone in all different farming sectors is feeling this pressure. we different farming sectors is feeling this pressure-— this pressure. we hear a lot about water supplies _ this pressure. we hear a lot about water supplies in _ this pressure. we hear a lot about water supplies in this _ this pressure. we hear a lot about water supplies in this particular i water supplies in this particular dry spell. we were speaking to stav, who said we would see showers rather than trying to rain. it is important to you how the rainfalls. what is better, showers and a gentle soak, orfull on, full rain, what would farmers appreciate more? it or full on, full rain, what would farmers appreciate more? it needs to be showers and _ farmers appreciate more? it needs to be showers and a _ farmers appreciate more? it needs to be showers and a gentle _ farmers appreciate more? it needs to be showers and a gentle soak - be showers and a gentle soak because, if we get that through on rain, the ground is so dry and compacted, that rain could just hit the ground and run off and hit watercourses very quickly and disappear and obviously put pressure on some instances of flash flooding

in certain areas further downstream so, nice showers, building up, having time to soak in, probably people will see lots of cracks in the ground. the ground is preparing itself for rain, it is getting ready, we have all of these cracks and we need water to just percolate downwards. and we need water to 'ust percolate downwards.— downwards. you're a farmer, this is a business, you spoke about potatoes not getting enough water the quality of these crops, are there protections in place forfarmers when it comes to contracts and suppliers, and customers, rather? are they working with suppliers like yourself to support you, do they understand the position that you are in? patients there will be two keatings. definitely dialogue with those buying our produce is important. —— there are two key things. they can talk to the buyers further down the supply chain. this

is wh further down the supply chain. ti 3 is why agriculture has farm support payments, to make sure that we can weather the storms. this is a particularly bad situation at the moment. that farm support payment may be short of what it has got to do. that is critical why agriculture needs the support payment, to get through the troughs and ride the peaks, overtime, and through the troughs and ride the peaks, over time, and that is what we are trying to do. the population is learnin: we are trying to do. the population is learning a _ we are trying to do. the population is learning a lot _ we are trying to do. the population is learning a lot about _ we are trying to do. the population is learning a lot about farming - we are trying to do. the population is learning a lot about farming and | is learning a lot about farming and how important it is, thank you very much indeed for that, abbie read. a british man accused of being part of an islamic state cell known as the beatles because of their british accents, has been charged with terror offences. aine davis was held by counter—terrorism officers last night when he arrived in the uk at luton airport. he was deported from turkey after serving a seven—and—a—half—year jail

sentence. he'll appear at westminster magistrates' court this morning. we can speak to our security correspondent frank gardner. tech story i wonder if you could give us a background to this story. sure, he was from west london. he was originally involved in petty crime. he had served time already in prison some time ago. it was there, that he became radicalised towards radical islam. he went to syria in 2013. he has denied belonging to the infamous four man gang known as the beatles, because of their british accents but police and m15 have a file on him. they were waiting for him when he arrived at luton airport last night after coming from ankara. he was arrested. taking to a police station and in the last couple of hours, he has been charged with a number of terrorism offences under the terrorism act 2000. leaving

aside, the other members of that gang are all for, so the leader, the infamousjihadijohn, nicknamed that infamous jihadi john, nicknamed that ljy infamousjihadijohn, nicknamed that by the media, was killed in a drone strike in 2015 and that was on the same day that aine davies was captured by turkish police, arrested in a villa just outside istanbul and eventually convicted of belonging to a terrorist group. two other members who were stripped of their british nationality, they were captured in syria, held by kurdish forces, handed to the americans, flown to america, there, they stood trial and have both been convicted of very serious offences. one of them has a life sentence stop the other is waiting to be sentenced. just to recap, aine davies is alleged to be the fourth member of this group. he

denies it and now that he has been charged it is incredibly important that we, the media, do not speculate in any way that could prejudice his trial. in any way that could pre'udice his trial. ,, . , , ., ,, trial. security correspondent frank gardner, thank _ trial. security correspondent frank gardner, thank you _ trial. security correspondent frank gardner, thank you very _ trial. security correspondent frank gardner, thank you very much - trial. security correspondent frank- gardner, thank you very much indeed. the chief inspector of constabulary has criticised the police's response to burglary, robbery and theft, calling it "unacceptable". andy cooke says forces in england and wales are in danger of losing the public�*s confidence. he warned most victims are not getting justice. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the details. because of the — physically where the car was, they were able to creep down the side of the car without triggering the camera. on the 14th of february, stefan borson's car was stolen outside his london home. he was inside the house and knew immediately it had gone. although his camera missed most of the crime, there was one picture and an exact time, and the street was full of cctv,

and the car had a tracker. i received, two days later, a letter dated the 15th of february. but the next day the police sent him this letter, saying they were closing the case. they hadn't been around, they hadn't called. they, as far as i know, they hadn't done a kind of site visit without me being aware. i think it's unlikely that they would have done that without at least knocking on the door. so i'm not sure on what basis they could have said that they'd investigated all potential leads. and this is not a cheap car that we're talking about. you know, this car had a retail value of around about £82,000. a new report by the inspectorate of constabulary into how police forces in england and wales respond to burglary, robbery and theft, has said that the low number of people being charged is unacceptable. only 4.2% of reported thefts results in a charge. people see these offences happening. they know about them. the neighbours tell them about them.

policing, to maintain confidence and trust, has got to be seen to be doing something about them. and at the moment, with the low charge rates that we are seeing, the public, i'm sure, do not have that perception. the inspector said the police response everywhere could be improved by simple things, like reminding people not to tidy up after a crime, to preserve evidence. officers actually visiting the scenes of burglaries. and keeping victims updated on the outcomes of their cases. daniel sandford, bbc news. donald trump has declined to answer questions under oath as part of an investigation into his family's business practices. the former us president described the inquiry by the new york attorney general as a witch hunt. the former president's deposition comes just days after the fbi carried out an unprecedented search at his florida home, as part of a separate investigation. our north america correspondent

peter bowes reports. staying mum. former president trump heads home without answering a single question. he had been forced to testify under oath as part of a long—running investigation into the trump family business. but donald trump exercised his right, under us law, to say nothing. how do you feel, mr trump? how do you feel? he pleaded the fifth, apparently sitting for hours repeating the words "same answer" to every question. the trump organisation is accused by new york state officials of misleading the authorities about the value of its assets, like golf courses and skyscrapers, in order to get favourable loans and tax breaks. invoking the fifth amendment's protection against self—incrimination, is a constitutional right of every american. it is not an admission of guilt. in the past, donald trump has questioned the need to do it. you see, the mob takes the fifth.

if you are innocent, why are you taking the fifth amendment? fifth amendment, fifth amendment, fifth amendment. horrible, horrible. but now the former president says he understands why the fifth is used. he released this statement... the office of the woman leading the investigation, new york attorney general letitia james, also released a statement, confirming that the interview had taken place. the case is just one of several legal battles currently being waged by the former president. it's been quite a week.

crowds gathered outside his home in florida, and it has emerged that federal agents executed a search warrant after at the mar—a—lago estate. mr trump has vented his anger about it on social media, suggesting that the fbi could have been "planting evidence". the search is believed to be part of an investigation into the handling of presidential documents. some senior republicans have said that the justice department should give a full explanation of its actions. peter bowes, bbc news. north korea has declared victory in the battle against coronavirus, and ordered the end of restrictions imposed in may. kim jong un said the country had suffered 7a deaths, which he described as an "unprecedented miracle" compared with other countries. observers say the figures from pyongyang are unlikely to reveal the true picture. north korea has not rolled out any vaccination programme, relying instead on lockdowns, homegrown treatments, and

what kim called the "advantageous korean—style socialist system." his sister, kim yojong, said kim himself had suffered symptoms. she blamed leaflets from south korea for causing the outbreak. a man who died in a shooting in skye and wester ross on wednesday is being named locally asjohn mackinnon. the 47—year—old died at the scene of the second incident on skye. four people are in hospital as a result of several linked incidents, which took place across three separate locations. a 39—year—old man has been arrested, he is currently in hospital. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. hello there, it's been getting hotter and sunnier day by day. now, we are in heatwave conditions across england and wales. up until sunday. so the next few days, certainly hot and sunny. it will be hot by day and uncomfortably warm by night

as well, so the amber extreme heat warning by the met office lasts up until sunday for a good swathe of england and wales, as you can see. the rest of this afternoon will be dry and sunny, and very hot. away from the north of scotland, we have a weather front bringing more cloud with outbreaks of rain to the north and west, but the rest of scotland and northern ireland in the high 20s, and we are looking at the low to mid 30s for parts of england and wales. that leads into a very warm, muggy night, with clear skies, some cloud to the north of scotland, some haar affecting north sea coasts with temperatures no lower than 18 celsius in the south. the peak of the heat friday, and certainly into saturday. sunday, a bit more cloud and, thereafter into next week, cooler with some showers. hello this is bbc news — i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines this morning:

energy bosses will meet the government later to discuss plans to help customers struggling with soaring bills. ministers are promising more help in the coming months. an extreme heat warning for parts of england and wales comes into force — expected to last till sunday. a british man accused of being a member of the islamic state group has been charged with terror offences. also, the police watchdog finds officers in england and wales are failing the victims of bulgaries, robberies and theft. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. hello. it was an emotional night in toronto and expect a few more to come for serena williams. her first match since announcing her plans to evolve away from tennis ended in defeat. belinda bencic beat her in straight sets in the second round of the canadian open. in an interview published

on tuesday, the ao—year—old said she didn't like the word retirement, but made it clear she'll be calling time on her glittering career, which has seen her win the most singles grand slam titles of anyone in the open era. canada said goodbye to her in the early hours of this morning and it will fittingly be the united states where she plays next and probably finally at the us open later this month. it was a lot of emotions. obviously, i love playing here — i've always loved playing here. and, yeah, it was... cheering. i wish i could've played better but belinda played so well today. but ijust, yeah, it's been a pretty interesting 2a hours. you know, like i said in my article, i'm terrible at goodbyes but, uh, goodbye. there were some great wins for britain's men at the event in montreal. jack draper pulled off a huge shock, beating the world number five

stefanos tsitsipas. the 20—year—old is the british numberfour, but he's only ranked 82nd in the world. this was the first time he'd faced the greek, who hadn't played since wimbledon and it showed, as he went down in straight sets in two hours. dan evans also knocked out one of the top seeds, andre rublev. he beat the russian who's ranked eighth in the world in straight sets in an hour and a half. and less of a surprise, perhaps, and still showing the good form that saw him make the semi—finals at wimbledon, cam norrie made it through to the last 16 comfortably. the british number one beat dutchman botic van de zandschulp in straight sets in just over an hour. real madrid have won the european super cup. they beat eintracht frankfurt 2—0 in the annual showdown between the champions league holders and the europa league winners. a goal in each half, the second one from karim benzema, was enough to seal the win for the champions league

winners in helsinki. a fifth triumph in the super cup for real, which is a joint—record. shelly—ann fraser—pryce ran the fourth—fastest ever women's 100 metres last night. the five—time world champion ran 10.62 seconds to win the diamond league in monaco. this is the fastest anyone has run this year. the jamaican has now run the third and fourth—fastest women's 100 metres times ever. golf's fedex series gets underway later today with the stjude classic in memphis. world number three rory mcilroy will be playing — and he welcomed the decision by a court in california, to uphold a ban on three players trying to take part in the pga's end of season play offs and the breakaway saudi backed liv series. from my vantage point, common sense prevailed and i thought it was the right decision. and now that that has happened, i think itjust lets us focus

on the important stuff, which is the golf, and we can all move forward and not sort of have... not have that sideshow going on for the next few weeks, which is nice. the women's hundred starts tonight. oval invincibles take on northern superchargers in a double header at the oval after the men's teams play first. history was made in the competition last night. birmingham phoenix's will smeed has become the first player to score a century in the format. the amazing innings featuring eight fours and six sixes. the 20—year—old made an unbeaten 101 offjust 50 balls, as they beat southern braves at edgebaston by 53 runs. the previous record score in the men's hundred was 92 — set by smeed's team—mate liam livingstone last year. that's all the sport for now.

thank you very much, holly. new research by the bbc has shown that dozens of swimming pools have closed across the uk in the past three years. the local government association has warned that families on limited budgets are disproportionately affected by the closures, as opportunities for learning to swim and taking exercise disappear. the government says it has provided £1 billion to ensure the survival of grassroots and professional sport. the bbc�*s emily unia reports. learning life saving skills on the beach. great in fine weather, but in winter, the water's too cold. and falmouth now has no public swimming pool. we're surrounded by water. we should, you know, it's really critical in cornwall that kids can learn to swim, because a, obviously in terms of future lifeguards, but, b, just having the confidence and knowing what to do in the water is so critical. i was tiny when i started swimming. and it used to be my favourite place to go for swimming.

so it means a lot to me to have a swimming pool nearby. it's quite a shame, because it's. quite a big part of our community. and for people who can't swim i in the ocean, because of maybe the waves, it's quite sad. if you're not safe in the water, maybe you could drown. do you like swimming? yeah. now you can't go. this group of disabled swimmers are making do with other activities, but they miss the falmouth pool. and alternatives are too far away or too expensive. well, it's good exercise. like, jumping around in the pool. i think it's a shame, i really do. i know how much it meant to them. i know. you know, the staff as well would come back and say, "oh, they had a brilliant time today. "so—and—so, you wouldn't believe what he's done, what she's done." and itjust became part of what we did. and i don't think they should lose it. this is falmouth's ships and castles leisure centre. it closed permanently in march,

and it's not the only example. the bbc asked all the councils across the uk how many sites offering public swimming there were in march 2019, and how many there were in march this year. more than one in six local authorities had lost a pool. some were shut permanently, some temporarily. overall, 56 local authorities in the uk lost access to at least one public pool since 2019. it's a familiar story around the country, from eastleigh and portsmouth, to the wirral to runcorn. i remember meeting parents who'd lost children and... devastating. absolutely heartbreaking. former olympian greg whyte, like many involved in swimming, is shocked. the closure of swimming pools is an absolute health and welfare disaster. one person drowns every 20 hours in the uk, so actually learning to swim, which is just one element of swimming pools, is absolutely fundamental.

and of course the removal of swimming will reduce physical activity in an already poorly active population. the government said it's provided £1 billion of public money to ensure the survival of the grassroots, professional sport and leisure sectors. and there is sometimes hope. so this is it. this is our 25 metre training pool. wadebridge pool was threatened with closure, but the community are about to take it over. it's absolutely amazing. i'm really, really excited that it's genuinely going to be a centre that helps the whole community. it's a success story campaigners across the country would love to repeat. emily unia, bbc news in wadebridge, in cornwall. james guy is a champion swimmer — he's just won a gold, three silvers and two bronze medals at the commonwealth games and previously won two golds

and a silver at the tokyo olympics. so huge congratulations to you, james. what i am going to say to you as you probably would never have achieved that level of success if you didn't have access to a pool as a child. ,., ., ., ., ., a child. good morning and no, i completely _ a child. good morning and no, i completely agree _ a child. good morning and no, i completely agree with - a child. good morning and no, i completely agree with you. - a child. good morning and no, i completely agree with you. the j a child. good morning and no, i- completely agree with you. the main reason for me to get into swimming was to be water safe, that was the main reason behind getting into the water. you have to start somewhere and for me, my mum because my idea was health and safety, so to go on holiday being comfortable in the water in my own. my love grew for the sport and here we are today. mr; the sport and here we are today. my kids and nieces and nephews, i got them all in the pool at three months old because i wanted them to be water safe. old because i wanted them to be watersafe. how old because i wanted them to be water safe. how do you see the future of swimming for children in britain if this is how things are

going to go?— britain if this is how things are aaaointoo? ., ~ ., ., �*, going to go? you know what, it's horrendous- _ going to go? you know what, it's horrendous. hearing _ going to go? you know what, it's horrendous. hearing then - going to go? you know what, it's horrendous. hearing then aboutl going to go? you know what, it's i horrendous. hearing then about the numbers of how many drown every 2a hours, and that number is getting bigger and bigger every year. covid has massively had an impact on the closure of paul's. but it should be a life essential, like reading and writing, every kid should be able to swim. at the end of the day, we can't swim forever, we will retire at some point. how can we push people from the grassroots sports and foundations if they cannot get into a pool? where will the next generation of athletes come from? they cannot do it if the pool is closed. ., , ., they cannot do it if the pool is closed. ., ,., ., , they cannot do it if the pool is closed. ., ., . , ., closed. there are so many aspects to this, the closed. there are so many aspects to this. the spore _ closed. there are so many aspects to this, the spore aspect _ closed. there are so many aspects to this, the spore aspect and _ closed. there are so many aspects to this, the spore aspect and the - this, the spore aspect and the achievements you have heard and then these horror stories about children and adults that drown whilst they are on holiday because they don't have the simple life skills.-

have the simple life skills. yeah, ou have the simple life skills. yeah, you know. _ have the simple life skills. yeah, you know. it's— have the simple life skills. yeah, you know, it's really _ have the simple life skills. yeah, you know, it's really quite - you know, it's really quite saddening. i was talking about this a few days ago. if my kids can swim and i can swim, you go on holiday for the first time and you sega indie pool with me and they say i can't, i can't swim. i wouldn't be able to get into the pool with them and have fun. this is something the government should push more. even parents not having lessons to swim, it should be a private thing and done properly and it is so essential to have that life skill. [30 done properly and it is so essential to have that life skill.— to have that life skill. do you think swimming _ to have that life skill. do you think swimming right - to have that life skill. do you think swimming right now. to have that life skill. do you think swimming right now is| think swimming right now is affordable? because one of the things about it, you book a swimming... not even a class, just a session and i think you are paying over £5. what more could be done to make it more accessible? i over £5. what more could be done to make it more accessible?— make it more accessible? i think you have to look — make it more accessible? i think you have to look at _ make it more accessible? i think you have to look at the _ make it more accessible? i think you have to look at the wider _ make it more accessible? i think you have to look at the wider picture. - have to look at the wider picture. it's just like reading and writing. it's just like reading and writing. i think this is one thing that should be given for free for the country. it is not something that you should have to pay for. the government should be helping us do

this. it's a normal thing to do. the fact people are having to pay to have a life skill is a bit weird, i think. not very fair for most people. i had to pay for lessons as a kid but it's very expensive, it adds up more and more. it is unfair. if you're leading to swim and having a life skill, this brings all the reduced rates down of drowning and it is not there at all, it really isn't. ., . , it is not there at all, it really isn't. ., ., , ., ., isn't. unfortunately we have run out of time, isn't. unfortunately we have run out of time. james- _ isn't. unfortunately we have run out of time, james. again, _ isn't. unfortunately we have run out of time, james. again, huge - of time, james. again, huge congratulations and thank you very much for your time, thank you. mr; much for your time, thank you. ij�*i pleasure. satellite images show extensive damage to a russian airbase in occupied crimea that was hit by a series of explosions on tuesday. eight warplanes appear to have been damaged or destroyed. several craters are visible, and a large area has been scorched by fire. ukraine has not officially acknowledged that it was responsible for the explosions but there is growing speculation over its involvement. russia has blamed an accident at an ammunition store,

and denied that any planes were destroyed. the first image here shows what the airbase looked like before the explosions. the pictures are the first independent confirmation of the damage at the airbase and seem to contradict russian claims that no aircraft were destroyed. it's difficult to calculate accurately how many people have been killed since russia invaded ukraine. the challenge of identifying and repatriating the bodies of soldiers means that, according to kyiv, only about 400 fighters have been returned home. wyre davies reports from eastern ukraine on the efforts to find ukraine's fallen. at the very start of this war, russian soldiers were filmed entering the suburbs of kharkiv. gunfire some of the fiercest fighting took place in and around this eastern city. while the russian troops were eventually repelled, kharkiv came under relentless shelling and rocket attack.

some occupied villages between kharkiv and the nearby russian border have been liberated. there was an unexploded flare sticking out of the ground right in the middle of the road. but the road to momotove, littered with the detritus of war, is still too dangerous for most civilians to return. and before people come back, there's important work to be done. momotove has to be made safe and bodies, many of them buried at haste in shallow graves, have to be recovered. well, this village was deep inside russian occupied territory. it's still a live firing zone, as you can probably hear in the background, but what these guys are doing now, the locals, they're digging up the bodies of russian soldiers who've been killed in the fighting. after they've been bagged, they'll be taken away for dna sampling and, eventually, they'll be repatriated to russia itself. piled on top of each other, the bodies of six russian soldiers. yuri, the grave digger,

takes this grim work in his stride. and even though these men, when alive, were fighting to defeat ukraine, he feels for theirfamilies. translation: it's not difficult, l but it's not pleasant work either. these men have people waiting for them at home — mothers, fathers and children. i understand that because i used to serve in the soviet army myself. it's russian police, national guard. the russian. little giveaways, like unit badges, help with identification. some of these men fighting for russia may have even come from pro—moscow regions of ukraine. it's messy and dangerous work. even as more bodies are uncovered, reminders that this is an active war zone. explosions ukraine says it's meticulously trying to identify those killed.

a railway goods yard their resting place for now. the repatriation of war dead does happen, but it's sporadic. "we find plenty of russians", says this lieutenant colonel from the repatriation unit. "recently, we did a 160 for 160 body swap in the south, but most of those were found here in the kharkiv region." the bodies we saw being dug up have now been repatriated. but with no end in sight to this war, the number of dead will inevitably go up, and more bereaved families on both sides will anxiously await the return of the fallen. wyre davies, bbc news. a search and rescue operation is continuing today off the coast of greece to find 50 migrants who have been missing since their boat sank in the sea. the vessell took on water near karpathos, as wendy urquhart reports.

navy and commercial boats were deployed to the scene as soon as the alarm was raised by the greek coast guards. a greek air force helicopter hovered above, training spotlights on the ocean in a bid to help find survivors. but in the pitch black, it wasn't easy and very strong winds made winching up those who were found a bit precarious. the boat was en route from antalya in southern turkey to italy when it capsized near the greek island of karpathos, 38 nautical miles southwest of rhodes, in the middle of the night. there are conflicting reports about the number of people on board, with some saying there were 60 and others insisting there were 80. these are the lucky ones. just 29 people who are reportedly from afghanistan, iraq and iran were saved by the emergency services, who said no—one on board the boat was wearing a life jacket. thousands of people risk their lives

every year sailing to greece in rickety boats to start a new life in europe. hundreds have been rescued, but 64 have perished already this year. the search and rescue operation in greece is continuing, but it's likely that many of those who were on board the boat that sank on tuesday night won't make it. wendy urquhart, bbc news. after a strong quarter of growth, disney has overtaken netflix to become the world's biggest video streaming company. disney staked its future on the move to online viewing when it launched disney+ in 2019. now the gamble is paying off — as michelle fleury reports from new york. on wednesday, walt disney said its streaming service, disney+, had gained 14.4 million new subscribers in the three months tojuly — far higher than had been forecast. most of them came from outside north america.

disney now has a total of 221 million subscribers, if you also include its other streaming services, hulu and espn+, surpassing its rival netflix, which has 220.7 million. the numbers suggest that fears of a global slowdown in how much people are willing to spend on video streaming services, particularly when inflation is high, appear overblown. still, given the economic uncertainty, the company lowered its guidance for how many subscribers it thinks disney+ will have by the end of 2024. it also announced that it was raising the price of its streaming products in the united states, all part of an effort to make its streaming business more profitable. the strong performance stands in stark contrast to some of its rivals. netflix said it lost nearly a million accounts in the second quarter. the number of subscribers to nbcuniversal�*s peacock service stayed flat, while the owners of hbo max and discovery+ recently announced a change in strategy.

adding to the good news at walt disney, well, increased spending at its theme parks also helped boost the bottom line. just going to bring you some breaking news concerning waiting lists. an update on the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment has now risen to a new record high. a figure of 6.7 million people were waiting to start treatment at the end ofjune. these are nhs england figures. this is up from 6.6 million in may and is the highest number since records began in august 2007. what are the implications of that? hopefully getting reaction here on bbc news throughout the day. are you a fan of eurovision? well, tomorrow we'll get closer to finding out where in the uk next year's contest will be held.

here are the towns and cities hoping to host the event — but a shortlist will be announced on friday. it will be the first time the competition has been hosted in the uk since 1998. so what does it mean for the city that wins? well, daniel rosney�*s been to turin, the scene of this year's eurovision, to find out. glitz. glamour. and glory. three months ago, at the world's largest live music event, where sam ryder gave an out of this world performance, rocketing up the leaderboard, coming second to ukraine. 183 points. the country that wins normally gets to put on eurovision the following year. but the uncertainty of what the situation will be in ukraine meant it was offered

to the bbc instead. a uk city will now take on the role after turin's success this year. our city has been known all over the world. we had an increase of the visitors, and especially we had a 40% increase of visitors from abroad. and we also know that our city has been followed by 161 million people in the world. turin spent more than £10 million on the event, but officials acknowledge rising costs we're seeing globally would make that more difficult to justify now. could turin host another international event? well, it's actually difficult because of the war in ukraine. the global economy is slowing down. it was a positive event of very good vibes, but it would be difficult for every single city in the country. a venue will be needed for at least six weeks before the contest, for the production and for the 40 countries who take part to rehearse in.

it's a mammoth undertaking for any broadcaster, and the bbc will want to show to the 160 million watching at home that it can put on a show. the competition's evolved from this 1982 edition. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. coming to you from the conference icentre at harrogate in yorkshire. i now the host city needs an arena that can fit 10,000 people, and enough hotels. birmingham was the choice 25 years ago, and says it wants it again. hold it down to a dull roar. but the competition from cities like newcastle, liverpool, leeds and glasgow is fierce. and the winner will throw the biggest party in europe. so i lived all the days like from 6am to 3am. i guess it was like venue, party, venue, party, so please do it. so it was cool. i mean, i really enjoyed everything from that week. for me, it was actually being in the venue, . because like being where - they are recording something that is going worldwide -

is an incredible experience. here we are! with laura, you know. ciao. buena sera tutti! make some noise, torino! in the uk now there is a lot of speculation about who's going to host now that the bbc is the broadcaster next year. could you give any advice to any broadcasters who are thinking about it? i hope it will be dermot — dermot o'leary — because i'm a i'm a friend with him and i hope he's going to host the eurovision. i think he will be perfect for that. cities on the shortlist will need to show they have the funds, infrastructure and passion for one of the most watched shows in the world. we'll find out exactly where that will be in the autumn, when a final decision is made. # i want to go. # daniel rosney, bbc news, turin. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos.

hello there. temperatures have been increasing day by day and now we're in a heatwave for much of england and wales. temperatures well above the seasonal norm both by day and by night. so the next few days, hot, dry and sunny for many areas. and the heat will also be pushing northwards into much of southern and eastern scotland and northern ireland. the heat source is coming from the near continent. it's especially hot across parts of france over the next few days, temperatures here into the low 40s celsius. but it is no surprise the met office have issued an amber extreme heat warning for a good swathe of england and wales for the next four days. that heat as far north as leeds and manchester. now through the day today, we'll see plenty of sunshine around, that is away from the far north west of scotland where we'll see some rain for the northern and western isles, a bit more of a breeze here. so temperatures mid to high teens. but elsewhere across scotland, northern ireland, the high 20s, england and wales will be seeing temperatures between 28 and 34 or 35 degrees.

so a very hot afternoon. it takes us to a hot evening for all areas. could see a little bit of low cloud and fret rolling in off the north sea for parts of eastern scotland, eastern england tonight. but it's going to be uncomfortably warm in the south, a little bit better further north. friday, a similar story. we have that weather front bringing more cloud to the north west of scotland, a bit of low cloud and fret and haar just affecting north sea coasts, tending to burn back to the coast, mind you. again, much of the country dry, sunny and hot again, even hotter, a little bit hotter across southern scotland, northern ireland. we could be up to 35, maybe 36 degrees across central, southern, western england. saturday is probably the peak of the heat, a sunny day for all areas. we could be up to 36, 37 degrees in the hottest spots. so a really hot day for england and wales and hot for central, southern, eastern scotland and parts of northern ireland. by sunday, subtle changes, a bit more cloud rolling in as low pressure starts to dig in. so temperatures not as high,

but still very hot. but the theme is, as we move out of sunday into the start of next week, low pressure wants to take over. weak areas of low pressure and there isn't any substantial rain in the forecast, but we could see increasing showers and thunderstorms as we head into next week. and certainly one thing you will notice — it will be feeling a lot cooler for all areas.

while this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. an extreme heat warning for parts of england and wales comes into force — expected to last till sunday. meanwhile thousands of french firefighters have been sent to tackle a resurgence of wildfires in the southwest region of gironde. energy bosses meet uk government ministers to discuss plans to help customers struggling with soaring bills. a british man accused of being a member of the islamic state group has been charged with terror offences — he's due in court in the coming hours. the remains of at least eight russian warplanes are pictured on these newly—released images taken after a recent bombing

of a crimean airbase.