today at six: a warning from hospitality bosses — the energy crisis could see the closure of pubs across the uk. they've sent an open letter to ministers. they say that without government support, landlords may call last orders, but for good. support, landlords may call last if support, landlords may call last we keep increasing beer if we keep increasing the cost of beer and food, the customers won't come out any more. they can't afford it. and we'll be looking at how the cost of living crisis is already hampering the government's levelling up plans. also on the programme: the worst floods in pakistan's history — an inquest into the death of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel how police officers try to her life. the worst floods in pakistan's history —

the un launches an emergency appeal. it's chief says the region is a climate crisis hotspot. pakistan is responsible only for a tiny proportion of global emissions, but it_ tiny proportion of global emissions, but it is_ tiny proportion of global emissions, but it is people here who are paying the price _ but it is people here who are paying the price for climate change. meghan tells a us magazine thatjust existing was enough to upset the dynamics of the royal hierarchy. and coming up on the bbc news channel: scott parker is the first managerial casualty of the new premier league season, sacked by bournemouth after their 9—0 thumping at liverpool. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there's more evidence today of the depth of the energy crisis. the impact on households is already self—evident but what about businesses, especially high street stalwarts like pubs? now bosses of some of the uk's

biggest pub chains have spoken out. they've sent an open letter to the government warning of "irreversible" damage to the industry without support. some pub landlords are facing bills that have already tripled over the last few months. our correspondent, danny savage, reports from skipton. in the centre of skipton, there are more than 20 pubs and bars. this is one of the oldest. their plans for the winter are extraordinary. they include specially insulated boards to put up after dark to keep the draft out, and a much bigger reliance on wood and coal rather than radiators. tom runs this and another pub. both have rising energy costs. i don't believe we can pass any of it on any more. we've got to a stage that the customers themselves have got the same problem. and if we keep increasing the cost of beer and food, the customers won't come out any more. they can't afford it.

at the other pub tom and jo own, energy prices have tripled. if that was reflected in the price of a pint, this would now be £14.85. do we stay open every day? do we close? jo is tom's mum and business partner. we'lljust have to hope the bills get better. that's all you can do is just hope that it gets better? yeah, it gets better, or we get some help, if the government help us. and that's what brewery owners and pub companies say must now happen, or many pubs will go out of business. we think there needs to be a small business energy price cap. consumers are benefiting from that cap, even though prices have increased, but unfortunately business is completely exposed to a market that's broken. and it's notjust pubs. other businesses are worried about rising energy bills as well. this sportswear shop is in an old mill, and a newly negotiated energy contract has just gone the opposite way to the ticket prices, by 50%.

if people want to try clothes on, we can't have customers freezing, so we have to leave it on. also, we can't have both doors closed all the time because then it looks like the shop's closed, so we have to have at least one door open to show customers that we are open. and that is the nub of the issue for so many businesses. there's only so far you can go with turning lights off to when you look closed. people will stop coming in. in financially squeezed communities across britain, the pips are squeaking. help is coming, but stand by for difficult times. what the government is also . going to do is provide a further package of support to help people with the cost of energy. _ what we've got to do i is get through the tough months ahead. i'm not going to, you know, | shrink from this — it is going to be, it is going to be tough in, er, the months to come. - many people here will be watching westminster next week for help, looking for anything to raise a glass to. danny savage, bbc news, skipton.

so, that's the impact the cost of living crisis is having on businesses. but now there's growing evidence that even a flagship programme like borisjohnson's commitment to level up, as he puts it, could become a casualty of budgetary costs and rising inflation. some councils are having to slim down projects and find the money themselves to fund any shortfalls. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports from two council areas where levelling—up plans are under pressure. beeston's had a bit of a lift. with many high streets struggling, the council here has invested in a cinema, a social cafe and new business base. ——business space. it encourages people to come into the town centre to use the facilities. councils across the country are regenerating local areas. some projects have government funding, but with inflation soaring, costs of materials and labour are shooting up, piling pressure

on stretched budgets. even here, the next phase of this scheme could cost tens of thousands more than planned. so, we are in a very strong position when it comes to financial resilience, but other communities and other councils, particularly in poorer areas, do not have that financial resilience, and they will find it impossible to meet the shortfall due to rising costs and rising inflation. so those projects might not happen for some places? i fear that they may not happen, and that is unfair. just down the road, the same council has plans for the former mining town of eastwood. it's bid for £20 million of government funding for a new gp surgery, swimming pool and library, but already knows the price could climb. this is the kind of overlooked place the government's promised attention. they are going to improve everything, and you never see anything better. nothing ever happens. a community to come to, you know, rather than just the same food - shops, charity shops, - hairdressers' and nail bars. part of what the government calls levelling up — this idea of improving opportunity

around the country — is about better high streets, transport links, public facilities. the government put millions into it, with more to come, but if these projects don't come off, it makes it hard for the next prime minister to say they've delivered on promises, and it's not just in former labour seats like this where it's a potential problem. in norfolk, this leisure centre's in line for a major upgrade, but costs have already risen by a third before a spade's in the ground. you see here, the grey building is the existing sports hall. the council leader's determined to make it happen but says inflation is forcing councils around the country to rethink projects. sadly, some of those are having to pause permanently, what could be an indefinite period. for others, they are making some really tough decisions about what they set out to achieve and what they can now realistically achieve. but all of us across the country want to do our best for residents and businesses, but we've got to make sure those schemes are viable. the government says £1.7

billion of investment has already been allocated for regeneration and growth, and it's working with all levels of government to deliver improvements, but there is no escaping the impact of inflation, which has the country firmly in its grip. alex forsyth, bbc news. in the last hour, more details have emerged _ in the last hour, more details have emerged about the final moments of nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel, nine—year—old olivia pratt— korbel, shot nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel, shot dead — nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel, shot dead in liverpool last week. an inquest _ shot dead in liverpool last week. an inquest into— shot dead in liverpool last week. an inquest into her death has been hearing — inquest into her death has been hearing about how officers tried to save her— hearing about how officers tried to save her life.— save her life. judith is in liverpool— save her life. judith is in liverpool for _ save her life. judith is in liverpool for us. - save her life. judith is in liverpool for us. what i save her life. judith is in - liverpool for us. what more have save her life. judith is in _ liverpool for us. what more have we heard? the court has heard those awful details about the last minute of olivia's lie. as you say, police officers raced here atjust after iopm last monday night, armed officers called to the scene, and when they turned up, they found a nine—year—old with a gunshot wound to the chest, and they scooped her up, put her in the back of a police car and braced to alder hey

children's's hospital, just about a mile or so from here. one of the officers was trying to stem the bleeding from olivia's chest by pressing his hand over it as he ran through the main entrance doors of the hospital, where he was met by the hospital, where he was met by the trauma team. there were extensive efforts there to save the little girl for more than an hour, including a blood transfusion, but we are told thatjust including a blood transfusion, but we are told that just after that time, just before 11:30pm, it was decided that those efforts should be stopped and resuscitation was stopped, and olivia's life was pronounced to have been lost. the coroner said he had also presided over the inquest of another child 15 years ago to the day of olivia's death. rhys years ago to the day of olivia's death. rhstones was shot in liverpool also met, and he said it was shocking to him that in the intervening years between the two fatal shootings of those children, that society hasn't changed for the better. in terms of the

investigation into olivia's murder, police say they are continuing to gather information from the local community. you can see the scene is still cordoned off. two men arrested last week on suspicion of murder have both been released on police bail. the united nations has launched an emergency appeal to help pakistan deal with devastating floods. the country's prime minister has said the floods are the worst in the country's history. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected, but mountainous regions in khyber pakhtunkhwa have also been badly hit. more than 1000 people are known to have been killed as roads, homes and bridges were washed away across the country. and officials estimate more than 33 million pakistanis, that's one in seven people, have been affected by the flooding. ourfirst report is from secunder kermani,

in the northwestern town of nowshera. along one of pakistan's busiest motorways, a makeshift camp. poor families forced from their homes, floodwater submerging everything they own. "i'm in so much pain, i can't even express it," says this woman. "we've even lost our honour. where else can we go?" wading through the suburbs of the northern city of nowshera, families trying to reach their homes. "we haven't been able to get to our house. just look at the road," says this woman. "how can we get there? no—one is helping us." this man, a chef, hasjust returned to his home for the first time. will you be able to buy these things again, rebuild this house? "no," he says, "i'm just asking god to help us get enough food for now. we've got nothing left. we couldn't save anything, just our children's lives. look at all of this."

livelihoods have been lost and billions of pounds of damage done to the country's infrastructure. wejoin a rescue boat transporting engineers, repairing an electricity line serving 200,000 people. floods happen during the monsoon here every year, but not like this. pakistan is responsible only for a tiny proportion of global emissions, but its people here who are paying the price for climate change. at a press briefing, the prime minister denied allegations his government had initially been slow to act, appealing for more international help. we will certainly learn from our experience, but i think the global community should stand by us today. it is a yawning gap between our requirements and what we are receiving till this point in time.

as the water begins to recede from here, the scale of the challenge of rebuilding is becoming clearer, both for ordinary families and for the country, with an economy already in a dire state. this is a disaster whose impact will be felt for years to come. secunder kermani, bbc news, nowshera. and we will speak to secun in a moment. how much of what we have seenin moment. how much of what we have seen in pakistan is linked to the climate crisis? extreme flooding can be caused or exacerbated by higher global temperatures. in fact, for every one degree of warming, air can hold around 7% more water vapour. if the geography is right, the air cooling over mountain ranges for example, the vapour falls as excess rain. in the case of pakistan, in the sindh province alone, there's been nearly 800% more rainfall than in a normal monsoon season.

no wonder experts believe pakistan is eighth in the list of countries most at risk from climate change. well, our correspondent secunder kermani is in islamabad for us this evening. i'm just trying to make the link with the climate crisis, but presumably what you have been reporting on, there is much more to it thanjust climate? reporting on, there is much more to it than just climate?— it than 'ust climate? look, george, the it than just climate? look, george, the picture — it than just climate? look, george, the picture is _ it than just climate? look, george, the picture is always _ it than just climate? look, george, the picture is always going - it than just climate? look, george, the picture is always going to - it than just climate? look, george, the picture is always going to be i the picture is always going to be complex, and certainly pakistan was not well—prepared for floods of this kind. the drainage system does not work well. many people live or work dangerously close to rivers in a way that we wouldn't see perhaps in places in the developed world, but that's partly the point — speaking to officials here, they say you have to officials here, they say you have to remember, pakistan is a developing country and there will always be flaws in the contingency planning, always a lack of resources. and pakistan is, as you

say, being hit by climate change. only this year, the country basically skipped out on the season of spring, going straight from winter to summer in some parts of the country. we saw temperatures peak at over 50 celsius. now, we've seen these incredibly torrential rains, and we have seen glacial ice. pakistan has more glacial ice than pretty much anywhere in the world other than the north and south poles, and that ice is also melting. it is also a cause for concern, so pakistani officials are saying that the country is really paying the price for the decisions made by the more developed world, and whilst the united nations has called for around £140 million to be raised and donated to the country, officials here are saying that the damage done to pakistan, to the infrastructure, people's livelihoods, crops, is around $8 billion worth, £8 million worth, i should say, and they need much more money to help them recover

from this disaster.— from this disaster. secunder, thank ou. there's more analysis about extreme weather and links to climate change on bbc news online, and by using the bbc news app. the time is 6:16. our top story this evening: a warning from hospitality bosses — pubs up and down the country could close without government support to cope with the energy crisis. it's been a tough year since emma raducanu stunned the tennis world with her victory at the us open — can she prove she's still got what it takes? coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... the highest—ranked player so far to defect from golf�*s pga tour. open champion and world number two cameron smithjoins the controversial saudi—backed liv series in time for their next event. more than two years after she and prince harry stepped back from their royal duties

and left the uk, the duchess of sussex has told an american magazine that she upset the "dynamic of the hierarchy" of the royal family "just by existing". in the interview with the cut magazine, meghan says it "takes a lot of effort to forgive". our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. it's the latest expression of the truth according to meghan — a 6,000 word article, based on an interview she's done with an american magazine called the cut in which she reflects on her departure from the british royal family. looking back to the few months she spent with the windsors as a working royal, she says of her and prince harry, "just by existing, we were upsetting the dynamic of the hierarchy." she doesn't explain what she meant. there was an ambiguous reference to family relationships. she told the interviewer, "harry said to me, i lost my dad in this process." according to sources, meghan was there referring to her broken relationship with her own father,

rather than to harry's relationship with prince charles. and then to forgiveness. did she have room for forgiveness between her, the royal family and her own family? "it takes a lot of effort to forgive," meghan said. "i've really made active effort, especially knowing that i can say anything." so, how will this latest intervention go down? there is a huge amount of respect, particularly in america, for the queen. so, actually, there's an argument that this could backfire. america is a conservative country, it has a lot of respect for the monarchy and a lot of respect for the notion of family. so, this idea of constantly firing salvos at your in—laws doesn't prove universally popular. meghan's many fans will doubtless applaud her candour. others may hope for a period of dignified silence. nicholas witchell, bbc news. now a look at some other stories making the news today.

a major operation has begun to clean the streets of edinburgh after a strike by ben workers in the city came to an end this morning. —— ben workers. two thirds of scottish councils have been affected by strikes and another wave of walk—outs are due next week after an improved pay offer was rejected. a 21—year—old man who died after being stabbed at this weekend's notting hill carnival, has been named as rapper takayo nembard. known as tk or stretch, he was found with serious injuries at around eight o'clock last night in the ladbroke grove area. he later died in hospital. police say there were a number of other violent incidents after what had been a largely positive event. a drought has been declared across south west england. bristol, somerset, south gloucestershire, dorset and parts of wiltshire have been moved to drought status following some of the driest conditions in nearly 90 years. it means 11 out of the 1a english regions are now officially in drought. two 16—year—old boys

have died after getting into difficulty at enagh lough, close to londonderry in northern ireland. they have been named locally as rueven joshy and jopu sebastain. our ireland correspondent chris page is at the scene. this is on the outskirts of londonderry, usually thought of as being a place of natural beauty, tranquillity, even. tonight, it is the scene of unspeakable grief. two teenage boys were looking forward to starting a new term at school, but now their families are mourning them after their most unexpected of deaths. joseph sebastian and reuven simon were among a group of friends who went on an end of summer cycling trip. the weather was fine yesterday. the teenagers stopped here, where some of them went for a swim. but tragedy took hold. the emergency services arrived early in the evening. 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, who were not involved in the incident, were obviously extremely traumatised by what they had seen. police divers found one body in the water. paramedics took another boy to hospital, but he was pronounced dead there. reuven and jopu lived a few miles away, in the city of derry. the priest in their local neighbourhood says the whole community is heartbroken. they're very much in the community, and anybody, certainly, it comes to church here certainly would know them. and they certainly will be feeling very, very sad for them today. there's a sense of disbelief about what happened in this peaceful, popular place. today, six bikes, bags and trainers left by the lakeside are the signs of young lives lost. chris page, bbc news, derry. a week today, the new prime minister will be in downing street. and whether it is liz truss or rishi sunak, they will have a bulging in—tray of challenges, starting, of course,

with the cost of living crisis. but there's lots more. throughout this week, we'll be looking at some of the key issues they'll need to deal with, starting today with the nhs. our health editor hugh pym is here now. yes, george. the new prime minister will have an overflowing in—tray when it comes to the nhs. that will be for england, as health is devolved. top of the agenda will be a&e and ambulance delays. according to the association of ambulance chief executives, handover delays caused harm to thousands of patients. ambulances lost almost 333,000 hours in the year tojuly 2022 — 18 times more than during the same period two years ago. that's because of logjams across the system, including hold—ups discharging patients fit to go home. this may be an extreme example — ambulances queueing last week to hand over patients at one hospital, but there were delays at many others. one heart attack patient told us

he waited two and a half hours for an ambulance, and his partner had to take him into hospital. we saw that i wasn't out of the woods, and if i'd left it any longer, or my partner had left it any longer getting me in, i wouldn't have made it. reflecting back on that, you know, i... it's quite a shock, and i feel quite let down by the system. and then there are the workforce issues — a commons report published last month found that england is now short of 12,000 hospital doctors and more than 50,000 nurses and midwives, and called this the worst workforce crisis in nhs history. maternity services are extremely stretched. more than 500 midwives left the nhs in the year ending in march 2022. and almost all social care providers are struggling to hire staff, and finding it difficult to retain them. ministers say that foreign recruitment is one short—term solution. crumbling infrastructure is another major issue affecting care. the department of heath said

it is committed to deliver a0 new hospitals by 2030, but there are already confirmed reports that some have had their opening dates delayed. this is the reality at one hospital trust. some of the buildings date back to the 1930s. they're on the list for new facilities, but still haven't had the final go—ahead. our working conditions within epsom st helier are not conditions that we believe are fit for 21st century health care. we really feel like our patients and our staff deserve facilities that would allow them to deliver the quality of health care that we would all wish to receive. and finally, could the nhs be more efficient when it comes to tackling the backlog? currently 6.73 million people are waiting for planned procedures and operations. this hospital is using technology to help get more patients treated and save costs by cutting back on paperwork. by using the app, we've been able to reduce the number

of patients who don't turn up for their appointment by half. an app allows patients to change appointment times and get information ahead of operations. managers know technology isn't the only answer. the nhs is complex, and we do have to make sure we cope and manage all of the different types of patients that use our service, so, yes, it will take time, and we have to continue to pursue it. the government has already said it's invested in specialist surgical centres and helping ambulance services. but the new pm may well find that with pressures mounting further interventions are needed. george. to tennis now — emma raducanu begins her defence of the us open title in new york later tonight after what's been a tough year since that staggering victory. and in the last hour british men's number one cameron norrie has

been in action. our sports news correspondent laura scott reports from flushing meadows. the serena show goes on for now, after a headline act that was unapologetically spectacular. for the start of the most hyped goodbye, this was a hyperbolic hello. serena williams, in sparkling form. diamonds in her hair, the same white beads she had worn in 1999 for her first grand slam title, donned by her daughter. with every point greeted like it was her last, the world number 80, danka kovinic, must have felt she had 2a,000 opponents, not one. and just as they weren't ready for her to walk awayjust yet, neither was she. she is twirling her way to the second round. and while she is playing like this, might she already be be reversing her retirement plans? yeah, i've been pretty vague about it, right? laughter. i'm going to stay vague, because, you know, right now, the more tournaments i play, i feel like the more i can belong out there. and that's a tough feeling to have.

from a 23—time grand slam champion, who's still figuring out if she wants to go after all, to the holder of the wildest win in history, who's still figuring out life at this level. last year, emma raducanu was unknown and unshackled. and the teenager's fans hope she can swing freely again, despite her new—found fame. hopefully she can be carefree and just enjoy it, like she did last year, which did wonders for her. having endured what she recently labelled a bad year, the 19—year—old might find life tough against the french veteran alize cornet tonight, but she says she is going to approach the match with positive energy. joining her in action on day two, the british men's number one, cameron norrie. the in—form seventh seed is considered the best chance for britain this time around. well, that proved to be a very one—sided opening match for cameron

norrie, which is exactly what he would have wanted in these hot and humid conditions. he took the first set 6—0 injust 18 minutes, and after withstanding some second set resistance from the frenchman, benoit paire, who recently spoke of his disgust for tennis, he took the second set 6—0. he admitted afterwards he was pretty nervous coming into the match, but said he feels able to block out the heat better than other players, and he showed that today. he's become the fourth british player through to round two. dan evans could welljoin him, he has taken an early lead in his first—round match. and later tonight, the spotlight will return tonight, the spotlight will return to emma raducanu, as she begins her title defence. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. not as hot as new york, but it has been a fine day to day across many

parts of the country. many people have been enjoying some late summer sunshine. following that sunshine, it's going to be a quiet night in aid, largely clear skies. there is a bit of cloud coming in from the north sea that could bring a few showers into the north—east of england. temperatures generally staying in double figures tonight. a chilly night with clearer skies developing in the north—east of scotland. tomorrow starts generally dry and sunny. that could be a few showers going for a while across the far north of england, as the cloud builds up we could get one or two showers in eastern england. could be quite breezy in the south, especially through the channel. but it's across southern parts of england and wales that we will see the highest temperatures, like today, the mid 20s. a drier day across scotland and northern ireland, probably more sunshine around as well. high—pressure extending down from the arctic circle, keeping it quiet and dry. this weather front threatens to bring some rain towards the channel islands, perhaps, on thursday. otherwise, probably a generally dry day. the old shower developing, but

if you want far between. most places will be fine with some sunshine. not as breezy in the south temperature is a shade higher, the low to mid 20s by thursday. a quiet few days dominated by high pressure, dry weather and warm sunshine. by the end of the week and particularly into the weekend, things are going to change. we are more likely to find some rain. the process starts on friday, whether it is the weather front coming up through the channel or a weather front from the atlantic, pressure is going to be falling on friday. we will start to see a bit more cloud. we may well see a bit more cloud. we may well see some rain coming into western scotland and northern ireland. ahead of that, there will be some spells of that, there will be some spells of sunshine. but a few more showers breaking out. they are going to be hit and miss, breaking out. they are going to be hitand miss, but breaking out. they are going to be hit and miss, but they could be heavy on thundery. the wind will be lighter across more of the uk, so it will feel warm between the showers in the sunshine. temperatures around about the mid 20s. things turning much more unsettled as we head into the weekend. difficult to get the details right, but there is a trend to something a little bit wetter.

thanks, darren.