ukraine says it's successfully broken through russian lines, after beginning a counterattack in the south of the country. this is bbc news. the headlines: the fighting is around the city of kherson, which was seized by russia pakistan says a third at the start of their invasion, of the country is underwater back in february. after catastrophic floods. president zelensky has urged russian troops to flee, the un launches an urgent appeal but the kremlin claims the ukrainian to help the millions of people offensive, has been a failure. affected by the crisis, 0ur correspondent, asking the international community to do more. hugo bachega, is in kyiv. pakistan is awash in suffering. tell us about this counteroffensive. the pakistani people are facing what is the objective, and how long a monsoon on steroids. is it likely to take? for industry bosses warn of mass pub and brewery closures across the uk within months due what is the objective, and how long is it likely to take?— is it likely to take? for quite some time it has — is it likely to take? for quite some time it has been _ is it likely to take? for quite some time it has been expected - is it likely to take? for quite some time it has been expected that - is it likely to take? for quite some time it has been expected that the ukrainians would launch a major to rising energy costs. offensive to retake her song in the south of the country —— back to retake her swan song in the south of swimmers attacking government plans the country. for weeks, the to empty sewage into the sea. ukrainians have been targeting and for deep in russian

ukrainian forces in broken russian lines in a major offensive in the territory. that is only possible south of the country. because of the sophisticated weapons being supplied by the west. the two 16—year—old boys have died after getting into difficulty ukrainian military said operations in a loch in county londonderry. had been launched in multiple locations in the south today. today, the ukrainian military said that russian positions, and munitions depots, equipment had been attacked. welcome to bbc news, very good to it is really hard to independently have your company stop. verify those claims, because it is difficult to get access to residents the united nations has launched an emergency appeal for almost £140 million living in kherson in occupied to help pakistan deal with the devastating floods. territory, but last night president the un secretary general, zelensky did not talk about what was antonio guterres, says the country happening in kherson, he said ukraine was taking back territory, that he had a message russian was facing "a monsoon on steroids". soldiers, if you want to survive, it provinces like sindh and balochistan is time to go home.— in the south are the worst affected, soldiers, if you want to survive, it is time to go home. another issue that has got _ but mountainous regions is time to go home. another issue that has got to — is time to go home. another issue in the north—west have that has got to be _ is time to go home. another issue that has got to be on _ is time to go home. another issue that has got to be on peoples - is time to go home. another issue l that has got to be on peoples minds is the situation in zaporizhzhia. also been badly hit.

our correspondent, danjohnson, has the very latest. so much of sindh province now lies has there been any progress in the under water after weeks last few days? aha, of torrential monsoon rain. has there been any progress in the last few days?— a third of the country has been has there been any progress in the last few days? a team of inspectors affected, and so many people here from the international _ have lost absolutely everything. translation: our houses - were destroyed by rain and floods, last few days? a team of inspectors from the international atomic - last few days? a team of inspectors l from the international atomic energy agency are expected to travel to everything sank in water. zaporizhzhia later in this week. it we couldn't save our household, except for a few things. now we are sitting here in the open. comes after days of very hard, intense negotiations with the the rainwater came and our russians. russia has occupied this houses got submerged. nuclear complex since the beginning we are building these makeshift tents next to the road. of march, although ukrainian we are very poor. technicians are still operating it. for god's sake, help us! give us something to eat. now, ukraine's energy minister tells it is estimated 33 million me they expect a permanent mission of monitors could be set up at this pakistanis, one in seven of the population, have nuclear complex as a result of this been touched by this been touched visit. �* , . ' by this unprecedented flooding that has caused $10 billion of damage nuclear complex as a result of this visit. �* , ., , . nuclear complex as a result of this visit. ~ , . ' . , nuclear complex as a result of this visit.~ . , ., visit. are staff, which is operating under the pressure _ visit. are staff, which is operating

under the pressure of _ visit. are staff, which is operating under the pressure of the - visit. are staff, which is operating l under the pressure of the russians, should _ under the pressure of the russians, to the country's infrastructure. should see — under the pressure of the russians, should see that there are some pakistan is appealing for further international assistance and the un sources— should see that there are some sources of— has announced an enormous package should see that there are some sources of communication, especially of immediate aid. pakistan is awash in suffering. with international experts. that is very important, because they are the pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids physically— very important, because they are physically and morally exhausted. it but the scale of need is rising is also _ physically and morally exhausted. it is also very— physically and morally exhausted. it is also very important that they should — is also very important that they should see that there is some people like the floodwaters. who they— should see that there is some people who they could communicate to, not only russian soldiers with guns. it requires the world's collective and prioritised attention. the united nations is perhaps — only russian soldiers with guns. perhaps as an indication of how ten renewing a fresh appeal to support the response led by the government of pakistan. cities, an adviser said that russia aid is arriving, but many people had continued to shelve the area are onlyjust starting to assess this complex. —— to shell the area the damage and the death toll is rising, too. around this complex, something that now, more than 1100. has been rejected by the ukrainians. many areas are cut off and many people haven't had help. translation: there was a flash flood the headlines on bbc news... in our area, we have no _ translation: there was a flash flood in our area, we have no food _ pakistan says one third of the and nobody helps us. we don't know whom country is under water after

to go to for help. we are poor people. catastrophic flooding. the united some people get in, some people nations has asked the international didn't receive the food. community to do more. industry the rain may have stopped for now but the floodwaters keep moving, bosses warn of mass pub and brewery putting more homes at risk. closures because of rising energy the damage to crops and livelihoods here means the suffering of this country and its people bills. swimmers criticise government will only get worse. dan johnson, bbc news. plans to limit water companies ability to exit sewage into the sea. joining us now is asad rehman, co—founder of of the cop26 coalition a uk—based civil society coalition of climate change activists. asad has been campaigning a judge in australia has convicted for a number of years specifically a former teacher of murder, on pakistan's vulnerability. in a case that was the subject of a popular true crime podcast. chris dawson, who's 7a, so much of pakistan has been had denied killing his wife lynette, who vanished from their home affected on this occasion. from your on sydney's northern point of view, i take it that you beaches in 1982. think much of this is the phil mercer takes up the story. for a0 years, chris dawson consequence of actions from had evaded justice — industrialised nations? 3 is until today, being found guilty consequence of actions from industrialised nations? sis not 'ust from of murder here at the new south industrialised nations? sis not just from my — industrialised nations? sis not just from myjudgment, - industrialised nations? sis not just from myjudgment, it - industrialised nations? sis not just from myjudgment, it is i industrialised nations? sis not - just from myjudgment, it is proven wales supreme court in sydney. science, it is by the un climate change experts, it is by the un the judge has demolished itself, and it is backed by many the defence's argument that chris dawson wasn't responsible

international organisations. for his wife's murder, pakistan is responsible for about 1% justice ian harrison saying that of global emissions. it is the sixth although wholly circumstantial, the case against him was compelling and persuasive. most vulnerable country in the christopher michael dawson, world. these climate catastrophes on the charge that on or about 8th have been happening more frequently, of january 1982 at bayview they are more extreme, and pakistan or elsewhere in the state of new south wales you did murder lynette dawson, has seen this toxic interplay ifind you guilty. between the climate, hunger, and an you may sit down. as for lynette dawson's family, they'd be relieved, of course, economic system that has led the poor hanging by a thread. many at the guilty verdict, but for them, questions remained. how and where was she killed, people do not have access to proper nutrition, so it is not only about and where is her body? a critical part of this case what happens today in terms of was the teacher's pet podcast. humanitarian assistance, it is about it was first broadcast in 2018 what happens when you have a large part of the population who have and led to a reinvigoration literally lost everything, and the of the police investigation. it gave fresh impetus country unable to respond to the scale of the crisis.— to the inquiry. later that year chris dawson was scale of the crisis. there is an immediate — scale of the crisis. there is an immediate crisis, _ scale of the crisis. there is an immediate crisis, as - scale of the crisis. there is an arrested and charged with murder. immediate crisis, as you - scale of the crisis. there is an immediate crisis, as you say, | scale of the crisis. there is an - immediate crisis, as you say, right now. clearly, that is what the un appeal is designed to try to help at 7a years of age, he may never with, but your point is that this see the light of day

will keep on happening, unless as a free man again. he is yet to be sentenced but could spend the rest climate mitigation measures, which of his life in prison. involves compensating countries like phil mercer, bbc news, in sydney. pakistan, and getting their political leadership to actually use that money for climate mitigation measures like protecting and developing better infrastructure, happens now. the a 21—year—old man who died after being stabbed at this weekend's notting hill carnival, developing better infrastructure, happens nova— developing better infrastructure, happens now. the earth is already has been named as rapper, out of balance, _ happens now. the earth is already out of balance, we _ happens now. the earth is already out of balance, we are _ happens now. the earth is already out of balance, we are seeing - happens now. the earth is already i out of balance, we are seeing these climate catastrophes happening. the takayo nembard. first thing we have to do is stop known as "tk or stretch" he was found making the problem worse. that means with serious injuries at around 8 o'clock last night that rich countries like the uk and in the ladbroke grove area. he later died in hospital. police say there were a number the united states have got to stop of other violent incidents expanding fossil fuels. after what had been the united states have got to stop expanding fossilfuels. it the united states have got to stop expanding fossil fuels. it is deeply ironic that today, when the uk a largely positive event. government is sending condolences to the people of pakistan, it is also announcing a massive expansion of oil and gas in the sea. i announcing a massive expansion of oil and gas in the sea.— oil and gas in the sea. i take exactly the _ oil and gas in the sea. i take exactly the point _ oil and gas in the sea. i take exactly the point that - oil and gas in the sea. i take exactly the point that you're | exactly the point that you're making, but a lot of the damage that has been done now is by the carbon thatis has been done now is by the carbon that is already out there, the

damage has been done, hasn't it? we two 16—year—old boys have died presumably to address that stop i after getting into difficulty in a loch in county londonderry. police say officers were called completely understand the point to enagh lough on monday evening you're making, but i'm wondering after reports of a number of people what we can do in the immediate in difficulty in the water. period, in the months and years the boys had stopped off at ahead, because as you say, pakistan is going to keep experiencing this, the lough while cycling in the area. how do we make it less destructive of life, property, livelihoods and all the rest of it? how we tried not britain's biggest warship could miss to repeat the appalling scenes that important tests involving the latest fighterjets and drones after a propeller shaft we are seeing?— malfunctioned a few miles after it set sail. the £3—billion warship left portsmouth naval base on saturday we are seeing? pakistan has announced _ we are seeing? pakistan has announced that _ we are seeing? pakistan has heading for training exercises with the us and royal announced that the - canadian navies. we are seeing? pakistan has announced that the cost - we are seeing? pakistan has but the carrier broke announced that the cost of l we are seeing? pakistan has i announced that the cost of this climate catastrophe is about $10 down and the royal navy says it is investigating the "emerging mechanical issue". this is that the very least billion. if you remember back in embarrassing for the navy? when you have such high-profile _ embarrassing for the navy? when you have such high-profile platforms - embarrassing for the navy? hisiezsi gm. have such high—profile platforms as the embarrassing for the navy? hisiezsi gm. have such high—profile platforms as the two embarrassing for the navy? hisiezsi gm. have such high—profile platforms as the two aircraft embarrassing for the navy? hisiezsi gm. have such high—profile platforms as the two aircraft carriers, embarrassing for the navy? hisiezsi gm. have such high—profile platforms as the two aircraft carriers, that embarrassing for the navy? hisiezsi gm. have such high—profile platforms as the two aircraft carriers, that is at least synonymous... having these 2021, germany had flooding. it hit two of its 16 states. the german government was immediately able to large air craft carriers is a way of announce 30 billion euros in immediate interventions. pakistan does not have that, it is paying

most of its income out in depth flying the flag of the global britain around the world. when they creating loans. and it paid break down for this kind of 12,000,000,020 20. this is not fundamental malfunction it does take sustainable, it needs to invest in the air out of the balloon, so to infrastructure, adapt as it can, that there is a limit to the speak. adaptation. yes, it can invest in the air out of the balloon, so to seak. ~ ., , , the air out of the balloon, so to seak. ~ . , , the air out of the balloon, so to seak. ~ ., , , ,, speak. with fleet flagship hms queen elizabeth also — speak. with fleet flagship hms queen elizabeth also set _ speak. with fleet flagship hms queen elizabeth also set to _ speak. with fleet flagship hms queen elizabeth also set to deploy _ speak. with fleet flagship hms queen elizabeth also set to deploy to - speak. with fleet flagship hms queen more... pakistan is a lot of its elizabeth also set to deploy to the - elizabeth also set to deploy to the baltic, at the heart of the... population already living in poverty. this requires systemic 0bviously baltic, at the heart of the... obviously this was written before intervention, tackling poverty, this happened, that they have been building resilience, but also recognising that the scale of the ongoing concerns about the state of crisis that is happening now is going to be dwarfed unless we stop the naval deployment that was the extraction of fossil fuels and possible. we are looking at this we provide the finance to the possibility sooner rather than later, when neither of our aircraft poorest in the world. unfortunately, what we're seeing in the last ten years is that the richest countries carriers will come online? this in the world consistently blocked that help. i hope that pakistan is a later, when neither of our aircraft carriers will come online?- carriers will come online? this is alwa s carriers will come online? this is always the _ carriers will come online? this is always the concern _ carriers will come online? this is always the concern when - carriers will come online? this is always the concern when you - carriers will come online? this is. always the concern when you have large platforms such as these. you wake—up call to countries like the uk and the us who will live up to their promise to provide climate have the opportunity not so much love to it see —— not so much to

finance. they also have to deal with the reality that our actions are causing damage across other parts of the world. like an arsonist, if you have two at sea, but with this burn a house, you have to pay up, deployment we have been given the opportunity for the prince of wales to test out the new lightning and support people whose lives and aircraft on their decks, these livelihoods we are destroying. aircraft on their decks, these aircraft are still being purchased six of the uk's largest pub and acquired, to get the aircraft and brewing companies, are warning that the industry's likely to be hit by a wave carriers up to their full strength. of closures in the coming months, a lot of their value has been because of rising energy prices. unlike households, businesses aren't covered by an energy price cap, diplomatic, it has been a particular and the fear is costs could rise, look for britain as a global player by as much as 300%. on the world stage, and not be able in an open letter, bosses to be there with your main ally, the are calling on the government, to limit energy price rises. united states, at this critical with more, here's theo leggett. moment is embarrassing and a pint in a pub is part operationally frustrating. tom of the fabric of life in britain, operationally frustrating. two aircraft carriers _ operationally frustrating. two but now the industry says aircraft carriers still _ operationally frustrating. two aircraft carriers still matter? it is under threat. operationally frustrating. two - aircraft carriers still matter? yes, the are aircraft carriers still matter? yes, they are vulnerable _ aircraft carriers still matter? yes, they are vulnerable but _ aircraft carriers still matter? yes, they are vulnerable but they - aircraft carriers still matter? yes they are vulnerable but they are ways of protecting powers to parts energy costs have risen dramatically and some landlords are expecting their bills of the world that are protected, to travel this winter. to treble this winter. such as the south china sea, the baltic and the mediterranean. these andrew taylor has been running this bar in london forfour years. are places that we have seen the

as he recently told the bbc, his business made it chinese exercising with the through the pandemic, but the current crisis russians, in the mediterranean. means he will soon have there was a large russian presence, to make tough decisions. we are absorbing a lot of the increases that we have seen threatening lines of communication across the atlantic. with the but there will become a time where we will start to have to start passing these onto the customer. tensions around taiwan, are it is incredibly concerning. questioning about america's you know, this site has 15 commitment to its security and to full—time members of staff. its allies in the pacific, having we don't want to lose any of those. the uk there as a partner to the you know, they've been with us for a while. united states, showing the flag in so, you know, it is always that sense for the liberal on the back of the mind. democracies, for the alliance nations, is important. in he is not alone. democracies, for the alliance nations, is important. in terms of others within the industry say this particular _ nations, is important. in terms of this particular fault, _ nations, is important. in terms of they are desperate for help. this particular fault, we _ nations, is important. in terms of this particular fault, we are - nations, is important. in terms of among them, the head this particular fault, we are told l this particular fault, we are told it is a propeller shaft, it sounds a of the brewhouse and kitchen chain. we need several areas of health, very ordinary fault to develop on a predominantly a business energy cap very ordinary fault to develop on a as soon as possible. very large ship. presumably, the we are an energy intensive sector fear is that it is something more serious, and the ship has to go into and a desire big part of what we do. dry dock, presumably at this stage we have no idea? i dry dock, presumably at this stage we have no idea?— dry dock, presumably at this stage we have no idea? i am not an expert on naval machinery _ we are an energy intensive sector we have no idea? i am not an expert on naval machinery and _ we have no idea? i am not an expert on naval machinery and production, | on naval machinery and production, that what i would say is that it is and it is a big part of what we do. we provide warm environments, we cook food, my

business brews on site. it is really important —— if it is something as fundamental that we get some kind of car, that we get some kind of cap, as our structural damage, this is some kind of support. even before the current crisis, pubs up and down the country not software probably can just be were finding it difficult fixed. it may take some time to get to make ends meet. the fear is that now, fixed, and during that period, the this could be the final straw uk is down to one aircraft carrier, and thousands may have to shut their doors for good, but it is notjust pubs with all the risks that come of that are struggling. small businesses throughout that. ., ., with all the risks that come of that. . «i , ., with all the risks that come of that. ., ~i , ., , with all the risks that come of the economy are finding high energy that. . «i i. , . costs a heavy weight to bear. in recent weeks, dozens at this farm shop and cafe of warnings have been issued in leicestershire, electricity bills for beaches and water courses are set to soar from £17,000 in england and wales, because of raw sewage to almost £76,000 a year. pumped by water companies. they say they have no choice during the pandemic, during spells of heavy rain, the business had government backing, but the government has announced including and the eat out to help out scheme. a plan to tackle the boss says support now the issue in england. is needed just as urgently. however critics say the new rules, there is a £50,000 increase don't go far enough. tim muffett has more on the costs we have got. we can't afford it. from whitstable, in kent. not that long ago, all too often these swimmers they were asking people to come and eat here for free. in whitstable take an unlucky dip. we didn't ask for that and to be honest, we didn't need that, it is effectively human excrement. but now we actually genuinely need help to pay for electric, to keep anything from baby wipes, the lights on and keep us cooking, so they have got to rethink tampons, toilet roll. what they are doing. it's brown stuff in the water - the government says that no

new policy will be announced and it's very sort of, like, foamy. until the new prime minister if it starts getting - is in place. foamy, you get out quick! although it insists it will continue to support today the water seems clear, businesses through the winter. but heavy rain can leave the sea polluted for days. many pubs and other operators say with sewerage pipes unable to cope, urgent action is needed now, raw sewage is sometimes or they will soon be ringing up last discharged into the sea. orders for good. sos whitstable is a campaign theo leggett, bbc news. group formed in response. and it's being claimed many more nurseries have closed for good during the latest summer term lots of people report than in previous years, in to us that they've been because of rising energy bills, sick from swimming — so ear infections, eye infections, as well as high inflation, and kind of bacterial infections leading to a �*catastrophic�* resulting in sickness and diarrhoea. reduction in places. the national day nurseries whitstable as a town, association, says between april and july, 65% more nurseries have which is famous for its fish shut, compared with and its oysters, has suffered huge the same period last year. 00:12:39,176 --> 2147483051:43:04,302 the association is warning that this 2147483051:43:04,302 --> 4294966103:13:29,429 coming academic year, reputational and physical damage as a result of this saga. it is massively impacting the tourism, the hospitality, the fishing industries. it's not acceptable. sewage being discharged into the sea in sussex this month. around 50 beaches across england and wales have been given pollution warnings in august. it was just absolutely vile, wasn't it? gross. rebecca and alexa say the pollution monitoring apps and websites they checked gave them the all—clear before they went paddleboarding

recently in whitstable. ijust thought, "oh, my goodness, that is raw sewage there, and my feet are in this." all the boards have been in it. i could see toilet paper, baby wipes, and there was just this kind of layer on the beach. so why is raw sewage sometimes discharged into the sea? well, most of the uk has a combined sewerage system, which means that rainwater and waste water from toilets and bathrooms travels along the same pipes to sewage treatment works. but if it's been raining heavily, those pipes can be overwhelmed, potentially flooding treatment plants, roads — even people's homes. so, to stop that happening, in exceptional circumstances, water companies can legally discharge raw sewage into rivers and the sea. but the circumstances have to be exceptional — otherwise water companies might be breaking the law.

in july last year, southern water was fined a record £90 million for illegally dumping billions of litres of untreated sewage into the sea in hampshire, west sussex and kent. this separate incident was filmed in langstone harbour in hampshire in october of last year. thames water has been fined more than £30 million since 2017 for illegal sewage discharge. filmed by campaigners last winter, this seems to show raw sewage being released into the river thames. it's not clear whether this was an illegal discharge or not. given the option, though, of potentially flooding people's homes with raw sewage, or releasing that raw sewage into the sea — it's going to be the sea, isn't it? presently, the system is completely overwhelmed — that is correct, yes — and that's due to a lack of investment in the infrastructure since privatisation over 30 years ago. on friday, the government published a plan to tackle the problem in england. water companies will need to invest £56 billion over 25 years on infrastructure.

by 2035, all storm overflows which discharge water into bathing areas will need to be improved. the environmental audit select committee assesses the impact of government policies on the environment. well, i welcome this plan — i mean, it's going to be increasing the capital investment by water companies into sorting out the treatment of our waste water by more than double over the next 25 years. and that in itself was double the level that it was in the decade prior to privatisation. so i think it does show a significant commitment by the government to try to tackle this problem. sos whitstable says the government's plan is woefully inadequate — a huge failure which doesn't hold water companies to account. it wants the industry to be renationalised. in a statement, southern water said the discharges it sometimes releases into the sea were heavily diluted — typically being 95% rainwater. it was done to protect

homes, schools and businesses from flooding. the appeal of sea swimming is strong enough for this group to continue for now — but without rapid improvement on pollution, some say it'll no longer be worth the risk. tim muffett, bbc news whitstable in kent. a major clean—up operation has begun across edinburgh, following the end of a first wave of strike action by council refuse workers. but rubbish continues to pile up in other council areas. the dispute is over pay. the latest pay offer has just been rejected. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is edinburgh. it looks very tidy where you are, it has been a busy morning for the refuse workers i imagine? it is cleaner now. _ refuse workers i imagine? it is cleaner now, but _ refuse workers i imagine? it is cleaner now, but i _ refuse workers i imagine? it is cleaner now, but i have - refuse workers i imagine? it 3 cleaner now, but i have to say the

streets are still very sticky. if you had been here an hour or an hour and a half ago, there was rubbish piled high beyond the bins for a good five or six metres surrounding it. there are spots like this all over the city, in particular the city centre, because 12 days of rubbish is actually an awful lot to clear away. they had the extra resources in the council to clear the site, they cleared this one little while ago, there is still a refuse worker sweeping the streets just to the left of me here. we have seen several bin lorries pass by in the last few minutes. this is just a respite here in edinburgh. some other council areas in scotland, the refuse workers are still on strike. the strikes. 0r pause for a duration, and they will resume again next tuesday in a much more coordinated and wider action, which

will roll in some schools as well. this dispute is far from over. the rubbish is — this dispute is far from over. the rubbish is gone, but i'm sure the memory, never mind the smell currently lingers, what about the problem of infestation? has not been noticeable in the last few days? it noticeable in the last few days? it has certainly been a concern, and i don't want to get into too many details but if you look at the life cycles of rodents, it is two to three weeks in when the real concerns arise. people were pointing out the signs of rats that have been nibbling away on the sides of rubbish, and the deputy first minister warned of the health hazards associated with that. certainly, the longer the duration of the strike, the more those concerns are raised. for the workers involved in it, their big concern is trying to get a pay rise which they

say is required, is necessary, because of the rising cost of living. the latest deal would have seen a one—off pay deal for a couple of years of £1925, the unions want to see that consolidated into pay, they want to match the pay deal that is on the table down in england. the scottish government has given a couple of hundred million pounds of additionalfunding to couple of hundred million pounds of additional funding to try and see a resolution, but the unions have rejected this latest offer, they say doesn't go nearly far enough, it has been a waste of time. the body that represents the council here in scotland say they are disappointed that the unions have rejected the deal that is on the table. they say they are operating at the real extremes of affordability. it is hard to see, at this point, how this is going to get resolved. the talks did resume again between the councils and the deputy first

minister, of course the scottish government says they cannot directly negotiate, it has to been between the unions and the council, but nevertheless they are involved, because the bulk of the negotiations, and the bulk of money firm councils comes from central government. at the moment there is no resolution, and a wider, more coordinated action will start next week. time for a look at the weather now. hello. it's been another fine day out there for many of you. one or two showers dotted around, continuing into the evening across some parts of eastern england, the odd isolated one in scotland and northern ireland, too but the cloud here ought to thin and break a bit more as we head towards the end of the day so a bit more sunshine around. sunny conditions across some western areas highest temperatures again,

highest temperatures again, but cool down some of these north sea coasts. into this evening and overnight, the cloud will melt away, we'll see a bit more cloud develop for parts of yorkshire and the north east of england. greatest chance of showers here into tomorrow morning. clearer skies across scotland, northern ireland, means a cooler night. some rural parts of scotland down to around four or five degrees. mildest in the south where again, quite a breezy night in store and into tomorrow, but more sunshine around east anglia and the south east tomorrow compared with today. more cloud for parts of northern england, greater chance of one or two showers. many, though, will be staying dry, a sunnier day for scotland and northern ireland and should feel a little bit warmer here. and in the sunshine in the south still with temperatures around 2a or 25 degrees for some. see you soon. you're watching bbc news. i'm sure and lay with the headlines. pakistan says a third of the country is underwater after catastrophic floods. the un launches an urgent appeal to help the millions of people affected by the crisis, asking the international community to do more. pakistan is awash in suffering. the

pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids. industry bosses warn of mass pub and brewery closures across the uk within months due to rising energy costs. not tough enough. that's the verdict on government plans to limit water companies emptying sewage into the sea. ukraine says its forces have broken through russian lines — in a major offensive aimed at retaking parts of the south of the country at retaking parts of for at retaking parts of all the sporting headlines now lets for all the sporting headlines now lets join 0lly foster at the sports centre. we'll start with some breaking golf news. this year's 0pen champion cameron smith hasjoined the rebel liv series. the world number two becomes the highest ranked player to defect to the saudi—backed series. 0ur golf correspondent iain carterjoins me. this is quite a coup for liv. this is undoubtedly a coup to be

able to attract cameron smith who won at such sensational fashion at st andrews injuly but there is also the reigning champion on the players championship, so a big blow for the pga tour to lose the winner of their flagship event but also a massive coup for liv because this player is at the height of his powers, the reigning open champion and he is joined by his fellow australian marc leishman but also joaquin joined by his fellow australian marc leishman but alsojoaquin niemann is a big signing for liv, the chilean is one of the most promising players in the world. i don't think the pga tour will be overly concerned with the other recruits she decided to break away and go with liv, they are not really the upper echelons today

but you cannot say that of cameron smith. 50 but you cannot say that of cameron smith. , .,i 1,, ., smith. so they tee off in boston, the fourth _ smith. so they tee off in boston, the fourth uv _ smith. so they tee off in boston, the fourth liv series _ smith. so they tee off in boston, the fourth liv series event. - smith. so they tee off in boston, the fourth liv series event. we l smith. so they tee off in boston, . the fourth liv series event. we have the fourth liv series event. we have the dp world tour as it is now known, what is it like between them and liv or either relations at all? with that european circuit it's a case of having to tolerate the liv golfers, they are not able to but 18 will be playing with them next week, we heard rory mcilroy saying it would be hard for him to stomach playing alongside those 18 players with him the most outspoken critic of liv golf and we also had the news about the wild card picks, no news

as to whether liv golfers will be eligible for that european team but it's hard to see how harmonious that will be given the entrenched views at the top of golf right now. just four games into premier league season, scott parker has been sacked by newly promoted bournemouth. they lost 9—0 to liverpool over the weekend, their third defeat in a row. in his postmatch interview on saturday he criticised the club's lack of investment in the playing squad. heres our sports correspodnet andy swiss. bournemouth lost 4—0 to manchester city and then 3—0 to arsenal and and that thrashing by liverpool. it's notjust that thrashing by liverpool. it's not just the results that thrashing by liverpool. it's notjust the results but the that thrashing by liverpool. it's not just the results but the fact scott parker has publicly questioned the club's lack of spending and after that 9—0 defeat he said we

need to make this young group who at times are struggling for air, we have been trying to get more quality in and ever a million reasons why it hasn't happened. today the club suggested that criticism was part of the reason for his sacking, some telling quotes from a club's owner who said in orderfor us telling quotes from a club's owner who said in order for us to telling quotes from a club's owner who said in orderfor us to keep progressing its unconditional that we are aligned in our strategy to run the club sustainably. we must also show belief in and respect for one another so they seem to be suggesting that in voicing his frustration is scott parker was not showing that respect. there has been another sacking in scotland today, jack carter has parted company with his club after they lost to celtic. all the bill up on day two at the tennis. emma raducanu begins the defence of her us open title later tonight, i will be back in the next hour.

thank you, 0lly foster. people living in shetland would need to be earning at least £100,000 a year to avoid fuel poverty. that's the warning from the islands' council. it estimates that by april the average household energy cost per year will be over £10,000 — more than double that of the rest of the uk. jothohnson reports. stocking up the peat fire. 82—year—old barbara fraser has been heating her kitchen with pete for decades but relies on electricity to keep the rest of her croft house warm and power the lights. it’s a warm and power the lights. it's a hue rise warm and power the lights. it's a huge rise that — warm and power the lights. it's a huge rise that nobody _ warm and power the lights. it�*s a. huge rise that nobody expected and it's always a bit colder here, we have a lot of wind. it's estimated by april the average energy cost per yearfor a house in april could be

over £10,000, double that of the rest uk with 96% of household spending over 10% of their income on energy. spending over 1096 of their income on ener: . , , y energy. this will hit everybody, it doesnt energy. this will hit everybody, it doesn't matter _ energy. this will hit everybody, it doesn't matter who _ energy. this will hit everybody, it doesn't matter who you _ energy. this will hit everybody, it doesn't matter who you are - energy. this will hit everybody, it doesn't matter who you are or. energy. this will hit everybody, it l doesn't matter who you are or what you do. _ doesn't matter who you are or what you do. you — doesn't matter who you are or what you do, you will feel this impact and that— you do, you will feel this impact and that is— you do, you will feel this impact and that is a real concern. we need the government to step in and fix this _ the government to step in and fix this. ,, . �* , the government to step in and fix this. ,, ., �*, _, the government to step in and fix this. ,, ., �*, . ., this. shetland's colder climate cou - led this. shetland's colder climate coupled with _ this. shetland's colder climate coupled with poor— this. shetland's colder climate coupled with poor insulation . this. shetland's colder climate l coupled with poor insulation and this. shetland's colder climate - coupled with poor insulation and a lack of cheaper energy options are pushing up the cost of living. for over 45 years the islands have been at the heart of oil and gas development, brought wealth and created an oilfund development, brought wealth and created an oil fund of nearly £1 billion but islanders haven't seen the work energy and fuel costs. i the work energy and fuel costs. i think i am now paying over £300 a month which is more than double what i was paying previously. trite month which is more than double what i was paying previously.— i was paying previously. we are -a in: i was paying previously. we are paying more — i was paying previously. we are paying more for— i was paying previously. we are paying more for heating - i was paying previously. we are paying more for heating than i i was paying previously. we are| paying more for heating than for i was paying previously. we are - paying more for heating than for our mortgage _ paying more for heating than for our mortmae. ., , paying more for heating than for our mortmae. ., ., mortgage. people will go back to burnin: mortgage. people will go back to burning peat _ mortgage. people will go back to burning peat and _ mortgage. people will go back to burning peat and would - mortgage. people will go back to burning peat and would be - mortgage. people will go back to l burning peat and would be because it's the _

burning peat and would be because it's the only— burning peat and would be because it's the only way— burning peat and would be because it's the only way to _ burning peat and would be because it's the only way to keep _ burning peat and would be because it's the only way to keep warm. - burning peat and would be because| it's the only way to keep warm. the uk it's the only way to keep warm. uk government say they are it's the only way to keep warm.- uk government say they are already providing £35 billion to help with the cost of living which is targeted at those most in need. barbara fraser hopes the government can find the extra money like they did during the extra money like they did during the covid crisis to help ease the burden on those struggling to heat their homes so far away from london this winter. jothohnson reporting. borisjohnson in boris johnson in his borisjohnson in his finalfew borisjohnson in his final few days as prime minister is making a series of appearances, to date looking at the internet access in rural areas but inevitably the questions about cost of living followed him to dorset when he was asked on his thoughts on what could be done to ease the pressure on energy bills. are you aware of, for instance what liz truss' economic plan is? rishi sunak�*s camp is saying

she hasn't got one. we were hoping to hear in tonight's interview which she pulled out from. do you know what her economic plan might be? so, let me give you the figures, so there's a huge amount coming, already come, £650 has already come, a lot more to come. what the government is also going to do, whichever of the two candidates gets in next week, the government will also provide a further package of support to help people with the cost of energy. what we have got to do is get through the tough months ahead. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart is in westminster for us now. what the report was alluding to their was the decision by liz truss that she didn't have the time for the interview she had agreed to take part in with nick robinson that should have been broadcast tonight, and equivalent to the interview rishi sunak did a few weeks ago. do we have any more explanation of why? bbc a statement when they announced liz truss had pulled out of that scheduled interview with nick

robinson and they said they said they had been told by her team she didn't have the time to do it, the energy price cap was of course announced last friday, that was big news and lead to a lot of worries from many people. we have seen a couple of newspaper interviews from liz truss since that announcement was made and a lot of people are asking what support is a new prime minister going to give? when we look at the two candidates we have the outlines of what they plan to do but it's fair to say specifics are lacking. liz truss talked about cutting taxes, she wants to pose green levies on energy bills, that is the part of our builder goes towards green projects but that will only save a house at £150 a year. she is not ruling out further support but we don't know what that is and there is no number put on that so it leaves people in limbo.

rishi sunak, the other candidate, is pledging to give support to the households he feels need it most, pensioners and low earners, also saying he would stop vat for the time being on energy bills, reducing everyone's court but once again no specific figures from rishi sunak which is leaving consumers with a guessing game, regardless of who becomes prime minister, what the support will be. becomes prime minister, what the support will be-— let's talk about what we know of liz truss's economic plans. joining me now is economics fellow at the institute of economic affairs, julian jessop. we cannot talk to liz truss, are you disappointed by that? i’m we cannot talk to liz truss, are you disappointed by that?— disappointed by that? i'm not privy to wh she disappointed by that? i'm not privy to why she is _ disappointed by that? i'm not privy to why she is not _ disappointed by that? i'm not privy to why she is not appearing - disappointed by that? i'm not privy to why she is not appearing but - disappointed by that? i'm not privyj to why she is not appearing but i'm guessing it's because she is busy working out what plans will be if and when she is elected prime

minister. there is a lot of detail that needs to be worked out so hopefully that is what she is waiting for, that more time and detail but we have a clear idea of two things, one is the scale of the problem you say is facing a massive economic and social crisis over the winter and now was not the time to worry about bean counting. we need big tax cuts and increases and spending to help the most vulnerable households and businesses. we also need to pull all the levers, tax and benefits, and i think that is what she plans to do. you benefits, and i think that is what she plans to do.— benefits, and i think that is what she plans to do. you are not here to seak for she plans to do. you are not here to speak for her— she plans to do. you are not here to speak for her and _ she plans to do. you are not here to speak for her and her _ she plans to do. you are not here to speak for her and her decision, - she plans to do. you are not here to speak for her and her decision, we | speakfor her and her decision, we will come back to that but let's get on to the detail of what you were talking about. there are those including the institute for fiscal studies who say tax cuts will not achieve much except add to inflationary pressure in the economy. inflationary pressure in the economy-— inflationary pressure in the econom. �* ., ., , ., , inflationary pressure in the econom. �* ., ., , ., ., economy. i'm normally a big fan of the iss,

economy. i'm normally a big fan of the 155, they _ economy. i'm normally a big fan of the 155, they are _ economy. i'm normally a big fan of the 155, they are good _ economy. i'm normally a big fan of the 155, they are good on - economy. i'm normally a big fan of the 155, they are good on the - the iss, they are good on the nitty—gritty of public finances and tax and spend but they are not that great on the big picture, the macroeconomics and a lot of there analysis misses that broader context of how deep the economic crisis is. specifically on inflation they are wrong there. whether tax cuts are inflationary or not depends on the monetary policy response so if you cut taxes and increase borrowing and fund that... that would be inflation. but that's not what liz truss is proposing, its redistribution of income in the economy and that will not cause inflation. �* �* , ., , economy and that will not cause inflation. �* �*, . , ., ., inflation. but it's a bit random because tax — inflation. but it's a bit random because tax cuts _ inflation. but it's a bit random because tax cuts cannot - inflation. but it's a bit random because tax cuts cannot go i inflation. but it's a bit random because tax cuts cannot go to | because tax cuts cannot go to everybody, you said there is a crisis and as particular groups will be acutely affected so shouldn't you target your measures rather than spread money around and hope some of it has the desired effect? in it has the desired effect? isl practice you need to do

it has the desired effect? in practice you need to do both. low income households are some of the most vulnerable and certain businesses as well but there are plenty of people in the squeezed middle who will also need support and won't necessarily get that low income —related benefits, they will need that to a broader package of tax cuts and even of tax cuts do not directly help with energy bills they can still support the wider economy, protectjobs and that will be important. 50 protect jobs and that will be important-— protect jobs and that will be imortant. , , ~ protect jobs and that will be imortant. , ~ . important. so because the vat cut, ou how important. so because the vat cut, you how businesses _ important. so because the vat cut, you how businesses would - important. so because the vat cut, you how businesses would pass - important. so because the vat cut, | you how businesses would pass that on in terms of prices rather than keep rising prices. we can have a debate about what is the right balance and there are plenty of economists who will disagree with you and others will agree and because we don't always behave rationally you cannot definitely say this will cause that but isn't there a basic problem that because liz truss will not say what she will cut and not spend on, there is a huge gap in the plans? you can say there

will be tax cuts but she has already cancelled some tax rises at the chancellor had already factored into treasury plans, for example she will reverse the national insurance increase and on that basis if she is not prepared to tell us what she would cut doesn't not prepared to tell us what she would cut doesn't lack credibility?— lack credibility? what you can say is in the short _ lack credibility? what you can say is in the short term _ lack credibility? what you can say is in the short term there - lack credibility? what you can say is in the short term there will- lack credibility? what you can say is in the short term there will be l is in the short term there will be more boring if liz truss is prime minister than rishi sunak but that is not necessarily a bad thing. public borrowing in these circumstances it should be seen as a policy tool. it circumstances it should be seen as a oli tool. ., , �* , policy tool. it doesn't sound very thatcherite. _ policy tool. it doesn't sound very thatcherite. even _ policy tool. it doesn't sound very thatcherite. even mrs _ policy tool. it doesn't sound very thatcherite. even mrs thatcher l policy tool. it doesn't sound very - thatcherite. even mrs thatcher would be flexible when _ thatcherite. even mrs thatcher would be flexible when faced _ thatcherite. even mrs thatcher would be flexible when faced with _ thatcherite. even mrs thatcher would be flexible when faced with a - thatcherite. even mrs thatcher would be flexible when faced with a crisis i be flexible when faced with a crisis as big as theirs. we are basically fighting a war, during a war the government needs to be willing to step in and do more than it would otherwise have done and it's a mistake to focus too much on short—term borrowing especially in cash terms, what matters is the

longer term sustainability of finances and that is where the amount of debt compared to the size of the economy dumbing you were right because there is a problem. trite right because there is a problem. we don't know what our borrowing costs will be ten years down the line and we could be saying that spend the money now and then find we are building up an enormous headache for our children if not ourselves in the coming years if she is wrong about how much it will cost to pay back. you are right that there are no easy answers but to push backs are against that, one is the idea of lengthening the maturity borrowing which is something liz truss talked about before so we have the opportunity to lock in some of the vertically low interest rates we have and what is the alternative? if we allow the economy to slide into deeper recession, many more people unemployed then the longer term outlook will be far worse than if we

spent and borrowed more now to tide the economy survey. it spent and borrowed more now to tide the economy survey.— the economy survey. it sounds a bit socialist. this _ the economy survey. it sounds a bit socialist. this isn't _ the economy survey. it sounds a bit socialist. this isn't necessarily i the economy survey. it sounds a bit socialist. this isn't necessarily a i socialist. this isn't necessarily a permanent _ socialist. this isn't necessarily a permanent increase _ socialist. this isn't necessarily a permanent increase in - socialist. this isn't necessarily a permanent increase in the i socialist. this isn't necessarily a permanent increase in the size i socialist. this isn't necessarily a l permanent increase in the size of the state with higher taxes which is how i would define socialism, this is more about our pragmatic short—term response to a crisis and recognising the government sometimes needs to do more in terms of spending and tax.— needs to do more in terms of spending and tax. julian jessop, thank ou spending and tax. julian jessop, thank you for— spending and tax. julian jessop, thank you for talking _ spending and tax. julian jessop, thank you for talking to - spending and tax. julian jessop, thank you for talking to us. i a week on from the fatal shooting of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel, police in liverpool have made more than 30 arrests in 24 hours as they crack down on organised crime. 0livia was shot dead at her home on monday night. judith moritz gave us an update on today's operation.

this morning we have been watching police going door—to—door but the extent of the activity goes beyond this street, merseyside police have been clear that the murder of olivia did not happen in isolation. she is one of three people who were shot dead across merseyside within a week and they say they are in relentless pursuit of organised criminal gangs in the city. they say as part of their wider operation they have arrested more than 200 people with connections to those gangs and in the last 24 hours alone 32 people have been arrested. merseyside police say they have had the assistance of officers from other forces who have come in to help and such tasks as monitoring roads in and out of the city, there were roads police monitoring vehicles coming in and out but the site there

are still a lot to do and they are being held by members of the community, bringing it back to this area, they say they are continually getting information which they are monitoring and acting on and officers, both uniformed and detectives, who are trying to find out what happened, will work relentlessly around the clock until those responsible are brought to justice. the duchess of sussex says she upset the "dynamic of the hierarchy" of the royal family "just by existing". in an interview with the american magazine, the cut, she talks about her exit from the royal family, and said it "takes a lot of effort to forgive". she also spoke about prince harry's relationship with his father, prince charles. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchelljoins me. i suppose your reaction will depend on whether you are a supporter of magen or not. some will supporter

but those who were not may raise an eyebrow and wonder why a prolonged period of dignified silence does not recommend itself to her. given he is not a member of the working royal family there was no comment but there is a sense of weary resignation among royal officials can this is something the queen could do without at this time of her life, stirring the pot again. in terms of what she has said, this comment at she upset the dynamic of the hierarchy, what actually does she mean by that? i know how much the palace bent over backwards to help her but the relationship simply did not work out. nasa chiefs say they hope to launch

artemis 0ne later this week, after yesterday's blast—off was postponed. the unmanned flight will orbit the moon, in preparation for putting humans on the lunar surface for the first time in 50 years. 0ur science editor, rebecca morelle, has been following developments, at the kennedy space center, in florida. the moment the artemis launch was cancelled. launch director charlie blackwell—thompson has called a scrub. the problem — one of the rocket�*s engines wasn't cooling properly, and there was no way it could safely lift off. this is a brand—new rocket. it's not going to fly until it's ready. there are millions of components of this rocket and its systems. and, needless to say, the complexity is daunting when you bring it all into the focus of a countdown. they came so close — the countdown stopping at t—minus 40 minutes. there were just too many technical problems to contend with. you have to remember, though, that this is a new rocket — it hasn't really been put through its paces — so it's no surprise the engineers

were being extra cautious. the plan is for the rocket to push a capsule called 0rion into orbit around the moon before it returns to earth with a splashdown. if the maiden flight is a success, the next time astronauts will come along for the ride. but they're not surprised by the delays. this is the first time we've taken the count anywhere close to zero. we've done tests to put propellant in the tanks, but we haven't tried to take it all the way to flight yet. so there are many, many opportunities for new things to crop up. this is a test flight. we're doing the test. we won't go till we're ready, but i really hope we're ready. data from the rocket is now being pored over, to find out exactly what went wrong. a complicated problem could set a launch back by weeks or even months. but there's hope an easier fix might be found — which would mean a delay ofjust a few days. we're going to do our best to see where the data leads us,

and if we can resolve this operationally out at the pad, there won't be any need for that. and if we can resolve this operationally out at the pad in the next 48 hours, 72 hours, friday is definitely in play. 0ne things for certain — the artemis team wants this rocket to fly. the only question is — when? rebecca morrell, bbc news, at the kennedy space center in florida. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. looks like there's going to be a few weather changes heading our way as we go into the first part of autumn. but certainly for the next two days, as you were, most places staying dry. isolated showers. still quite breezy in the south. but that will gradually ease. temperatures up a little bit but then by the weekend, those changes i mentioned. 0ut there at the moment, still one or two showers dotted around. particularly through some parts of eastern england. the odd one in western scotland but some sunny spells to take us into the evening. and temperatures fairly similar to what we had yesterday. highest across the south and south—west —

24, maybe 25 degrees. through this evening and overnight we will start to see some of the cloud that has formed during the day melt away once again. parts of the yorkshire area, we will see some cloud and some showers working their way in. with clearer skies across scotland tonight, it is going to be a cold and in some parts of the highlands down to around four, five degrees. mildest in the south. we still have a breeze. that breeze is because we are in the southern edge of this area of high pressure. it is trying to keep things dry at the moment. but further away from it, the windy conditions are and that is why it has always been a bit cooler down these eastern coasts. and for wednesday, we will bring cloud in a bit more extensively across northern england with a greater chance of some showers. much more sunshine across elsewhere, parts of england and wales. scotland too and northern ireland. and temperatures should start to creep up a little bit. the winds across southern areas easing a touch into thursday. a sunny start for many. there could be some mist and low cloud around across the south and south—west.

a few fog patches across scotland, northern ireland, they will clear. sunny spells through much of the day and it should feel quite pleasant out there in the sunshine. temperatures widely into the low if not mid—20s. but the changes will be on the way, friday and into the weekend this area of low pressure from iceland combines forces with one pushing out of france and with it, the greater chance of rain. exactly where that rain will be, still to be firmed up as we go through the next few days. for friday, it looks like it is just going to be a scattering of showers developing as we go through the day. maybe heavy and thundery towards the south. the greatest chance of rain in the west of scotland and northern ireland later in the day. whilst winds have eased in the south, very pleasant in the sunny spells, the winds are picking up further north and those winds will pick up further into the weekend. 40 mile per hour gusts across some parts of scotland. we will see showers develop more widely but there will be areas it still misses. staying largely dry, particularly the north of scotland, some southern and eastern areas especially, and more showers dotted

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines: pakistan says a third of the country is underwater after catastrophic floods. the un launches an urgent appeal to help the millions of people affected by the crisis, asking the international community to do more. pakistan is awash in suffering. the pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids. industry bosses warn of mass pub and brewery closures across the uk within months due to rising energy costs. "not tough enough." the swimmers' attacking government

plans, to limit water companies, emptying sewage into the sea. ukraine says its forces have broken through russian lines — in a major offensive aimed at retaking parts of the south of the country. the united nations has launched an emergency appeal for almost £140 million, to help pakistan deal with the devastating floods, which have killed hundreds of people and left millions more homeless. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, says the country was facing "a monsoon on steroids" provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected, but mountainous regions in the north—west have also been badly hit.

0ur correspondent, danjohnson, has the very latest. so much of sindh province now lies under water after weeks of torrential monsoon rain. a third of the country has been affected, and so many people here have lost absolutely everything. translation: our houses - were destroyed by rain and floods, everything sank in water. we couldn't save our household, except for a few things. now we are sitting here in the open. the rainwater came and our houses got submerged. we are building these makeshift tents next to the road. we are very poor. for god's sake, help us! give us something to eat. it is estimated 33 million pakistanis, one in seven of the population, have been touched by this unprecedented flooding that has caused $10 billion of damage to the country's infrastructure.

pakistan is appealing for further international assistance and the un has announced an enormous package of immediate aid. pakistan is awash in suffering. the pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids but the scale of need is rising like the floodwaters. it requires the world's collective and prioritised attention. the united nations is renewing a fresh appeal for $160 million to support the response led by the government of pakistan. aid is arriving, but many people are onlyjust starting to assess the damage and the death toll is rising, too. now, more than 1100. many areas are cut off and many people haven't had help. translation: there was a flash flood in our area, we have no food _ and nobody helps us. we don't know whom to go to for help. we are poor people.

some people get, while some people didn't receive the food. the rain may have stopped for now but the floodwaters keep moving, putting more homes at risk. the damage to crops and livelihoods here means the suffering of this country and its people will only get worse. dan johnson, bbc news. joining us now from sindh, arif jabaar khan country directer for wateraid pakistan. it sounds ridiculous to talk about water when there is so much of it, but what they are lacking in pakistan is clean, potable water that people can drink and survive after this deluge. what is the situation you are seeing in sindh? as you havejust situation you are seeing in sindh? as you have just depicted, people are either living in marooned villages, orthey are either living in marooned villages, or they have moved to embankments. they are living under

plastic sheets, some of them are living in tents. food, water, sanitation, they are very much needed, because there is nothing there right now. i think that is the main issue for people at the moment, to get that immediate relief in terms of food, water, sanitation. also, they have no privacy to go somewhere in the absence of the... in the immediate and long term we are looking at some serious recovery issues for these people, because once they get back to the communities, they have to start getting back to their houses and their livelihoods. i think the biggest issue of infrastructure developed by the government, even some dams of broken, they reached in some dams of broken, they reached in

some areas. i some dams of broken, they reached in some areas-— some areas. i am very conscious that ou're some areas. i am very conscious that you're talking — some areas. i am very conscious that you're talking to _ some areas. i am very conscious that you're talking to us _ some areas. i am very conscious that you're talking to us at _ some areas. i am very conscious that you're talking to us at our— some areas. i am very conscious that you're talking to us at our time i you're talking to us at our time wear charities are needed, so it is no surprise that phones are going off. i know there will be a big operation in this country, as there are so many people of the pakistan dyess borough in the uk, but at the end there are problems of infrastructure and preparing the country for these kind of crises, floods, sadly on a more regular basis in the future?— floods, sadly on a more regular basis in the future? before you move into that area. _ basis in the future? before you move into that area, i _ basis in the future? before you move into that area, i think _ basis in the future? before you move into that area, i think this _ basis in the future? before you move into that area, i think this is - basis in the future? before you move into that area, i think this is a - into that area, i think this is a crisis that is caused by a chain. we had a few months of very hot weather. a heatwave, and then suddenly we have this very heavy rainfall. i think it is very

difficult to plan for such a huge catastrophe, and the international community does need to help countries like pakistan, and i think thatis countries like pakistan, and i think that is where the conversations will start from. it that is where the conversations will start from. , ., , that is where the conversations will start from. , . , ., ., start from. it is a bit galling to think that _ start from. it is a bit galling to think that yet _ start from. it is a bit galling to think that yet again, _ start from. it is a bit galling to i think that yet again, discussions on some kind of financial mechanism, i think being held in berlin, broke down without any kind of agreement. having accepted the industrial situation, that many of the big players have contributed to this problem to other countries that have not benefited to the same extent, having agreed in principle that they should pay something for it, they still can't agree the pounds shillings and pence that will need to be handed over to help countries like pakistan to future proof them against the climate.—

against the climate. exactly. we need to work — against the climate. exactly. we need to work at _ against the climate. exactly. we need to work at different - against the climate. exactly. we need to work at different levels. j need to work at different levels. ithink will need to work at different levels. i think will be the communities who bear the brunt. they need to help the community so that they understand it and are able to adapt their livelihoods to the changing weather patterns at and other issues that are coming with climate change. thank you very much for talking to us and breaking off from your very busy schedule to speak to us about that problem. six of the uk's largest pub and brewing companies, are warning that the industry's likely to be hit by a wave of closures in the coming months, because of rising energy prices. unlike households, businesses aren't covered by an energy price cap, and the fear is that their costs could rise by as much

as 300 percent. in an open letter, bosses are calling on the government to limit energy price rises. with more, here's our business correspondent theo leggett. a pint in a pub is part of the fabric of life in britain, but now the industry says it is under threat. energy costs have risen dramatically, and some landlords are expecting their bills to travel this winter. are expecting their bills to treble this winter. andrew taylor has been running this bar in london forfour years. as he recently told the bbc, his business made it through the pandemic, but the current crisis means he will soon have to make tough decisions. we are absorbing a lot of the increases that we have seen but there will become a time where we will start to have to start passing these onto the customer. it is incredibly concerning. you know, this site has 15 full—time members of staff. we don't want to lose any of those. you know, they've been with us for a while. so, you know, it is always on the back of the mind. he is not alone. others within the industry say they are desperate for help.

among them, the head of the brewhouse and kitchen chain. we need several areas of health, predominantly a business energy cap as soon as possible. we are an energy intensive sector and it is a big part of what we do. we provide warm environments, we cook food, my business brews on site. it is really important that we get some kind of cap, or some kind of support. even before the current crisis, pubs up and down the country were finding it difficult to make ends meet. the fear is that now, this could be the final straw and thousands may have to shut their doors for good, but it is notjust pubs that are struggling. small businesses throughout the economy are finding high energy costs a heavy weight to bear. at this farm shop and cafe in leicestershire, electricity bills are set to soar from £17,000 to almost £76,000 a year. during the pandemic, the business had government backing,

including under the eat out to help out scheme. the boss says support now is needed just as urgently. there is a £50,000 increase on the costs we have got. we can't afford it. not that long ago, they were asking people to come and eat here for free. we didn't ask for that and to be honest, we didn't need that, but now we actually genuinely need help to pay for electric, to keep the lights on and keep us cooking, so they have got to rethink what they are doing. the government says that no new policy will be announced until the new prime minister is in place. although it insists it will continue to support businesses through the winter. many pubs and other operators say urgent action is needed now, or they will soon be ringing up last orders for good. theo leggett, bbc news. it's being claimed that many more nurseries have closed for good during the latest summer term than in previous years — because rising energy bills and high inflation have led to a huge reduction in places. the national day nurseries association says that, between april and july,

65% more nurseries closed than did in the same period last year. the association is warning that this coming academic year could see record—breaking numbers of closures. two 16—year—old boys have died after getting into difficulty in a lough in county londonderry. police say officers were called to reports of a number of people in difficulty in the water. the boys had stopped off at the lough while cycling in the area. a poignant scene at ena lough as a teenage outing for a group of six boys turned to a terrible loss of two young lives. a full scale emergency operation was launched around 6:30 yesterday evening. the air ambulance as well as police, the fire and rescue service and foyle search and rescue were involved. the group of teenage boys had been out for a cycle, and some decided to go for a swim in the lough and one got into difficulty. a friend then tried to help, but also faced similar difficulty. one of the teenagers died and a late—night search got under

way for the second boy. his body was later recovered from the water. last night, it was pretty chaotic here. families were arriving of some of the young boys who had been involved. they were obviously very anxious. the young boys themselves who had survived or weren't involved in the incident were obviously extremely traumatised by what they had seen. it is an absolute tragedy, you know, to wake up this morning to find out that we've lost two young 16—year—old boys to the lough when they were just out cycling with friends and enjoying their last few days of summer. one other boy was treated in hospitalfor his injuries, which are not life—threatening. three other teenagers were left shocked, but not physically injured. a scene of tragedy and one of sheer | despair, when you think of the two| young lives that are lost - and on behalf of the community, the wider community, _ our condolences to their families at this very, very tragic time. this is such a traumatic experience, especially for those young people who were in the prime of their lives, just having received their exam results,

going into a new school term, it's absolutely devastating that their lives have been cut short. the boys were members of the indian community and regularly attended mass with theirfamilies in the waterside. as i say, they are here forjust over 20 years, but they certainly have made it their home. and they work of course at the altnagelvin hospital and they work in other caring situations, settings, and of course, the parents and the two mothers of these two boys are also in the hospital. one of the fathers works in the hospital. the other has a local business here. so they are very much in the community and anybody certainly who comes to church here will certainly know them and they certainly will be feeling very, very sad for them today. the police service of northern ireland say that while their inquiries are continuing, at this stage they are treating it as a tragic drowning incident. the headlines on bbc news... pakistan says a third of the country is underwater after catastrophic floods. the un launches an urgent appeal

to help the millions of people affected by the crisis, asking the international community to do more. industry bosses warn of mass pub and brewery closures across the uk within months due to rising energy costs. not tough enough — swimmers criticise government plans to limit water companies emptying sewage into the sea. ajudge in australia has convicted a former teacher of murder, in a case that was the subject of a popular true crime podcast. chris dawson, who's 74, had denied killing his wife lynette, who vanished from their home on sydney's northern beaches in 1982. a few years ago it became the subject of a podcast. 0ur correspondent in sydney, phil mercer, has more. for 40 years, chris dawson had evaded justice —

until today, being found guilty of murder here at the new south wales supreme court in sydney. the judge has demolished the defence's argument that chris dawson wasn't responsible for his wife's murder, justice ian harrison saying that although wholly circumstantial, the case against him was compelling and persuasive. christopher michael dawson, on the charge that on or about 8th of january 1982 at bayview or elsewhere in the state of new south wales you did murder lynette dawson, ifind you guilty. you may sit down. as for lynette dawson's family, they'd be relieved, of course, at the guilty verdict, but for them, questions remained. how and where was she killed, and where is her body? a critical part of this case was the teacher's pet podcast. it was first broadcast in 2018 and led to a reinvigoration of the police investigation. it gave fresh impetus to the inquiry. later that year chris dawson was arrested and charged with murder.

at 74 years of age, he may never see the light of day as a free man again. he is yet to be sentenced but could spend the rest of his life in prison. phil mercer, bbc news, in sydney. anum khalid and bushra mahnoor from mahwarijusticejoin me now.

i will talk to you both, but first, the group's purpose is to help people deal with menstrual hygiene during the floods? yes. people deal with menstrual hygiene during the floods?— people deal with menstrual hygiene during the floods? yes, our campaign as a justice campaign _ during the floods? yes, our campaign as a justice campaign that _ during the floods? yes, our campaign as a justice campaign that has - during the floods? yes, our campaign as a justice campaign that has the i as a justice campaign that has the idea of helping with dealing with the flood, especially when women are being deprived of hygiene. they decided to help the women of this hygiene and sanitation work. we are a country where sanitation, the naturalist,... it was really hard,

we need to talk about especially the patriarchal society, the male dominant society. it has truly been a hard time for all of us, when we have been hit by this calamity. without any support of any other international organisations, and without any sponsors, we too individual started this campaign with the aim of helping women with menstrual hygiene. we are trying to contribute towards the life of every menstruate, let contribute towards the life of every menstruate, ...— contribute towards the life of every menstruate, let me ask you, what are the conditions _

menstruate, let me ask you, what are the conditions that _ menstruate, let me ask you, what are the conditions that you _ menstruate, let me ask you, what are the conditions that you have i are the conditions that you have seen or heard? this are the conditions that you have seen or heard?— are the conditions that you have seen or heard? this is a campaign that we started _ seen or heard? this is a campaign that we started about _ seen or heard? this is a campaign that we started about two - seen or heard? this is a campaign that we started about two monthsj that we started about two months auo, that we started about two months aao, two that we started about two months ago. two days _ that we started about two months ago. two days ago _ that we started about two months ago, two days ago we _ that we started about two months ago, two days ago we received i that we started about two months| ago, two days ago we received our call from _ ago, two days ago we received our call from balochistan, an area which has been _ call from balochistan, an area which has been affected by the floods, and it's been_ has been affected by the floods, and it's been very hard. that is why we are reaching — it's been very hard. that is why we are reaching out to the women in these _ are reaching out to the women in these areas of the country, we have reached _ these areas of the country, we have reached out — these areas of the country, we have reached out to about 8000 women at the moment,... i�*m reached out to about 8000 women at the momentum— the moment,... i'm sorry to interrupt— the moment,... i'm sorry to interrupt you. _ the moment,... i'm sorry to interrupt you, presumably l the moment,... i'm sorry to l interrupt you, presumably you the moment,... i'm sorry to - interrupt you, presumably you really need some of the big charities to use some of their resources in this

way? use some of their resources in this wa ? w , ~ use some of their resources in this wa ? , . . ., , use some of their resources in this wa? way? exactly. we need charities to ut their way? exactly. we need charities to put their resources _ way? exactly. we need charities to put their resources into _ way? exactly. we need charities to put their resources into this, i put their resources into this, because _ put their resources into this, because one of the major problems away been — because one of the major problems away been facing is that menstruation is a big taboo in pakistan _ menstruation is a big taboo in pakistan. we will reach out to the relief _ pakistan. we will reach out to the relief organisations, that they are not ready— relief organisations, that they are not ready to collaborate with us, because — not ready to collaborate with us, because they do not believe that menstruation is a genuine need. it is a major— menstruation is a genuine need. it is a major issue that we are facing, the 20 _ is a major issue that we are facing, the 20 are — is a major issue that we are facing, the 20 are reaching out to the women in flood _ the 20 are reaching out to the women in flood affected areas, they are begging — in flood affected areas, they are begging for supplies.— in flood affected areas, they are begging for supplies. what's the situation you _ begging for supplies. what's the situation you are? _ begging for supplies. what's the situation you are? the _ begging for supplies. what's the situation you are? the whole i begging for supplies. what's the i situation you are? the whole land, the whole area is under the water. there's a lot of problematic

conditions, dramatic scenes of been washed over social media. we are facing this crisis of health, hygiene, shelter, food. we are trying to manage each and every one of our resources to help the relief organisers. the whole south of punjab has been devastated under the water, people are finding it difficult to connect with the flood victims in area. along with the support of the government, they are trying to improve their connections for the land and air connections... is going to ask, finally, the difficulty is that you can't get out and about to do the kind of work you

would normally be doing because of the flooding. it must feel very unreal, even though you're used to severe floods, and there are too many of them in pakistan in recent years, but on this scale must be, from your point of view, and unreal experience to be living through? the roblem experience to be living through? the problem they are facing is that one third of— problem they are facing is that one third of the — problem they are facing is that one third of the country submerged in water, _ third of the country submerged in water, and — third of the country submerged in water, and we are reaching out to menstrual— water, and we are reaching out to menstrual relief organisations in pakistan, — menstrual relief organisations in pakistan, but none of us were ready to collaborate, and the only response we have got was that they would _ response we have got was that they would urge that this is not the time to limit— would urge that this is not the time to limit ourselves to awareness only _ to limit ourselves to awareness only. gathering support for something that is a big taboo, people — something that is a big taboo, people cannot even talk about menstruation in pakistan, it has

been _ menstruation in pakistan, it has been a — menstruation in pakistan, it has been a challenge for my family as welt _ been a challenge for my family as well. everybody is against the idea that menstruation should be talked about— that menstruation should be talked about this — that menstruation should be talked about this openly, and providing menstrual hygiene to the women, they consider— menstrual hygiene to the women, they consider it— menstrual hygiene to the women, they consider it not a big issue. so there's— consider it not a big issue. so there's a _ consider it not a big issue. so there's a lot of devastation, and we are receiving calls from women every day, from _ are receiving calls from women every day, from several areas. they are telling _ day, from several areas. they are telling us — day, from several areas. they are telling us how desperate they are. we are _ telling us how desperate they are. we are sending the supplies through the doctors who are sending up medical— the doctors who are sending up medical resources, and they are telling _ medical resources, and they are telling us — medical resources, and they are telling us about people with utis and medical infections. we only have limited _ and medical infections. we only have limited time,...— limited time,... thank you both very much for talking _ limited time,... thank you both very much for talking to _ limited time,... thank you both very much for talking to us. _ limited time,... thank you both very much for talking to us. a _ limited time,... thank you both very much for talking to us. a very i much for talking to us. a very difficult time to be doing the campaign, anyway, but even more so in these very trying circumstances

for this country. i hope someone will have seen this and will be able to support your efforts. ukraine says it's successfully broken through russian lines, after beginning a counter—attack in the south of the country. the fighting is centring around the city of kherson, which was seized by russia at the start of their invasion six months ago. ukraine's president zelensky has urged russian troops to flee, but the kremlin claims the ukrainian offensive has been a failure. earlier, our correspondent hugo bachega told me what the counter—offensive was designed to achieve. for quite some time it has been expected that the ukrainians would launch a major offensive to retake kherson, a major city in the south of the country. kherson has been under occupation since the early days of the war. for weeks, the ukrainians have been

targeting and for deep for weeks, the ukrainians have been targeting russian positions and infrastructure deep in russian territory, away from the front lines. that is only possible because of the sophisticated weapons being supplied by the west. we could be seeing the beginning of this counteroffensive. the ukrainian military said operations had been launched in multiple locations in the south today. today, the ukrainian military said that russian positions, and munitions depots, equipment had been attacked. it is really hard to independently verify those claims, because it is difficult to get access to residents living in kherson in occupied territory, but last night president zelensky did not talk about what was happening in kherson, he said ukraine was taking back territory, that he had territory, but he had a message russian soldiers, if you want to survive,

it is time to go home. another issue that has got to be on people's minds is the situation in zaporizhzhia. we heard about efforts to try to get access for the iaea. has there been any progress in the last few days? a team of inspectors from the international atomic energy agency are expected to travel to zaporizhzhia later in this week. this visit is likely to happen. it comes after days of very hard, intense negotiations with the russians. russia has occupied this nuclear complex since the beginning of march, although ukrainian technicians are still operating it. now, ukraine's energy minister tells me they expect a permanent mission of monitors could be set up at this nuclear complex as a result of this visit. our staff, which is operating under the pressure of the russians,

should see that there are some sources of communication, especially with international experts. that is very important, because they are physically and morally exhausted. that is also very important, that they should see that there is some people who they could communicate to, not only russian soldiers with guns. perhaps as an indication of how ten cities, an adviser said that russia had continued to shell the area around this complex, something that has been rejected by the ukrainians. the first shipment of wheat from ukraine to africa has arrived on the continent. ukraine and russia are the world's biggest exporters of grain but shipments stopped following russia's invasion in february. a recent agreement between the two countries, mediated by the un

and turkey, means around 50 ships have been allowed to take stocks from ukraine. one of them is the mv brave commander — which is now docked in djibouti — is carrying an aid shipment bound for ethiopia where drought and conflict affect over 20 million people. 0ur africa correspondent, catherine byaru hanga reports from djibouti. coming from war—torn southern ukraine, this cargo ship is to help people facing their own humanitarian crisis. the commander took two weeks to get to this red sea port in djibouti. it is loaded with much—needed wheat, which will feed 1.5 million people in ethiopia for one month. trite 1.5 million people in ethiopia for one month-— 1.5 million people in ethiopia for one month. ~ ., .., , one month. we will over the course ofthe one month. we will over the course of the next — one month. we will over the course of the next few _ one month. we will over the course of the next few days _ one month. we will over the course of the next few days discharge i one month. we will over the course of the next few days discharge this| of the next few days discharge this vessel, loaded into trucks, and distributed across ethiopia. from there we will be supporting northern

ethiopia,... this there we will be supporting northern ethioia,... ..., , there we will be supporting northern ethioia,... , , ., ethiopia,... this comes as a lifeline for _ ethiopia,... this comes as a lifeline for people _ ethiopia,... this comes as a lifeline for people who i ethiopia,... this comes as a lifeline for people who do i ethiopia,... this comes as a l lifeline for people who do not ethiopia,... this comes as a i lifeline for people who do not have food right now. but it isn't enough, this region is facing its worst drought for 40 years, and the un hopes that the private sector will take inspiration from the shipment and bring in more green. it is getting harderfor more people to find food after two years of drought. a famine might be declared in parts of somalia. back in ethiopia, over2 in parts of somalia. back in ethiopia, over 2 million livestock have died since the start of the year. even camels are dying. this man is trying to save his last one. translation: i man is trying to save his last one. translation:— man is trying to save his last one. translation: i am a pastoralist. i was one of— translation: i am a pastoralist. i was one of the _ translation: i am a pastoralist. i

was one of the most _ translation: i am a pastoralist. i was one of the most successful, i i was one of the most successful, i had 15 camels, then they died one by one. this one is very sick, as you say. i don't know if he will survive. say. i don't know if he will survive-— say. i don't know if he will survive. , ., , survive. this is symbolic shipment from ukraine, _ survive. this is symbolic shipment from ukraine, and _ survive. this is symbolic shipment from ukraine, and it _ survive. this is symbolic shipment from ukraine, and it will- survive. this is symbolic shipment from ukraine, and it will offer i survive. this is symbolic shipment from ukraine, and it will offer you | from ukraine, and it will offer you relief. it is not clear whether other ships will follow its lead. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. it's been another fine day out there for many of you. one or two showers dotted around, continuing into the evening across some parts of eastern england, the odd isolated one in scotland and northern ireland, too but the cloud here ought to thin and break a bit more as we head towards the end of the day so a bit more sunshine around. sunniest conditions across some western areas highest highest temperatures again, but cool down some of these north sea coasts. into this evening and overnight, the cloud will melt away,

we'll see a bit more cloud develop for parts of yorkshire and the north east of england. greatest chance of showers here into tomorrow morning. clearer skies across scotland, northern ireland, means a cooler night. some rural parts of scotland down to around four or five degrees. mildest in the south where again, quite a breezy night in store and into tomorrow, but more sunshine around east anglia and the south east tomorrow compared with today. more cloud for parts of northern england, greater chance of one or two showers. many, though, will be staying dry, a sunnier day for scotland and northern ireland and should feel a little bit warmer here. and in the sunshine in the south still with temperatures around 24 or 25 degrees for some. see you soon.

it hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: pakistan says a third of the country is underwater after catastrophic floods. the un launches an urgent appeal to help the millions of people affected by the crisis, asking the international community to do more.

pakistan is awash in suffering. the pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids. industry bosses warn of mass pub and brewery closures across the uk within months due to rising energy costs. not tough enough — criticism of government plans to limit water companies emptying sewage into the sea. ukraine says its forces have broken through russian lines in a major offensive aimed at retaking parts of the south of the country. sackings and surprise moves. all the details from 0lly foster at the bbc sports centre. you are being very presumptuous! the rift in golf continues with this year's 0pen champion cameron smithjoining the rebel

saudi—funded liv golf series. the world number 2 becomes the highest ranked player to defect to the saudi—backed series. he became champion at the legendary 0ld course at st andrews this year. it golf correspondent ian carter. this is undoubtedly a coup to be able to attract cameron smith who won at such sensational fashion at st andrews injuly but is also the reigning champion on the players championship, so a big blow for the pga tour to lose the winner of their flagship event a massive coup for liv golf because this player is at the height of his powers, reigning open champion.

just four games into premier league season, scott parker has been sacked by newly promoted bournemouth. they lost 9—0 to liverpool over the weekend, their third defeat in a row. in his post match interview on saturday he criticised the clubs lack of investment in the squad. heres our sports correspondent andy swiss. today the club suggested that criticism was part of the reason for his sacking, some telling quotes from the club's owner who said in orderfor us to keep progressing it's unconditional that we are aligned in our strategy to run the club sustainably. we must also show belief in and respect for one another so the club seem to be suggesting that in voicing his frustrations scott parker was not showing that respect. like bournemouth, dundee united also lost 9—0 over the weekend and that has also seen their manager, jack ross, sacked today as well. he had only taken over in the summer and their thrashing by celtic was just his seventh game in charge. the record home defeat was the club's fifth successive loss.

they were also beaten 7—0 in the europa conference league to az alkmaar. united are bottom of the scottish premiership, their only point coming on the opening day of the season. manchester united have reached an agreement to buy the ajax midfielder antony. the 22 year old brazilian is the fifth summer signing, as new manager erik ten hag also took defender lisandro martinez from his former club. the fee is around £80 million but could rise to 85. antony, who won two eredivisie titles at ajax, still needs to pass his medical and agree personal terms. chelsea winger callum hudson—0doi has completed a loan move to bayer leverkusen for the rest of the season. the 21—year—old england forward hasn't played this season and only made 15 premier league appearances last season. emma raducanu begins the defence of her us open title later tonight, she won as a qualifer last year, winning 10 games in new york, but since then she has failed to win

more than two at any tournament. she's had form and fitness issues and changed coaches a number of times. she is a quality player. it takes some time to adjust to being in the spotlight and dealing with pressure. a lot of sponsors come on board because they want to be attached to a winner so that takes adjusting to but i would say to her you have too dry, coaching is not about what you say before the match, it's being with someone all the time and working on a mindset where you are thinking about the old cliche, stay in the moment and just deal with what's in front of you.— what's in front of you. that's all the sort what's in front of you. that's all the sport for — what's in front of you. that's all the sport for now. _ 0lly foster, thank you very much.

a week on from the fatal shooting of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel, police in liverpool have made more than 30 arrests in 24 hours in a crackdown on organised crime. 0livia was shot dead at her home on monday night. a little earlier, our correspondent judith moritz gave us this update. this morning we have been watching police going door—to—door just over a week since the horrific events which happened year, the street were 0livia korbel lived and died, it continues to be cordoned off as police carry on their work here. this morning we have been watching police going door—to—door but the extent of the activity goes beyond this street. it goes across the whole city. merseyside police have been clear that the murder of olivia pratt—korbel did not happen in isolation. she is one of three people who were shot dead across merseyside within a week and they say they are in relentless pursuit of organised criminal gangs in the city. they say as part of their wider operation they have arrested more than 200 people with connections

to those gangs and in the last 24 hours alone 32 people have been arrested. merseyside police say they have had the assistance of officers from other forces who have come in to help on such tasks as monitoring roads in and out of the city, there were roads police monitoring vehicles coming in and out but they say there is still a lot to do and they are being helped by members of the community, bringing it back to this area, they say they are continually getting information which they are monitoring and acting on and officers, both uniformed and detectives, who are trying to find out what happened, will work relentlessly around the clock until those responsible are brought to justice. a 21—year—old man who died after being stabbed at this

weekend's notting hill carnival, has been named as rapper, takayo nembhard — known as "tk or stretch". he was found with serious injuries at around 8 o'clock last night in the ladbroke grove area of west london. he died later in hospital. police say there were a number of other violent incidents after what had been a largely positive event. a major clean—up operation has begun across edinburgh, following the end of a first wave of strike action by council refuse workers. but rubbish continues to pile up in other council areas. the dispute is over pay. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon gave us this update. it is cleaner here now, but i have to say the streets are still very sticky. if you had been here an hour or an hour and a half ago, there was rubbish piled high beyond the bins for a good five or six metres surrounding it. there are spots like this all over the city, in particular the city centre, because 12 days of rubbish is actually an awful lot to clear away.

they had put extra resources in the council to clear the site. they cleared this one little while ago, there is still a refuse worker sweeping the streets just to the left of me here. we have seen several bin lorries pass by in the last few minutes. this isjust a respite here in edinburgh. some other council areas in scotland, the refuse workers are still on strike. the strikes will stop or pause for a duration, then they will resume again next tuesday in a much more coordinated and wider action, which will roll in some schools as well. this dispute is far from over. the rubbish is gone, but i'm sure the memory, never mind the smell, currently lingers, what about the problem of infestation? has that been noticeable in the last few days? it has certainly been a concern, and i don't want to get into too

many details but if you look at the life cycles of rodents, it is two to three weeks in when the real concerns arise. the bbc were speaking to some people who work in this area. they were pointing out the signs of rats that have been nibbling away on the piles of rubbish, and the deputy first minister warned of the health hazards associated with that. certainly, the longer the duration of the strike, the more those concerns are raised. but for the workers involved in it, their big concern is trying to get a pay rise which they say is required, is necessary, because of the rising cost of living. the latest deal would have seen a one—off pay deal the cost of living is very much on the minds of people in shetland. they would need to earn

at least £100,000 a year to avoid fuel poverty. that's the warning from the islands' council. it estimates that by april the average household energy cost per year will be over £10,000 — more than double that of the rest of the uk. jothohnson reports. stocking up the peat fire. 82—year—old crofter barbara fraser has been heating her kitchen with peat for decades but relies on electricity to keep the rest of her croft house warm and power the lights. it's a huge huge rise that nobody expected and it's always a bit colder here. we have a lot of wind. it's estimated by april the average energy cost per year for a house in shetland could be over £10,000, double that of the rest of the uk, with 96% of households spending over 10% of their income on energy. this will hit everybody, it doesn't matter who you are or what you do, you will feel this impact and that is a real concern. we need the government to step in and fix this.

shetland's colder climate, coupled with poor insulation and a lack of cheaper energy options, are pushing up the cost of living. for over 45 years the islands have been at the heart of and gas development, they've brought wealth and created an oil fund of nearly £1 billion, but islanders haven't seen lower energy and fuel costs. i think i am now paying over £300 a month which is more than double what i was paying previously. we are paying more for heating than for our mortgage, our house. people will go back to burning peat and wood because it's _ the only way to keep warm. the uk government say they are already providing £37 billion to help with the cost of living which is targeted at those most in need. barbara fraser hopes the government can find the extra money like they did during the covid crisis to help ease the burden on those struggling to heat their homes so far away

from london this winter. jothohnson reporting. in what is his last week as prime minister, borisjohnson has been speaking about measures to help tackle the cost of living. he was in dorset, where he was asked for his thoughts on what more can be done to ease the pressure on people's energy bills — and what his thoughts were on the economic plans of the two candidates to succeed him in the job. are you aware of, for instance what liz truss' economic plan is? rishi sunak�*s camp is saying she hasn't got one. we were hoping to hear in tonight's interview which she pulled out from. do you know what her economic plan might be? so, let me give you the figures, so there's a huge amount coming, already come, £650 has already come, a lot more to come. what the government is also going to do, whichever of the two candidates gets in next week, the government will also provide

a further package of support to help people with the cost of energy. what we have got to do is get through the tough months ahead. let's speak to our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. this is the dying days of this campaign, polling closing at the end of the week and the announcement of who will succeed borisjohnson next monday. liz truss was supposed to do an interview today with nick robinson but pulled out because she said she didn't have time. in terms of what we know about the two candidates on trying to tackle energy bills and the cost of living, remind us where they stand. trite energy bills and the cost of living, remind us where they stand. we will have a new — remind us where they stand. we will have a new prime _ remind us where they stand. we will have a new prime minister _ remind us where they stand. we will have a new prime minister in - remind us where they stand. we will have a new prime minister in just i remind us where they stand. we will have a new prime minister in just a i have a new prime minister in just a few days and they will face pressure to act quickly and extensively to soften the blow when it comes to the cost of living so liz truss likes to prioritise the ideas of tax cuts, we know she pledged to reverse a recent

rise in national insurance, she wants to ensure our planned rise in corporation tax does not go ahead but where she has been more vague is what action she will take on top of that. she is not ruling out further help potentially in cash payments but we know she doesn't like the idea of hand—outs, as she calls them, but she will be under immense pressure if she becomes prime minister to spell out what help she will be giving to the most vulnerable who would not benefit from the sort of tax cuts and she's talking about or even the suspension of green levies on energy bills which might say people are around £150 a year, when they are facing bigger rises than that. rishi sunak has been more forthright about the fact he will give welfare payments to pensioners, the most vulnerable and those on low incomes but where he is not spelt out what he is doing is the amount he plans to give people. he says he will spelt that

out quickly if he becomes prime minister but at least people in limbo about what they could expect to get in terms of help. the current chancellor nadhim zahawi is drawing up chancellor nadhim zahawi is drawing up plans for the next prime minister, a list of options they can take action to hit the ground running and potentially implement but we don't know what the next occupant of 10 downing street will do. nadhim zahawi is in the states at the moment in america and has said he will meetjanet at the moment in america and has said he will meet janet yellen at the moment in america and has said he will meetjanet yellen and, the us treasury secretary tomorrow. he says he's there to talk about cooperation and international solutions for the cost of living but the labour party are not impressed years out of the country, they say he is having an international chinwag. i'm joined now by the liberal democrat mp, chief whip and work and pensions spokesperson, wendy chamberlain. thank you for talking to us this

afternoon. do you think there is a vacuum of leadership at the moment? there's been a vacuum of leadership since the week borisjohnson indicated he would resign because you swap multiple ministerial resignations and those who were covering posts over the summer are new to their portfolio and leadership candidates are focused on talking to a very narrow electorate, the tory membership, and not more widely and the fact liz truss is failing to appear on a programme called 0ur failing to appear on a programme called our next prime minister which was a chance for her to talk to the wider electorate to whom she will potentially be accountable is shocking. potentially be accountable is shockina . ., potentially be accountable is shockin.. . ,., , potentially be accountable is shockina. ., , , shocking. her team might say she wouldn't have _ shocking. her team might say she wouldn't have been _ shocking. her team might say she wouldn't have been talking - shocking. her team might say she wouldn't have been talking to i shocking. her team might say she wouldn't have been talking to the| wouldn't have been talking to the wider electorate but fending off blows from a seasoned interviewer and betterfor her to blows from a seasoned interviewer and better for her to get her message out unfiltered face to face, whether it's to conservative party members and presumably to the public

next week. this members and presumably to the public next week. , , ., ., , next week. this is someone who says she will stand — next week. this is someone who says she will stand up _ next week. this is someone who says she will stand up to _ next week. this is someone who says she will stand up to putin _ next week. this is someone who says she will stand up to putin but - next week. this is someone who says she will stand up to putin but has i she will stand up to putin but has given the impression she scared of nick robinson and that degree of scrutiny and unless the only other thing i would expect from liz truss that she is doing is preparing this great package that borisjohnson was talking about to come. i know from speaking to my constituents and businesses that they are sitting in front of their computers or on the phone to gas and electricity companies and being faced with the reality of what this cost of living crisis means and there is talk of a package that is coming is not good enough. package that is coming is not good enou . h. , ., ., enough. there is time, parliament will return after _ enough. there is time, parliament will return after the _ enough. there is time, parliament will return after the start - enough. there is time, parliament will return after the start of i enough. there is time, parliament will return after the start of next i will return after the start of next week, mps will be back and available, the government has a healthy majority, even if you aren't labour were to try to obstruct their plans you could not do it even if you wanted to so there is time to

make whatever changes are necessary before those big bills kicking in october. ., , before those big bills kicking in october. ., ., , , before those big bills kicking in october. ., , ., ., , , ., october. there was an opportunity to do it before — october. there was an opportunity to do it before the _ october. there was an opportunity to do it before the price _ october. there was an opportunity to do it before the price cap _ october. there was an opportunity to do it before the price cap rise - october. there was an opportunity to do it before the price cap rise was i do it before the price cap rise was announced last week and we have not had an opportunity as mps to scrutinise why 0fgem has changed from a six month to three—month cap which seems to benefit the energy companies as opposed to consumers and the liberal democrats have been saying for some time to recall parliament, we are looking at a crisis comparable and arguably even greater than covid and mp should have been back sooner to be presented by options by the government. if it presented by options by the government.— presented by options by the government. presented by options by the covernment. , , , ., government. if it is liz truss and all the polling — government. if it is liz truss and all the polling suggests - government. if it is liz truss and all the polling suggests she i government. if it is liz truss and all the polling suggests she willl government. if it is liz truss and i all the polling suggests she will be ahead of rishi sunak so let's tempt fate and sight she becomes prime minister, it will be next tuesday after she travels to balmoral and kisses hands with the queen and received a formal invitation to form

a government, her plans now are clearer than they were at the start of the summer, she says she will cut taxes, she believes that cutting taxes, she believes that cutting taxes will act as a boost to the economy, it will generate wealth and reduce some of the pressures if she does things like cut vat on businesses and take pressures of them. there is all measures that given the crisis we are in, one of her supporters from the iea described it as a war situation, presumably your party would be up for cutting taxes without cutting spending and if necessary borrowing more because we are in such a major hall. more because we are in such a ma'or hall. ., ., , , , ., ., hall. one of the main issues around a tax cut is — hall. one of the main issues around a tax cut is who _ hall. one of the main issues around a tax cut is who will _ hall. one of the main issues around a tax cut is who will benefit - hall. one of the main issues around a tax cut is who will benefit and i a tax cut is who will benefit and further that correlates to what people's energy costs are. your previous piece in relation to shuttle and demonstrated people would need to earn over £100,000 extra to not be affected by fuel

poverty, itjust demonstrates that. tax cuts in this scenario are not the answer and potentially businesses who are facing eye watering increases in their energy because there is no price cap for energy, tax cuts will do them no good if they have already gone to the wall. ~ , . , ., ~ ., the wall. wendy chamberlain, mp for north-east fife _ the wall. wendy chamberlain, mp for north-east fife and _ the wall. wendy chamberlain, mp for north-east fife and liberal— the wall. wendy chamberlain, mp for north-east fife and liberal democrat| north—east fife and liberal democrat whip, thank you forjoining us. the duchess of sussex says she has upset what she called the "dynamic of the hierarchy" of the royal family "just by existing". in an interview with the american magazine, the cut, the duchess talked about her exit from the royal family, and said it "takes a lot of effort to forgive". now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. looks like there's going to be a few weather changes heading our way as we go into the first part of autumn. but certainly for the next two days, as you were, most places staying dry. isolated showers, still quite breezy in the south but that will gradually ease.

temperatures up a little bit but then by the weekend, those changes i mentioned. 0ut there at the moment, still one or two showers dotted around, particularly through some parts of eastern england. the odd one in western scotland but some sunny spells to take us into the evening and temperatures very similar to what we had yesterday. highest across the south and south—west — 24, maybe 25 degrees. through this evening and overnight we will start to see some of the cloud that has formed during the day melt away once again. parts of north east england, yorkshire area, will see some cloud and some showers working their way in. with clearer skies across scotland tonight, it is going to be a cold night in some parts of the highlands, down to around four or five degrees. mildest in the south where we still have a breeze. that breeze is because we are in the southern edge of this area of high pressure. it is trying to keep things dry at the moment. but the further away from it, the windier conditions are, and that is why it has always been a bit cooler down these eastern coasts. and for wednesday, we will bring cloud in a bit more extensively across northern england

with a greater chance of some showers. much more sunshine across elsewhere, parts of england and wales, scotland too and northern ireland, and temperatures should start to creep up a little bit. the winds across southern areas easing a touch into thursday. a sunny start for many. there could be some mist and low cloud around across the south and south—west. a few fog patches across scotland, northern ireland. they will clear, sunny spells through much of the day and it should feel quite pleasant out there in the sunshine. temperatures widely into the low if not mid—20s. but the changes will be on the way, friday and into the weekend, this area of low pressure from iceland combines forces with one pushing out of france and with it, the greater chance of rain. exactly where that rain will be firmed up as we go through the next few days. for friday, it looks like it is just going to be a scattering of showers developing as we go through the day. maybe heavy and thundery towards the south. the greatest chance of rain in the west of scotland and northern ireland later in the day. whilst the winds have eased in the south, very pleasant in the sunnier spells, the winds picking up further north and those winds will pick up further into the weekend. 40 mile per hour gusts across some parts of scotland. we will see showers develop more

widely but there will be areas it still misses. staying largely dry, particularly the north of scotland, some southern and eastern areas especially, and more showers dotted around on sunday too.

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines: the un launches an urgent appeal for pakistan's flood crisis asking the international community to do more. activists say the country is bearing the brunt of climate change. pakistan is responsible for about 1% of global emissions, yet it is the sixth most vulnerable country in the world. this vulnerability is increasing between 30 and 100 times more because of the climate crisis.

industry bosses warn of pub closures because of rising energy bills. prime minister borisjohnson has promised his successor with provide more help towards the cost of living crisis. the what the government is also atoin to the what the government is also going to do _ the what the government is also going to do is — the what the government is also going to do is provide _ the what the government is also going to do is provide a - the what the government is also going to do is provide a further i going to do is provide a further package of support to help people with energy. not tough enough... the swimmers attacking government plans, to limit water companies, emptying sewage into the sea. the united nations, has launched an emergency appeal, for almost £140 million

to help pakistan deal with the devastating floods, which have killed hundreds of people and left millions more homeless. the un secretary general, antonio guterres, says the country was facing "a monsoon on steroids". provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected, but mountainous regions in the north—west have also been badly hit. 0ur correspondent, dan johnson, reports. so much of sindh province now lies under water after weeks of torrential monsoon rain. a third of the country has been affected, and so many people here have lost absolutely everything. translation: our houses - were destroyed by rain and floods, everything sank in water. we couldn't save our household, except for a few things. now we are sitting here in the open. the rainwater came and our houses got submerged. we are building these makeshift tents next to the road.

we are very poor. for god's sake, help us! give us something to eat. it is estimated 33 million pakistanis, one in seven of the population, have been touched by this unprecedented flooding that has caused $10 billion of damage to the country's infrastructure. pakistan is appealing for further international assistance and the un has announced an enormous package of immediate aid. pakistan is awash in suffering. the pakistani people are facing a monsoon on steroids but the scale of need is rising like the floodwaters. it requires the world's collective and prioritised attention. the united nations is renewing a fresh appeal for $160 million to support the response led by the government of pakistan. aid is arriving, but many people are onlyjust starting to assess the damage and the death toll is rising, too. now, more than 1100.

many areas are cut off and many people haven't had help. translation: there was a flash flood in our area, we have no food _ and nobody helps us. we don't know whom to go to for help. we are poor people. some people get, while some people didn't receive the food. the rain may have stopped for now but the floodwaters keep moving, putting more homes at risk. the damage to crops and livelihoods here means the suffering of this country and its people will only get worse. dan johnson, bbc news. earlier i spoke to asad rehman, who's spent years campaigning specifically on the issue of pakistan's vulnerability to the effects of climate change. pakistan is responsible for about 1% of global emissions.

it is the sixth most vulnerable country in the world. these climate catastrophes have been happening more frequently, they are more extreme, and pakistan has seen this toxic interplay between the climate, hunger, inequality, and an economic system that has led the poor hanging by a thread. in pakistan 80% of the population already live in poverty, and many of them don't have proper access to proper nutrition. so it is not only about what happens today in terms of humanitarian assistance, it is about what happens when you have a large part of the population who have literally lost everything, and the country unable to respond to the scale of the crisis. there is an immediate crisis, as you say, right now. clearly, that is what the un appeal is designed to try to help with, but your point is that this will keep on happening, unless climate mitigation measures, which involves compensating countries like pakistan, and getting their political leadership to actually use that

money for climate mitigation measures like protecting and developing better infrastructure, happens now. we have to recognise that with just over1 degrees of warming the earth is already out of balance. the first thing we have to do is stop making the problem worse. that means that rich countries like the uk and the united states have got to stop expanding fossil fuels. it is deeply ironic that today, when the uk government is sending condolences to the people of pakistan, it is also announcing a massive expansion of oil and gas in the sea. of oil and gas in the north sea. i take exactly the point that you're making, but a lot of the damage that has been done now is by the carbon that is already out there, the damage has been done, hasn't it? we presumably to address that. i completely understand the point you're making,

but i'm wondering what we can do in the immediate period, in the months and years ahead, because as you say, pakistan is going to keep experiencing this, how do we make it less destructive of life, property, livelihoods and all the rest of it? how do we try not to repeat the appalling scenes that we are seeing? pakistan has announced that the cost of this climate catastrophe is about $10 billion. just contrasting the ability of countries like pakistan to deal with this crisis... if you remember back in 2021, germany had flooding. it hit two of its 16 states. the german government was immediately able to announce 30 billion euros in immediate interventions. pakistan does not have that, it is paying most of its income out in debt—creating loans.

it paid 12 billion in 2020. this is not sustainable, it needs to invest in infrastructure, adapt as it can, that there is a limit to the adaptation. yes, it can invest in more... pakistan has a lot of its population already living in poverty. this requires systemic intervention, tackling poverty, building resilience, but also recognising that the scale of the crisis that is happening now is going to be dwarfed unless we stop the extraction of fossil fuels and we provide finance to the poorest in the world. unfortunately, what we're seeing in the last ten years is that the richest countries in the world have consistently blocked that help. i hope that pakistan is a wake—up call to countries like the uk and the us to live up to their promise to provide climate finance. they also have to deal with the reality that our actions are causing damage across other parts of the world.

like an arsonist, if you burn a house, you have to pay up, and support people whose lives and livelihoods we are destroying. six of the uk's largest pub and brewing companies, are warning that the industry's likely to be hit by a wave of closures in the coming months, because of rising energy prices. unlike households, businesses aren't covered by an energy price cap, and the fear is that their costs could rise by as much as 300%. in an open letter, bosses are calling on the government to limit energy price rises. with more, here's our business correspondent theo leggett. a pint in a pub is part of the fabric of life in britain, but now the industry says it is under threat. energy costs have risen dramatically, and some landlords are expecting their bills to treble this winter. andrew taylor has been running this bar in london forfour years. as he recently told the bbc, his business made it through the pandemic, but the current crisis means he will soon have to make tough decisions. we are absorbing a lot

of the increases that we have seen but there will become a time where we will start to have to start passing these onto the customer. it is incredibly concerning. you know, this site has 15 full—time members of staff. we don't want to lose any of those. you know, they've been with us for a while. so, you know, it is always on the back of the mind. he is not alone. others within the industry say they are desperate for help. among them, the head of the brewhouse and kitchen chain. we need several areas of health, predominantly a business energy cap as soon as possible. we are an energy intensive sector and it is a big part of what we do. we provide warm environments, we cook food, my business brews on site. it is really important that we get some kind of cap, or some kind of support. even before the current crisis, pubs up and down the country were finding it difficult to make ends meet. the fear is that now, this could be the final straw and thousands may have

to shut their doors for good, but it is notjust pubs that are struggling. small businesses throughout the economy are finding high energy costs a heavy weight to bear. at this farm shop and cafe in leicestershire, electricity bills are set to soar from £17,000 to almost £76,000 a year. during the pandemic, the business had government backing, including under the eat out to help out scheme. the boss says support now is needed just as urgently. there is a £50,000 increase on the costs we have got. we can't afford it. not that long ago, they were asking people to come and eat here for free. we didn't ask for that and to be honest, we didn't need that, but now we actually genuinely need help to pay for electric, to keep the lights on and keep us cooking, so they have got to rethink what they are doing. the government says that no new policy will be announced until the new prime minister is in place. although it insists it will continue to support businesses through the winter.

many pubs and other operators say urgent action is needed now, or they will soon be ringing up last orders for good. theo leggett, bbc news. with me now is noel cardew, landlord at the malet. it isa it is a beautiful part of wiltshire, the south there. let me ask you the not very nice question, how much is your energy bill, do you think, going to be? it your energy bill, do you think, going to be?— your energy bill, do you think, going to be? it is very difficult to know, because _ going to be? it is very difficult to know, because two _ going to be? it is very difficult to know, because two weeks i going to be? it is very difficult to know, because two weeks ago i going to be? it is very difficult to | know, because two weeks ago we received a notification from our supplier who said that our unit rate was going up from 12.3 p to 62p, which would mean an increase to something in the region of £30,000, or £800 a month to £3000 a month. i

contact them, and they said they could give us a 1p discount, and i said that is not going to cut it. i got in touch with the broker, and we were looking at deals are 45p per unit or 50p per unit, but because we are so hospitality they would not like to sign up. they turned us down, and we were back to square one. the latest has been 97p a unit from british gas, and i said, we are going to the standard variable stop they are really bullying and pressurising people, and landlords like myself, into two or three year deals when no one has a clue of what's going to happen. that deals when no one has a clue of what's going to happen.- what's going to happen. that is tuite what's going to happen. that is quite cheeky. _ what's going to happen. that is quite cheeky, isn't _ what's going to happen. that is quite cheeky, isn't it? - what's going to happen. that is quite cheeky, isn't it? they i what's going to happen. that is quite cheeky, isn't it? they arej quite cheeky, isn't it? they are trying to hedge their bets by getting you to do the hedging. it is frustrating. — getting you to do the hedging. it 3

frustrating, because you say to them, look, at that rate we will go out of business in less than a year, so unless you can do something differently, there is no point in talking to you. what is really frustrating is that what you hear on the news constantly from the hustings of the leadership contest is that we are going to do everything on september the 5th. last friday, to this fridayjust gone, it has gone up by about 40p per unit. 0n gone, it has gone up by about 40p per unit. on that basis, by september the 5th it will be nearly £2 per unit. they need to do something now. this is an absolute catastrophe, and we are going off the edge of a cliff, they are not doing anything. the edge of a cliff, they are not doing anything-— doing anything. what are your 0 ttions doing anything. what are your options with — doing anything. what are your options with a _ doing anything. what are your options with a deal— doing anything. what are your options with a deal like i doing anything. what are your options with a deal like that? l doing anything. what are your i options with a deal like that? there are limits to what you can do in terms of eating at your profit and limits to what you can do in terms of increasing prices. the limits to what you can do in terms of increasing prices.— of increasing prices. the first thin . of increasing prices. the first thin we of increasing prices. the first thing we can _ of increasing prices. the first thing we can do _ of increasing prices. the first thing we can do is _ of increasing prices. the first thing we can do is pass - of increasing prices. the first thing we can do is pass it - of increasing prices. the first. thing we can do is pass it onto of increasing prices. the first - thing we can do is pass it onto our customers who are feeling it themselves. we live in affluent

area, we see a lot of senior citizens area, the use the up a lot. some of them are very quite comfortable, others not so much, and they will be excluded, there is no doubt about that in my mind. the only thing one can do is to make the business less expensive to run, by which i mean, you just don't open so much. then it eats away, and eats away. we used to be a seven day operation before the pandemic, and now we're open five days, and we are doing all right. it is not easy, but it not bad. there's a limit to how much you can cut back, and in the end you end up managing nothing. we have the possibility to sell the house and move back on site, our children have left so that as an option. there's a lot that we can do, but it is not going to be enough. d0 do, but it is not going to be enouah. ,, ~ do, but it is not going to be enouah. ~' do, but it is not going to be enouah. ~ ., enough. do you think you will have to throw in — enough. do you think you will have to throw in the _ enough. do you think you will have to throw in the towel? _ enough. do you think you will have to throw in the towel? that -

enough. do you think you will have to throw in the towel? that is - to throw in the towel? that is something — to throw in the towel? that is something that _ to throw in the towel? that is something that is _ to throw in the towel? that is something that is keeping - to throw in the towel? that is something that is keeping us| to throw in the towel? that is - something that is keeping us awake most nights for most of the night. we would be mere for 20 years, it is a free house, so we have a business mortgage, and raves about all sorts of turmoil to keep our investment safe, so that when we get to retirement, and we are more or less retirement, and we are more or less retirement age now, we were looking to be winding it all off and tending the garden. that is not going to be an option anytime soon, that i will really fight not to lose what i have built up. in order to be able to do that, i need to build have control. signing another contract are simply not an option. to be manipulated by these awful suppliers and their tactics, it is really kicking you while you are down. i tactics, it is really kicking you while you are down.— tactics, it is really kicking you while you are down. i hope you get some better— while you are down. i hope you get some better news _ while you are down. i hope you get some better news on _ while you are down. i hope you get some better news on the _ while you are down. i hope you get some better news on the next - while you are down. i hope you get some better news on the next few| some better news on the next few days. it's being claimed that many more

nurseries have closed for good during the latest summer term than in previous years — because rising energy bills and high inflation have led to a huge reduction in places. the national day nurseries association says that, between april and july, 65% more nurseries closed than did in the same period last year. the association is warning that this coming academic year could see record—breaking numbers of closures. ukraine says it's successfully broken through russian lines, after beginning a counter—attack in the south of the country. the fighting is centring around the city of kherson, which was seized by russia at the start of their invasion six months ago. ukraine's president zelensky has urged russian troops to flee, but the kremlin claims the ukrainian offensive has been a failure. earlier, our correspondent hugo bachega told me what the counter—offensive was designed to achieve. for quite some time it has been expected that the ukrainians would launch a major offensive to retake kherson, a major city in the south of the country. kherson has been under occupation since the early days of the war. for weeks, the ukrainians have been targeting and for deep targeting russian positions

supply lines and infrastructure deep in russian territory, away from the front lines. that is only possible because of the sophisticated weapons being supplied by the west. we could be seeing the beginning of this counteroffensive. yesterday, the ukrainian military said operations had been launched in multiple locations in the south today. in multiple locations in the south. today, the ukrainian military said that russian positions, and munitions depots, equipment had been attacked. it is really hard to independently verify those claims, because it is difficult to get access to residents living in kherson in occupied territory, but last night president zelensky did not talk about what was happening in kherson, he said ukraine was taking back territory, that he had territory, but he had a message russian soldiers, if you want to survive, it is time to go home.

another issue that has got to be on people's minds is the situation in zaporizhzhia. we heard about efforts to try to get access for the iaea. has there been any progress in the last few days? a team of inspectors from the international atomic energy agency are expected to travel to zaporizhzhia later in this week. this visit is likely to happen. it comes after days of very hard, intense negotiations with the russians. russia has occupied this nuclear complex since the beginning of march, although ukrainian technicians are still operating it. now, ukraine's energy minister tells me they expect a permanent mission of monitors could be set up at this nuclear complex as a result of this visit. our staff, which is operating under the pressure of the russians, should see that there are some

sources of communication, especially with international experts. that is very important, because they are physically and morally exhausted. that is also very important, that they should see that there are some people who they could communicate to, not only russian soldiers with guns. perhaps as an indication of how tense the situation is, an adviser said that russia had continued to shell the area around this complex, perhaps as an attempt to force the mission through russian through russian territory, something that has been rejected by the ukrainians.

the first shipment of wheat from ukraine to africa has arrived on the continent. ukraine and russia are the world's biggest exporters of grain but shipments stopped following russia's invasion in february. a recent agreement between the two countries, mediated by the un and turkey, means around 50 ships have been allowed to take stocks from ukraine. (the mv brave commander — which is now docked in djibouti — is carrying an aid shipment bound for ethiopia where drought and conflict affect over 20 million people. 0ur africa correspondent, catherine byaru hanga reports from djibouti. coming from war torn southern ukraine. the cargo on this ship is destined to help people facing their own humanitarian crises. the mv brave commander took two weeks to get to this red sea port in djibouti. it's loaded with much needed wheat, which will feed one and a half million people in ethiopia for a month. we will over the course of the next few days discharge this vessel, loaded into trucks, and distributed across ethiopia. from there we will be supporting northern ethiopia,...

this shipment comes in as a lifeline for over a million people who don't have food in ethiopia right now. but this isn't enough. this region is facing its worst drought for a0 years, and the u.n. hopes that the private sector will take inspiration from this shipment and bring in more grain. across the east, africa is getting harderfor over 20 million people to find food after nearly two years of drought. a famine might be declared in parts of somalia. back in ethiopia, over 2 million livestock have died since the start of the year. even camels are dying. this man is trying to save his last one. i'm a pasturalist.

i was one of the successful pasturalists. i had 15 camels. 14 of them died one by one. and i'm only left with this one. this one is also very sick, as you can see. i don't know whether he will die or survive. this first shipment of grain from ukraine is a symbolic step and offers some relief, but it's not clear yet if any other ships will follow its lead. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, djibouti. a judge in australia has convicted a former teacher of murder, in a case that was the subject of a popular true crime podcast. chris dawson, who's 7a, had denied killing his wife lynette, who vanished from their home on sydney's northern beaches in 1982. 0ur correspondent in sydney, phil mercer, has more. for a0 years, chris dawson had evaded justice — until today, being found guilty of murder here at the new south wales supreme court in sydney. the judge has demolished the defence�*s argument that chris dawson wasn't responsible for his wife's murder, justice ian harrison saying that

although wholly circumstantial, the case against him was compelling and persuasive. christopher michael dawson, on the charge that on or about 8th of january 1982 at bayview or elsewhere in the state of new south wales you did murder lynette dawson, ifind you guilty. you may sit down. as for lynette dawson's family, they'd be relieved, of course, at the guilty verdict, but for them, questions remained. how and where was she killed, and where is her body? a critical part of this case was the teacher's pet podcast. it was first broadcast in 2018 and led to a reinvigoration of the police investigation. it gave fresh impetus to the inquiry. later that year chris dawson was arrested and charged with murder. at 7a years of age, he may never see the light of day as a free man again.

he is yet to be sentenced but could spend the rest of his life in prison. phil mercer, bbc news, in sydney. a 21—year—old man who died after being stabbed at this weekend's notting hill carnival, has been named as rapper, takayo nembhard — known as tk or stretch. he was found with serious injuries at around 8 o'clock last night in the ladbroke grove area of west london. he died later in hospital. police say there were a number of other violent incidents after what had been a largely positive event. in recent weeks, dozens of warnings have been issued for beaches and water courses in england and wales, because of raw sewage being pumped out by water companies. the companies say they have no choice but to this, during spells of heavy rain. the government has announced a plan to tackle the issue in england — but critics say the new rules don't go far enough. tim muffett reports

from whitstable, in kent. today the water seems queer, but heavy rain can leave the sea is polluted. raw sewage are sometimes injected into the sea. lots polluted. raw sewage are sometimes injected into the sea.— injected into the sea. lots of --eole injected into the sea. lots of people reported _ injected into the sea. lots of people reported that - injected into the sea. lots of people reported that they'vej injected into the sea. lots of- people reported that they've been sick with bacterial infections. sewage being discharged into the sea in sussex this month. around 50 beachesin in sussex this month. around 50 beaches in england and wales have been given pollution warnings in august. most of the uk has a combined sewerage system, which means that rain water and waste water from toilets and bathrooms travel along the same pipes to

sewage treatment works. but, if it has been raining heavily, those pipes can be overwhelmed, potentially flooding treatment plans, roads, even people's homes. to stop that happening, in exceptional circumstances, water companies can legally discharge raw sewage into rivers and the sea. but the circumstances have to be exceptional, otherwise water companies might be breaking the law. injuly last year, southern companies might be breaking the law. in july last year, southern water was fined a record £90 million for illegally dumping billions of litres of contaminated water into the sea in sussex and kent. the government announced new plans which will see the water companies have to

invest... i the water companies have to invest- - -_ the water companies have to invest... .., , , ., , invest... i welcome this plan, it is auoin to invest... i welcome this plan, it is going to see _ invest... i welcome this plan, it is going to see the _ invest... i welcome this plan, it is going to see the capital— invest... i welcome this plan, it is. going to see the capital investment from water companies more than double over the next 25 years, and that itself is more than double the level that it was before the decade prior to privatisation. in a statement, _ prior to privatisation. in a statement, southern - prior to privatisation. in a statement, southern water said that the solution is that it sometimes adjacent to the sea were heavily diluted, and redone to help prevent homes, schools and businesses from flooding. some said the government plans are woefully inadequate. they want the... they fear that swimming in the sea will no longer be worth the risk. now it's time for a look at the weather, with matt. hello. it's been another fine day out

there for many of you. one or two showers dotted around, continuing into the evening across some parts of eastern england, the odd isolated one in scotland and northern ireland, too but the cloud here ought to thin and break a bit more as we head towards the end of the day so a bit more sunshine around. sunniest conditions across some western areas highest temperatures again, but cool down some of these north sea coasts. into this evening and overnight, the cloud will melt away, we'll see a bit more cloud develop for parts of yorkshire into the north east of england. greatest chance of showers here into tomorrow morning. clearer skies across scotland, northern ireland, means a cooler night. some rural parts of scotland down to around four or five degrees. mildest in the south where again, quite a breezy night in store and into tomorrow, but more sunshine around east anglia and the south east tomorrow compared with today. more cloud for parts of northern england, greater chance of one or two showers. many, though, will be staying dry, a sunnier day for scotland and northern ireland and should feel a little bit warmer here. and in the sunshine in the south still with temperatures around 2a or 25 degrees for some. see you soon.

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: the un launches an urgent appeal for pakistan's flood crisis asking the international community to do more. activists say the country is bearing the brunt of climate change. pakistan is responsible for about i% of global emissions, yet it is the sixth most vulnerable country in the world. this vulnerability is increasing between 30 and 100 times

more because of the climate crisis. industry bosses warn of mass pub and brewery closures across the uk within months due to rising energy costs. prime minister borisjohnson has promised his successor with provide more help towards the cost of living crisis. whichever of the two candidates gets sin next week, the government will provide a further package of support to help people with the cost of energy. the first shipment of wheat from ukraine has arrived in africa. supplies have been disrupted since russia's invasion in february. first, it's an update from the bbc sports centre. good afternoon. this year's open champion

cameron smith hasjoined the rebel saudi funded liv golf series. the world number two, who won his first major at st andrews last month, is the highest ranked player to defect to the lucrative new series that has caused a huge rift in golf. he will be in the field for fourth liv event of the year that starts in boston this friday. here's our golf correspondent iain carter. this is undoubtedly liv�*s biggest coup to be able to attract cameron smith who won in such sensational fashion at st andrews injuly but is also the reigning champion on the players championship, which is the biggest event on the pga tour,, pga tour, so a big blow for the pga tour to lose the winner of their flagship event but also a massive coup for liv golf because this player is at the height of his powers, the world number 2, reigning open champion. just four games into premier league season, scott parker has been sacked by newly promoted bournemouth. they lost 9—0 to liverpool

over the weekend, their third defeat in a row. in his postmatch interview on saturday he criticised the club's lack of investment in the squad, saying the team was "ill—equipped at this level". here's our sports correspondent andy swiss. today the club suggested that criticism was part of the reason for parker's sacking, some telling quotes from the club's owner who said in orderfor us to keep progressing it's unconditional that we are aligned in our strategy to run the club sustainably. we must also show belief in and respect for one another so the club seem to be suggesting that in voicing his frustrations, scott parker was not showing that respect. first team coach gary o'neil will take temporary charge of bournemouth for their match against wolves tomorrow. there are four matches tonight. chelsea are facing southampton. the blues are still trying to finalise their squad with the transfer window

clsoing on thursday. they have off—loaded winger callum hudson—0doi on loan to bayer leverkusen for the rest of the season. a deal for leicester city defender wesley fofana is nearing completion but chelsea are still linked to targets including barcelona's it's very close to the end of the transfer window and when the ist of september comes i will be a happy coach no matter what happens and i will try to find solutions and not think what could have happened or what could be. everything that matters is reality at the moment and today everything that mattered was today everything that mattered was to find a way to hang in this game and win this match even from a disadvantaged position and what will matter in southampton is the same, find a way to win, step up individually and posted team from my side and this is what we will do no

matter if the players come or not. emma raducanu begins the defence of her us open title later tonight against french player alize cornet. raducanu won in new york as a qualifier last year, winning ten games in a row. but since then she has failed to win more than two at any tournament. she's had form and fitness issues and changed coaches a number of times. she is a quality player. it takes some time to adjust to being in the spotlight and dealing with pressure. a lot of sponsors come on board because they want to be attached to a winner so that takes adjusting to but i would say to her you have to try, coaching is not about what you say before the match, it's being with someone all the time and working on a mindset where you are thinking about the old cliche, stay in the moment and just deal with what's in front of you.

you can get the latest from new york because the second day's play is under way but cameron norrie has flown through the first set 6—0 in the first round. probably a result in that match at the spot, cameron norrie tookjust 18 minutes to win the first set and i will be back with an update in the next hour. let's go back to our top story and the impact of those floods in pakistan which the un secretary general, antonio guterres, described as a "colossal crisis" which required the world's attention. more than a thousand people have died as a result of the floods. women and children are the worst affected by the devastation which has left millions displaced. bbc urdu correspondent tarhub asghar visited a medical camp for flood victims in the punjab region. these kids lost everything. still, keeping a smile. ali and his friends are temporarily housed in this camp established by the government for families

displaced by recent floods in this far—flung district in punjab. translation: when the flood came, my dog was also - washed away in it. now i miss him so much. despite precarious conditions in the camp, they are happy that they are having shelter and something to eat. flash floods washed away nazeeda bibi's home, cattle and all belongings. now her one—year—old has fallen sick. translation: when we were sleeping, - water ran into our homes. there was water everywhere. eventually it caught over our shoulders. all animals drowned in the flood. we were left with nothing. nearby, there was a high road.

we went there with our children. and then we came here. lack of clean water is causing diarrhoea and skin ailments in children, while women are coming to doctors with signs of depression. females, the children, they have so many issues. actually, we are trying our best to provide them medicines, clothes and other things. it's a big loss to them. they are suffering from depression also because they lost their houses, everything is gone to them. in recent floods, women and children have been affected the most. a lot of women here told me that still they haven't received enough aid or help. but they are fortunate people in that at least they have access to medical camps. there are thousands and hundreds of other women and children who are still stuck in far—flung villages of pakistan, away from media and government's eye.

in what is his last week as prime minister, borisjohnson has been speaking about measures to help tackle the cost of living. he was in dorset, where he was asked for his thoughts on what more can be done to ease the pressure on people's energy bills — and what his thoughts were on the economic plans of the two candidates to succeed him in the job. our political correspondent david wallace lockhart told us more. we will have a new prime minister in just a few days and they will face pressure to act quickly and extensively to soften the blow when it comes to the cost of living, so liz truss likes to prioritise the ideas of tax cuts, we know she pledged to reverse a recent rise in national insurance, she wants to ensure a planned rise in corporation tax does not go ahead but where she has been more vague is what action she will take on top of that.

she is not ruling out further help potentially in cash payments but we know she doesn't like the idea of hand—outs, as she calls them, but she will be under immense pressure if she becomes prime minister to spell out what help she will be giving to the most vulnerable who would not benefit from the sort of tax cuts she's talking about or even the suspension of green levies on energy bills which might save people are around £150 a year, when they are facing bigger rises than that. rishi sunak has been more forthright about the fact he will give welfare payments to pensioners, the most vulnerable and those on low incomes, but where he's not spelt out what he is doing is the amount he plans to give people. he says he will spell that out quickly if he becomes prime minister but it leaves people in limbo about what they could expect to get in terms of help. the current chancellor nadhim zahawi is drawing up plans for the next prime minister, a list of options

they can take action to hit the ground running and potentially implement but we don't know what the next occupant of 10 downing street will do. nadhim zahawi is in the states at the moment in america and has said he will meet janet yellen, the us treasury secretary tomorrow. he says he's there to talk about cooperation and international solutions for the cost of living but the labour party are not impressed he's out of the country, they say he is having an international chinwag. i'm joined now by conservative member and liz truss supporter, reem ibrahim. are you getting... how confident do you feel now? i think i'm right in saying the vote closes at the end of this week so it may be only three or four days away. we this week so it may be only three or

four days away-— four days away. we are feeling really confident. _ four days away. we are feeling really confident. i _ four days away. we are feeling really confident. i think- four days away. we are feeling really confident. i think liz - four days away. we are feeling i really confident. i think liz truss has shown she knows what the members of the party want and to shoot she has that ideology and free—market principles and its own in the post, people like her and we expect her to win. . ~ , . , , people like her and we expect her to win. , .,, win. free market principles, that's an interesting _ win. free market principles, that's an interesting argument _ win. free market principles, that's an interesting argument at - win. free market principles, that's an interesting argument at a - win. free market principles, that's an interesting argument at a time | an interesting argument at a time when people aren't feeling the free market is working to their benefit. i heard from a landlord earlier whose energy bill could top something like £30,000 this year, £800 a month, it's crippling his business. , ,., £800 a month, it's crippling his business. , ., , , , , , business. these sort of supply side issues are a — business. these sort of supply side issues are a result _ business. these sort of supply side issues are a result of _ business. these sort of supply side issues are a result of the _ business. these sort of supply side issues are a result of the free - issues are a result of the free market but a multitude of factors, namely the war happening in eastern europe, that is the hugest impact on energy bills and liz truss has announced things that will hopefully help alleviate those so for example cutting the green levy. it's ridiculous we are spending taxpayer

money on things and paying extra money on things and paying extra money for the environment. when we are struggling to pay energy bills. that levy is going to say something like 11 quid for the average family, it will not make a lot of difference. i it will not make a lot of difference.— it will not make a lot of difference. ~ �* , ., ,., it will not make a lot of difference. ~ �* , ., ' :: difference. i think it's about £150 a ear. 11 difference. i think it's about £150 a year- 11 quid — difference. i think it's about £150 a year- 11 quid a _ difference. i think it's about £150 a year. 11 quid a month, - difference. i think it's about £150 a year. 11 quid a month, bills - difference. i think it's about £150 a year. 11 quid a month, bills are | a year. 11 quid a month, bills are auoin u- a year. 11 quid a month, bills are going up massively. _ a year. 11 quid a month, bills are going up massively. the - a year. 11 quid a month, bills are going up massively. the ifa - a year. 11 quid a month, bills are | going up massively. the ifa says a year. 11 quid a month, bills are i going up massively. the ifa says it is a pin prick on the scale of the problem she will inherit. it’s is a pin prick on the scale of the problem she will inherit. it's more of a supply — problem she will inherit. it's more of a supply issue _ problem she will inherit. it's more of a supply issue but _ problem she will inherit. it's more of a supply issue but there - problem she will inherit. it's more of a supply issue but there was . problem she will inherit. it's more i of a supply issue but there was more minuscule policy changes won't have a huge affect on the average household but what will have an effect is the corporation tax, scrapping the corporation tax rise and national insurance rise, those crazy amount of taxes, the highest tax burden in 70 years are crushing businesses and i don'tjust mean big corporations but small businesses. what i'm baffled about is that liz

truss is the longest serving member of the conservative cabinet, she was in the cabinet before borisjohnson, she has been serving since part way through david cameron's term. she says she was making these arguments but she was having zilch influence on her colleagues. either they are not the sort of conservative that she is or she is not very persuasive, she doesn't have the clout in government. isn't that worrying because not a huge number of her cabinet colleagues backed for thejob? this of her cabinet colleagues backed for the 'ob? �* , , , , the job? as ministers they were bound by collective _ the job? as ministers they were l bound by collective responsibility. once colleagues are in cabinet they are bound by collective responsibility, they cannot outwardly disagree. i believe she argued for the free market. find outwardly disagree. i believe she argued for the free market. and to be fair to her— argued for the free market. and to be fair to her rishi _ argued for the free market. and to be fair to her rishi sunak- argued for the free market. and to be fair to her rishi sunak did - argued for the free market. and to be fair to her rishi sunak did not l be fair to her rishi sunak did not dispute that when she raised bed so i think we can expect a fair point

but i'm asking what is it about her that lacked the clout and if she lacked the clout, it's not terribly inspiring for her as a prime minister if she could not carry her colleagues and change the argument in government? that colleagues and change the argument in government?— colleagues and change the argument in government? that is the argument with boris johnson, _ in government? that is the argument with boris johnson, the _ in government? that is the argument with boris johnson, the cabinet - with borisjohnson, the cabinet could not convince him to go towards the free market. the same thing sort of happened to thatcher, she had those radical ideas a lot of her cabinet did not support indows and in those radical policies but again the uk needed radical change and i think she did the right thing. liz truss is arguing for those free—market principles and is more conservative than the current party and hopefully that means we will see the conservative party be conservative again. there is a challenge _ conservative again. there is a challenge you _ conservative again. there is a challenge you have _ conservative again. there is a challenge you have laid - conservative again. there is a challenge you have laid down| conservative again. there is a i challenge you have laid down to conservative again. there is a - challenge you have laid down to your colleagues. next monday we get the

announcement and then next tuesday she or rishi sunak will become prime minister. do join us for a special edition of your questions answered — broadcast here on the news channel and on bbc radio 5live on thursday morning. nicky campbell will be putting your questions to the labour leader sir keir starmer. it's your chance to put your questions to sir keir and to hold him to account. you can ask on his policies and what he hasn't talked about, maybe his views on whether frontbenchers should be allowed on to pick up lines to support striking workers and whether the labour party has the plan is that the government should adopt. whatever your questions, contact us in the usual ways. and you can watch that live from just after nine o'clock on thursday morning. let's ta ke let's take a look at the headlines. the un issued an appeal on the

pakistan flood crisis. industry bosses warn that mass pub closures could take place across the uk due to energy costs. borisjohnson promises his successor will offer more help to combat the cost of living crisis. the duchess of sussex says she has upset what she called the "dynamic of the hierarchy" of the royal family "just by existing". in an interview with the american magazine, the cut, the duchess talked about her exit from the royal family, and said it "takes a lot of effort to forgive". she also spoke about prince harry's relationship with his father, prince charles. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell told us more about the reaction to the interview. what does one say about this interview? i think opinion will be divided whether you are a supporter of meghan or not. there are many who are, mostly young people and i'm sure they will seek good on her, strong, independent

woman. those who are less sympathetic to her may feel that a period of prolonged dignified silence would be more helpful. i know how much that palace are bent over backwards to help but the relationship did not work out. let's get more sarah brockwell, founder and director of sarahbee marketing which is a pr and marketing agency. have you looked at the interview

online? i have you looked at the interview online? . ., have you looked at the interview online? . . ., . online? i have read the article. i thinkfirst _ online? i have read the article. i think first and _ online? i have read the article. i think first and foremost, - online? i have read the article. i think first and foremost, let's i think first and foremost, let's remember that the article was originally written to publicise the duchess of�*s spotify podcasts which coincidentally were launched last week so from that perspective yes, week so from that perspective yes, we are talking about spotify podcasts so it has done its job to that degree but there are other observations that i have regarding the article. it’s observations that i have regarding the article. 3 . observations that i have regarding the article. �* , ., , ., observations that i have regarding the article. �*, ., , ., ., the article. it's a question of the benefit and _ the article. it's a question of the benefit and disadvantage. - the article. it's a question of the benefit and disadvantage. the i benefit and disadvantage. the benefits are obvious, one is to get traffic towards your podcasts and encourage people to sign up to receive the podcast and keep that in people's mind and presumably if you want to get people in a podcast you have to give them content that they think they would like to listen to

but presumably there are disadvantages not least this perennial discussion about the relationship with the royal family. absolutely, so in my capacity as a pr consultant i work with people and organisations to promote their brand in media and the observations that i have about megan, the duchess of sussex,is have about megan, the duchess of sussex, is that she is in a unique position because she doesn't have to court publicity. whatever she says will be reported across the private media. let's not forget also that her previous career was as an actress and an influencer and she completely understands how to work the media or even dare eyesight manipulate the media and finally, the third observation is that she is

in a very powerful position currently because she can potentially utilise her relationship with the media to extend an olive branch to the royal household if that indeed is what she wants to do. if she does want to do with this interview doesn't seem to have achieved that objective. h0. interview doesn't seem to have achieved that objective. achieved that ob'ective. no, there are some achieved that objective. no, there are some contentious _ achieved that objective. no, there are some contentious comments i achieved that objective. no, there | are some contentious comments in achieved that objective. no, there - are some contentious comments in the interview. some of the content is obviously more anodyne and it's quite an endearing peek into her life with her husband in california and her children. however, the comment about, i lost my dad in this process, and we are now undergoing a semantics debate as to whether she is referring to her dad or harry's and his father, the prince of wales,

so it's a difficult call. i5 and his father, the prince of wales, so it's a difficult call.— so it's a difficult call. is there a risk for her _ so it's a difficult call. is there a risk for her in _ so it's a difficult call. is there a risk for her in interviews - so it's a difficult call. is there a risk for her in interviews like i so it's a difficult call. is there a i risk for her in interviews like this because in a sense she will get the publicity but there will be those who feel as strongly against her as for her and it doesn't sound like there is anything in the article to alter views, she could be turning into a marmite public figure. exactly, she is a divisive figure, i have to agree with you. if she were my client i would look to support her in two ways. the first being as a crisis management campaign. 50 her in two ways. the first being as a crisis management campaign. so if we view this — a crisis management campaign. sr f we view this interview a crisis management campaign. 5r f we view this interview as a crisis, we view this interview as a crisis, we would look to how we would manage that crisis unfolding in the media, damage limitation if you like. we would also look to how we could achieve some proactive pr for her

and in order to do that we would have to come up with some crystal clear messages as to what she essentially stands for and this could be to align her to her charitable work, she speaks very loudly and clearly about family matters, about mental health, about female empowerment, so i would personally recommend that she concentrated on that.— concentrated on that. sarah brockwell, _ concentrated on that. sarah brockwell, forgive - concentrated on that. sarah brockwell, forgive me - concentrated on that. sarah brockwell, forgive me for. concentrated on that. sarah - brockwell, forgive me for having to leave it there. fascinating insight. britain's biggest warship, the hms prince of wales, could miss important tests involving the latest fighterjets and drones after a propeller shaft malfunctioned a few miles after it set sail. the £3 billion aircraft carrier left portsmouth naval base on saturday heading for training exercises with the us and royal canadian navies. but it broke down a few miles from the base. the royal navy says

it is investigating what it called an "emerging mechanical issue". earlier i spoke to sir robin niblett, former director of the independent foreign policy institute, chatham house. a lot of their values are being able to drive a look for britain as a global player and not to be there with your main ally the us is embarrassing and operationally frustrating. d0 embarrassing and operationally frustrating-— frustrating. do aircraft carriers still matter? _ frustrating. do aircraft carriers still matter? they _ frustrating. do aircraft carriers still matter? they are - frustrating. do aircraft carriers i still matter? they are vulnerable but they are _ still matter? they are vulnerable but they are also _ still matter? they are vulnerable but they are also ways _ still matter? they are vulnerable but they are also ways of - still matter? they are vulnerable i but they are also ways of projecting power in parts of the world that are contested, the baltic and the

mediterranean, these are places we have had the chinese exercising with the russians in the mediterranean. there is a larger russian presence in the north sea, threatening lines of communication across the atlantic. i think with the tensions around taiwan questioning about america's commitment to its security and its allies in the pacific, having the uk there is a partner to the us showing the flag for liberal democracies for the alliance of nations is important. in democracies for the alliance of nations is important.— democracies for the alliance of nations is important. in terms of this fault we _ nations is important. in terms of this fault we are _ nations is important. in terms of this fault we are told _ nations is important. in terms of this fault we are told it's - nations is important. in terms of this fault we are told it's a - this fault we are told it's a propeller shaft. this fault we are told it's a propellershaft. it this fault we are told it's a propeller shaft. it sounds like a very ordinary fault to develop on a very ordinary fault to develop on a very large ship but presumably the fear is it is something more serious in the ship needs to go into dry dock, presumably at this stage we have no idea. i’m

dock, presumably at this stage we have no idea-— dock, presumably at this stage we have no idea. i'm not an expert on naval machinery _ have no idea. i'm not an expert on naval machinery but _ have no idea. i'm not an expert on naval machinery but something . have no idea. i'm not an expert on naval machinery but something as| naval machinery but something as fundamental as this is a structural problem, this isn't a piece of software that could be fixed, this is potentially a structural problem and hence warnings of this may take time to get fixed and in that period the uk is down to one aircraft carrier and with all the risks that come with that.— come with that. finally, a southampton _ come with that. finally, a southampton man - come with that. finally, a southampton man has . come with that. finally, a - southampton man has broken the guinness book record for growing the world's longest cucumber. he produced the whopping 44 inch cucumber. he happens to be 44 years old and has been going over sized vegetables for several years. he had attempted to break the record several times before. i wonder what he will do with it after displaying it. let's see the prospects for those trying to grow the biggest aspidistra in the world or a

enormous maros, with matt taylor. i think one slice per sandwich on a cucumber that size. it needs a lot of water and there is not much of that because we continue with a largely dry and store it for the next few days, very little rain, breezy in southern areas but is that it eases the temperatures should live. a chance of rain this weekend but not for everyone. this evening will be a fine sunset, a lot of cloud melting away, one area for cloud melting away, one area for cloud will develop as parts of northern england, yorkshire, parts of scotland and northern ireland breaking up which means a colder night than recent nights, temperatures in the rural highlands or the borders down to [i or 5 degrees but still in the teens in southern england, more of a breeze here in the southern edge of this area of high pressure keeps things largely dry but as winds meet across parts of northern england, cloud

bubbles up in the greatest chance of showers so start in the north—east, drifts across the pennines, may be the odd one in the midlands but away from that sunny spells, most in the morning and late in the afternoon and evening, temperatures with light winds and will feel warmer than today. into thursday, start with cloud across the south, that will break up but hazy sunshine towards the south—west link to showers and thunderstorms, most have a dry day, sunny spells, lighter winds all temperatures will see up a degree or two but then things change, low pressure in ice [and pushes down and joins one across france and as we go through friday and into the weekend is more substantial area of low pressure will develop and that will bring a chance of rain across much of the uk. on friday it mostly dry with sunny spells but showers breaking out, the odd heavy and

thundery one across parts of england but the bulk of rain likely to be western scotland and northern ireland, many places doing drives that the breeze picks up in the north and west, windier on saturday, outbreaks of rain around, some will be heavy and thundery and longer spells of rain in the south—west late in the day but still big gaps and some places will stay dry, warm enoughin and some places will stay dry, warm enough in the sunshine and there will be further rain this weekend into sunday. we will have more on bbc news.

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