this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8pm. 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 for one a tiny proportion of global emissions, but it's people here who are paying the price for climate change. hospitality bosses warn of mass pub and brewery closures across the uk within months unless there's government support to cope with the energy crisis. an inquest into the death of nine year old olivia pratt korbel hears how police officers tried to save her life. two 16—year—old boys die after getting into difficulty, in a lough in county londonderry.

and the duchess of sussex tells a us magazine that just existing was enough to upset the dynamics of the royal hierarchy. and coming up: we'll hearfrom one gardener who's successfully grown the world's longest cucumber. it's a lot of fun growing a giant vegetable. you can compete notjust in the uk, you can compete around the world. it's incredible. 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 in the south by the provinces in the south by the worst provinces in the south by the worst affected. but mountainous regions further north have also been badly hit. more than 1,000 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. we have two reports from pakistan. in a moment, we'll hear from pumza filhani, who's in the southern city of sukkur. but first, our correspondent secunder kermani reports from 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 it's 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. everywhere you look, stillwater, the crisis to bring in pakistan. the key is her so long they disappear into the horizon. but they have not broken down. it is the country's roads that are broken. they keep life moving delivering food, petrol and even aid. with kilometres of connecting roads gone, deliveries have stalled. the few supplies that are making it to people are gone within minutes. the floods have also taken people's livelihoods. buffalo farming is big business in rural pakistan, and so food is not only needed for people but, for some, the concern is keeping their prized animals alive. translation: the food

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pride in. but when the floods came it took that away from them. the people that you see behind me where cotton farmers and also farmed maze. they told me had the floods not come, they would have something to take to the market and would have a way of looking after themselves, and yet now, they have to sit on the side of the road and wait for food be delivered. and this dirt road to nowhere, the people can go for days without eating. local aid is not enough, so even when a food truck comes, not everyone can be fed. with livelihoods destroyed in farming communities, for many of these people, aid is their last hope of surviving a tragedy that has taken so much from them. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are olivia utley, who's assistant comment editor at the daily telegraph, and the broadcaster, john stapleton.

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, and warning of "irreversible" damage to the industry in the absence of any support. our correspondent, danny savage reports from skipton in north yorkshire. 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.

how different will the pub landscape look in a year's 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. let's speak to sam hagger founder of the beautiful pubs collective, which runs three independent pubs in leicestershire. good to heavy with us. how tough our times for you will? what good to heavy with us. how tough our times for you will?— times for you will? what you know, in terms of — times for you will? what you know, in terms of an _ times for you will? what you know, in terms of an impact _ times for you will? what you know, i in terms of an impact post-pandemic, in terms of an impact post—pandemic, we are doing incredibly well, but that's not to say the pressure right now is probably even harder than during the pandemic in terms of operating the business and keeping it viable. ~ ., ., operating the business and keeping itviable. ~ ., ., , . operating the business and keeping itviable. ., ., , . , , it viable. what sort of price rises are ou it viable. what sort of price rises are you seeing — it viable. what sort of price rises are you seeing in _ it viable. what sort of price rises are you seeing in terms - it viable. what sort of price rises are you seeing in terms of - it viable. what sort of price rises| are you seeing in terms of energy and your costs that are threatening

the survival of pubs like yours but others as well up and down the count ? ., ~ ., ., , country? you know for the first time in our 14 years. _ country? you know for the first time in our 14 years, we _ country? you know for the first time in our 14 years, we are _ country? you know for the first time in our 14 years, we are actually - in our 14 years, we are actually subject to things that we just can't control. you know, the energy price rise has been one of them. there's so many factors now more than ever that put our business at risk. through no fault of our own. we've already received this huge inflation on food pricing, far more than we can pass on to our guests like was made in the clip they are, we pass everything on going out and enjoying yourself and having that downtime would become unviable. so 25% upwards in food inflation costs, you know, we've got a smallerjob market now in hospitality post pandemic. lots of people come up paying more of a premium to have a team in place to help us delight our guests. and

now the energy. talking about one site in particular we have seen it go threefold from an average electricity bill hitting our desks of 2200 a month to upwards of nearly £7,000 this month. that'sjust one cost line in one pub. it simply overtime going to be too much of a load for most businesses to bear. how much do you decide to pass on to your customers? if how much do you decide to pass on to your customers?— your customers? if i'm completely honest, your customers? if i'm completely honest. we _ your customers? if i'm completely honest. we just — your customers? if i'm completely honest, we just couldn't _ your customers? if i'm completely honest, we just couldn't pass - your customers? if i'm completely honest, we just couldn't pass any| your customers? if i'm completely i honest, we just couldn't pass any of it on to them. it would just make it unviable to go out. who wants to pay eight pounds of paint outside of london, who wants to pay £8 inside london. it's challenging, but the reality is itjust keeps coming. it's not going to end there. gas, for example, during the summer, we obviously had the benefits of having the central heating turned on, but as soon as that starts to kick back and, on that, we will see four five

grand a year more per month than what we were seeing this time last year. it'sjust what we were seeing this time last year. it's just too what we were seeing this time last year. it'sjust too much what we were seeing this time last year. it's just too much at a time when our businesses are already... bird and coming out of the pandemic. and so what sort of help would you like from the government to? because we have heard a lot of debate about how much help there should be for households and vulnerable families, but what about businesses like yours? i but what about businesses like ours? ~' ., but what about businesses like ours? ~ ., ., ,, ,,, yours? i think for all businesses, not 'ust yours? i think for all businesses, notjust hospitality, _ yours? i think for all businesses, notjust hospitality, i _ yours? i think for all businesses, notjust hospitality, i think- yours? i think for all businesses, not just hospitality, i think the i notjust hospitality, i think the price cap would be appropriate just to give us a bit of certainty. i think the problem right now is there isjust no think the problem right now is there is just no certainty any more. it's really, really hard because when you have certainty or at least a little bit of it, you can make plans and preparations. and it may well be that businesses aren't viable even with the price cap, but at least you will know, have time to plan, work out what you can afford and make the necessary decisions rather than it all going horribly wrong and we see

huge unplanned job losses and things like that. i think secondly, what would help right now, back to the changes that were made in the pandemic, the adjustment to the rate of vat. and hospitality in particular, we charge vat on food and drink, and you know, we do as a country have one of the highest rates of vat in europe, and i do think that, you know, reducing that to me be 15% or even 17 and a half in some cases, some turnover, would make an massive impact to give us more of a chance to pay those bills right now. more of a chance to pay those bills riaht now. ,., ., ., more of a chance to pay those bills riaht now. ., ., ,, ., i. more of a chance to pay those bills riaht now. ., ., ,, ., ,, ., right now. good to talk to you, and really good luck — right now. good to talk to you, and really good luck to _ right now. good to talk to you, and really good luck to you. _ right now. good to talk to you, and really good luck to you. i _ right now. good to talk to you, and really good luck to you. i hope - right now. good to talk to you, and really good luck to you. i hope you | really good luck to you. i hope you do make it through these tough times that are here with us right now. the founder of the beautiful pubs collective which runs three independent pubs in leicestershire. many thanks. more details have emerged about the final moments of nine year old olivia pratt

korbel, who was shot dead in liverpool last week. an inquest into her death has been hearing about how officers tried to save her life. our correspondent judith moritz has more. well, the courts heard those awful details about the last moments of olivia's life, has a say, police officers raced herejust after ten o'clock last monday night having been called to the scene. and when they turned up, they found the nine—year—old with a gunshot wound to the chest. they scooped her up, put her in the back of a police car, raced with her to the children's hospitaljust about a mile or so up from here. one of the officers trying to stem the bleeding from olivia's chest by pressing his hand over it as he ran to the main entrance doors of the hospital where he was met by a trauma team. their extensive efforts there to save the little girl for more than an hour including cardiac massage, blood transfusion and so on, but we are told thatjust transfusion and so on, but we are told that just after that time just before half past 11 at night, it was

decided that those efforts should be stopped, resuscitation was stopped and olivia's life pronounced lost. the coroner who opened the inquest today said that 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 murdered, shot in liverpool, and andrew said that it is shocking to him that in the intervening years between the two shootings, the two fatal shootings of those children that society hasn't changed for the better. in terms of the investigation here in two olivia's murder, merseyside police continue, they say, to gather information from the local community. you can see that the scene here is still cordoned off. two men who are less negative arrested last week on suspicion of murder have both been released on police bail. irate murder have both been released on olice bail. ~ ., ., ., ., police bail. we are going to get a full sorts police bail. we are going to get a full sports round _ police bail. we are going to get a full sports round up _ police bail. we are going to get a full sports round up for _ full sports round up for you including the latest at the us open. mark edwards has the details. starting out with flushing meadows, of course.

we're going to start at flushing meadows....|t was cruise control for cameron norrie as he coolly made his way into the second round of the us open the seventh seed with a stylish straight sets win over frenchman benoit paire to kick start his campaign in new york. dan glyde was watching the action. wimbledon semifinalist seated in the top ten, a grand slam for the first time, never can and ray's stop was rising. continue to flushing meadows, the service brake in the first game set the mood. the frenchman immediately on the back foot, failed to win a game in the first set. in the second pairs tactics changed, no more long rallies, quick points and more success. despite that committee informs nori refused to yield. second set to the series. the pair needed his serve to hold up in the third. it didn't. cameron was relentless, famed for his fitness

and the british number one had his foot firmly on the frenchman's throat. he will face a much tougher task this fortnight, expect his chances to continue to climb. emma raducanu begins the defence of her us open title later tonight and it's a toughish looking first round draw against french veteran alize cornet. raducanu, of course, with that famous run in new york as a qualifier last year, winning ten matches in a row. but since then she has failed to win more than two at any tournament. our sports news correspondent laura scott is in new york. i feel like it's been ifeel like it's been an injury nightmare after injury nightmare, the blisters, but she will take confidence, of course, from having recently beaten serena williams and victoria, and of course, wejust don't know which emma we will see when she takes to the court against the french veteran. she does say that she is going to approach this us open with positive energy, and of

course, she has the best memories of any player from last year. we will see what we get tonight from emma, of course, she comes here in a totally different frame of mind to this time last year when she was unknown and unshackled. of course, there will be a certain sense of expectation on her this year after what she has called a pretty bad year. we willjust see which emma we get tonight on the louis armstrong stadium. plenty of action in the premier league this evening. four matches under way. brighton have the chance to end the day at top of the table for the first time. they are away to fulham.chelsea travel to southampton. crystal palace host brentford. and frank lampard's everton are looking for their first win of the season against leeds. 0-0 0—0 between crystal palace and branford. jack ross and scott parker both

paid the price for 9—nil defeats over the weekend. ross was sacked today after dundee united's thrashing at the hands of celtic. parker also losing hisjob earlier after bournemouth went down by the same scoreline at liverpool that was their third defeat in a row. in his post match interview on saturday, he criticised the club's lack of investment in the squad saying the team was "ill—equipped at this level". first team coach gary o'neil will take temporary charge against wolves tomorrow night the rift in golf continues. with this year's open champion cameron smithjoining the 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 controvsery in the sport. he will be in the field for the fourth liv event of the year that starts in boston this friday. and finally what about this for a catch. naomi dattani and alice

monaghan for london spirit helped put an end to birmingham phoenix's chances of reaching the knockout stage of the women's hundred. spirit, who also can't make the next stage, won by four wickets at lord's. that's all the sport for now. we'll have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. thank you very much indeed. a very good catch indeed. ukraine says it's successfully broken through russian lines, after beginning a counter—attack in the south of the country. the fighting is centred around the city of hairson, 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. our correspondent, hugo bachega, has more details. well, for quite some time, it's been expected that the ukrainians would launch a major offensive to retake

kherson it, which is been under russian occupation since the early days of the war. and for weeks, the ukrainians have been targeting russian positions, supply lines, infrastructure, deep inside russian —controlled territory away from the front lines, and that's only been possible because of the sophisticated weapons being supplied by the west. we could be think the beginning of this counteroffensive. yesterday, the ukrainian military said operations had been launched in multiple locations in the south. today, the russian military, the ukrainian military, rather, said russian positions, ammunition depots, equipment had been attacked. now, it is really, really hard to independently verify those claims because it is difficult to get access to a residential living in kherson in occupied territory. but last night, president zelensky didn't talk about what is happening

in kherson. he said ukraine was taking back territory but he had a message to russian soldiers. "if you want to survive, it's time to go home." the first shipment of wheat from ukraine to africa has arrived on the continent. ukraine and russia are the world's biggest exporters, 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 now been allowed to take stocks from ukraine. the vessel, the 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. our africa correspondent, catherine byaruhanga reports. 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 1.5 million people in ethiopia for a month. we will, over the course of the next couple of days, discharge this vessel, load it onto trucks and move it up into ethiopia. from there, we will be supporting northern ethiopia, the refugees, and then of course those affected by the drought. 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 40 years, and the un hopes that the private sector will take inspiration from this shipment and bring in more grain. across east africa, it's 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. translation: i'm a pasturalist. in fact, 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 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 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. 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 experiencing problems in the water. the boys had stopped off at the lough while cycling in the area. our reporter, keiron tourish, has sent us this update. a poignant scene at enagh 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.

a drought has been declared in the whole of the south west of england, despite recent rainfall. the decision means eleven out of the environment agency's fourteen english regions are now officially in drought, after some of the driest conditions in nearly ninty years. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor hello. after another fine end to the day for many of you, a much cooler night to come tonight across some northern areas. that's because the cloud we've seen in scotland and northern ireland continues to thin and break up. there will be a little bit here and there. also seeing a bit more cloud drift in across yorkshire and parts of north—east england. here, a greater chance of showers, but clear skies elsewhere, bit of a north—south split in temperature. it's across rural parts of scotland, maybe around the south, through the borders of norther england, we could see temperatures drop down to around 4 or 5 degrees. notice, though, we're sitting in the low teens in southern parts, still got that east or northeasterly breeze blowing, as we'll have tomorrow, but a lot of sunshine to come through the morning. bit of cloud bubbling up

through the day, but most will stick with sunny spells, most will stay dry. a sunny day for scotland and northern ireland. feeling warmer here. but northern england, parts of the north midlands, north wales, there will be slightly more cloud at times. and here, the chance of one or two showers. breeziest in the south, lightest winds in the north, so a pleasant day, really, for many of you where you get the sunshine, with the highest of the temperatures, southern counties of england and south wales, at 24 or 25 degrees. the headlines on bbc news. the worst floods in pakistan history, they launch an emergency appeal and it says that the region is a climate crisis hotspot. hospitality bosses are warning of mass closures across the uk within months. unless this government support to help them cope the energy crisis. an inquest into the death of

olivia. as of the officers tried to save her life stuck to 60—year—old boys died after getting into lock and the dairy. an american magazine has been told that simply existing was enough to upset the dynamics of the royal hierarchy. warning that without extra support in the next few weeks, the rising energy costs could be more damaging to their industry than the effects of the covid—19 pandemic. let's get more now on the news that the british beer and pub association has warned that without extra support in the coming weeks the rise in energy costs could be more damaging to their industry than the effects of the covid pandemic. six of the uk's largest pub and brewing companies have written an open letter to the government calling for urgent action to stop jobs and businesses being lost. ministers have said they'll continue to support the hospitality sector

when it comes to "navigating the months ahead". we can speak now to tom stainer, who's the chief executive of camra, the campaign for real ale that represents 160,000 beer and cider drinkers and supports the pub trade. he joins us live from northampton. how worried are you about the future of our pubs?— of our pubs? incredibly worried because pups _ of our pubs? incredibly worried because pups are _ of our pubs? incredibly worried because pups are looking - of our pubs? incredibly worried because pups are looking for. of our pubs? incredibly worried - because pups are looking for 50096 of our pubs? incredibly worried because pups are looking for 50096 increases of our pubs? incredibly worried because pups are looking for 50096 increases in of our pubs? incredibly worried because pups are looking for 50096 increases in their of our pubs? incredibly worried because pups are looking for 50096 increases in their ener: of our pubs? incredibly worried because pups are looking for 50096 increases in their ener: costs increases in their energy costs there's no way they can pass that on there's no way they can pass that on the customers and they have to close the door that could affect thousands of pups across the country that provide incredibly valuable community centres for communities and provide lots of employment and bringing in money to local businesses and supplies and so, not taking money out of these and bringing them in.— bringing them in. they are an intrinsic part _ bringing them in. they are an intrinsic part of— bringing them in. they are an intrinsic part of many - bringing them in. they are an - intrinsic part of many communities, aren't they?— aren't they? they can combat isolation and _ aren't they? they can combat isolation and give _ aren't they? they can combat isolation and give people - aren't they? they can combat isolation and give people a i aren't they? they can combat i isolation and give people a place aren't they? they can combat - isolation and give people a place to meet and also their local

communities. but big benefits going to the pub and many areas it's the last public space post offices and everything is closing down. the only way you can meet people around she was in the pub and. —— is around the pub. what if they don't reopen? the pub, once the disclosed _ what if they don't reopen? the pub, once the disclosed tickets _ what if they don't reopen? the pub, once the disclosed tickets sold - what if they don't reopen? the pub, once the disclosed tickets sold and i once the disclosed tickets sold and redeveloped as a flat or convenience store orjust knock down completely. that valuable community asset is lost to the people who use it forever. fix. lost to the people who use it forever. �* ., ., ., ., forever. a lot of debate about how government _ forever. a lot of debate about how government should _ forever. a lot of debate about how government should help _ forever. a lot of debate about how i government should help households and families that are struggling with energy bills, what support do you think they should be giving to businesses and in particular, pubs? all businesses should have a

business press cap and hospitality and taxpayers served in pubs to help them compete in supermarkets and it's reported as quickly as possible and to contain 20 l so pines in the pub and less tax and other bills. and during the pandemic, we needed another but notjust on alcohol as well and a formal business rate which is disproportionately penalised pub businesses compared to others in this country. some independent _ others in this country. some independent pumps - others in this country. some independent pumps and - others in this country. some i independent pumps and they're others in this country. some independent pumps and they're saying that you cannot pass on these huge energy costs to the consumer otherwise it would be to include a 14 quit or something ridiculous. and 14 quit or something ridiculous. and ubs are 14 quit or something ridiculous. fific pubs are the key 14 quit or something ridiculous. fific pubs are the key in energy 14 quit or something ridiculous. e"ic pubs are the key in energy costs 14 quit or something ridiculous. el"ic pubs are the key in energy costs by 500% now can increase by 500%? some we did in somerset already in the cost of living crisis and more than

50% of the public was saying that the price was already unaffordable at £56 a pint if you increase that to 15 or £25, it is not going to get this in pubs in and they will close for that reason.— this in pubs in and they will close for that reason. these are pubs that survived almost _ for that reason. these are pubs that survived almost against _ for that reason. these are pubs that survived almost against the - for that reason. these are pubs that survived almost against the odds . for that reason. these are pubs that| survived almost against the odds the covid—19 pandemic in their face survived almost against the odds the covid—19 pandemic in theirface it with me being even more difficult crisis stability some of the covid—19 pandemic but that support from the government and they had business rates in the attic for the scheme. they're not actually looking at increase costs of running the business and massive increase costs of running the business with no support from government at the moment and so, we need that energy code, we need vat cut to help them survive. do not forget the government toward a huge amount of support we welcomed it in the industry welcome to during lockdown, all the money would been wasted if pups all the money would been wasted if pups are district to get back on the few refers to close due to energy

rates. ., ~' , ., few refers to close due to energy rates. . ,, , ., ., few refers to close due to energy rates. . «e , ., ., ., «e ., few refers to close due to energy rates. . «e ., ., «e ., , there's growing evidence that the government's flagship "levelling up" programme 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 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. 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 — including the challenges facing the nhs. our health editor hugh pym has been setting out the task ahead of the new pm. the new prime minister 11 overflowing entree when it comes to the nhs they'll be for england as health is the fall. top with the agenda is andy and ambulance holdups. according the chief executives handy for delays caused harm to thousands of patients and ambulances lost almost 333,000 hours in the year tojuly 2000 22,18

times more than during the same period two years ago. that is because of logjams across the system, including holdups discharging patients fit to go home. this may be an extreme example, ambulances queuing up last week and patients at hospital but there were two plates had to make delays in many areas, one way between a half hours for an ambulance and his partner to take him at the hospital. we went out of the woods if we had left it any longer, bringing in men and i would not of made it. and then their workforce issues. they found that england is not short of 12,000 hospital doctors and more than 50,000 nurses and midwives they call this the worst workforce crisis in nh is history. this the worst workforce crisis in nh is history-— this the worst workforce crisis in nh is history. maternity services are extremely — nh is history. maternity services are extremely stretched. - nh is history. maternity services

are extremely stretched. more i nh is history. maternity services i are extremely stretched. more than 500 midwives left the nhs in the year ending in march 2022. in almost all social care providers are struggling to hire staff find it difficult to retain them. ministers say that foreign recruitment is one short term solution.— short term solution. crumbling infrastructure _ short term solution. crumbling infrastructure is _ short term solution. crumbling infrastructure is a _ short term solution. crumbling infrastructure is a major- short term solution. crumbling infrastructure is a major thing i infrastructure is a major thing affecting terror but is necessary to deliver hospitals by 2030 but there are already reports that some of had their own opening dates delayed. this is the reality at one hospital trust, some of these buildings feedback to the 1930s and there on the list for new facilities but have not have final go—ahead. thea;r the list for new facilities but have not have final go-ahead. they are not have final go-ahead. they are not conditions _ not have final go-ahead. they are not conditions that _ not have final go-ahead. they are not conditions that we _ not have final go-ahead. they are not conditions that we believe - not have final go-ahead. they are not conditions that we believe are fit for the 21st century health care. we really feel that our patients and our staff deserve but will allow them to deliver the quality of health care that we all wish to receive.—

wish to receive. into the nhs be more efficient _ wish to receive. into the nhs be more efficient when _ wish to receive. into the nhs be more efficient when it _ wish to receive. into the nhs be more efficient when it comes . wish to receive. into the nhs be more efficient when it comes to | more efficient when it comes to tackling the backlog? 6.73 million people are waiting for planned operations and procedures. this hospital is using technology to help get more patients treated and save costs by cutting back on paperwork. by costs by cutting back on paperwork. by using the app, we were able to reduce the amount of patients who do not show up for the appointment by half. ., not show up for the appointment by half. . . ., , not show up for the appointment by half. . ., ., , , ., half. that allows people to change appointment _ half. that allows people to change appointment times _ half. that allows people to change appointment times and _ half. that allows people to change | appointment times and operations, the nhs is complex we do have to make sure that we cope and manage all of the different types of patients that use our service. yes, it will take time and we have to continue to pursue it. there investing in specialist services and helping ambulance services for the new prime minister says that with pressure is mounting, further

interventions are needed. 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 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, 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? 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.

i'm joined by christine ross, co—host of us weekly�*s "royally us" podcast. what do you make of this interviewer and what stands out? 51am what do you make of this interviewer and what stands out?— and what stands out? such an interesting — and what stands out? such an interesting interview - and what stands out? such an interesting interview and - and what stands out? such an | interesting interview and many people are talking about it nonstop so i think it accomplish what she wanted to, to get her name out there and start the conversation. i think she is desperately trying to shape her and mitch post royalfamily and she's trying to shape that image into exactly what she wants the public to see her as. this interview did a lot to show her as bubbly and candid and quaintly awkward in some respects but also very wealthy and very privileged and others. she was very privileged and others. she was very purposeful and everything she said. is very purposeful and everything she said. , , . very purposeful and everything she said. ,, . , very purposeful and everything she said. ,,. very purposeful and everything she said. ,_ ., ., «e very purposeful and everything she said. ,, . ., ., «e ., said. is such is sort of talking to the public. _ said. is such is sort of talking to

the public, which _ said. is such is sort of talking to the public, which public - said. is such is sort of talking to the public, which public was - said. is such is sort of talking to - the public, which public was smacked the public, which public was smacked the american public and what do they make and what it's been their reaction to this interview? this was definitely for _ reaction to this interview? this was definitely for the _ reaction to this interview? this was definitely for the americans. - reaction to this interview? this was definitely for the americans. she i definitely for the americans. she chose the cut which is very much an american news outlet that's not very well known in the uk and the demographic definitely knows about this magazine, it's younger, more youthful, bit more edgy. she was aiming forthe youthful, bit more edgy. she was aiming for the exact woman she wants listening to our podcast and she was hoping to appeal to them on a down to earth level acting for the americans who already liked meghan, not a lover, she candid, funny but for the americans were on the fence or were not her biggest fans, now they find her very annoying. they can't stand her now. and throughout america, there's this polarisation of meghan where you either love her or you hate her and there's not a lot of opinion in the middle it all. and who feel sympathy for the queen? meghan talks about the real

hierarchy and how to display existing, she and harry were up sitting the dynamic of the real hierarchy. but how many americans are sympathetic to that real hierarchy? in other words, the traditional real family, hierarchy? in other words, the traditional realfamily, the queen, prince charles, prince williams and someone? �* , ., ,, someone? americans love the queen. because of the — someone? americans love the queen. because of the jubilee _ someone? americans love the queen. because of the jubilee this _ someone? americans love the queen. because of the jubilee this past - because of thejubilee this past june, they were american ex—pats everywhere. —— there were. they have done a good job supporting queen elizabeth ii from meghan markle the celebrity. i don't know how meghan is going to cope with that because she has just become a very famous celebrity right now where is the queen is this timeless icon that americans and everyone worldwide really respects. americans and everyone worldwide really respects-— really respects. critics say that there she _ really respects. critics say that there she is — really respects. critics say that there she is playing _ really respects. critics say that there she is playing the - really respects. critics say that there she is playing the victim | there she is playing the victim again in one of her lines was a takes a lot of effort to forgive and i've really made an active effort, especially knowing that i can say

anything and there is an implicit threat there that she could say much more that would upset the royal family more. it more that would upset the royal family more-— family more. it did end on that thinly veiled _ family more. it did end on that thinly veiled threat _ family more. it did end on that thinly veiled threat but - family more. it did end on that| thinly veiled threat but meghan family more. it did end on that i thinly veiled threat but meghan is really going to struggle to create longevity in her popularity because with royalty comes this timeless longevity that we've seen from the queen, that we've seen even today in a prince of wales is usually popular that's because she was this royal and try to carve a different roofers of, she's going to stroke without longevity. —— diana princess of wales. we will see these threats come to light if she is very desperate for popularity. rubbish continues to pile up in

other council areas in the disputes about pay and of scotland correspondent has the latest. cleaner here now but the streets are still a very sticky. but give it an hour or an still a very sticky. but give it an hour oran hourand a still a very sticky. but give it an hour or an hour and a half, there was rubbish piled high beyond the bins for a good five or six metres surrounding it and there were spots like this all over in particular the city centre because 12 days of rubbish is actually an awful lot to clear away. they have put extra resources to clear these sides and they cleared the sides and they cleared this with a little while ago and there were refuse workers clearing the streets and sweeping the streets just to the left of me here and several lorries passed by the next few minutes but this is just a respite here in edinburgh. other counsel areas in scotland and

the workers are still on strike and the workers are still on strike and the strikes. or pause for the duration and then they will resume again and next tuesday, much more coordinated action which will rule in schools and some schools as well because this dispute is far from over. 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. our correspondent in sydnery, 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.

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. a man in southampton has broken the guinness world record, for growing the world's longest cucumber. sebastian suski who's an amateur gardener, produced the whopping 44 inch monster. he's been growing oversized vegetables for more than seven years. he'd attempted to break the cucumber world record, several times before. jon cuthill reports. he isa he is a grower and to show her. sebastian is been exhibiting his monster veg for years. i sebastian is been exhibiting his monster veg for years.- monster veg for years. i group pumpkins. — monster veg for years. i group pumpkins. i — monster veg for years. i group pumpkins. i grew— monster veg for years. i group pumpkins, i grew long - monster veg for years. i group pumpkins, i grew long areas i monster veg for years. i group i pumpkins, i grew long areas and monster veg for years. i group - pumpkins, i grew long areas and for a few years. it's a lot of fun growing giant vegetables and at this in the uk, you can compete around the world. but in the uk, you can compete around the world. �* ., _, , ., the world. but one record proved elusive until— the world. but one record proved elusive until now. _ the world. but one record proved elusive until now. last— the world. but one record proved

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vegetables. i we definitely need to start with vegetables-— we definitely need to start with venetables. ., , , , ., vegetables. i have goals this year as well and _ vegetables. i have goals this year as well and the _ vegetables. i have goals this year as well and the cucumbers - vegetables. i have goals this year as well and the cucumbers my i vegetables. i have goals this year. as well and the cucumbers my goal and i hope i can have that. so, i believe i will and it'sjust and i hope i can have that. so, i believe i will and it's just comes with time. believe i will and it's 'ust comes with that believe i will and it's 'ust comes withtime. ., , , with time. and with veg that sides, he's ttoin with time. and with veg that sides, he's going to _ with time. and with veg that sides, he's going to need _ with time. and with veg that sides, he's going to need a _ with time. and with veg that sides, he's going to need a bigger- with time. and with veg that sides, he's going to need a bigger bowl. i with time. and with veg that sides, i he's going to need a bigger bowl. -- size. that would make a lot of cucumber sandwiches. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor at changing meteorological season and a change leader in season, we could see rain more widely across the country but before we get there, most cases try little bit breezy in the breeze eases down in temperature should start to rise especially with more sunshine across, northern ireland and the to break through tonight and a chilly night for some across parts of eastern scotland on the board is northern england could sea temperatures down to run for 5

degrees was the bed for the south to the breeze and temperatures sitting in the low teens and the biggest change will be across parts of northern england and particularly across parts of yorkshire initially in the northeast in high pressure in charge and making things more dry and windy of yorkshire initially in the northeast in high pressure in charge and making things more dry and windy to the south and will have a zone of clouds drifting a greater chance of under two showers and many will stay dry in these regions and any showers through and far between them was of a dry day in morning and it will climb to the afternoon and sunday spells from na. with more sunshine it's on the board is a northern anglican sea temperatures down to run for 5 degrees was the bed for the south to the breeze and temperatures sitting in the low teens and the biggest change will be across parts of northern england and particularly across parts of yorkshire initially in the northeast in high pressure in charge and making things more dry and windy to the south and will have a zone of clouds drifting and it mayjust affect the north midlands in wales but within comes a greater chance of under two showers and many will stay dry in these regions and any showers through and far between them was of a dry day in the best ascension in the morning and it will climb to the afternoon and sunday spells from na.

with more sunshine in scotland and across england and wales, they'll break up in some sunny spells will take into the afternoon and most a and staying of the libido winds a bit lighter and more widely in the low to mid 20s. and on friday, it goes down an area in france to a larger area on the weekend and effecting the release and western areas and friday with that shower and the rumble of thunder breaking out and enter northern ireland but may place a staying dry at the stage and pleasantly warm in the sunshine. breeze picking up across the far northeast of scotland in the wind across many northern areas is going to saturday with a wind gust get 13 or 45 miles an hour. are bricks of rain here and there which will be heavy and thundering but noticed there are still gaps around places and will not see much, if any rain to the northeast of scotland where it will be quite windy and more downpours to come across the uk, especially for wells on sunday. especially for wales on sunday.

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