this is bbc news — i'm samantha simmonds — the headlines at 9... a growing number of under—30s are paying unaffordable rent — new figures show that four in ten are paying landlords more than 30% of their income. it's disheartening, because it feels like you'll be stuck in rental properties forever. but everyone�*s in the same position. nhs leaders say the uk is facing a humanitarian crisis unless further action is taken on energy costs — with more people falling ill as they choose between skipping meals and heating their homes. a man is due in court this morning charged with the murder of an 87—year—old grandfather who was stabbed while riding his mobility scooter in west london. tube, rail and bus strikes cause severe disruption across london as thousands of workers walk out over pay, job cuts and pensions.

the first hosepipe ban in wales for 30 years comes into effect, as drought is officially declared in parts of the country. apple has released an urgent security update for its iphones, ipads and macs — after two serious vulnerabilities were found that could allow attackers to gain access to someone�*s device. good morning and welcome to bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds. four out of ten young people in the uk signing up for new private tenancies, are spending an unaffordable amount of their income on rent, new figures suggest. housing experts say spending more than 30% of income on rent is unaffordable, and the proportion of young renters grappling with high housing costs

is at a five—year high. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. no—one likes paying rent, but right now, people under 30 like mia are paying through the nose. my tenancy is ending soon and looking for new tenancies is just more and more expensive. it's disheartening because it feels like you're just going to be stuck in rental properties forever, but everyone�*s in the same position. it's extortionate. what were you paying then? it's 850 between the two of us and also the bills which have absolutely crippled me. i literallyjust moved back home two weeks ago, so there you go. although the data shows the most unaffordable areas for young people are in london, many of the areas that have seen the biggest change are other towns and cities. rotherham, bolton, dudley, slough, salford, walsall, nottingham, trafford and peterborough have seen some of the biggest increases. young people spend more of their incomes on rent than any other age group. so with rents going up so quickly at the same

time their incomes are not, it's younger people who are being squeezed in the middle, and that's before they've even started paying for any of their other bills. in dudley, estate agents say with so few homes coming up, it's tempting for tenants to offer more than the listed price. under 30s are struggling at the moment. i can relate to them, so i do try and sympathise a little bit, but at the same time they shouldn't be offering £100 more or £50 more if they cannot meet that requirement. but then if they don't, they're going to miss out on that property. so it's a hard situation. that's the conundrum that io faced when she got her flat. did you find that lots of people were looking round every flat that you were looking at? exactly. sometimes you just have to probably offer more or offer to pay upfront or something just to get it. but for some, moving back home does have a silver lining. i like living with my mum, so yeah, i'll stay there as long as i can. yeah, my washing's all done, food cooked. it's all good! colletta smith, bbc

news, in salford. let's speak to 26—year—old laura winship, she's a working, single mother of three from cheshire. welcome to you, great having you on the programme. tell us about your rental situation.— rental situation. well, i've been on a fixed tenancy _ rental situation. well, i've been on a fixed tenancy for _ rental situation. well, i've been on a fixed tenancy for a _ rental situation. well, i've been on a fixed tenancy for a couple - rental situation. well, i've been on a fixed tenancy for a couple of - a fixed tenancy for a couple of years but, like i said, with the cost of everything going up, private landlords do have the right to raise them. so when i come to the end of mine, it is sitting and wondering whether that is going to go up, or are they going to keep at the same, or how much more am i going to take out of my monthly budget to cover that race, when it does, or if it happens. that race, when it does, or if it ha ens. �* that race, when it does, or if it happens-_ that race, when it does, or if it happens. that race, when it does, or if it hauens. �* . , . . ., that race, when it does, or if it hauens. . , . . ., happens. and what percentage of your income are you _ happens. and what percentage of your income are you paying _ happens. and what percentage of your income are you paying in _ happens. and what percentage of your income are you paying in rent - happens. and what percentage of your income are you paying in rent at - happens. and what percentage of your income are you paying in rent at the i income are you paying in rent at the moment? i income are you paying in rent at the moment? ~' ., ~' income are you paying in rent at the moment? ~' ., ~ ., moment? i think we worked out esterda moment? i think we worked out yesterday it _ moment? i think we worked out yesterday it was _ moment? i think we worked out yesterday it was just _ moment? i think we worked out yesterday it was just over - moment? i think we worked out yesterday it was just over a - moment? i think we worked out| yesterday it was just over a third of my salary goes on rent. 50 yesterday it was just over a third of my salary goes on rent. so you are in this — of my salary goes on rent. so you are in this bracket _ of my salary goes on rent. so you are in this bracket of _ of my salary goes on rent. so you are in this bracket of more - of my salary goes on rent. so you are in this bracket of more than l are in this bracket of more than 30%. what percentage are you worried

it could go up to? 30%. what percentage are you worried it could go no to?— 30%. what percentage are you worried it could go up to?— it could go up to? anything more, to be honest- — it could go up to? anything more, to be honest. how— it could go up to? anything more, to be honest. how does _ it could go up to? anything more, to be honest. how does it _ it could go up to? anything more, to be honest. how does it impact - it could go up to? anything more, to be honest. how does it impact on i it could go up to? anything more, to| be honest. how does it impact on you and our be honest. how does it impact on you and your lifestyle _ be honest. how does it impact on you and your lifestyle at _ be honest. how does it impact on you and your lifestyle at the _ be honest. how does it impact on you and your lifestyle at the moment, - and your lifestyle at the moment, the proportion that you are paying up the proportion that you are paying up your income on rent? it the proportion that you are paying up your income on rent?- up your income on rent? it hasn't affected me _ up your income on rent? it hasn't affected me too _ up your income on rent? it hasn't affected me too much, _ up your income on rent? it hasn't affected me too much, how- up your income on rent? it hasn'tj affected me too much, how much up your income on rent? it hasn't i affected me too much, how much it is. it'sjust one affected me too much, how much it is. it's just one of those things. i've got what i've got. this is how much i've got to pay to keep a roof over my children's head. so it's got to be done. i'vejust got over my children's head. so it's got to be done. i've just got to over my children's head. so it's got to be done. i'vejust got to budget and cut in other places. haifa to be done. i've just got to budget and cut in other places.— to be done. i've just got to budget and cut in other places. how are you manauuin and cut in other places. how are you managing that _ and cut in other places. how are you managing that with _ and cut in other places. how are you managing that with the _ and cut in other places. how are you managing that with the rising - and cut in other places. how are you managing that with the rising cost i managing that with the rising cost of everything else, food, fuel and so on? �* , . of everything else, food, fuel and so on? v . , of everything else, food, fuel and soon? �*, .,, ., of everything else, food, fuel and soon? , ., ., so on? it's a bit of a challenge, but i'm so on? it's a bit of a challenge, but i'm quite — so on? it's a bit of a challenge, but i'm quite an _ so on? it's a bit of a challenge, but i'm quite an organised - so on? it's a bit of a challenge, i but i'm quite an organised person when it comes to what money is going where. it'sjust cutting when it comes to what money is going where. it's just cutting things down, prioritising other things. where. it's just cutting things down, prioritising otherthings. but with everything going up, it'sjust making those budgets are smaller and smaller. and your salary are staying the same. ~ ., , ., ., ., the same. where are you having to make cuts at _ the same. where are you having to make cuts at the _ the same. where are you having to

make cuts at the moment? - the same. where are you having to make cuts at the moment? it's - the same. where are you having to l make cuts at the moment? it's more like where i — make cuts at the moment? it's more like where i am _ make cuts at the moment? it's more like where i am doing _ make cuts at the moment? it's more like where i am doing my _ make cuts at the moment? it's more like where i am doing my food - make cuts at the moment? it's more | like where i am doing my food shops, or treat something like that, what can i make at home, what can i bake myself rather than buying things. it's just little things. it's adjusting slowly because it is happening quite slowly. every now and again, as soon as they go to a shop and do a food shop, the price of what i normally pay is going up, £20 or £30, throughout the last month alone. d0 £20 or £30, throughout the last month alone.— £20 or £30, throughout the last month alone. ,., ~ ,., month alone. do you feel like your kids are being _ month alone. do you feel like your kids are being impacted? - month alone. do you feel like your kids are being impacted? no, - month alone. do you feel like your kids are being impacted? no, that| month alone. do you feel like your l kids are being impacted? no, that is the one thing — kids are being impacted? no, that is the one thing i _ kids are being impacted? no, that is the one thing i am _ kids are being impacted? no, that is the one thing i am trying _ kids are being impacted? no, that is the one thing i am trying to - kids are being impacted? no, that is the one thing i am trying to make i the one thing i am trying to make sure isn't going to happen. they get what they need, but it is figuring out where to get the best thing from, with the best price. [30 out where to get the best thing from, with the best price. do you feel like young — from, with the best price. do you feel like young people _ from, with the best price. do you feel like young people like - feel like young people like yourselves, single parents, could do with more support? if so, what? i do find it quite — with more support? if so, what? i gr find it quite challenging, with being a full—time, working mum. i know i've got a lot of friends in the same situation. the grants and

the same situation. the grants and the little boosts, they are not available to people who onlyjust don't meet the threshold. so, it is working people as well that are still struggling because they are not being given hand—outs, they are not being given hand—outs, they are not getting government support as well, because we are just being told, this is your salary, this is what you earn, but the cost of everything else is going up. when it comes to your— everything else is going up. when it comes to your rent _ everything else is going up. when it comes to your rent and _ everything else is going up. when it comes to your rent and the - everything else is going up. when it comes to your rent and the fact - everything else is going up. when it comes to your rent and the fact that you are already paying more than a third of your salary on it and you are worried about it going up, when your rent review comes round, what would you say about the possibility of moving, perhaps, to a cheaper area, that some people watching might think that you could do? i know people would say, well, just take a cheaper house in a cheaper area. what i have a home, i have a family, i have support, my children's father lives in the same area at the school is round the corner. moving would disrupt not just me, it might help to build a little bit, but it would disrupt my

whole family. little bit, but it would disrupt my whole family-— little bit, but it would disrupt my whole famil . . , . whole family. ok, thanks very much for talkin: whole family. ok, thanks very much for talking to _ whole family. ok, thanks very much for talking to us. _ nhs leaders are urging the government to provide more help to tackle rising energy bills — saying people will fall ill this winter unless action is taken. the nhs confederation — which represents health trust bosses — says the uk is facing a "humanitarian crisis" and it will be left to hospitals, gp practices and care homes to pick up the pieces. ministers say 8 million vulnerable households are getting extra support worth £1200 each. let's speak to matthew taylor who's the chief executive of the nhs confederation, and a former labour party adviser. what are you basing this on, that people are facing a humanitarian crisis? i people are facing a humanitarian crisis? . ., ., ., ., crisis? i am not a former labour minister, _ crisis? i am not a former labour minister, i _ crisis? i am not a former labour minister, i have _ crisis? i am not a former labour minister, i have not _ crisis? i am not a former labour minister, i have not worked - crisis? i am not a former labour minister, i have not worked for|

crisis? i am not a former labour. minister, i have not worked for the labour party for 30 years. the reason that we are talking about this in these terms, we know that, and research demonstrates, that a large number of people don't feel they will be able to pay their fuel bills this month. as a consequence, many people are likely to not heat their homes. and the government's own vaccines minister recognised a few days ago that if people are cold, they are more susceptible to illnesses, to flu, respiratory illnesses. therefore, they are more likely to be calling on the health service. that will be taking place in the context of a health service which is, as we all know, under immense pressure. finding it difficult to provide a level of service we want, even in august. and we are facing a very difficult winter. so, the reason our leaders have asked us to make this intervention is to be clear that the challenge for the health service is always about whether we have the capacity to meet demand. and we talk about the need to address capacity,

to address the fact we have 100,000 vacancies, lack of capital investment. we have also got to talk about the things that drive demand for health services. if we have more people and property, particularly more people in fuel poverty, not heating their homes, that will lead to more people needing the health service. and that has consequences for everybody. service. and that has consequences for everybody-— service. and that has consequences for everybody. what are you actually callin: for? for everybody. what are you actually calling for? so. _ for everybody. what are you actually calling for? so, it _ for everybody. what are you actually calling for? so, it is _ for everybody. what are you actually calling for? so, it is not _ for everybody. what are you actually calling for? so, it is not up - for everybody. what are you actually calling for? so, it is not up to - for everybody. what are you actually calling for? so, it is not up to us - calling for? so, it is not up to us to tell the _ calling for? so, it is not up to us to tell the government - calling for? so, it is not up to us to tell the government how - calling for? so, it is not up to us to tell the government how to i calling for? so, it is not up to us i to tell the government how to deal with the situation, but it is our responsibility as health leaders to be clear about the consequences of more people choosing to, or not being able to heat their homes. so, i understand absolutely that the government faces a set of unenviable choices in this regard. but we are accountable for whether the health service is able to meet people's needs. and when, as we have seen very recently, lots of stories about people waiting too long for ambulances or ambulances waiting outside hospitals, the reality is that we are working flat out. we have managed to more or less get rid

of people waiting for two years for an operation. gps are seeing more people than before covid. the problem is, as hard as we work, demand is growing. and that's why it's important to say that more people in cold houses is going to drive even more demand. and that's why, in assessing its options and its choices, the government needs to be aware of the fact that if more people are cold or not heating their homes, it will have a major knock—on effect on our health service. the government _ effect on our health service. the government says _ effect on our health service. the government says it is acutely aware of this, and help is on its way. £400 going towards every household's energy bills, 8 million of the poorest households to get £1200 each. they are doing what they can, aren't they? 1th each. they are doing what they can, aren't they?— aren't they? as i say, the government _ aren't they? as i say, the government faces - aren't they? as i say, the government faces very i aren't they? as i say, the - government faces very difficult choices. but the reality is, and these are simply the facts, despite these are simply the facts, despite the help that the government has been able to give, there is still a growing gap between people's

resources on their capacity to pay their bills, and more and more people say they do not think they can pay their fuel bills. people say they do not think they can pay theirfuel bills. we know what that will lead to. it will lead to people turning off their heating. that will lead to more people being cold and more people being vulnerable to illness. so, it is our responsibility. in the end, we are held to account, as we should be held to account, as we should be held to account, for whether the health services able to meet people's needs. and it is our responsibility to be clear about the fact that if extra demand is placed on the health service, in a winter that we already know is going to be extremely tough, it will make it harderfor us to cope. extremely tough, it will make it harder for us to cope. we extremely tough, it will make it harder for us to cope.— extremely tough, it will make it harder for us to cope. we know that liz truss harder for us to cope. we know that liz truss and _ harder for us to cope. we know that liz truss and rishi _ harder for us to cope. we know that liz truss and rishi sunak, _ harder for us to cope. we know that liz truss and rishi sunak, the - harder for us to cope. we know that liz truss and rishi sunak, the two l liz truss and rishi sunak, the two conservative party candidates for leader have already set out their stalls, promises and commitments of what they will do to help. 0bviously they are not going to be in a position to do anything for another few weeks, until september to fifth. is it a frustration for you that we do have this period where it seems little is happening? i

do have this period where it seems little is happening?— little is happening? i think it's important _ little is happening? i think it's important that _ little is happening? i think it's important that those - little is happening? i think it's important that those two - little is happening? i think it's i important that those two people, little is happening? i think it's - important that those two people, who are obviously at the moment focused on the messages to the members of the conservative party, are also hearing from the public and from a range of organisations, including ourselves. the new prime minister will have to assess that. we hear about the likelihood of an emergency budget, a spending review, the government has got to weigh up all of those options. 0urjob, representing the health service, is to be clear with politicians and to be clear with the public about our capacity to cope with ever growing demand, and about the dangers of that demand being exacerbated by people not being able to heat their homes. so, ithink people not being able to heat their homes. so, i think we are not the only organisation to be making a similar call. when the new prime minister comes into office, he or she is going to face a really challenging choices. but let's look at those choices with open eyes and be realistic about the nature of those choices.—

be realistic about the nature of those choices. looking at capacity and demand. _ those choices. looking at capacity and demand, the _ those choices. looking at capacity and demand, the government - those choices. looking at capacityl and demand, the government says those choices. looking at capacity - and demand, the government says they are looking to increase the number of beds available, but is already happening. do you see taking place? nhs england published a winter plan last week and it tells you something about the concerns we've got about winter, that we are publishing a plan in august. and there is extra provision going on. every health service leader i speak to, and i speak to health service leaders every day of the week, is thinking incredibly hard about what we can do to manage those challenges in the winter. but we can see the pressure is the health service is under already and we are concerned that the evidence from the southern hemisphere is that we could have a bad flu outbreak this winter. covid, there could be another covid variant as well. even though we are pulling out all the stops, and making progress in certain areas like those two yeah weights, we all know the pressure that we are under. what we need to try to do is not art

additional demand to an already difficult situation. that is why we are making the call we are making today, to recognise that if more people are unable to heat their homes, that will drive more demand in a health service where, whatever we do, we are going to face a really tough winter. we do, we are going to face a really tough winter-— tough winter. what about staffing? the government _ tough winter. what about staffing? the government says _ tough winter. what about staffing? the government says it _ tough winter. what about staffing? the government says it has - tough winter. what about staffing? the government says it has a - tough winter. what about staffing? the government says it has a plan, they are trying to recruit more people from overseas. are you seeing that trickle through, or is that yet to take effect? it is that trickle through, or is that yet to take effect?— to take effect? it is important we ull out to take effect? it is important we pull out all _ to take effect? it is important we pull out all the _ to take effect? it is important we pull out all the stops. _ to take effect? it is important we pull out all the stops. we - to take effect? it is important we pull out all the stops. we have i pull out all the stops. we have issues, obviously, the health service. 100,000 vacancies. we are waiting for a workforce plan to address that. possibly even more acute in social care. 0ne address that. possibly even more acute in social care. one of the reasons why ambulances take longer than they want to get to people is because ambulances are queueing outside emergency departments. that is often because people cannot get out of emergency departments, because there are no beds in hospital, because there are people who cannot get out of hospital because there is not enough social care. 0n the problem of social care

is getting worse, because the lowest paid social care staff, the people recruiting them, they are often competing with the hospitality sector, for example. with inflation, that sector is able to raise wages by passing on those costs to consumers. we can't do that in relation to health or social the care. government's announcement today that it is going to seize more oversea workers for social care, that might not be the right long—term solution, but we have to do everything we can. we face real difficulty now and it's only going to get worse as we move towards winter. ~., ._ ., ., ,, to get worse as we move towards winter. ., ., ,, , ., winter. matthew taylor, thank you ve much winter. matthew taylor, thank you very much for— winter. matthew taylor, thank you very much for your _ winter. matthew taylor, thank you very much for your time. - police have charged a man with the murder of 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran in greenford, west london. mr 0'halloran, a grandfather orginally from county clare in ireland, was fatally stabbed whilst on his mobility scooter on tuesday afternoon. 44—year—old lee byer will appear at willesden magistrates�* court later this morning. there's more disruption to public transport in london today

with strike action affecting the underground and 0verground across the city. some bus services in west and south west london and parts of surrey will also be affected. passengers are being warned that rail services nationally will be slow to recover following yesterday's 24 hour strike by staff, over changes to pay and conditions. 0ur transport correspondent caroline davies has the details. the last servings of the working week at this thai restaurant. it won't open on friday because of the london underground strike. a lot of our staff are not be able to come in, like six, six people of us, we're not coming in tomorrow. we will be losing our customers, so that, you know, it's affecting our income. this was the last tube strike injune. today's strike by the rmt union means that there'll be little to no service throughout the day on the london underground and no night tube. this isn't about pay. instead, it's about something that hasn't happened yet. the rmt union is concerned that transport for london, known as tfl, will make an agreement with the government to cutjobs

and pensions to get funding. we need an unequivocal guarantee that there will be no changes to people's pensions, negative changes to people's pensions. we also demand that there will be no job cuts, and we also demand that there will be no changes to people's terms and conditions, their contracts, their agreements without the union's consent and approval. but tfl says that they haven't proposed job cuts, pension or condition changes, and the union wants them to guarantee that they won't in the future. it's very difficult for any organisation, including our own, to provide those cast iron guarantees and commitments. clearly the world is a very difficult place right now, but what we have assured all of the trade unions of is that if we did need to undertake changes to the pension schemes, if we did need to propose them, they would all be subject to extensive consultation. the rmt and the other trade unions will be closely involved with that.

it's not the only strike in london today. 62 bus routes in west and south west london will also be affected by industrial action, as will the london 0verground, both over pay. plus, yesterday's rail strikes will also cause some disruption too. the advice, avoid travelling on the tube and only travel if essential on the rest of the network. caroline davis, bbc news. wales' first hose pipe bans for more than 30 years come into force today across pembrokeshire and parts of carmarthenshire. the bans begin as the wider south—west wales area will also be declared as being in drought, as the effects of the driest year since 1976 continue in england and wales. take a look at the extent of the drought conditions nationally. you can see this area in wales joins a number of other regions in england, stretching as far north as yorkshire. despite many areas experiencing some welcome rainfall, there are still water shortages and low water levels

in reservoirs and rivers, which has led to hosepipe bans being announced. south west water is the latest company to impose restrictions for cornwall and parts of devon that will come into force next week. 0ur reporter tomos morgan has the latest on the impact of the extreme heat and dry conditions. it's been a really dry period, but it has been raining over the last few days. but, you know, is this rain going to go anywhere in helping you guys? oh, no. i mean, it'sjust been a bit of drizzle. a bit of welsh drizzle, this isn't rain. the last time it rained in pembrokeshire wasjuly and that was just for one day. and before that it was back injune. it's been the driest year on record since 1976, so a temporary hosepipe ban is now in force and a drought has just been declared across the whole of south west wales. as our winters get wetter, the summers are getting hotter and drier. for allotment owner karen, she's already planning for the future so seeds sown can live with the effects of climate change. got to learn to adapt, really. and maybe plant varieties that

are more drought tolerant. i mean, in spain and italy, in other hot countries, they grow a lot of vegetables that don't need a lot of rain. last weekend, pembrokeshire broke all previous records for water demand. so welsh water have had to ship water across the county. until the main source here is refilled, the llys—y—fran reservoir, restrictions will remain, but across wales it's a mixed picture. the north of wales in particular has had the rainfall that we need to maintain water resources. pembrokeshire is the area we are concerned about. we just simply haven't had any rain in pembrokeshire. there are other areas of south wales, south east in particular, that rainfall hasn't been as high as we would have liked and we are monitoring. welsh water is the third company to announce restrictions across the uk. by the end of next week, six areas of britain will be under measures. millions will need to be conservative with their usage.

known for its vast coastlines, pembrokeshire is usually a cooler, but also wetter part of wales. yet it's becoming clear to karen that these weather changes are here to stay. it frustrates me more to do with the reasonings behind having hosepipe bans. and that's primarily because, well, we've notjust had a hot summer. this is a result of climate change and so that's going to carry on that way. i find that very frustrating. tomos morgan, bbc news, pembrokeshire. joining me now is danjones, farm school manager at the charity farms for city children in saint davids. good morning, i managed one of the three farms to do with the charity you mention. we welcome children from all over the uk to farm here, and develop personal growth and

transferable skills through farming on the countryside. they come for a week, they stay here and do all that is required on the farm to keep it going and push it forward. hour is required on the farm to keep it going and push it forward. how has the weather. _ going and push it forward. how has the weather, the _ going and push it forward. how has the weather, the dry _ going and push it forward. how has the weather, the dry spell- going and push it forward. how has the weather, the dry spell affected | the weather, the dry spell affected your farm and the visitors, what they are able to do there? first of all, the they are able to do there? first of all. the dry _ they are able to do there? first of all. the dry spell— they are able to do there? first of all, the dry spell had _ they are able to do there? first of all, the dry spell had a _ they are able to do there? first of all, the dry spell had a huge - they are able to do there? first of. all, the dry spell had a huge impact on the crops. we have a gardener, a fantastic guy called alan, who has pushed it forward to the biggest scale we have grown on. at the crops are standing still, they are not moving and shaking. august, especially in pembrokeshire, is quite a wet month. it's bad for the school holidays were great for the crops. but it's been so dry that we are really struggling to see any growth at all. also, the hot weather is making it hard to farm out doors, you know, to get the work done. so it's been a double whammy. i5 you know, to get the work done. so it's been a double whammy. is it im ”actin it's been a double whammy. is it impacting on _ it's been a double whammy. is it impacting on the _ it's been a double whammy. is it impacting on the kids that come to visit? , . . impacting on the kids that come to visit? , . , visit? they are still en'oying it. we are visit? they are still en'oying it. we having h visit? they are still en'oying it. we are having a _ visit? they are still enjoying it. we are having a fantastic - visit? they are still enjoying it. we are having a fantastic time | visit? they are still enjoying it. . we are having a fantastic time and using it as an opportunity to educate them, and i think we can go

too marker ways. we can show them what's going to happen and they can worry, orwe what's going to happen and they can worry, or we can try to inspire them to come up with possible solutions. it's not great that this is possibly what is going to be the future, but we can sort of show them the results of it, especially in september, when the children arrive, for the big harvest time. there are going to be smaller crops and smaller yields. so we can show them that and tell them what we can do to sort out. we have drip irrigation, and that is delivering the perfect amount of water to these crops and they grow fantastically. we need to get this young generation coming to the fans to think about that, to go away and may be come up with solutions for the future. i think that is what takes we want to go with. some real-life takes we want to go with. some real- life lessons _ takes we want to go with. some real- life lessons for _ takes we want to go with. some real-life lessons for tackling - takes we want to go with. some j real-life lessons for tackling the real—life lessons for tackling the climate emergency. tell us about the hosepipe ban. i think you are exempt? hosepipe ban. i think you are exemt? . hosepipe ban. i think you are exemt? , ., ., ., exempt? yes, on the farm, i tend to crow the exempt? yes, on the farm, i tend to grow the flowers. _ exempt? yes, on the farm, i tend to grow the flowers. so _ exempt? yes, on the farm, i tend to grow the flowers. so i _ exempt? yes, on the farm, i tend to grow the flowers. so i think - exempt? yes, on the farm, i tend to grow the flowers. so i think we - exempt? yes, on the farm, i tend to grow the flowers. so i think we are l grow the flowers. so i think we are going to stop the hosepipes on them, because they are just for making the

farm look nice. they are great for the biodiversity. but for the crops, we can still use them. to be honest, irrigating on that scale is too hard with a hosepipe. we have an allotment site that we are trying to grow on, and it is not practical. we need the rain. irate grow on, and it is not practical. we need the rain-— need the rain. we do indeed. dan jones, need the rain. we do indeed. dan jones. thanks _ need the rain. we do indeed. dan jones, thanks very _ need the rain. we do indeed. dan jones, thanks very much - need the rain. we do indeed. dan jones, thanks very much for - need the rain. we do indeed. dan l jones, thanks very much forjoining jones, thanks very much forjoining us. you are welcome. apple has issued an urgent software update for many of its phones, tablets and computers — because of security flaws that could allow attackers to take complete control of the devices. the vulnerability would allow intruders to impersonate the device's owner and subsequently run any software in their name. let's speak to jake moore, who is a cybersecurity advisor at eset, a cybersecurity company. tell us more about the security breach. what is the issue, how is it working and how can we stop it?

apple has disclosed some pretty serious runner abilities for iphone, ipad and macs. it could let hackers take complete control of the devices, which is pretty dangerous. if a hacker contacts your device, they could read your contact list, see your messages, your location or even your camera and access to a microphone. even your camera and access to a microphone-— microphone. how do we know if somebody _ microphone. how do we know if somebody is — microphone. how do we know if somebody is trying _ microphone. how do we know if somebody is trying to _ microphone. how do we know if somebody is trying to do - microphone. how do we know if somebody is trying to do that, i microphone. how do we know if. somebody is trying to do that, to access our device without us knowing?— access our device without us knowinr? . �*, , ., ., access our device without us knowin ? ., �*, , ., ., ,., knowing? that's the frustration, you can't ever know _ knowing? that's the frustration, you can't ever know it _ knowing? that's the frustration, you can't ever know it has _ knowing? that's the frustration, you can't ever know it has happened. - knowing? that's the frustration, you | can't ever know it has happened. the good news is that most people will not be targeted. they tend to target particular groups of people, activists, journalists and politicians, for example. unfortunately, politicians, for example. u nfortu nately, we politicians, for example. unfortunately, we can't know what is on there, so it is always best to update the devices anyway. basically, when you get a message saying there is a new update, you need to make sure you do that? absolutely. and most people will have auto updates on their phones. there are usually a few days where

it doesn't actually update, just to give some people who want to leave it for a few days, to see if there are bugs in the update. i always say jump are bugs in the update. i always say jump on board, be an early adopter, update those devices. because some of the security vulnerabilities can be pretty serious. do of the security vulnerabilities can be pretty serious.— of the security vulnerabilities can be pretty serious. do we know what has happened _ be pretty serious. do we know what has happened and _ be pretty serious. do we know what has happened and what _ be pretty serious. do we know what has happened and what has - be pretty serious. do we know what has happened and what has gone i has happened and what has gone wrong? has happened and what has gone wron: ? . . has happened and what has gone wron: ? . , ,., has happened and what has gone wron? ., , ., �* wrong? that is the point, we don't actually know- _ wrong? that is the point, we don't actually know. apple _ wrong? that is the point, we don't actually know. apple are _ wrong? that is the point, we don't actually know. apple are being - wrong? that is the point, we don't. actually know. apple are being quite coy about these serious vulnerabilities. but it obviously is quite serious because it is giving full access to the admin capabilities, called the colonel, on the iphone. we don't know too much more. it might have been used out in the wild, we don't know that yet, they are keeping that back. like i say, make sure the devices are updated. ii say, make sure the devices are u dated. , ., say, make sure the devices are udated. ,. . say, make sure the devices are udated. ., . say, make sure the devices are udated. y., ., . ., updated. if you are concerned at all, can updated. if you are concerned at all. can you _ updated. if you are concerned at all, can you contact _ updated. if you are concerned at all, can you contact apple - updated. if you are concerned at all, can you contact apple and i updated. if you are concerned at i all, can you contact apple and ask if you have been targeted? ida. all, can you contact apple and ask if you have been targeted? no, that robabl if you have been targeted? no, that probably won't _ if you have been targeted? no, that probably won't work. _ if you have been targeted? no, that probably won't work. like _ if you have been targeted? no, that probably won't work. like most - if you have been targeted? no, that probably won't work. like most of i probably won't work. like most of these big companies, they don't have anybody on the end of a phone call or e—mail address. anybody on the end of a phone call or e—mailaddress. it's anybody on the end of a phone call or e—mail address. it's bestjust to keep them updated, like i say, but

particularly those groups that might be in the public eye. like we have seen before with software companies, spyware companies such as the nso group, they will be designed to identify the floors, connect malware to them and then go and steal specific data. so it might be connected to a particular few people out there. unfortunately, once it gets out into the wild, you can get it on the dark web, potentially anybody could be affected. intent anybody could be affected. went somethin: anybody could be affected. went something like _ anybody could be affected. went something like this _ anybody could be affected. went something like this happens, this huge data breach that is potentially very serious, do we ever get to find out who is behind it? is there a criminal investigation? what is the process? criminal investigation? what is the -rocess? , ., , criminal investigation? what is the rocess? , . , ., process? they will attempt a criminal investigation, - process? they will attempt a criminal investigation, but i process? they will attempt a criminal investigation, but it| process? they will attempt a i criminal investigation, but it is incredibly difficult to do so. i used to work in the cyber—crime team for my local police force and it's very difficult to find the evidence. usually you just get a few breadcrumbs at most. there will be an investigation, but unfortunately these type of criminals these days are very good at hiding the evidence

that might be there, and hiding in the digital shadows.— the digital shadows. historically, microsoft have _ the digital shadows. historically, microsoft have been _ the digital shadows. historically, microsoft have been targeted - the digital shadows. historically, microsoft have been targeted by| microsoft have been targeted by hackers. now more and more people all over the world are using apple products, are they the primary target? products, are they the primary tarret? �* , , products, are they the primary tarret?�* , , .,, ._ target? anybody can be a primary tarret. target? anybody can be a primary target- yes. _ target? anybody can be a primary target. yes, they _ target? anybody can be a primary target. yes, they do _ target? anybody can be a primary target. yes, they do go _ target? anybody can be a primary target. yes, they do go for - target? anybody can be a primary target. yes, they do go for the i target. yes, they do go for the masses. if the majority of the world are using apple products, they will spend more time and resources trying to look for those vulnerabilities. and there always will be, but it is always a cat and mouse game between the big companies on the attackers to try to reduce the time that they find the problem and patch it out. 0k, great to talk to you. a bit scary. none of us will know if it has happened to us. thank you. a new coronavirus vaccine, that also protects against the 0micron variant, will be rolled out from september, with care home residents and housebound people the first to have them. however, if your immune system isn't functioning properly then vaccines often don't work, meaning you are more vulnerable to infection. now a new drug to protect high risk patients is being

trialled in birmingham, from where david gregory—kumar reports. in many ways, irene and andrew are people who haven't been able to move on with their lives. they're still locked in the early days of the pandemic because, for them, the covid vaccines don't work. i don't go to as many theatres or cinemas or crowded places. ijust avoid them. well, i was shielded from the beginning anyway, and i've virtually been shielded ever since. i've not been anywhere. and the only people who've been in the house have been family or people who've lateral flow tested before they came. andrew and irene will be the second and third people taking part in a trial of a new drug, here at the queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham. it's called sotrovimab, and it's designed to stop patients with immune—system problems getting coronavirus in the first place. so how does it work? antibodies are made by the body to help protect us against infection.

in people that aren't able to mount a vaccine response, they don't have these antibodies. so this drug is trying to replace the natural antibodies against covid, and hopefully it will provide that level of protection that the vaccine would have done. in the end, 1,700 patients will take part in this trial — half will get a placebo, half the new drug. and since the drug has a slight yellow tinge, to make sure nobody knows which is which it's hidden inside these black plastic bags during the trial. now, it's important to stress that vaccination is still the best way to fight coronavirus. but for these patients, if this trial is successful, this drug offers them a route back to a much more normal life. if all goes well, we should have some early results hopefully in about six months — and a full report in two years' time. david gregory—kumar, bbc news, birmingham. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. hello. the weather looking a little bit mixed for the rest of today.

we've got some sunny spells and some scattered showers. now, most of the showers are across the of the uk, scotland, northern ireland as well. drier weather for most of us for england and wales, early cloud has now cleared from the south—east. in the sunshine, the warmest places getting up to about 24 or 25 degrees, whereas further north we are typically looking at the high and these showers moving through quite quickly come on quite a brisk breeze. there could be the odd rumble of thunder. they fade away this evening and overnight. a drier spell of weather before the next batch of wet and windy weather moves in for northern ireland and scotland through the early hours of saturday. further south, then, it's a little bit of a cooler, fresher started a weekend than seen recently, a bit more comfortable for sleeping. largely dry in the south, first thing saturday. on saturday will bring more rain for northern ireland and scotland through the morning. the odd heavy and thundery burst. and then this line of showers and thunderstorms will be draped across parts of northern england during the afternoon. the odd rumble of thunder, dry in the sunshine either side and highs of 13—24. bye— bye.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. a growing number of under—30s are paying unaffordable rent. new figures show that four in ten are paying landlords more than 30% of their income. nhs leaders say the uk is facing a humanitarian crisis, unless further action is taken on energy costs — with more people falling ill as they choose between skipping meals and heating their homes. a man is due in court this morning charged with the murder of an 87—year—old grandfather who was stabbed while riding his mobility scooter in west london. tube, rail and bus strikes cause severe disruption across london as thousands of workers walk out over pay, job cuts and pensions. the first hosepipe ban in wales for 30 years comes into effect, as drought is officially declared in parts of the country. sport, and for a full round—up,

from the bbc sport centre, here's chetan. good morning. england's cricketers need to take quick wickets this morning if they're going to fight back in the opening test against south africa. after struggling with the ball for much of the day, a late flurry of wickets in the final session had given england hope of fighting back. but some big hitting from the tourists left england frustrated and it's south africa who are in control. they'll resume this morning on 289—7 — a lead of 124. game's going along, i think obviously we behind in the game, but you know, there is still plenty to play for, a few quick wickets in the morning. ahead of a huge night for dina asher smith, the british sprinter says more must be done to look into women's health and how it can impact different athletes. asher smith will aim to defend her 200m european title this evening in munich — after qualifying with ease last night — recovering from the leg

cramping problem she had in the 100 metres. asher smith says that cramping was due to her period — and wants everyone to be more comfortable talking about female health. more people need to actually research on the sport science perspective because it's absolutely huge. we wouldn't always talk about it, either, because sometimes you see girls that have been so consistent, there's a random dip and behind the scenes they've been really struggling. it's like, "what's that? that's random." but it would just do with more funding because... yeah, i feel like if it was a men's issue, they'd have a million different ways to combat things. but with women, there just needs to be more funding in that area. history was made at the european gymnastics championships, asjoe fraser became the first british man to win an all—around title. fraser topped the pommel horse and parallel bar stardings — before completing a high—risk routine on the high bar to secure first place. the win marks an incredible

recovery for fraser — who had a ruptured appendix and fractured his foot but still came back to win three gold medals at the commonwealth games and now this title in munich. there was british gold too in rome, as jack laugher added a european title to his collection. the world silver medallist and commonwealth games champion beat italy's lorenzo marsaglia to take the one metre springboard title. scottish premiership side hearts will have to come from behind if they're to make the group stages of the europa league this season. they lost the first leg of their qualifier 2—1 against zurich in switzerland. hearts did lead — but two goals in two minutes for the home side saw them secure victory, heading into the second leg, which is next thursday. west ham enjoyed a better night, as they aim to qualify for the europa conference league. they beat danish side viborg 3—1 in theirfirst leg. elsewhere, northern irish side linfield drew 2—2 in latvia against rfs. manchester city's women began their champions league qualification with a straight forward win against tomiris—turan

of kazakhstan — city winning 6—0. disappointment in scotland though as glasgow city women were beaten 3—1 by roma. rangers started with a win — beating ferencvaros while there were defeats for glentoran and swansea. following his win over andy murray, the british number one cam norrie eased into the quarterfinals in cincinatti. it was a dominant display over the american wild card ben shelton, norrie, seeded ninth, winning the first set six games to love before taking the second 6—2. spanish teenager carlos alcaraz, who's the third seed, awaits next. but emma raducanu's run has come to an end after she was beaten in her third round match byjessica pegula. the american, having a strong year and in the world's top ten, took the first set 7—5. before completing a straight sets win, 6—4 it finished in the second. raducanu will now turn her attention to defending her us open title

in new york in ten days' time. that's all the sport for now. after having their studies disrupted by the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland have received their a—levels, t—levels and btec exam results. the proportion of top grades has fallen, compared with the last two years, when teacher assessments were used instead of exams, but results do remain higher than before the pandemic, as luxmy gopal reports. tears of joy. smiles, happy hugs and kisses. and as always, some disappointment as well. the usual range of emotions that is brought on by a—level results. i'm going to sheffield to study medicine, so i'm just over the moon. i got two a*s and an a, i'm going to york in september to do

english and linguistics, and i'm still honestly speechless. students were also receiving btec results. telford college recorded its best ever set of those. poppy got a triple distinction in business and will study to be a human rights lawyer. i've always wanted to help people, like with my current living situation, my mum is disabled, she doesn't always get the best treatment. so i wanted to get into the civil rights system so i can represent people who don't get treated equally. and their a—level student kyra got three as in a triumph over adversity. over the past year, i was actually homeless, i had a really bad living situation, i actually moved into supported living accommodation. so the fact that i have been able to smash it with all this situation, that'sjust like, i don't know, i'm really happy. and of course all this year's students have had the added challenge of covid disruption and not much exam practice. it was so daunting. we haven't done any written examinations since year ten and even then it was,

i think i did two gcses in year ten. it was an absolute step into the unknown. it's been strange learning during the pandemic, being, like, partially online and partially in college. i'm happy that it's still gone 0k. grades have been deliberately lowered this year to bring them closer to pre—pandemic standards, after teacher assessed grades the past two years. the rules have been the same for everyone, they have been treated equally to their peers around the country. and if they're thinking about university, or a course as their next step, universities understood what was going to be happening with grading this year and they took that into consideration when making offers. this year, just over 65% of students secured a place at their preferred university, a drop from just under 73% last year but a slight increase on 2019 when pupils at last sat public exams when pupils last sat public exams atjust above 64%. and for those who didn't get a place

at their top choices, there is the clearing process, which matches students with remaining places such as here at the university of leicester. this course is actually a shortlist interview anyway. and here at sheffield hallam. we are making sure we talk to students through their options, we know they have had a difficult time and we are finding they are needing a lot more advice and support as they took their options through with us. so, while some are still waiting for places, many students, after years of disrupted learning, finally have cause for certainty and celebration. luxmy gopal, bbc news. a look at some other stories. scientists say they've made a breakthrough that allows them to genetically modify food crops to improve their ability to harness the sun. the international team — including experts from lancaster university — have developed a technique that boosts a plant's photosynthesis — the natural process that converts the energy from sunlight into food.

powerful storms have battered areas of central and southern europe, killing at least 13 people including three children. the deaths reported in italy, austria and on the french island of corsica were mostly due to falling trees. heavy rain and strong winds also wrecked campsites. heavy rains have caused widespread flooding and landslides in parts of new zealand's south island. more than 400 homes have been evacuated in the nelson region, where double the average amount of rain for august has fallen since tuesday — with more heavy downpours expected. the floods have caused problems with the water system in the city of nelson where residents are being asked to save water to safeguard the clean supplies. a series of explosions have been reported at two russian military installations. in sevastopol, in russian—occupied crimea, the governor claimed a ukrainian drone was shot down by anti—aircraft defences near a key military airfield. in russia itself, the authorities said villages close to the border with ukraine were evacuated after a fire broke out at an ammunition depot.

the blasts occurred as the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, undertakes a two—day visit to ukraine. gareth barlow reports. this is russia, about 50 kilometres from the ukrainian border. an arms depot, exploding into the night. two local villages evacuated, as investigations got under way. the blast comes as series of explosions were reported at an air base in russian occupied crimea. the exact cause of the blast in both cases unclear. the latest blazes, though, are part of a broadening recent trend of incidents at key russian installations, far behind the front lines. as these pictures of another airfield in crimea, which appear to show damage following a series of explosions earlier this month will attest. earlier on thursday, president zelensky met the secretary—general of the un, antonio guterres, as well as the turkish

leader, president erdogan. top of the agenda, the continued russian occupation and militarisation of the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern ukraine, a situation triggering warnings from round the world. united states condemns, in the strongest terms, russia's reckless disregard for nuclear safety and security. along with our allies and partners, we call on russia to cease all military operations at or near ukraine's nuclear facilities, and to return full control of the znpp to ukraine. speaking at theirjoint meeting, turkey's president erdogan called on moscow to demilitarise the area, warning of the risk of another chernobyl at the plant. the united nations chief adding he was gravely concerned about fighting near zaporizhzhia. common—sense must prevail, to avoid any actions that might endanger the physical integrity, safety or security of the nuclear plant. and the facility must not be used to spark any military operations.

later on friday, antonio guterres will travel to 0desa, the vital ukrainian port once again exporting grain around the world. turkey and the un brokered the deal to resume shipments, the only diplomatic success so far in this six month war, and it is hoped the backbone for more deals to come. but the prospect of peace, as things currently stand, still seems as hollow as these cavernous war—torn ruins. gareth barlow, bbc news. ajudge in the united states says he may order the release of details from the document that authorized the fbi to search donald trump's home in florida last week. media organisations have asked for the affidavit submitted in support of a search warrant, to be made public. it could reveal much more detail about the nature of the us government's investigation into the former president. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. a day in court to get more information about the search of donald trump's home and the alleged crimes the department ofjustice

is investigating. us media organisations have argued that the affidavit, the document used to justify the search at mar—a—lago, should be unsealed because of the huge level of public interest in the case. the judge agreed, but he wants the justice department to identify any sections it believes should remain confidential. i feel good about today's hearing. judge reinhart seems to have a very good sense that it is his job as the gate keeper in this case to perform his function of balancing the interest in the public of accessing these materials against the interest in the government in keeping them secret. bit by bit, the full extent of the investigation is becoming clear. part of the search warrant application has been released. it confirms that donald trump is under investigation for the wilful retention of national defence information, the concealment or removal of government records, and the obstruction of a federal investigation.

government officials say the affidavit should stay out of public view, on the grounds that it could compromise their work, and possibly deter witnesses from co—operating with this and other investigations. i thinkjudge reinhart is going to protect the identity of confidential informants, and that is probably the right outcome here. we don't want, you know, none of the media interveners want to jeopardise the safety or security of a confidential informant. donald trump wants the document released in full. a spokesperson for the former president said the florida judge had "rejected the doj's cynical attempt to hide the whole affidavit from americans". government officials now have until next thursday to decide what they want to try to keep under wraps, before thejudge makes a final ruling. peter bowes, bbc news. the prolonged dry weather we've been having has left peatlands in the north west of england in a dangerous condition —

according to conservationists. when peat is wet it sucks in and stores carbon, but the ground is so dry that instead it is releasing carbon, which is damaging for the environment, as judy hobson reports. this landscape shouldn't look like this. the ground should be wet and muddy. instead, it's cracking. it's drier than even i thought it would be. it's like a lunar landscape, isn't it? peat should be damp. it should be really moist and wet. but it's. .. it's just... it's just flaky. and this isn'tjust the surface. it's actually going down four or five feet to where the hydrology is actually now living at this time of year because we're just not getting enough rainfall. this peatland is in the process of being restored — rewetted. a small area has retained water. so sphagnum moss should be like this. it should be mainly water.

but prolonged dry weather makes restoring areas like this difficult, and peatlands are vital for our environment. when it's wet, it'll suck in carbon and it'll store carbon. but this, at the moment, is letting carbon out, so it's doing a complete opposite job that it should be doing. so it's not good for the environment. i think it's climate change. i mean, ithink this is... this seems to be what the wildlife trust are saying. we are saying that climate change is affecting areas like this. the fact that the water table is so low. across much of the region, evidence of the exceptionally dry weather, even across the pennines — this is woodhead reservoir. but water company united utilities says their reservoirs in cumbria are at near—normal levels, so there are no plans to impose water restrictions. back at little woolden moss, the teams are building barriers — or bunds — to help retain water in future. rain is forecast this week, but it'll take months of wet weather to restore this area.

we need prolonged spells of rain. we need it... we really need the water to come back up to the surface. and that's notjust going to happen because of a few days of rain. 0ur peatlands are doing really well, but if the situation continues, i think we're going to be fighting, you know, really fighting a losing battle in many ways. this isn'tjust a climate crisis — it impacts on biodiversity, too. conservationists say we must act quickly to reduce the impact that rising temperatures will have on these precious landscapes. judy hobson, bbc news. earlier this year, sam ryder finished second at the eurovision song contest, giving the uk its best result since 1998. in the aftermath, his song space man went to number one, and today he releases the long—awaited follow—up, somebody. our music correspondent mark savage has been behind the scenes as sam and hundreds of his fans shoot the music video. # do, do—do, do—do, do—do...

you say, "hello, how's it going? right, here we go, let's sing." and all of a sudden, you're just singing at the top of your lungs next to each other. # you cool me off like lemonade. two weeks ago, sam ryder invited hundreds of fans to a studio in east london to help him film a video for his new single, somebody. they weren't expecting him to be there on the day, so when he turned up it was something of a surprise. he popped up behind — we didn't realise. it's like, "surprise!" "0h!" and then he made us all laugh. were you shocked? yeah. you know, when people have, like, thatjoyful energy, that kind of, like, radiates out? i just felt that. that joy and that love was so gorgeous. what a beautiful human being. i found when we were practising, i was kind of keeping to myself a bit, but because it was such a big group and he had so much energy, it meant that i could elevate my energy a bit more. # hey! # you can wake me up. # lot of caffeine in my coffee cup.

somebody is sam's first new music since coming second at the eurovision song contest in may. during a break in filming, he told us how his life had changed. sam! hello, mark, my friend. give me a cuddle. how's it going? you 0k? really good, thank you. lovely to see you, man. how are you doing? i'm fantastic. yeah. i don't think i've seen you since turin. have your feet touched the ground since then? almost! we're still floating around in the ether a little bit. and you've been filming a lyric video here today. yes. tell me about the concept. old—fashioned mailing—list situation. sent out an email. "hey, do you want to come and sing with us?" and a bunch of people came down and, yeah, we just sang the song over and over again. i think i sang it about 50 times today, so... and crochet wasn't a good choice! i was going to say, like, this isjust... cos it's roasting in here, isn't it? 27 degrees outside. you are wearing...essentially knitwear. yeah. my fabulous friend claudia made this for me, and i'm... yeah, it's just so... i mean, i love it. can you wring it out? will the sweat drip out of it?

probably, probably. i mean, it's heavy! and tell me — this song is obviously from your debut album. yes. what can we know about that? well, i'm going to... as soon as we finish chatting, i've got to go to the studio because i've got this evening and tomorrow to finish this album, which is hectic. the beatles recorded their first album in a day. you've got double that! exactly, exactly! yeah, yeah, yeah! # i'm up in space, man. # up in space, man. # i've searched... since we last spoke, the announcement has come out that eurovision is coming to the uk next year. how do you feel about that? it's really exciting that it's on home soil, but really also important to remember why it's being held here, and the responsibility that we have to throw the best party that shows off and celebrates all of the beauty and rich history of ukrainian culture.

and we don't know exactly where it's going to be yet. yeah. what qualities do you think the host city needs to have? the uk — i'm sure you know this already — one of the largest fan bases of eurovision in the world, which is really cool, considering our history and our difficulties and struggles over the years. you know? we've still held that hope and that faith and that belief. and i love that. and i'd love it to be somewhere where that sort of... that fan base is kind of like. . . its stronghold. it is really something that we should all be really getting excited about. what a wonderful thing to share together. well, listen, you've got an album to finish. yes. let me let you go. speaking of the video, we're going to do one more run—through. do you want to join? do i have to? yeah, yeah. i mean, do you have your cardigan with you? i'll go and get it. ok, let's go! # so you use your light and shine it like crazy.

# we got one life, let's make it amazin'. # i love you, baby, no, that ain't changin'. # you got, you got somebody who loves ya. somebody who loves you. cheering. high speed internet has been installed on the slopes of africa's highest peak so people who summit mount kilimanjaro can instantly share the news with family, friends and followers. tanzania says its state—owned phone network had set up the connection — at a height of 12,000 feet — so users who reached the top could connect to social media and post about their achievement. mount kilimanjaro is an important source of tourism revenue in tanzania and neighbouring kenya, with around 35,000 people attempting to summit it each year. now it's time for a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. hello. we've got a bit more cloud around today than we've seen over recent

days for some areas, particularly towards the south and the east first thing. that cloud tending to break up with more sunshine developing, and then through the day, it's going to be a picture of sunny spells and scattered showers. over the next few days, some showers in the forecast, most of them for scotland and northern ireland. here's the weather front that brought that cloud to parts of southern and eastern england this morning. that now clearing to the east. the next area of shower bearing cloud moving in from the north west. so more showers to come for scotland and northern ireland for the rest of the day, some of them quite blustery. one or two, quite sharp, could be the odd rumble of thunder. sunshine holding on longest for the likes of aberdeenshire. much of england and wales seeing long spells of sunshine. cumulus cloud building through the day, and temperatures fairly similar to what we had yesterday. perhaps a degree or so lower. so 25 in the warmest spots in the south east. typically, the high teens or low 20s further north. most of the showers fade away this evening and overnight as well. so a window of dry weather before the next era of wet and windy weather moves in to scotland and northern ireland through the early hours of saturday. so blustery, damp start here.

further south, it is drier and it's a cooler, fresher night than we've seen recently. so less humid, bit more comfortable for sleeping. that's how we start the weekend. low pressure to the north of the uk. here's this weather front, it's going to be quite slow moving. it's actually going to be trailing through parts of northern ireland, into northern england as well. slowly clearing out of scotland. could be the odd thunderstorm on this line of heavy showers, especially for northern england during the afternoon. either side of that, more sunshine developing, one or two isolated showers, but a lot of dry weather, too. quite a breezy feeling day for many of us. and temperatures somewhere between about 14 to 25 degrees on saturday. head through the second half of the weekend. low pressure still not far away, pushing its way towards the north—east. then we've got the next area of low pressure approaching from the south west. so i think a bit of a cloudier day on sunday for many of us. that cloud gradually increasing from the south—west. showers clearing from scotland, but more showery rain for wales and south west england later in the day. many northern and eastern areas actually staying dry, i think, for much of the day, although we've got a fair amount of cloud, with highs

between about 15 to 24 degrees. now, next week then, we are expecting some useful rainfall in the south at times for the first half of the week, a bit of rain in the north later on, and temperatures on the rise, especially in the south—east. bye for now.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. explosions have been reported at two russian military bases, as an official claims a ukrainian drone was shot down in russian occupied crimea. the blasts come as the un secretary general, antonio guterres undertakes a two day visit to ukraine. a growing number of under—30s in the uk are paying unaffordable rent — new figures show that 4 in 10 are paying landlords more than 30% of their income. it's disheartening, because it feels like you'll be stuck in rental properties forever. but everyone's in the same position. nhs leaders say the uk is facing a humanitarian crisis, unless further action is taken on energy costs — with more people falling ill as they choose between skipping meals and heating their homes