this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal and these are the latest headlines. writers and politicians condemn an attack on acclaimed author, sir salman rushdie, who's now on a ventilator, after being stabbed on stage in the us state of new york. his agent says the 75—year—old can't speak, is likely to lose an eye, has a damaged liver, and the nerves in one arm have been severed in the attack. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from 9 rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walk—out in a row over pay and conditions. documents in the us show fbi agents

seized papers marked "top secret" when they searched the florida home of the former president donald trump on monday. the search warrant shows he's being investigated over possible violations of the espionage act. the 82—year—old taking on new heights. nick gardner tells the bbc he's "ready and very excited" to scale the final peak in his mission to climb all of scotland's 282 munros. good afternoon. the agent for sir salman rushdie says he remains on a ventilator and may lose an eye, after he was stabbed repeatedly on stage at an event in new york state yesterday. sir salman, who's 75, has been the subject of death threats from islamists since the release of his book, the satanic verses, in 1988. a man has been arrested.

nomia iqbal sent this report. the attack happened in full view of an audience. there was panic and confusion, as sir salman rushdie lay injured on the stage after being stabbed. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. sir salman was rushed to hospital and taken by helicopter to the neighbouring state of pennsylvania. he was due to speak at the chautauqua institute, a centre for arts and learning in western new york, which celebrates freedom of expression — a value many praise sir salman for having. here is an individual who has spent decades speaking truth to power. someone who's been out there, unafraid, despite the threats that have followed him his entire adult life, it seems. prime minister borisjohnson tweeted he was appalled that the author

was stabbed while exercising a right that must always be defended. a 24—year—old man named hadi matar was arrested and taken into custody. police have carried out a raid at his home in newjersey. the motive is not known, but sir salman has long lived under the threat of being killed, and had to go into hiding for nearly ten years. his book the satanic verses, published in 1988, was condemned as blasphemous by many muslim countries. they considered his portrayal of islam insulting. iran's spiritual leader at the time called for sir salman�*s execution, offering a £2.5 million reward. iran has now distanced itself from that, but the bounty remains. sir salman rushdie has spent a major part of his life protecting himself from extremist threats, to only now find himself inside this hospital. in a statement, his agent says the author will likely lose an eye and is currently being supported by a ventilator.

nomia iqbal, bbc news, pennsylvania. the environment agency has warned that the drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. the official declaration yesterday, is expected to trigger stricter controls on water use, such as hosepipe bans. yesterday's drought announcement covers much of the south west, parts of southern, central and eastern england. kathryn stanczyszyn reports now from hinckley in leicestershire. large swathes of countryside look scorched and yellow at the moment, after the driest summer in decades. eight areas of england have now been officially designated as being in drought. some, like the south—east, already with water restrictions in place. others expecting them to be brought in soon. even where hosepipe bans aren't yet being enforced, companies are asking users to be more mindful of their water consumption as reservoirs slowly

but steadily recede. and for some farmers, it means a much tougher year than expected. it's just like the sahara desert out there. we're having to feed the winter rations, silage, to the cattle now. and by the end of the summer, we'll be halfway through that and we're going to have to source it from somewhere else and i don't know where yet. hopefully it'll rain very soon. the extreme dry weather brings another risk — fire. services across the country are dealing with tinder dry conditions that are more difficult to control if a blaze breaks out. and that means a usual favourite hot weather pursuit poses a threat. we've had some stories of some reckless incidents, some disposable barbecues that fortunately some of the main retailers have stopped selling now, which we're extremely grateful for. because that will hopefully reduce the risk. but things like disposable barbecues and bonfires in back gardens that can spread onto sheds and fences and houses, so please, please don't do things like that.

the national drought group says essential water supplies are safe and moving to drought status means action can now be stepped up to keep it that way. experts say we will need at least average rainfall this autumn to restore levels to where they should be and prevent the same happening next year. kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. rail passengers are being warned to expect severe disruption today. around 6,500 train drivers at 9 rail companies, who are members of the aslef union, are walking out again, in a dispute about pay. our business correspondent, ramzan karmali, reports. a sight that has become a familiar one this summer. this time it's the train drivers, members of the aslef union on the picket line at euston station. it's completely shut and it's caught some travellers out. no, i'm not going home today. i was going to go home on thursday, but i can't because of the strikes, so i'm going home on tuesday instead. it's annoying that the general public has to get inconvenienced, but i understand where

they are coming from. i'm trying to get back to the town of buckingham so i can— resume my studies next monday, but i don't know that euston- is completely closed right now. nine train companies are impacted by today's strike. aslef have consistently said this dispute centres on pay and the rising costs their members are facing. they should come to the table and offer a decent pay rise, that's what we do. we talk to our employers about our terms, conditions, our wages in the context of where the economy is at that point in time. and at this point in time, we know where the cost of living crisis is, and rail workers and all workers deserve a decent pay rise. the train companies say that revenues have fallen sharply and insist that reform is needed first before any pay settlements are agreed to. we can look at reform, when we can see what type of reform we are able to get. that then frees up money. we do want to give our staff

a pay increase, it's not that we don't want to do that, but we need to generate money to do that. disruption from today's action is likely to spill over into tomorrow. however, formal talks between aslef and the train companies will take place for the first time next week. perhaps a glimmer of hope in this dispute. but on thursday, commuters will face more industrial action as the rmt and tssa unions begin strike action too. it doesn't look like the end of the summer of strikes will come any time soon. ramzan karmali, bbc news. joining me now from leeds railway station is our news correspondent phillip norton. normally a very busy station looking deserted by new. what is the latest? welcome to leeds. this is a major station in the north of england. lots of people using the station come through here for the shopping or they will be using it on a saturday to go to the football matches. we will also see plenty of

stag and hen dos arriving for the weekend. but the local services are actually running normally, that is northern trains unaffected by the strike action. two of the major operators that run through here, lner and cross country are affected by the strike action and so there has been a reduction in the number of passengers here. cross—country not running any services at all from leads to. lner which normally has regular services from here to london is only operating two services. one left for london first thing this morning, another is returning back later this evening. of course there are round about 6500 as less members and drivers who are on strike, affecting those companies we have just heard in the report. the nine companies. i have spoken to some aslef members, there is a small picket outside the station. they told me they are getting a lot of

support from the public. they told me drivers don't want to strike but want a fair deal. they say especially with the rising cost of living. there will be formal talks between aslef and the rail companies next week. a move that has been welcomed by both sides of this dispute. there is separate industrial action by members of other transport unions. the rmt and tssa are striking on the 18th and 20th of august. the advice has been to check before travel and make alternative plans if need be. a critical incident�*s been declared by the nhs in shropshire. the crisis has been put down to a high number of patients arriving at hospital, difficulties discharging people because of a lack of capacity in the care sector, and staff absence because of covid. it means some non—urgent operations will be postponed. court documents indicate that papers marked "top secret" were taken

during an fbi search of donald trump's home in florida on monday. the search warrant shows that the former president is being investigated for allegedly breaking espionage laws and removing government records. he denies doing anything wrong. chichi izundu reports. this has been quite the week for the former president of the united states. monday started off with an unprecedented search of donald trump's primary residency in florida, mar—a—lago, by fbi agents. what they were looking for was only made public through the unusual move, during an ongoing investigation, of unsealing the warrant used to enter the property. receipts attached gave little detail, but did indicate the kinds of things removed, including several miscellaneous top secret papers, information regarding the french president, and various classified documents labelled "sci", which stands for "sensitive compartmented information," which could be exceptionally grave for us national security.

mr trump, can we have a word? even though donald trump didn't oppose the unsealing, he issued a statement accusing the fbi of playing politics, and claiming the documents were all declassified and in secured storage with an additional lock. presidents can declassify information, but they have to follow a procedure. they have to fill out forms, they have to give certain authorisations. they can't simply say, "these documents are declassified," they have to follow a process — it's not clear that was followed here. the second thing, of course, is that a president can declassify documents, but a former president cannot. the removal of classified documents or materials is prohibited by law — a crime for which donald trump increased the penalties while in office. whilst this kind of investigation would be uncomfortable for some, for donald trump it could potentially politically work in his favour. chi chi izundu, bbc news.

the taliban have been trying to stop women in the afghan capital kabulfrom protesting on the streets. the taliban fired in the air as dozens of women protested against the restriction of women's rights. the demonstration comes a year after the taliban seized power in afghanistan. girls have been barred from attending secondary schools in most of afghanistan. women have so far only been allowed to work in a few sectors including public health and security. at least one person has died and dozens more are injured when high winds caused part of a stage to collapse at a dance music festival in spain. other infrastructure was also damaged when gusts battered the medusa festivale in cullera, a beachside town south of valencia. the electronic music event which is held over six days has now been suspended. the headlines on bbc news...

writers and politicians condemn an attack on acclaimed author author sir salman rushdie, who's now on a ventilator after being stabbed on stage in new york. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england's drought could last into the next year. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from 9 rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it's the latest walk—out in a row over pay and conditions. the environment agency has warned that the drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. it says that after the driest summer for 50 years, it will take weeks of rain to replenish water sources. eight areas of england are officially in drought, meaning water companies can put stricter controls on water use. joining me now is nikki yoxall, who runs grampian graziers, a grazier business based in aberdeenshire, north east scotland.

thank you forjoining us. as a grazier, you do not own the land that your animals rely on grazing for. how has that affected you in the current conditions? it for. how has that affected you in the current conditions?— for. how has that affected you in the current conditions? it has been really tricky — the current conditions? it has been really tricky because _ the current conditions? it has been really tricky because we _ the current conditions? it has been really tricky because we don't - the current conditions? it has been really tricky because we don't own | really tricky because we don't own or have formalised tenancy for the land we are grazing so that means we have to be particularly aware of the needs of other people using that land coming up to as access to water when we are changing how we access water for livestock. when we are changing how we access waterfor livestock. and when we are changing how we access water for livestock. and we have had to change grazing plans to meet sure cattle can get to the woodlands during the hot weather. what cattle can get to the woodlands during the hot weather. what options have ou during the hot weather. what options have you had. — during the hot weather. what options have you had, that _ during the hot weather. what options have you had, that you _ during the hot weather. what options have you had, that you cannot - during the hot weather. what options have you had, that you cannot do - during the hot weather. what options have you had, that you cannot do is l have you had, that you cannot do is easily now? it have you had, that you cannot do is easily now?— easily now? it has really changed our grazing _ easily now? it has really changed our grazing planning, _ easily now? it has really changed our grazing planning, at - easily now? it has really changed our grazing planning, at the - easily now? it has really changed our grazing planning, at the startj our grazing planning, at the start of every year we think how we're going to be grazing animals around the land. particularly seeking biodiversity game and benefits from

the grazing approach that we use. we have very clear that dates and times primarily for the support of wildlife and for different plant species. that has had to be completely thrown up in the air and changed so that we can manage grazing around water availability. where can we get water to, how can we make sure other animals do not have to share a water supply with local houses. in this part of rural scotland, a lot of houses, homes and businesses are on private supply so we have to be aware we are not putting additional draw on that simply, putting additional draw on that supply, trying to use extraction from streams but also mitigate that to make sure we're not creating any risk to wildlife. thinking about what grass is going to be growing as we move forward across the farm. with the hot weather that has been stunted. we are hearing that in

parts of the south of the uk there is a drought that has been announced. what is the situation and how are things going to be in the coming months? the scottish environmental protection agency have raised the awareness for everybody that there is a significant scarcity of water. the highest scarcity in the east of scotland. only four of the east of scotland. only four of the last 12 months recorded above—average rainfall and we have had the driest january above—average rainfall and we have had the driestjanuary in more than 80 years so we are experiencing similar situations. 80 years so we are experiencing similarsituations. it 80 years so we are experiencing similar situations. it really is having an impact on feed ability for animals. farmers have been cutting silage and hay and have to feed that in some instances which would normally be reserved for winter.

which means, winter we would potentially have feed shortages. irate potentially have feed shortages. we are hearing from climate experts that extreme weather will only come more frequent. do you think graziers like yourself will have to change the way he operates. irate like yourself will have to change the way he operates.— like yourself will have to change the way he operates. we try to be as ada tive the way he operates. we try to be as adaptive as — the way he operates. we try to be as adaptive as possible. _ the way he operates. we try to be as adaptive as possible. our _ the way he operates. we try to be as adaptive as possible. our whole - adaptive as possible. our whole approach is climate and biodiversity in mind. we are having to put more tree—planting so we can create forestry systems where the cattle graze in amongst trees. we are thinking about making sure the types of plant we are encouraging are those that can cope with doubt. and they have deeper roots and access more water. we're thinking about the system and what it means going forward and how we manage grazing through the summer so we are prepared for more challenging as well. the leader of plaid cymru has

called onjonathan edwards to stand down as an mp. mr edwards, who has sat as an independent mp, was cautioned by police in 2020 for assaulting his wife, and suspended from the party. earlier this week, it was announced he would be permitted to represent the party at westminster again, but adam price has since advised edwards to resign. with me now is our political correspondent, david wallace lockhart. what more can you tell us? jonathan edwards accepted the police caution in july 2020 edwards accepted the police caution injuly 2020 and though he was elected as plaid cymru mp has not represented the party since then. earlier this week, the party said he would be permitted to have the wit back as it is known to represent the party. the party chairwoman said that came following a procedural advice they had received. i decision that split the party. their formal leader was quite vocal saying she did not agree with that. we also

heard from jonathan edwards's wife who said she was appalled and disappointed by this decision. they are going through divorce at the moment. we heard from the leader of plaid cymru, adam price who tweeted saying it is his firm belief jonathan edwards cannot continue to represent the party at westminster and called him to resign. he went on to say that the actions did not represent the party's values and it sent the wrong message for him to continue to be an mp representing the party. we have heard from jonathan edwards today, he said he thinks it is a dangerous environment at the moment when no one is able to show genuine remorse or build a better life as he puts it. he goes on to accuse senior members in their positions of power by subjecting me to vindictive and vengeful coordinated political attacks. where does this leave us? he will continue to sit as independent there are

calls from his oath, the party he did represent but the way our system works is only the mp themselves can decide whether or not they will sit down but it looks like his future in plaid cymru is definitely in doubt. david, thank you for expending that. the welsh secretary, sir robert buckland, has switched his support from rishi sunak to liz truss, becoming the first cabinet minister to publicly change sides in the conservative leadership race. he told the daily telegraph that after "deep" reflection, he'd decided ms truss was the best person to take the country forward. it's the perfect weekend for a day out at the beach, but a lack of public toilets in some seaside towns is catching people short, and potentially affecting tourism. campaigners in cleethorpes are concerned that visitors are leaving the beach and heading home early due to a shortage of facilities. lizzie steel has more.

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it does affect us quite a lot. we get asked _ it does affect us quite a lot. we get asked 1000 times a day, they are washing _ get asked 1000 times a day, they are washing their— get asked 1000 times a day, they are washing their feet _ get asked 1000 times a day, they are washing their feet in _ get asked 1000 times a day, they are washing their feet in the _ get asked 1000 times a day, they are washing their feet in the dog - get asked 1000 times a day, they are washing their feet in the dog water. i washing their feet in the dog water. the sign _ washing their feet in the dog water. the sign is — washing their feet in the dog water. the sign is out _ washing their feet in the dog water. the sign is out today, _ washing their feet in the dog water. the sign is out today, it _ washing their feet in the dog water. the sign is out today, it is - the sign is out today, it is horrendous. _ the sign is out today, it is horrendous.— the sign is out today, it is horrendous. , , , ., , horrendous. this building used to be the toilet block— horrendous. this building used to be the toilet block on _ horrendous. this building used to be the toilet block on the _ horrendous. this building used to be the toilet block on the north - the toilet block on the north promenade. let me show you where the nearest toilets are. these are closed for maintenance. the next nearest ones along the front of 15 minutes away. we have run out of time for filming. minutes away. we have run out of time forfilming. i minutes away. we have run out of time for filming.— time for filming. i cannot find a decent toilet, _ time for filming. i cannot find a decent toilet, i _ time for filming. i cannot find a decent toilet, i cannot - time for filming. i cannot find a decent toilet, i cannot find - time for filming. i cannot find a decent toilet, i cannot find a i decent toilet, i cannot find a toilet that meets my needs. that money is being drained from here. so the money that should come into cleethorpes they are crying out for, especially the cost of living, i think it is a big mistake they are making. think it is a big mistake they are makinu. ., ., , think it is a big mistake they are makinu. ., . , ., making. you need a disabled toilet? yes. with making. you need a disabled toilet? yes- with a — making. you need a disabled toilet? yes. with a family, _ making. you need a disabled toilet? yes. with a family, having _ making. you need a disabled toilet? yes. with a family, having to - making. you need a disabled toilet? yes. with a family, having to track. yes. with a family, having to track miles for a —

yes. with a family, having to track miles for a toilet _ yes. with a family, having to track miles for a toilet is _ yes. with a family, having to track miles for a toilet is not _ yes. with a family, having to track miles for a toilet is not ideal. i miles for a toilet is not ideal. council— miles for a toilet is not ideal. council says the situation is under review and is in discussion with these owners. we review and is in discussion with these owners— these owners. we believe for day-to-day — these owners. we believe for day-to-day use _ these owners. we believe for day-to-day use providing i these owners. we believe for day-to-day use providing the these owners. we believe for - day-to-day use providing the toilets day—to—day use providing the toilets are opened — day—to—day use providing the toilets are opened and— day—to—day use providing the toilets are opened and i_ day—to—day use providing the toilets are opened and i accept— day—to—day use providing the toilets are opened and i accept the - day—to—day use providing the toilets are opened and i accept the fact i are opened and i accept the fact there _ are opened and i accept the fact there was— are opened and i accept the fact there was a _ are opened and i accept the fact there was a bad _ are opened and i accept the fact there was a bad experience i are opened and i accept the fact. there was a bad experience today that one — there was a bad experience today that one was _ there was a bad experience today that one was close, _ there was a bad experience today that one was close, but _ there was a bad experience today that one was close, but when i there was a bad experience todayl that one was close, but when they are all— that one was close, but when they are all open— that one was close, but when they are all open and _ that one was close, but when they are all open and operational, i- that one was close, but when they are all open and operational, i am| are all open and operational, i am confident— are all open and operational, i am confident the _ are all open and operational, i am confident the day—to—day - are all open and operational, i am confident the day—to—day use i are all open and operational, i am confident the day—to—day use we. are all open and operational, i am i confident the day—to—day use we have enough _ confident the day—to—day use we have enough in _ confident the day—to—day use we have enough in cleethorpes. _ confident the day—to—day use we have enough in cleethorpes. iirilt�*iith- confident the day-to-day use we have enough in cleethorpes.— enough in cleethorpes. with 3000 si . natures enough in cleethorpes. with 3000 signatures on _ enough in cleethorpes. with 3000 signatures on the _ enough in cleethorpes. with 3000 signatures on the petition - enough in cleethorpes. with 3000 signatures on the petition it i enough in cleethorpes. with 3000| signatures on the petition it seems people are not ready to put a lead on the situation yet. for park rangers in turkey, coming across a wild bear cub is not an unusual event. but for one team in the northeast of the country, their latest encounter was a little out of the ordinary. the animal they came across was a tiny bit under the weather, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. never has the phrase "bear with a sore head" seemed more appropriate. this is one animal that looks

like it had quite a rough night. the female bear cub, a little worse for wear, was rescued from a forest in a province of north—east turkey. wobbling and whining, the animal looked... well, it looked like she was high. but why would she be in such a fragile state? time for a quick science lesson. these flowers are called rhododendron luteum and these are rhododendron ponticum. both of them contain a substance called grayanotoxin, which has hallucinogenic properties. add some bees to the equation and you end up with something called mad honey, a delicacy that really packs a punch. the somewhat disoriented bear was taken to a nearby vet to receive treatment. she's said to be in good condition and will be released back

into the wild in the coming days. music: white rabbit byjefferson airplane. but this was one bear that sure had a big surprise. she may be a little more discerning on her next picnic. tim allman, bbc news. that poor bear, i am so glad things have ended well for her. note to self, avoid mad honey. climbing all of scotland's munros, or mountains, is a rite of passage for some hillwalkers. but can you imagine scaling all 282 summits at the age of 82? nick gardner from the highlands set himself the challenge after his wife was taken into care. let's hearfrom him. being with my wife is very challenging. because she does know me, but onlyjust. when your partner has alzheimer's, the problems are very severe.

it has helped me to deal with those problems. when i could no longer look after her, that was the game changer. that one really knocked me over. and i thought, "i have got to get a focus on life that was going to last a while." just doing, say, a marathon wouldn't be sufficient. once i had done it, the challenge is over. i had to have a challenge that lasted. mr gardner spoke to the bbc as he prepared to scale the final peak, cairn gorm. i can't believe it's happening. yeah, i'm just an old man who loves wandering in the mountains. and i'm getting all this publicity, it's wonderful. i will be thinking of her, but the mountains themselves

are very powerful and they give me sustenance. so, yes, i'll be thinking about her, but then being in the mountains enables me to cope with those problems. it perhaps seems strange coming from an 80—year—old, but i feel fitter than i ever have done in my life. i can't believe it. i've been a climber all my life but i've not climbed to the intensity to which i've climbed just recently. i thought £10,000 would be the maximum that i could possibly get. but with the help of social media and all my friends, then we've managed to raise the awareness and the money is coming in, rolling in. in fact, the hour before we set out to come here, there were five donations in that hour. so it's still rolling in. and we must be up to about 55,000 now.

remember, in the scottish mountains, the weather can be very, very fickle, and at this point i would like to quote billy connolly. "if you don't like the weather, wait 20 minutes." speaking of weather, let's find out what it is doing and when. when can we get a reprieve from the seat? you know the story- _ it is hot and dry. when will it ease? early next week is the answer with temperatures in terms of the dry weather rain will be more sporadic coming into the uk. the heat warning in place, the sun is out, barely a cloud to obstructed and the temperatures are continuing to rise. through the next few hours,

some areas see temperatures push past the mid 30s, 36 in the south—east of england. i 20s across scotland and northern ireland. more cloud to the far north, cooler and it will fill in across parts of east consultant and the north—east of england. cloud into northern ireland and the south—west of england. could start to herald the arrival of sharper showers. a warm night ahead for sunday, hotter again, particularly across the southern half of the uk. a change coming into the north west. sheriff picking up the north west. sheriff picking up the pace and as they come in they will drop heavy rain but also usher in cooler air. isolated showers possibly across western england and wales. no really significant rain and sunday still very much a story of pretty significant heat for many.