would it make a difference, do you think? yeah, it makes it seem like the emoji has actually been sent by me. it's not representing a nerdy face, it's representing - a smile and a happy face. ijust think it will make a big difference, because when i look at this, it actually reminds me of me. lowri doesn't know if her letter will have an impact, but if it does, it will be another very impressive achievement. tim muffett, bbc news, nottingham. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. we've got a mixture of weather around this afternoon. there will be large parts of the uk that have blue sky eyes like we see word see here in conwy. there is plenty of calm weather but further south—east the overnight rain has been dragging its feet across the extreme south coast of sussex and kent, you might find a

few spots of rain left over here and towards the north—west of the uk the weather is beginning to deteriorate. another band of rain starts to move its way and across scotland and you can see the rain working into western counties of northern ireland right now and that rain will continue to edge its way in over the next few hours but that still leaves large areas of wales, the north midlands, northern england, eastern scotland, with glorious weather and plenty of sunshine and for many of you it continues to be pretty mild. temperatures 14—17 for england and wales, about 12—13 for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures a bit closer to average for the time of year. overnight quite a bit of cloud, a few mist and fog patches, a few patches of light rain and drizzle here and there as well but not desperately cold, temperature is about 9—12. tomorrow, a changeable kind of weather day. this is a band of rain, cold front, that will be bringing wet weather across northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england during the day, a few patches of rain likely to

develop although it is uncertainty about exactly where the wettest weather will be across england and wales. it's going to be mild, temperatures reaching around 18 degrees across parts of east anglia and the south—east, contrast that with temperatures a little bit below average in scotland stop the reason we are seeing those big temperature contrasts is the jet stream which is running right across the uk. thejet stream brings the boundary of mild air across most of the uk but a colder area on the northern flank of the jet stream. that's colder area on the northern flank of thejet stream. that's bringing colder area on the northern flank of the jet stream. that's bringing the fresher and cooler conditions to scotland. the weekend forecast, low pressure is firmly in charge and it is a weekend that we will all see rain at some point but equally it's not a complete wash—out. we start off with a band of rain across scotland, england and wales, moving out of the way, then come a load of blustery showers. the showers will be widespread across western areas, perhaps with an odd rumble of thunder mixed in. temperature still mild for england and wales, a bit below average for scotland and increasingly northern ireland and the far north of england. a quiet

start to sunday with a few mist and fog patches, a bit of sunshine, then another area of low pressure spins and from the south—west bringing heavier rain as we go through the afternoon. mild for many others, we have the cooler air across scotland. reeta. thank you, chris. a thank you, chris. downing street insists there will be no more u—turns on the mini budget as pressure grows on the prime minister to rethink her tax—cutting plans after turmoil on the financial markets. that's all from the bbc news at one. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. it's 1.30pm, and here's your latest sports news. time for some sport here on the bbc news channel. hello, i'm hugh ferris. uefa has begun an investigation into the republic of ireland women's team after they appeared to sing a pro—ira chant after they qualified for the world cup by beating scotland. footage from the hampden park

dressing room was circulated on social media after the game on tuesday night, which prompted an apology from the team's manager and the football association of ireland. but uefa have opened the investigation to consider potential inappropriate behaviour by the players. world cup kicks off. england have named their 19—man squad and it contains five uncapped players. winger dan young is set to make his england debut against samoa on saturday in newcastle. the 21—year—old has been named ahead of ryan hall, england's leading try—scorer of all time. herbie farnworth is a centre born in burnley but has been living and playing in brisbane since he was a teenager. i playing in brisbane since he was a teenaaer. .,, ., , , playing in brisbane since he was a teenaaer. ., _ ~ ., playing in brisbane since he was a teenaaer. ., _ ~' ., teenager. i obviously know the boys from watching _ teenager. i obviously know the boys from watching them _ teenager. i obviously know the boys from watching them play _ teenager. i obviously know the boys from watching them play in - teenager. i obviously know the boys from watching them play in england j from watching them play in england in the past. very few if any i've properly met before. yeah, it's been

a weird experience but all the boys have been super nice to me. and made me feel welcome straightaway. i'm just keen to get to know them and hopefully do something special in the next couple of weeks with them. exeter�*s director of rugby rob baxter suggests a 10—team rugby premiership could be more sustainable after financial problems hit two major clubs in the last few weeks. the six—time league champions wasps, yesterday, were suspended after saying they're likely to go into administration. they've twice filed notice to get insolvency experts in to help with their debts, which run to tens of millions of pounds. both they and worcester will be relegated at the end of the season. and many argue changes are needed to stop this happening to more clubs. this possibly has to be the line in the sand. we talked about the darkest day last week. there has to be a change in english rugby from this day forward. i can potentially see a league that is talking about fewer clubs moving forward. fewer games played potentially. a more centralised league that

would centralise funding and governance may well be the aim, i think, for those who are left standing. hopefully, brighter days to come. england captain sarah hunter will gain a record—equalling 137th cap on saturday in their world cup meeting with france. but she says she's more focused on winning the game. the red roses will be hoping for their second win in the competition in new zealand. they opened their campaign with a big victory over fiji. they're on a winning run of 26 games and have beaten france in their last 10 encounters. and great britain will start day two of the world track cycling championships in france already with three bronze medals in the bag. the women's sprint team raced off against the netherlands — lauren bell, sophie capewell and it couldn't have been closer for emma finucane on the final lap, getting the victory byjust eight thousandths of a second. the men's sprint team also took bronze, as did jess roberts in the women's scratch race, which was even more

significant for her, i'm really happy with that. i'm actually quite emotional because my granddad passed away on saturday, so, yeah, like, he took me around everywhere as a youth, like, taking me around races, this is a race for him so, yeah, i'm really happy. that's all the sport for now. that's on bbc radio five extra and on the bbc sport website. you can find more on all of our stories at the website. that's it for now. back in one hour. thank you. the activist and nobel peace laureate malala yousafzai has met victims of pakistan's devastating floods as part of an attempt to reinforce the need for critical humanitarian aid to the country. it's only the second visit to her home country since she was shot in the head while returning from school by the pakistani taliban

in the swat valley a decade ago. she's been speaking to the bbc�*s sahar baloch. when i met those families, when i met the girls, you know, i realised how... ..how intense and immense the impact of these floods has been. we see some figures in the news but we don't realise how it has impacted individuals and those families. people are in desperate need right now. so this is urgent, this is a crisis, and we need to take immediate actions. we need to ensure that we are providing the emergency aid. how do you think has been the world's response towards the floods in pakistan? i really appreciate everyone's contribution so far to the floods and i do appreciate people coming and visiting pakistan as well and reminding everyone that the impact has been so intense, that it has literally, like, impacted whole villages. whole villages have

been covered in floods. but we need to go beyond just making statements, we need to make sure that we are providing enough financial assistance, and i know that some countries have made commitments, but we are still falling short of the required amount and it's really important for countries to be more generous in their support for the people who are impacted by the floods, because it is not just how floods have, you know, caused people to be displaced, but now that they are based in these informal settlements, they need support on the day—to—day living as well. they need health care, they need hygiene, they need education, they need to learning facilities. they need sanitary products. they need support with pregnancy and so many other things. so seeing this response, how do you plan to bring the world's attention to all of the problems that you just told me about? how do you plan to go about this?

i will continue to do my advocacy, to ensure that the urgency of the impact of the floods is understood and the international community contributes more towards addressing the humanitarian needs needed right now. at the same time, we also have to acknowledge the issue of climate justice. we know that pakistan is contributing less than 1% to the carbon emissions, but it is facing one of the worst catastrophes and impacts of the client change. so it's important for the international community to acknowledge that and it's important for them to provide justice in this case. the repeal of the constitutional right to abortion will be a major issue when americans go to the polls in a few weeks' time. since abortion bans came into effect in many parts of the united states, thousands of women seeking to end pregnancies have travelled to so called " haven states" where a woman's right to a termination has been protected.

but some clinics are now so totally overwhelmed that they're having to turn women away. sophie long reports from illinois. how may i help you? yes, illinois is a safe state for abortions. reassuring words for one of the many hundreds of women now calling this clinic every day. legally, nothing has changed here but abortion bans in surrounding states have had a direct impact. people working here are now completely overwhelmed. we went from probably, like, 100 to, like, 600 to 700 calls a day. wow. so we have patients that's been crying now, like, on the phone, calling in, and we just can't squeeze them in cos we don't have any room. please sit in those seats, 0k? these women are boarding a train in new orleans. if you live in louisiana and want to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, the nearest clinic that can legally help you to do that is now several states away in illinois.

# freedom, freedom...# they're taking the train to chicago to demonstrate just how long and costly thatjourney is. this is actually, like, telling birthing people, we are telling you whether you can live or die and the choice a lot of times is death. and especially for black and brown birthing people. resources are not widespread in our communities, so, again, we can'tjust hop on planes and get abortions. so those deaths will be much more widespread in our community. it takes about 22 hours to get to the nearest clinic by train, much longer by bus. travelling by air is faster, but few who live in rural louisiana can afford to do that. even those who do make it here to the hope clinic in granite city may be turned away. we're used to saying yes all the time and trying to help anyone we possibly can, and we have patients calling

with really significant either health crises or life crises, and we just have to say no, because if we say yes, we can't take care of the patients safely that we do have scheduled. very little has changed here for years. but injune, there was a fundamental shift in all the surrounding states, and almost overnight, this unassuming industrial town became an island of abortion access. now, people are travelling here from all over america to take advantage of that, and it's not something that everyone here in this republican—leaning part of a democratic state welcomes. some argue the number of people arriving is a boost for the struggling hospitality industry. but not those who gather outside to protest or to offer an alternative. granite city used to be known for that towering blue steel mill which used to draw all 50 states here with their families. now it draws all 50 states

here for the abortion mill. the steel mill has gone down, they are about to close. this is the thriving industry now in granite city, sadly. and it's awful because when you come into illinois, you see the purple billboards saying, "welcome to illinois where you can still get a safe, legal abortion." who wants to be known for child killing? for murdering another human being? who wants to be known for that? i don't get it. you think about, "oh, this is going to help our economy, this is going to do all of these good things," but what are we doing? we are saying that that money is more important that what god would have and created in life, and that doesn't have a good ending. the many obstacles mean some simply can't make the long journeys now necessary to access an abortion. those that can will continue to travel across state lines in the hope of doing so. sophie long, bbc news, granite city, illinois.

we've been talking lots about the increasing waiting times in the nhs and in lincolnshire it's no different. ambulances are wasting hundreds of hours, stuck outside hospitals there. bbc look north has found out more than 2000 eight hundred hours were lost in a month outside just two hospitals in the region — because crews couldn't hand over patients to a and e. look north's health correspondent anne—marie tasker has been speaking to the family of a 91 —year—old woman who was stuck in the back of an ambulance for hours. last month, richard travis experienced first—hand the crippling pressures on nhs emergency care. his mum margaret, who's 91, was taken by ambulance to scunthorpe general hospital. when she arrived at 8.30 in the evening, the ambulance crew was told a&e couldn't admit any more patients.

the a&e people came out a couple of times and said, sorry, you're still seventh in the queue because a couple of blue lights had already come in as, you know, real emergencies. and we got to ten to one in the morning and they declared that they weren't going to take any more patients, got no more beds, and no room in a&e. so all the ambulances that were stacked up had to go somewhere else. so i went home and they took her to grimsby. how long she stayed outside grimsby i don't know. i went lunchtime on the tuesday, found her in a&e. she'd just been for an x—ray. and then it was another 36 hours before they found her a bed. margaret spent a fortnight in grimsby hospital, but her family are shocked by the experience she had to get there. it's everything you hear about, but until you experience it, that becomes the traumatic bit. she was calling out for help, but there was nothing i could do for her.

the ambulance crew were looking after her as best they could. i'm frustrated that, you know, these qualified people are not being allowed to do theirjob and theyjust sit in a queue drinking coffee and having a sandwich. the man in charge of both hospitals says work is being done to tackle long waits, but it's a whole system issue, notjust a hospital one, and it's being felt right across the country. and although margaret's family accept that, it doesn't make it any less frustrating. the cost crisis is making more young people homeless. the children's dorset night stop which is run by action for children helps to find temporary homes for 16—25 —year—olds, but staff there say is becoming increasingly difficult to find host families as a rent rises.

as the cost of living crisis really does begin to bite, there is concern about young people. many are starting to find themselves squeezed out of their homes and without a roof over their head. luckily, though, there are host families like calvin and heather here. kelvin, are you seeing more youngsters come through your home?— you seeing more youngsters come through your home? yes, we normally averaued through your home? yes, we normally averaged ten — through your home? yes, we normally averaged ten youngsters _ through your home? yes, we normally averaged ten youngsters a _ through your home? yes, we normally averaged ten youngsters a year- through your home? yes, we normally averaged ten youngsters a year we - averaged ten youngsters a year we host and this year we are up to 15 already, currently hosting, so it's getting to be a major problem and also its the time it takes for these people to move on. it's because that is taking longer. originally we were looking at three nights, keeping people here while the authorities sorted things out and now that's going longer and longer. and it's just a major problem. heather, we'd better explain what a host family exactly does. yeah. so we are trained by dorset nightstop to look after young people. we provide a bed in a room

of their own, access to washing and shower facilities. we give them hot meals and packed lunches if they need it. we take them to and from college and work if they want us to, in our car. and we also provide a listening ear if anybody needs to just sit and talk. so this is sort of a respite whilst a longer term solution is being found. absolutely. ourjob is to make sure that somebody is safe and off the streets while the local authorities and simon through nightstop work towards trying to find a permanent placement for them. and kelvin, you must get something out of it as well, otherwise you wouldn't be doing it. well, we get a feeling that we know that they're safe, because if not, then all the children that we've dealt with or the young people we've dealt with would have been on the streets. kelvin, heather, thank you. there is a desperate need for more host families in dorset and across the south. if you can help, do get in touch with action for children. all secondary schools in carmarthenshire have signed up to a scheme aimed at improving pupils' behaviour. staff say some students' behaviour has deteriorated significantly

since returning to the classroom after the covid lockdowns. they say the problems include offensive language and children as young as 11 vaping in toilets. mared ifan reports. the rainbow. it's become a symbol of hope during recent years, and there are plenty of positive messages for teachers here. but like in other schools across carmarthenshire, in its corridors and classrooms, it's a different story altogether. i think the number one shocking thing for me is the vaping. i haven't seen much of it, but i have seen quite a little bit of the pupils sometimes out of school, sometimes in school vaping, which, been like, oh my goodness, why are people doing this? and i've heard shouting, as soon as i've walked past the class and there's been students swearing at teachers, i've heard really like vulgar language being thrown. i'm just absolutely in shock. it's very, very heartbreaking to see a child vaping at aged 11. _ and now molly and lucas, along

with other pupils in the county, have contributed to a newjoint campaign video with all secondary schools and the council to try to improve behaviour. when youngsters came back to school after the lockdown, it was noticeable that they didn't have systems, they didn't have routines and the way that they interacted with staff had changed quite dramatically. we saw a lot of disrespect, rudeness and it provided an enormous challenge in terms of providing that culture for learning, that behaviour for learning, and that's where we all felt that we needed to press reset effectively, which was the beginning of this campaign. every school in the county now has an inclusion officer to work with pupils and parents to try to understand and improve behaviour. it's not clear how much money the council will invest as the project is still ongoing, according to a spokesman. but it was important to step in, according to the cabinet member for education.

because we are there to assist, we are there to help our schools, the heads and the teachers. and if i hear that things aren't as good as what they should be, then we have to intervene. to learn and enjoy life in school, that's what many pupils hope. it's not asking for much, but becoming increasingly difficult, as some others find it challenging to settle back in. there is a desperate plea for global support to protect the world's animals and plants. it comes after a new report has shown that wildlife populations have fallen by nearly 70 % since 1970. the world wide fund for nature says governments, businesses

and the public must take action to reverse the destruction of biodiversity. sean dilley reports. striding with grace, content with its natural habitat in the amazon, but maybe that's because this big cat doesn't understand the danger that lurks around the corner. the conservation charity, the worldwide fund for nature, says the break—up of natural habitat and climate change means animal populations here are in particular danger. the charity's latest living planet report warns that global wildlife populations have fallen by nearly 70% in around 50 years. the study, which assesses the abundance of almost 32,000 populations of 5,230 species ofanimals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish around the world, suggests that population sizes declined by 69% on average between 1970 and 2018.

species living in freshwater lakes and wetlands have fallen by an average of 83%. the most impacted species live here in latin america and the amazon, where deforestation is destroying trees and the species who rely on them to sustain life. wildlife population sizes here have fallen by 94% over the past half century, according to the report. other areas such as north america, asia and europe have seen a smaller decline, but climate change threatens species everywhere. the uk is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world, with just half of its nature richness remaining. the world wide fund for nature says it's now or never if we're to restore the natural world. the government says it's committed to halting the decline of nature by 2030, and that it will continue to improve on wildlife laws. but the wwf says it needs to act very quickly if it wants to protect

species from danger and extinction. sean dilley, bbc news. not so long ago, flying cars were a figment of the imagination, but now that they've actually materialised, investors are scrambling to be a part of this technological phenomenon. some of the latest models have been on show in dubai this week, as wendy urquhart reports. the evtol flying car x2 looks like something out of a sci—fi movie. so it's no surprise that the great and the good from dubai turned out in droves to watch the 90—minute test flight. inside this carbon fibre car, there are two seats with headrests and the passengers have the option of driving it manually or switching to auto mode so that they can enjoy the view from on high. it's the brainchild of the chinese electric car company xpeng aeroht. they say the flying car's super aerodynamic design boosts in—flight performance and they also point out

that, because it's all electric, it produces zero carbon dioxide emissions. and this isjust the beginning. we are now in the researching process. we make it step—by—step to the international market. first we select dubai city because dubai is the most innovative city in the world. and this is our first public flight globally. this is our first step to international. the x2 can reach a height of 3,200 feet and it's capable of flying for around 35 minutes at a speed of 130 kilometres an hour. so it's perfect for short, low—altitude city flights, but there are still a lot of questions to be answered, like when will it be ready? how much will flights cost and will they be affordable? or is this just another pipe dream? wendy urquhart, bbc news.

now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. we've got a real mixture of weather to take you through the rest of the afternoon. there will be large parts of the uk that stay dry with plenty of sunshine around. one of the sunniest places so far today have been across north wales and there's more of that sunshine to come, but it's not been like that everywhere. this is dover where we've seen some thick cloud and some damp and drizzly weather. well, that damp weather is from our weather fronts that worked in across east anglia and south east england overnight. and at first during the morning, that front is really reluctant to clear away. so a bit more drizzle to come for parts of kent and sussex. meanwhile, for scotland and northern ireland, we've got this area of rain that's starting to encroach at the moment and that will continue to work its way in with one or two heavier pulses. but that still leaves large parts of the country dry and sunny. temperatures on the mild side for many of you, although like in recent days, scotland, a little bit cooler than average. overnight tonight with light winds, there could be one or two mist and fog patches around, but cloud will tend to build

in across england and wales. the cloud still thick enough for some patches of rain here and there and temperatures for the most part about 9 to 12 degrees celsius. it's not desperately cold. tomorrow, we've got a cold front pushing its way across northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, eventually reaching north wales. a little bit of rain threatening from the south as well. and for scotland and northern ireland, as the weather turns brighter and sunnier, there'll be some blustery showers working their way in. mild for england and wales. but we do have those temperatures closer to or perhaps a bit below average across parts of scotland. and the reason we have those big temperature contrasts at the moment is down to ourjet stream, which is running across the uk. it's bringing many areas mild weather, but to the north side of the jet stream, we've got the colder air flowing in across scotland and increasingly that cooler weather will work its way into northern ireland as well. now this weekend it does stay unsettled. we've got further areas of low pressure. and it will become quite windy for a time as well on saturday. i think the best way to sum

up saturday's weather is rain at times really. there will be some sunny spells between these bands of rain, but the winds pick up through the day. gusts running into the forties of miles an hour. so potentially some gales around our coasts and hills. it continues to be mild across the south of the uk with that colder air in scotland and increasingly northern ireland too. into the second part of the weekend, again, there will be some bands of rain around. it will stay quite blustery. bye bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister is facing fresh calls from some of her own mps to reconsider her tax cuts. the foreign secretary defends her economic plans and her position. i think that changing the leadership would be a disastrously bad idea, not just politically but also economically. a record seven million people are waiting to start routine hospital treatments in england, as the nhs struggles get back to full strength after the pandemic. i went back to them injanuary as i'd heard nothing. - i was then told we have not done any operations for six months now - because of omicron and it's going to be 80 weeks. - an ongoing trial has learned that lucy letby, the nurse accused of murdering babies, wrote "i killed them on purpose because i'm not good enough" on a post—it note.