granted, thank you very much. right now, we leave, rather bbc news viewers leave us. carry on your answer, radio only. thanks to nicky campbell putting your questions to the labour leader, sir keir starmer. i'm joined by our political correspondent helen catt. a range of questions and the last one we caught a bit of buzz from a black voter asking whether labour represented black people. we had questions on brexit, questions related to business on northern ireland. the issue of strikes as well. what where the key takeaways from that? , ., , ., well. what where the key takeaways from that? , ., . ., . from that? this was a chance, we have heard _ from that? this was a chance, we have heard a _ from that? this was a chance, we have heard a lot _ from that? this was a chance, we have heard a lot from _ from that? this was a chance, we have heard a lot from the - have heard a lot from the conservative contenders to be the

next prime minister, this was a chance to hear a bit more from the labour leader. as you said, very early on in the programme he was asked about his position on strikes. that has been a source of tension within the labour party within recent weeks is whether or not labour should be standing full square behind strikers joining picket lines and saying, this is right, we back striking workers. on theissue right, we back striking workers. on the issue on whether or not to join picket lines, sir keirjoined the party stands that they don't do that, but he defended it by saying the leader of the opposition has a different role to the leader of trade unions, it is up to the leader of opposition to try to get the labour party into government. that, i think, is also the way that we should look at everything we have heard in the last 45 minutes. if you think about where sir keir starmer is trying to position the party, so we know for example on things like the cost of living, single biggest

issue facing people at the moment. he was very keen to drive home that policy that labour has put forward about freezing the energy price cap, he wanted to drive home the advantage labour has had in the last couple of weeks of being able to put forward a clear policy while the conservative party leadership contest is still going on, so he very much defended that. he talked about the last ten years, economic growth being the achilles' heel, the economy had been broken and stagnant. but what we also heard in the last 45 minutes was still some of those tensions that they are within the labour party, they haven't entirely gone away, there were some callers who questioned what he has done since the 2017 election and now the party relates to what the party was then. questions about whether it is moving away from labour values. he strongly fought back against that. also, there was a notable action, whether

brexit could make the uk great, and he unequivocally said yes. he talked about changing, not changing but improve on the deal, sorry, that we currently have with brexit. the other interesting thing, it was put to him about what should be done about the situation in northern ireland? and that will be a thorn facing the next prime minister. he said he wouldn't rip up the agreement, he talked about trying to come up with other solutions like veterinary agreements. can come up with other solutions like veterinary agreements.— come up with other solutions like veterinary agreements. can we expect to see much _ veterinary agreements. can we expect to see much more _ veterinary agreements. can we expect to see much more from _ veterinary agreements. can we expect to see much more from sir _ veterinary agreements. can we expect to see much more from sir keir - veterinary agreements. can we expect to see much more from sir keir and i to see much more from sir keir and other members of the shadow cabinet as soon as the new prime minister, the new conservative leader is announced on monday? certainly, the focus in westminster _ announced on monday? certainly, the focus in westminster is _ announced on monday? certainly, the focus in westminster is likely - announced on monday? certainly, the focus in westminster is likely to - focus in westminster is likely to shift back to that next week when you get a new prime minister in place. there is a lot of set piece things that will happen, we will see the focus switch back towards that next week. this i think is keir starmer taking the opportunity before that happens to have a big

moment to address things and lay out his position. but of course, the opposition are going to be really keen to make their points when the new prime minister is, i am sure they are preparing for that to hit ground running.— they are preparing for that to hit ground running. helen, thank you very much- _ ground running. helen, thank you very much- the — ground running. helen, thank you very much. the time _ ground running. helen, thank you very much. the time is _ ground running. helen, thank you very much. the time is 9.49. - the bbc breakfast presenter, reporter, and strictly come dancing star bill turnbull, has died. he was 66, and had been diagnosed with cancer five years ago. bill appeared on bbc breakfast from 2001 until 2016, had spent his later years campaigning on prostate cancer. graham satchell looks back at his life thank you for letting me into your home in the morning, whether it's in the kitchen, the living room or, as i'm often told, the bedroom. and whether you've been with us for the past 15 years orjust this morning, i hope you find it worthwhile. it certainly has been for me. breakfast, back as usual

tomorrow from six. until then, have a great day, bye—bye. bill turnbull�*s final show on bbc breakfast tv in 2016. he became a much loved fixture in people's homes. so this is where it all started for me, up there on the top floor of those windows there, was the newsroom of radio clyde 261, the heartbeat of glasgow and the west of scotland. it's where i learned my craft as a cub reporter, had to learn some very tough lessons, very quickly. bill was at heart, always a reporter. his bbc career took him to the biggest stories, like the bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie in 1998. this may have been one of the shortest days of the calendar year, but for lockerbie, it's been the longest in its history. his style, honest, straight talking, down to earth. on many levels this is a thriving, bustling city doing very good business, like many others. we've been here for about 20 minutes and people have made us feel very welcome. but there is also a sense that at any point, something could go wrong.

from tear—away toddlers... oh, he's back. what you're doing here is a bit of psycho campaigning, you are planting a seed of doubt in the electorate's mind... ..to prime ministers... even if it explained away later, order has been restored. ..he was always ready with a quick one—liner. well, i was taking great interest in your isobars there, would you say they were tightly packed? they are quite tightly packed, yes. bill became a star of shows like strictly. but it was while filming celebrity bake—off for stand to cancer that he revealed his own diagnosis. the doctor said it's fairly clear from this that you have advanced prostate cancer. may the healing properties of your bees... again, bill was straightforward about the condition, clear with his advice. for heaven's sake, go and get yourselves tested. if you catch it early then that's much better than finding out too late.

his openness had a remarkable impact. the number of people getting treatment for prostate cancer went up by more than a third in a year. its very heart—warming when people get in touch and i think, i have done at least one useful thing in my life. helping thousands of other men remains, perhaps, his greatest legacy. bill turnbull, who has died at the age of 66. well many people have been paying tribute and sharing their memories.

a british man has been killed while volunteering as a medic in ukraine. craig mackintosh, from thetford in norfolk, died last week. his sister has raised more than £4,500 to bring his body home. the foreign office says it's supporting the family. our correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv. we understand craig mackintosh was

working as a medic and he died here in ukraine. we don't have the details about what happened, but his family have set up a page to raise money for his body to be repatriated to the uk. his sister described him as a war hero, a selfless man who died in the line of duty. a spokesperson for the foreign office said, we are supporting the family of a british man who died in ukraine and we are in contact with the local authorities. the family has already raised the money to bring his body back to the uk. just to give you an update of what is happening in the south of the country because a team of un inspectors is now travelling towards the separate sheer nuclear power plant. ukrainian authorities have accused russian authorities of shelling the route to be used by the inspectors. russia and ukraine have traded accusations about who's to blame for shelling the complex and the news this morning shows how difficult mission will be.

the un has accused china of "serious human rights violations" in a long—awaited report into allegations of abuse in xinjiang province. investigators say they uncovered "credible evidence" of torture against uyghur muslims and other ethnic minorities, which china denies. china had urged the un not to release the report — with beijing calling it a "farce" arranged by western powers. this is a report we've been waiting forfor quite some time. we've been waiting all day for the report and we've been waiting essentially a full year for this report release. i think what it does in particular, it really pierces this chinese government facade that there is nothing to see in the uyghur region. well, there is something to see and it's been confirmed by the un and what they say is that it might be crimes against humanity, right? these are no longer allegations, this is a confirmation of horrendous human rights abuses in the region at the moment. the disasters emergency committee has launched an urgent appeal to help the millions of people affected by floods in pakistan. more than 1000 people have died

and 6 million are in urgent need of humanitarian support. the charity has launched the appeal to "�*save and protect lives�*, with the un appealing for 138 million pounds to help deal what they've called an "�*unprecedented climate catastrophe'. rail workers will go strike again this month, in an ongoing dispute over pay. workers at 12 train companies will walk—out on the 15th of september, with another nine companies and network rail taking action on the 26th of september. the last surviving member of 1960s pop group, the monkees, is suing the fbi to try to force it to release all the information it gathered on the band. micky dolenz wants to see the full report of a heavily redacted fbi file of an informant who detected "subliminal anti—american messages" at a concert in 1967.

now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again, low pressure will be driving our weather from the weekend, but from today we have high pressure clinging on and the weather front coming up across the south of england bringing in some showers. so with the breeze coming in from the north sea, a few showers coming into eastern areas as well. after a chilly start across scotland and northern ireland, temperatures picking up and we will see some showers and any showers that form in northern ireland across the afternoon will fade quickly. as we head through the evening and overnight period, again there will be some showers coming in across the east but if anything the showers coming from the south will be widespread and some will be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. we have a weather front approaching being ploughed into the west and it

will not be as cold across scotland as it was last night. into tomorrow, still though showers moving northwards. they will be hit and miss, not all of us will catch one. out west, the rain gets into the outer hebrides and parts of northern ireland. temperatures, 15 to 26 degrees with a subtle change in the wind direction to more of a south easterly as opposed to the north—easterly we have had in the last few days. then we have showers which will be thundery and heavy and rain coming from the west. there will be dry and bright conditions in between and then we have gusty winds across the north and north—east and the south—west. but the positioning of those bands of rain could change, so keep watching. temperatures by then, 15 to about 23 degrees. into sunday, we still have rain moving around the area of low pressure, so moving northwards across scotland. the second band follows across northern ireland, part of england

and wales. some of it could be heavy and wales. some of it could be heavy and it will be windy, especially so in the south—west and also the north—east with temperatures up to 24 north—east with temperatures up to 2a degrees. as we head into the new working week, low pressure remains with us and you can see from the isobars, it will be windy, as well as wet. the longer range forecast for monday and tuesday remains unsettled with some rain and windy conditions. know what that feels like and i will not walk past that.

this is bbc news, these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. claims of torture are credible — the un releases its long—awaited report on allegations of human rights abuses against uyghur muslims in china the boss of the uk's third largest energy supplier proposes a plan to subsidise bills for the poorest households as costs continue to spiral. if we don't start working on this first thing on monday, we have a new government, a new prime minister, this has to be the first order of business and if we don't use every available moment over the next 12 weeks to solve this, we are going to see a winter like never before. speaking live here on bbc news, sir keir starmer denies labour's energy policy amounts to "kicking

the can down the road",