as anderson also removed henry nicholls before the close. there we go, anderson does it again. england's day and once again, never a dull moment. andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich. good afternoon. it is pretty cloudy for most of us. it is very mild but broadly speaking it is quiet. it is not going to stay that way. there is more turbulent weather on the way for some of us over the next 2a hours and are first named storm of the season, which will bring very strong winds through tonight and tomorrow morning across the tops of scotland the pennines, north—east england and travel disruption does look quite likely. it is gathering under this area of cloud and it doesn't look like much on the satellite picture but within the shield of cloud we will start to see

a deepening area of low pressure. this has been named storm otto, named by the danish weather service for likely impacts in denmark. but for likely impacts in denmark. but for others across the northern half of the uk it is going to bring some very strong and gusty winds. for the time being, relatively quiet this afternoon. a few glimmers a brightness for england and wales, splashes of rain for northern ireland and scotland and it is mild. through this evening we will see rain across northern ireland, scotland and parts of northern england and the winds are starting to ratchet up, very windy across these northern areas. further south breezy, mostly cloudy and it is going to be a mild night. if he had travel plans late into tonight and early tomorrow morning across scotland, we could see wind gusts of 80 mph, but easily getting to 70, 70 five miles per hour elsewhere. the other place where the winds will cause problems is across the tops of

the pennines and just to the east of the pennines and just to the east of the pennines, gusts of 75 mph possible. if you are driving a high sided vehicle or heading over the trans— pennine routes, could be dicey conditions. those winds only slowly easing through the day tomorrow. some spells of sunshine over southern england holding on to a lot of cloud and rain feeding back into northern ireland later in the day. chilly in northern parts, very mild again in the south. into the weekend, a string of weather fronts heading our way. that means there will be more rain at times, wet weatherfor will be more rain at times, wet weather for some will be more rain at times, wet weatherfor some of us will be more rain at times, wet weather for some of us to start saturday with a bit of snow over the scottish mountains. the heaviest of that were clear but there will be patchy bits and pieces of rain through the day and equally, some spells of sunshine. breezy in the south but that is where we will see the mild weather, 14, 15 degrees. the mild weather, 1a, 15 degrees. there will be outbreaks of rain in northern parts, try a further south

and staying mild. tonight and tomorrow, bear in mind across northern england, parts of scotland there will be strong and gusty wind which could cause some disruption. a reminder of our top story. centrica tripled their revenues last year. that's it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. good afternoon. it's 1:30pm and here's your latest sports news. some strong batting and a bold decision from captain ben stokes have given england's cricketers the advantage after day one of the first test in new zealand. ben duckett and harry brook were the stars with the bat for england — brook top scoring with 89

after england were put in to bat. england captain ben stokes then made the unusual decision to declare on 325 for nine, after a flurry of late evening england wickets. he was looking to take advantage of the fading light — and it paid off. ollie robinson and then james anderson took wickets. the hosts 37—3 at the close. so, england looking good. new zealand trail by 288. as we mentioned duckett and brook top scoring for england, after traditional big—hitters ben stokes and joe root failed to make their usual impact. neil wagner impressed with the ball for new zealand, taking four wickets. devon conway is unbeaten on 17, but england inflicting damage on the new zealand openers ahead of day two. the best time to bowl is under these lights, so why not expose the top

auditor to that?— auditor to that? we've got two of the best bowlers _ auditor to that? we've got two of the best bowlers to _ auditor to that? we've got two of the best bowlers to have - auditor to that? we've got two of the best bowlers to have ever- auditor to that? we've got two of. the best bowlers to have ever played the best bowlers to have ever played the game and thankfully we got three wickets. england women's rugby players are now entitled to 26 weeks' fully—paid maternity leave, as well as funds for children to travel to games with them. the new rugby football union policy is being hailed as a "game—changing moment" for women in the sport. the move will "normalise motherhood", according to pregnant lock abbie ward, while england team—mate vickii cornborough says the policy will make the sport "move inclusive." she's played a key role in the new policy which has drawn inspiration from the support given to new zealand's women's team. the development of the women's professional game is a journey and everything can't always happen at once. it has taken us three years or so to get to this point where we are fully launching it. it can only be celebrated and i think it's a really fantastic thing that the rfu, the rpa and the players in consultation

throughout the whole process have achieved. the financial concerns impacting men's rugby union in wales remain unresolved, with rugby bosses saying there is no room for manoeuvre when it comes to budgets for player contracts. the possibility of strike action is on the table ahead of a meeting of the body representing players in wales next week after wage cuts were proposed. players at wales' four professional teams insist their complaint is around the uncertainty over their immediate futures. bbc wales understands as many as 70 players are out of contract at the end of the season. ospreys' head coach toby booth says he understands the players' concerns. we keep looking backwards for answers and the answers are not behind us, they are in front of us. the one thing we have to change before we get into the detail is the attitude, the attitude is we have to change now because it's got to a breaking point where 12 months ago it was this and then it was this,

but at some point, the definition of insanity means we've got to a point where we have to realise what has gone on before has not worked. tottenham say manger antonio conte will remain at his family home in italy to "further and fully recover" from his recent gall bladder surgery. it means he'll miss the london derby at home to west ham on sunday. conte went under the knife two weeks ago, but has been back on the sidelines for spurs' last two games. following what's being described as a "routine post—operation" check yesterday in italy, it's now been decided that he'll take further time away from the club. cristian stellini will assume first team responsibilities. that's all the sport for now. the shadow home affairs secretary, yvette cooper, says that the actions of lancashire police were "very unusual" after the force disclosed

that nicola bulley suffered "some significant issues with alcohol", brought on by struggles with the menopause. the 45—year—old disappeared nearly three weeks ago while walking her dog in st michael's on wyre. zoe billingham is the former inspector of her majesty's constabulary. she told my colleague martine croxall that she was very surprised by the police's actions. it stops me in my tracks. i have not wanted to comment on this ongoing, terrible case which is so unimaginably upsetting for nikola's family. the police need to be left to get on with their investigation but this was really unprecedented to release this kind of private personal information 20 days into an investigation. i think most people will be wondering how on earth is that going to help the police in their bid to bring nicola home? if it was relevant at any point in the investigation, why wasn't it released in an appropriate way without going into all of that personal detail much earlier on? it

caused me to think, why are the police releasing this information in this way now. it smacked either of panic are perhaps a deliberate decision on the part of the force to think about how they can maintain their reputation and that's quite disturbing on so many fronts, isn't it? . disturbing on so many fronts, isn't it? a , disturbing on so many fronts, isn't it? ,_ it? the police said they are struggling _ it? the police said they are struggling to _ it? the police said they are struggling to dispel- it? the police said they are i struggling to dispel persistent myths about nicola, about this case and that's what they were trying to dispel. how adequate an explanation is that for you? i’m dispel. how adequate an explanation is that for you?— is that for you? i'm not sure that completely _ is that for you? i'm not sure that completely adds _ is that for you? i'm not sure that completely adds up _ is that for you? i'm not sure that completely adds up because - is that for you? i'm not sure that completely adds up because if. is that for you? i'm not sure that i completely adds up because if you look at the chronology of yesterday, the senior investigating officer who i thought did a really good job at the press conference to explain where the police have got to, she very specifically refused to answer questions around the details relating to nicola that have now come into the public domain. it was

lancashire police who decided to put that out there so they have done the job during the day during the press conference. that's why it was so extraordinary that later on in the day this information relating to a private matter, how does the reproductive status of a woman who has gone missing relate to the bid to find her and with that same question be put into the public domain if she were a man? it's difficult to raise these situations but we have to think about public confidence here. what the police have done sets and incredibly unusual precedent. if my mum or granny or sister went missing now, i'd be thinking, what private information relating to them that might not be relevant might get into the public domain and i think we've now got to the point where probably the chief constable or the police and crime commissioner need to step

forward, not talk about the details of the investigation but actually give the public some reassurance that the force is actually managing this whole issue in the right way. ella kissi—debra died ten years ago, following a severe asthma attack. in 2020, a landmark ruling made her the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. it's led to changes in air quality regulation, but ella's family say more still needs to be done. jayne mccubbin has the story. 70 years ago, a thick smog descended on london — the great smog. a smog so thick, at times, it stopped ambulances and public transport. air so polluted it seeped indoors. cinemas closed when people could no longer see the screen. it's thought as many as 12,000 people died in that smog, and it led to the uk's very first clean air act.

but it took the death of a nine—year—old girl from lewisham to change medical history and put air pollution on a death certificate for the very first time. and that moment has led to change. that nine—year—old was ella kissi—debrah. and today we have brought ella's mum, rosamond, on a tour of london hospitals to see those changes all happening in her daughter's name. what we used to do with conditions like asthma is we simply used to treat the child in front of us with the family and treat that disease. now what we have started do is to really link postcodes, look at air pollution, and we collect that data and we can put that onto our electronic patient records and we can actually link that to the child's condition and explain to the parents and the child where they live, and what the effect of their local environment is having on them. postcode by postcode, they can monitor pollution and link to medical records, advising asthma patients of patterns, perhaps re—routing school walks. here at the royal london hospital, they are opening what is thought to be a first —

a dedicated air pollution unit for children. it isn'tjust an academic endeavour. it's notjust to do research, it's to make a real difference to children's lives. it's the first time that a clinic has been funded to do that. they will give their young patients air pollution monitors that will track their environment at home and schooljust as doctors track the impact. and the reports they draw up can be used to help advocate for people whose health is damaged by the air they breathe. when it comes to housing, we will give them a report that will feed back to who owns their house. we can advocate for them. this is one of the best things i've actually heard. you can now have the power to actually advocate for them. so you know what? that is amazing. to come here with the hospitals, i suddenly felt overwhelming emotion and i thought, "oh, my god, she has inspired all this." it's pretty amazing. rosamond believes more information for people is good, but less pollution is better.

if i knew then what i knew now, i would be left with a huge dilemma. one of the first things i would have wanted to do straight away, which would have been really difficult, would have been to move. i don't think i've ever said this publicly. there was a house further away, but it cost £10,000 more. of course, you know, it's gone round and round in my head. if only i had the money. i think most people like me, average people, we have very little choice. let's be real and honest about it. it is the poorest that live closer to roads. it's up to the government, it is the government's duty to look after its citizens. they have to clean up the air. in a statement, the government told us, "we are working to improve the air we breathe and this includes £883 million to reduce levels of n02 from road transport and legislating to legislating to reduce emissions from domestic burning."

change is happening, because of this death certificate, and the research that convinced the coroner to write that death certificate came from professor stephen holgate. so you are the man whose research pieced this altogether. yes, and that involves also excluding other causes of severe asthma worsening. by doing that, we were only left with one alternative, and that was the air pollution. because we know that by cleaning up the air, we don't only improve asthma, we reduce dementia, diabetes, pulmic obstructive lung disease, heart disease, strokes, etc, etc. so it all can be done, and it's just a matter of will, and we've done this before. we had the clean air act in 1952, and it changed the way we heated our homes and got

rid of coal. well, we've got to do the same and step up to the challenge and improve the life of everybody as a result of that. many in the science community believe we need another clean air revolution. how and when that might happen is up for debate. but this little girl's legacy is indisputable. jayne mccubbin, bbc news. time now to take a look now at what's making the news across the uk. we start in nottingham where anti—spiking test kits are being used in venues across the city to help people feel safer on nights out. thousands of people every year report incidents of their drink being spiked, but campaigners fear the true figure could be much higher. as business leaders meet to discuss further measures, emily anderson has been investigating what's currently in place to keep people safe. nottingham city centre by night. for

some, particularly women, they simply don't feel safe. nottingham bid has been working with bars and other venues to combat this with a safe space pledge. the other venues to combat this with a safe space pledge.— other venues to combat this with a safe space pledge. the aim is to try to make a safer— safe space pledge. the aim is to try to make a safer place _ safe space pledge. the aim is to try to make a safer place for— safe space pledge. the aim is to try to make a safer place for women i safe space pledge. the aim is to try. to make a safer place for women and girls at night, specifically licensed premises and places that serve alcohol.— serve alcohol. dozens of public laces serve alcohol. dozens of public places have — serve alcohol. dozens of public places have signed _ serve alcohol. dozens of public places have signed up - serve alcohol. dozens of public places have signed up to - serve alcohol. dozens of public places have signed up to the i serve alcohol. dozens of public- places have signed up to the scheme which aims to provide practical solutions while reducing the vulnerability of women visiting nottingham at night.— nottingham at night. there's somebody — nottingham at night. there's somebody that _ nottingham at night. there's somebody that they - nottingham at night. there's somebody that they can - nottingham at night. there's somebody that they can talk| nottingham at night. there's i somebody that they can talk to, nottingham at night. there's - somebody that they can talk to, even if it's just a chat to calm them down, where they can feel safe, they can have a drink, they can enjoy their evening out without any fear of being unsafe at any point. the safe space _ of being unsafe at any point. the safe space pledge has eight actions for each venue. they include making sure staff are trained to respond and intervene if a woman feels unsafe. taking reports of sexual harassment, violence or intimidation

seriously and with appropriate action. having champions in each venue who lead on women's safety and having information on display about what people can do if they are concerned. what people can do if they are concerned-— what people can do if they are concerned. , , ., , ., , , concerned. every member of staff is trained to ensure _ concerned. every member of staff is trained to ensure that _ concerned. every member of staff is trained to ensure that all— concerned. every member of staff is trained to ensure that all of- concerned. every member of staff is trained to ensure that all of our- trained to ensure that all of our customers are safe, as well as each other. ., , ., , customers are safe, as well as each other. .,, ., , ., , , ~ other. on top of this, anti-spiking test kits are _ other. on top of this, anti-spiking test kits are being _ other. on top of this, anti-spiking test kits are being given _ other. on top of this, anti-spiking test kits are being given to - other. on top of this, anti-spiking| test kits are being given to venues across nottingham. if you're worried your drink may have been tampered with, you can put a drop onto these testing strips and it will tell you very quickly whether it is safe to drink or not. it very quickly whether it is safe to drink or not.— drink or not. it gives them the reassurance _ drink or not. it gives them the reassurance it _ drink or not. it gives them the reassurance it has _ drink or not. it gives them the reassurance it has not - drink or not. it gives them the reassurance it has not been i drink or not. it gives them the - reassurance it has not been tampered with or if it has we can get appropriate services involved. it's part of the pledge to have people trained and involved that can take it seriously. i trained and involved that can take it seriously-— it seriously. i night life safety forum is _ it seriously. i night life safety forum is being _ it seriously. i night life safety forum is being held - it seriously. i night life safety forum is being held this i it seriously. i night life safety i forum is being held this afternoon to discuss what is being done in the city to improve safety at night —— a nightlife safety forum. next, local leaders in dorset

are considering the future of portland's high angle battery. it was built in the 18905 to bolster the south coast�*s defence against a threat of invasion and is currently protected, but now dorset council is looking at what to do with it next. linzi kinghorn, who grew up on the island, has taken a spooky trip down memory lane. why was i scared of this place? you know, it's actually really lovely, it's actually really nice, but as a kid, when the fog kind of rolls in, you know, it really does feel like something out of a horror movie. i distinctly remember coming here with the brownies, about 15 or 20 of us at a time, and we'd come up, it was sort of dusk, just getting dark, and we'd light our bonfire and toast our marshmallows and then we'd all run off and go wild — running through all the tunnels, scaring each other, pretending to play the drums like the drummer boy. who's going in first? i'll go in first, shall i, because i know you're a bit scared. this was the scariest part as a kid, coming into this room.

yeah, definitely. like...itjust felt like something out of the blair witch. so it was in this tunnel here that the legend of the drummer boy, one of the ghosts that frequented the ghost tunnels here on portland, would live, and we would all come through and we'd hear this du—dum, du—dum, du—dum noise, which, who knows, was probably one of the other children being silly. i mean, there were regiments here. there would have been drummer boys, because there was a huge parade ground there. from the 1890s till about 1906, britain was in an arms race with france and they were constantly developing new ideas to defend the south coast. as lovely as the site is, it's seen better days, hasn't it? yes, absolutely. yes. there are some good, well—preserved features here, but, yeah, there is clearly anti—social behaviour happening. the general condition

of the site could be improved. we'd like to improve the nature conservation side of things, as well. what's the best way of doing it? it's not necessarily we want to close them, it's just how do you get that information safely to people without putting them in danger? you know, if you lose that little bit of magic, - there'd be a huge loss, - i think, for future generations. how about this for a job advert? a small town in cornwall has gone viral after turning to song in a desperate attempt to recruit a new gp. more than 500 residents, some musically talented and others not, have been taking part. here's dan johnson. # we've got a surgery that's needed you. here's how you make the search for a gp go viral. this cornish community came together to voice their plea for a new doctor.

# have you got faith, have you got time? it's been amazing, the support we have had. we have done this in two weeks from start to finish. we have had every shopkeeper we have spoken to prepared to take part. all the groups that go on, the toddlers and yoga and everything in between, and the big film shoot with the cherry picker on the big sports field. we must have had 200, 300 people there. it's been immense. # we've tonnes of children, all so infectious # who need a doctor # we've got love. looks like there's plenty of patients. it's a town of around 5,000. it's a long way from the nearest hospital, so people here rely on the gp. we want someone who is going to thrive in this small environment, seeing a baby at eight weeks old for their primary checks

and then being able to see them as a young adult, as i have done, and enjoying that relationship. this is a unique surgery, it's a unique town, and the only way we can really get that across was to say, hey, this is what we've got to offer. you could be a part of this. # we've lots of hills... at the local pharmacy, kerry and tracy were part of the ensemble supporting the surgery�*s search. do you think it's going to do the trick? yeah, hopefully. it's been sent out far and wide. certainly a few more people have heard of this place now. it's certainly put it on the map. i'm in your room. i'm on a short holiday in kent. the last gp is away this week. his final chance for a break before it's all on him. the six—month search for a new colleague has so far

proved unresponsive. so what's up, doc? i think if you looked at the medical journals and the vacancies and the advertisements, it's about 20 pages of adverts that all say the same, we are all "flexible", "successful" and all the cliche words that go with that. and why would you stop there as opposed to anywhere else? there's just not enough doctors, that's a fact. that doesn't sound like a cornwall accent to me. you must have moved here. yes, i trained in south africa and then did a year of masters in oxford. i did a six—week locum cornwall and never left. i have two cornish children here now and i'm not going anywhere. # it's a special place to live... they hope someone takes the same opportunity, and with publicity like this, who knows, there may even be a waiting list. dan johnson, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich.

good afternoon. it's been a relatively quiet day so far, but that is set to change as we head through tonight and into the first part of tomorrow. very windy weather across the northern half of the uk, particularly for scotland, across the tops of the pennines and parts of northeast england. travel disruption is quite likely. on the earlier satellite picture, you can see this stripe of cloud just out to the west and from within this area of cloud, we're going to see this area of low pressure deepening. this has been named storm otto by the danish weather service for the impact it's likely to have there, but it's going to bring us windy weather over the next 2a hours. but in the short—term, brightness developing for parts of england and wales this afternoon. conversely, patchy rain for northern ireland and western scotland. mild though, temperatures for the majority between 10—14 celsius. this evening and overnight,

we will see outbreaks of rain across northern ireland, scotland, northern england and the winds will really start to pick up. some very gusty conditions developing across the northern half of the country. it's going to be a really mild night, temperatures between 7—10 celsius, but if you're travelling tonight and into the first part of the morning, across a good part of scotland we will see wind gusts of 70—80mph for exposed coasts. it's going to be gusty across the tops of the pennines — some of the trans—pennine routes could be quite problematic with the strength of the wind and also just to the east of the pennines across parts of northeast england, but generally very windy to start friday across the northern half of the uk. we'll see some cloud and some very patchy rain pushing southwards. some further showers pushing across scotland. some snow over the highest ground here, but we should see some spells of sunshine. through the day, it will be turning a little bit chillier across northern areas, whereas further south it's very mild again,

highs of 111—15 celsius. saturday, we will see some outbreaks of rain, maybe snow over high ground in scotland. generally a fair amount of cloud. some limited spells of sunshine, but it's going to be mild, 8—15 celsius, quite breezy across the south. for sunday, the strongest winds are further north again with some outbreaks of rain. southern parts of the uk will be mainly dry and mild.

this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru—murthy. the headlines at two... british gas owner centrica reports record profits, earning £35 billion compared to less than a billion the year before. after the resignation of nicola sturgeon, senior snp officials prepare to meet to discuss the timetable for a leadership contest. the shadow home secretary says that the actions of lancashire police were "very unusual" after the force disclosed that missing mum nicola bulley suffered "some significant issues with alcohol". nato's secretary—general visits turkey to express support following the devastating earthquakes. and the research that says antarctic glaciers are more sensitive to sea temperature changes than previously thought. what is sea level going to be like in ten years?