that we have here in the british isles and if he feels inspired enough to take a picture of it, that's great. if he doesn't want to take a picture of it, that's fine as well. usually when he does take a picture of it, he takes a better picture than his dad but that's the way it should be as well. the competition is now in its 58th year. more than 40,000 entries were submitted from all over the world. an exhibition will be created and a winner will be chosen in october, but for this little boy, getting recognised like this has boosted his confidence and made his family enormously proud. jo black, bbc news, norfolk. let's get a picture of the weather now. stav danaos is here. it's the first day of meteorological

autumn and although it will feel warm by the weekend, it will feel pretty autumnal with wet, windy weather affecting more western parts of the country. we've got high pressure dominating the scene today, a few weather fronts across the south. they brought showers to south—east england, the odd heavy one in hampshire and berkshire. further north, an odd shower but most places dry. the best of the sunshine across the north and it will feel quite warm, low 20s for many, up to the mid 20s in the south—east, quite breezy across southern areas. the showers get going across southern areas, more widespread, the odd heavy one, rumbles of thunder, showers in the far north—west of the uk as well. in warmer air mass so not quite as chilly across scotland as the last few nights. for friday, high pressure dominates the scene but we've been closed in by the weather fronts, one in the south bringing showers to england and wales, some heavy once for south—west scotland and northern ireland, but elsewhere some good sunny spells and feeling

warmer, up to 26 degrees in the south—east. then for the weekend low pressure really sets in, it's going to turn wet and windy across western areas. there will be some blustery, heavy showers further north and east. here it is, this low pressure system developing. quite a few isobars in the chart on the north of the uk for saturday so it will be windy with local gales. a band of heavy rain pushing into northern ireland, wales, south—west england, ahead of it a line of thundery downpours affecting more central parts of england and it will be very blustery, squally downpours at times pushing into scotland as the day wears on. temperatures, it will feel quite warm, fairly humid, the low to mid 20s for many. sunday, pretty unsettled. the band of heavy showers pushing across scotland. another one affecting western parts of the uk spreading northwards. it could be the south—east that may escape the rainfall, we will see further sunny spells here but it will be a windy day especially in the south—west quadrant, wales, south—west england

could see local gales. temperatures up could see local gales. temperatures up to 25 degrees in the south—east where it will be warmest. generally the mid to high teens further west where we have the wind and rain. this area of low pressure sits out to the west of the uk even into next week spinning up heavy and thundery showers and it will stay quite blustery and it looks pretty unsettled into next week, quite an autumnal feel after the warm, dry, sunny weather we have had of late. that's all from the bbc news at 0ne. it's goodbye from me. 0n bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon. this is the bbc news channel, i'm laura mcghie, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news.

there will be at least one more, encore, in her singles career for serena williams, who reached round 3 of the us open with a stunning win over the second seed annet kontavayt, who's in her prime at 26. and although she was the strong favourite, she lost the first set on a tie break, to williams, who turns 41 next month, and intends to retire after, this, her home grand slam to concentrate on her family. williams ran out of steam, in the second set, but she recovered to win an edgy decider. and so the show goes on, but does she think she can go on and win the tournament? i cannot think that far. i don't like _ i cannot think that far. i don't like i've — i cannot think that far. i don't like i've said, i'm having fun and enjoying— like i've said, i'm having fun and enjoying it— like i've said, i'm having fun and enjoying it and, honestly, i've had so many— enjoying it and, honestly, i've had so many tough matches that ijust feel like _ so many tough matches that ijust feel like being prepared for everyone that i play is going to be really. _ everyone that i play is going to be really, really difficult and just to -et really, really difficult and just to get through those moments.

and britain's rising starjack draper, has enjoyed another stunning win, beating the number 6 seed, felix auger alliaseem, in straight sets to reach round 3. to football and manchester united have signed brazil winger antony from ajax for an initial fee of 95 million euros thats £82 million. the deal, which includes a potential £5 million of add—ons, is the fourth most expensive signing in premier league history. the 22—year—old has signed a contract until 2027, with the option of an additional year. leicester city have signed defender wout fas from french club reims. the 24—year—old comes in as a replacement for wesley fofana, who joined chelsea for about £70 million on

wednesday. fas has joined on a five—year contract for an undisclosed fee, with the move subject to international clearance. nottingham forest have confirmed the signing of defender willy boly from wolves on a two—year deal. the ivory coast internationaljoins following a five—year spell at molineux. and you'll be able to catch up with all the latest news from transfer deadline day, with a special episode of the football news show on bbc iplayer from 11 o'clock tonight. the uefa women's champions league round 2 has been drawn, with two british teams in action at the end of the month. arsenal versus ajax, real sociedad versus bayern, paris saint—germain v haecken and rangers against benfica are amongst the teams that will go head—to—head to decide the last 12 group slots. the teams will play over two legs on the 20th and 21st and the 28th and 29th of september. last years winners lyon and fellow direct entrants barcelona, chelsea and wolfsburg play in the group stage that starts in october. centre tatyana heard makes herfirst england appearance in three years in an experimental side for saturday's world cup warm—up against the united states.

five players from the starting 15 that beat france to a six nations grand slam. claudia macdonald, who thought her career had been ended by a neck injury in 2021, starts on the wing. cath o'donnell also returns from injury to fight for a place in the second row. england centre emily scarrat admitted that the selection process is always tough. selections are never a nice period of time but their inevitability so everyone is putting their best foot forward and we know it's a tough time for everybody. you hope everybody is able to go and really show what they are about and maybe the coaches will make their decisions. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. of course you can also find there the very latest from transfer deadline day.

i'll be back in an hour with another update. ben. thank you, laura. this morning on the bbc say news channel and bbc 5 live, the leader of the labour party, sir keir starmer, faced questions from viewers and listeners. the 45—minute interview on the nicky campbell show was broadcast live on both stations. here's another chance to see some of what sir keir had to say. you're listening to and watching your questions answered: sir keir starmer, labour leader with nicky campbell on bbc 5 live and the news channel until 9:45 this morning. your chance to ask sir keir what you want. let's get going. we've got ad and james in huddersfield.— we've got ad and james in huddersfield. . ~ , ., ., huddersfield. may i thank you for our huddersfield. may i thank you for your words _ huddersfield. may i thank you for your words about _ huddersfield. may i thank you for your words about bill _ huddersfield. may i thank you for your words about bill turnbull, i your words about bill turnbull, bless him.

your words about bill turnbull, bless him-— your words about bill turnbull, bless him. �* , . �*, i] bless him. so, a:d., what's up? i wanted to — bless him. so, a:d., what's up? i wanted to ask _ bless him. so, a:d., what's up? i wanted to ask you _ bless him. so, a:d., what's up? i wanted to ask you about - bless him. so, a:d., what's up? i wanted to ask you about what's . bless him. so, a:d., what's up? i- wanted to ask you about what's wrong with labour_ wanted to ask you about what's wrong with labour mps and shadow cabinet ministers _ with labour mps and shadow cabinet ministers showing solidarity on picket — ministers showing solidarity on picket lines?— ministers showing solidarity on icket lines? ~ , ., picket lines? when it comes to those dis - utes, picket lines? when it comes to those disutes, i picket lines? when it comes to those disputes, i completely _ picket lines? when it comes to those disputes, i completely understand i disputes, i completely understand why so many working people feel that they've got to have a wage increase. we've had ten years of very low wages, not much increase in those wages, not much increase in those wages are now we are in a cost of living crisis so i can understand what people are going through and i support the right to strike but i want to ensure we get a labour government, i want to be a labour prime minister and i don't think the role of prime minister is to have a cabinet meeting and then go on to the picket line because the role of the picket line because the role of the prime minister is to resolve these disputes. everybody loses in a

strike, also people who are striking. it's a last resort and they lose money. it's a question of roles. the role of the labour party is to get into government and the need to be a labour prime minister. ijust want to need to be a labour prime minister. i just want to put one quick thing here, when you can paid —— campaigns you said you are a proud trade unionist. , ~ �* . , ., unionist. the gmb was the one i could 'oin unionist. the gmb was the one i could join as _ unionist. the gmb was the one i could join as a — unionist. the gmb was the one i could join as a lawyer— unionist. the gmb was the one i could join as a lawyer and - unionist. the gmb was the one i could join as a lawyer and sincel could join as a lawyer and since i've been leader, i have worked with trade unions because what they want to say, what i want to see is more secure rights at work so we got a draft peace of legislation which gives people the right to work from day one, which really mattered during coronavirus because many people learnt to their horror that they did not have rights to sick pay, etc. my own sister who is a

care worker had to use all her holidays every time she had to isolate. i'm working with trade unions on that but... isolate. i'm working with trade unions on that but. . ._ isolate. i'm working with trade unions on that but... what's the role of the _ unions on that but... what's the role of the labour _ unions on that but... what's the role of the labour party? - unions on that but... what's the role of the labour party? do - unions on that but... what's the l role of the labour party? do want unions on that but... what's the - role of the labour party? do want to come back in here, ad?— come back in here, ad? supporting workers is one _ come back in here, ad? supporting workers is one of— come back in here, ad? supporting workers is one of the _ come back in here, ad? supporting workers is one of the things - come back in here, ad? supporting workers is one of the things that. come back in here, ad? supporting workers is one of the things that is| workers is one of the things that is agnostic _ workers is one of the things that is agnostic. it's literally a support us! i_ agnostic. it's literally a support us! i agree with that.— agnostic. it's literally a support us! i agree with that. thank you. i'm lad us! i agree with that. thank you. l'm glad you _ us! i agree with that. thank you. l'm glad you do- _ us! i agree with that. thank you. l'm glad you do- l _ us! i agree with that. thank you. i'm glad you do. i think- us! i agree with that. thank you. i'm glad you do. i think it's - us! i agree with that. thank you. i'm glad you do. i think it's down to a labour government do you? i to a labour government do you? i completely support people... then you'd be on the picket line like your shadow cabinet members, showing support. the your shadow cabinet members, showing su ort. , , .. your shadow cabinet members, showing su--ort. , , ., your shadow cabinet members, showing suuort. , , ., , support. the best thing i can do is rovide a support. the best thing i can do is provide a labour _ support. the best thing i can do is provide a labour government - support. the best thing i can do is provide a labour government who j support. the best thing i can do is - provide a labour government who have answers for things such as the cost of living, the thing that's driving all these disputes. i've said that a labour government would freeze the energy price increases which are due this year which are going to be colossal and people are worried sick about it. we would pay for that by a

windfall gas on oil and gas companies. that's what i'm utterly focused on. companies. that's what i'm utterly focused on-— focused on. allow me, let's get another call _ focused on. allow me, let's get another call on. _ focused on. allow me, let's get another call on. it's _ focused on. allow me, let's get another call on. it's so - focused on. allow me, let's get another call on. it's so in - focused on. allow me, let's get another call on. it's so in hove. j another call on. it's so in hove. hello, sue. we will carry on having that debate. hello, sue. we will carry on having that debate-— that debate. good morning to you. hello, nikki. _ that debate. good morning to you. hello, nikki. the _ that debate. good morning to you. hello, nikki. the question - that debate. good morning to you. hello, nikki. the question i- that debate. good morning to you. hello, nikki. the question i would| hello, nikki. the question i would like to— hello, nikki. the question i would like to put— hello, nikki. the question i would like to put is are you concerned about _ like to put is are you concerned about the — like to put is are you concerned about the number of people leaving the labour— about the number of people leaving the labour party at the moment? there _ the labour party at the moment? there are — the labour party at the moment? there are quite a few people who currently — there are quite a few people who currently feel politically homeless with the _ currently feel politically homeless with the general election coming up next year. _ with the general election coming up next year, what do you intend to do to encourage those people to vote labour~ _ to encourage those people to vote labour~ i_ to encourage those people to vote labour. i can think of something to do with— labour. i can think of something to do with housing, perhaps tackling the ever— do with housing, perhaps tackling the ever spiralling costs of renting

and living — the ever spiralling costs of renting and living anywhere? are the ever spiralling costs of renting and living anywhere?— and living anywhere? are you politically _ and living anywhere? are you politically homeless, - and living anywhere? are you politically homeless, so? - and living anywhere? are you politically homeless, so? i. and living anywhere? are you j politically homeless, so? i do and living anywhere? are you - politically homeless, so? i do feel so somewhat. _ politically homeless, so? i do feel so somewhat, at _ politically homeless, so? i do feel so somewhat, at the _ politically homeless, so? i do feel so somewhat, at the moment. - politically homeless, so? i do feel so somewhat, at the moment. i. politically homeless, so? i do feel i so somewhat, at the moment. i need to be _ so somewhat, at the moment. i need to be persuaded to vote labour again next year~ _ to be persuaded to vote labour again next ear. �* . . , to be persuaded to vote labour again next ear. �* , ., , ., to be persuaded to vote labour again next ear. �*, ., , ., ., ., next year. he's ready to do that. look, next year. he's ready to do that. look. sue. _ next year. he's ready to do that. look. sue. l'm — next year. he's ready to do that. look, sue, i'm glad _ next year. he's ready to do that. look, sue, i'm glad you i next year. he's ready to do that. look, sue, i'm glad you raised i look, sue, i'm glad you raised housing it's a hugely important issue, many pay we don't have accommodation they can afford. we got to do something to help first—time buyers and something about rent. we said quite a lot about rent. we said quite a lot about that last year. but on the central mission it's to have a labour government and we've had james on earlier talking about manifestos. we've lost four elections in a row and that means we've let working people down. i'm not going to let that happen again. on the last election, you couldn't.

0n the last election, you couldn't. so, 0n the last election, you couldn't. so. nry— 0n the last election, you couldn't. so, my reaction is that we've lost four elections. we have to change that the me, that means saying that we, the labour party, have to change, which we have done. we need to take on the tories who are an absolute shambles at the moment. they are. we have to show we are fit for government. when i took over as leader, we had just lost the 2019 election, that was the worst loss since 1995. election, that was the worst loss since 19535-— since 1995. what do you mean probably. _ since 1995. what do you mean probably. rrot _ since 1995. what do you mean probably, not necessarily. i since 1995. what do you mean i probably, not necessarily. from what i hear of probably, not necessarily. from what i hear of the — probably, not necessarily. from what i hear of the ford _ probably, not necessarily. from what i hear of the ford report _ probably, not necessarily. from what i hear of the ford report it _ probably, not necessarily. from what i hear of the ford report it was i i hear of the ford report it was probably— i hear of the ford report it was probably an unnecessary election. well, _ probably an unnecessary election. well, i_ probably an unnecessary election. well, i don't agree with you on that. million people didn't vote for us and we can respond to that by simply saying to those millions of people who did not vote for us, some

of them voted tory for the first time, we can either say you were wrong and we won't listen or we can be myself reflective. if you lose that badly you put a mirror up and your sites not the electorate has to change, its the labour party. just to finish on my point, when we took over we were coming off the back of their worst defeat since 1935, most people said to me, good luck, when i became leader of the labour party but they said you will never do it within five years, it's too difficult to get the labour party off its knees and face down into a position where it can form a government. two and a half years later, the challenge i'm now facing is why aren't you further ahead in the polls. i is why aren't you further ahead in the olls. ~ ., , ., �* is why aren't you further ahead in the olls. ~ ., , . �* the polls. i know, why aren't you further ahead _ the polls. i know, why aren't you further ahead with _ the polls. i know, why aren't you further ahead with radical i the polls. i know, why aren't you i further ahead with radical policies? do you think the manifesto from the last election when mr starmer was

part ofjeremy corbyn is valued tame, due think it was the right manifesto at the wrong time and that is for the time we are in living now. it's tailored to the needs of people now, do you think something like that, sue?— like that, sue? yes, i think the revious like that, sue? yes, i think the previous manifesto, _ like that, sue? yes, i think the previous manifesto, we i like that, sue? yes, i think the previous manifesto, we went i like that, sue? yes, i think the i previous manifesto, we went they in this mess _ previous manifesto, we went they in this mess that we are in for sure and, _ this mess that we are in for sure and. if— this mess that we are in for sure and, if there's one thing they could tackle _ and, if there's one thing they could tackle it _ and, if there's one thing they could tackle it would be the housing situation _ tackle it would be the housing situation for me. i canjust see it getting _ situation for me. i canjust see it getting worse and worse and we are now seeing — getting worse and worse and we are now seeing people who are going to be in dire _ now seeing people who are going to be in dire situations, with this knock-on— be in dire situations, with this knock—on effect. we be in dire situations, with this knock-on effect.— be in dire situations, with this knock-on effect. we need radical thins in knock-on effect. we need radical things in the _ knock-on effect. we need radical things in the next _ knock-on effect. we need radical things in the next labour- knock-on effect. we need radical i things in the next labour manifesto. we will have that on housing. i'm deeply concerned about that. these are politically _ deeply concerned about that. these are politically volatile _ deeply concerned about that. these

are politically volatile times i deeply concerned about that. these are politically volatile times so i deeply concerned about that. these are politically volatile times so in i are politically volatile times so in are politically volatile times so in a smart poll, labour were 15 points ahead of the tories. we've got veronica in portsmouth. hello, hello, circuit _ veronica in portsmouth. hello, hello, circuit starmer. i -- sir —— sir keir. i can see division within— —— sir keir. i can see division within your— —— sir keir. i can see division within your party, _ —— sir keir. i can see division within your party, despite i —— sir keir. i can see divisioni within your party, despite the —— sir keir. i can see division- within your party, despite the lead in the _ within your party, despite the lead in the polls — within your party, despite the lead in the polls. i've _ within your party, despite the lead in the polls. i've seen— within your party, despite the lead in the polls. i've seen you - within your party, despite the lead in the polls. i've seen you having i in the polls. i've seen you having to move — in the polls. i've seen you having to move away _ in the polls. i've seen you having to move away from _ in the polls. i've seen you having to move away from labour- in the polls. i've seen you having to move away from labour views| in the polls. i've seen you having i to move away from labour views to make _ to move away from labour views to make yourself— to move away from labour views to make yourself and _ to move away from labour views to make yourself and the _ to move away from labour views to make yourself and the party- to move away from labour views to make yourself and the party morel make yourself and the party more electable — make yourself and the party more electable. now— make yourself and the party more electable. now i _ make yourself and the party more electable. now i get _ make yourself and the party more electable. now i get this- make yourself and the party more electable. now i get this but- make yourself and the party more electable. now i get this but how| electable. now i get this but how will you _ electable. now i get this but how will you sguare _ electable. now i get this but how will you square this? _ electable. now i get this but how will you square this? i— electable. now i get this but how will you square this?— will you square this? i think that what veronica _ will you square this? i think that what veronica says _ will you square this? i think that what veronica says about i will you square this? i think that what veronica says about the i will you square this? i think that i what veronica says about the tory party being divided. they are fighting like cat in a sack but the main argument seems to be that the

state of the country so awful after 12 years of conservative government that they should be prime minister again. that seems to be the main argument. the arguments we are putting forward and policies are absolutely fundamentally our values. if you freeze price increases across—the—board for struggling millions of people, freeze it, and don't do anything less radical than that and use the excess profits with gas companies as a windfall tax to pay for it, do you get it for how hard it is so many people across the country? i completely get it. my dad worked in a factory and my mum was a nurse and i do know what it's like to sit round a table because you can't pay your bills.— can't pay your bills. how long is our can't pay your bills. how long is your phone _ can't pay your bills. how long is your phone cut _ can't pay your bills. how long is your phone cut up _ can't pay your bills. how long is

your phone cut up for? i can't pay your bills. how long is your phone cut up for? the i can't pay your bills. how long is i your phone cut up for? the periods of time. months _ your phone cut up for? the periods of time. months at _ your phone cut up for? the periods of time. months at a _ your phone cut up for? the periods of time. months at a time i your phone cut up for? the periods of time. months at a time but i your phone cut up for? the periods of time. months at a time but we i your phone cut up for? the periods i of time. months at a time but we got to a point where we could not pay for utilities. i'm not saying i'm sitting in great poverty. but i have sat round a table where we could not make ends meet. 5ir sat round a table where we could not make ends meet.— make ends meet. sir keir starmer answerin: make ends meet. sir keir starmer answering questions _ make ends meet. sir keir starmer answering questions there i make ends meet. sir keir starmer answering questions there with i answering questions there with viewers. let's look at what's making venues across the uk. —— the news. a leading paediatrician from liverpool's alder hey hospital is warning that cold housing will have dangerous health consequences and cost children's lives. a report out today suggests the energy crisis will plunge more than half the region's households into fuel poverty this winter. it says warm homes, nutritious food and a stable job are vital building blocks for health. professor ian sinha is based at alder hey. rogerjohnson reports.

well, we're in the garden at alder hey this lunchtime, one of the world's leading children's hospitals. and it seems a million miles from the deprivation on some of the streets in liverpool, not far from here, where this new report today suggests that 55% of households could find themselves in fuel poverty this winter. dr ian sinha from the hospital here is one of the report's authors. you're a pediatrician. how does this affect children, this issue of fuel poverty? so we see children in cold homes being more likely to have acute problems, particularly infections and asthma attacks and symptoms of coughing and wheezing. but we're also worried about the long term effect that this will have on the lung development of those children in those poorest houses. so that's a time bomb that is going to follow those children into later life, effectively. yeah, we're missing a window of opportunity to try and get their lungs to develop properly.

and once you've missed that window, then, yes, children are more likely to get problems in later life, such as copd and other adult diseases. so what can people do who are struggling maybe to heat their homes to try to mitigate these problems for their children? the safest and best thing to do is for the house to be warm, but obviously people are really struggling to heat their homes. i think if people are living in either rented accommodation or social housing or through a housing agency, speaking to the people there to make sure that the house is optimised in terms of damp and draughts and making sure that the house can be structurally warm is important. and speaking to citizens' advice and health visitors and children's centres local to them for advice on, you know, being able to get financial help is really important. and this report paints a very bleak picture for many millions of young people. what would you say to anybody who's watching this and we all know about the energy crisis, but to anybody who says, well, this is scaremongering?

it's absolutely not scaremongering. you know, we've known for hundreds of years that the social determinants of health for children are things that make them sick through their life course so, you know, our response to that would be that living in a cold home for a winter might be an inconvenience for some families, but absolutely will detract from good health, physical health, mental health, educational development for a generation of children who are going through it this winter. professor sinha, thanks very much for talking to us. we'll talk more about this report on north west tonight at 6:30pm. rogerjohnson reporting. a new birmingham theatre production is attempting to "demystify the act of muslim prayer". waswasa — which means whispers in prayer — celebrates muslim communities across the city. the performance at birmingham hippodrome includes hundreds of bespoke prayer mats that were created as part of the birmingham 2022 festival. the show�*s creator is

the artist mohammed ali. mysterious music waswasa is this theatre project, an immersive performance that i put together with a team that really tells the story of muslim prayer and what that means in kind of modern, secular society. it explores the kind of parallels of how someone of faith, of muslim faith, is kind of really exploring something that's no different to people of no faith, trying to find focus in the kind of madness of the rat race, if you like. this show really is an attempt to demystify the muslim prayer, the sight of people prostrating to the ground, perhaps in public spaces. i kind of wanted to shed a bit of light on that and bring some understanding of what that means through this quite deep kind of scripted play with kind of video projections and an art installation, as you see here,

here behind me, where we've got this tunnel of prayers. literally what you see surrounding me is the kind of intimate, personal prayers of the people of birmingham. often prayers are something personal. you don't ever see them kind of visualised and here for months leading up to this show, we collected hundreds of prayers of people and got them to graffiti them literally onto prayer mats, as you can see, hanging from the ceiling. this show really is quite a rare moment for a community voice to be celebrated, a faith perspective that is so misunderstood in the modern world today, of islam and the muslim community and the prayer — what does that even mean exactly? the sight of someone prostrating, it's a rare opportunity for people to have a window into into this world, if you like, but it's also about the community itself feeling celebrated in a major space like the birmingham hippodrome. it's about claiming spaces that belong to us all and saying our voices can and should enter

all spaces in public life. work�*s underway to release watervoles which have been bred in captivity into the wild on the hampshire dorset border. the animals were almost wiped out thirty years ago by predatory mink 30 years ago by predatory mink which had escaped from fur farms. it's hoped 50 young voles will help re—establish the population. james ingham reports. in the back of this van is a very special cargo. nestled in these boxes are water voles, bred in captivity, but now ready for the wild. these are the transport boxes, so these are what the voles have travelled up in. there is just one vole in this one. so what i'm going to do is i'm going tojust put it in the pop—up tub here. lift the lid up. this is quite a small one, it's just a juvenile, would have been born earlier this year. so this is a female,

so it'll probably double in size when it's a fully grown adult. the voles are being released into a stream close to the avon, near ringwood. others were moved here recently from further up the river in salisbury to ensure they came to no harm during flood defence work. we really need about 50 voles to create a sort of viable population and because there was only sort of 20 that came from salisbury, we need to add extra voles into that. so we're adding about 50 voles in today and we'll also be adding extra ones in next spring as well and we'll keep monitoring them for a long period of time as well to check that they do thrive. most of the voles bred in captivity are being left on the bank of the stream in cages to allow them to acclimatise for a few days, but today several were released directly into the water. i thought they would probably head straight for the cover, so it was good to see them actually swimming straight across the water. these ones will be setting up their territory straightaway. i wouldn't be surprised if they've already started to dig burrows already or find little nooks

and crannies to hide in, and then from there they'll kind of go off and hopefully meet up with some of the other water voles we're going to be releasing. water voles were once common here, but they were almost totally wiped out by a non—native species, the american mink, which escaped or were released from fur farms in the �*80s, including this one near ringwood. but in many places, the mink have now been eradicated, giving water voles another chance. water voles are an important species in the wetland environment, really, they act as a prey species for lots of our native predators and also their burrow systems will create habitat for a number of other species as well. notjust invertebrates, but also amphibians, reptiles use them as well. it's hoped that many of the water voles released here will on to breed. there's about a month left of the breeding season this year and then next year, the females could have one or two litters. if they�* re successful, well, then the population of water voles should thrive.

ben thompson is with you with the rest of the news but right now with got your weather. with stav da naos most of your sales would be across southern parts of britain. widespread showers and elsewhere dry. the friday, it looks like it's going to be a good start, some good spells of sunshine across northern areas. showers pushing in, the sundry shower and dotted around

london wales. equally some good spells of sunshine where it will feel quite warm, 26 else is in the south—east. it's a lot more unsettled this weekend. some wet, windy weather out west but elsewhere, sunshine and heavy showers.

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