our islands are known for their natural wonders, from bluebells, to butterflies and badgers, but experts say reversing decades of devastating losses will involve efforts from every one of us, on a scale we've never seen before. helen briggs, bbc news, in the thames valley. families and community groups from across the uk went out last night in search of the new moon. from scarborough, dundee and cambridge, these are some images from people who managed to see the new crescent. ramadan, marked by muslims across the world, is determined by the lunar calendar — so spotting a fine crescent means the new month has begun. time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. you haven't got a new moon, but you

have got a rainbow? yes, from scarborough, lots more rainbows over the next few days because it's going to be staying unsettled, more sunshine and showers to come in the forecast. very typically springlike weather at the moment, very changeable, and it will stay on settle for the rest of the week. but the mild air will move away. colder air returning briefly over the weekend and into the start of next week. this is this afternoon, the sunny spells and showers quite widespread but it's a drier day across much of scotland than we saw yesterday, with lighter winds, heavy rain across the northern isles and heavy rain in the south of england stretching up towards east anglia, still blustery. a brisk south—westerly wind blowing toward south—west facing coasts, some overtopping to be expected at high tide. it's very mild, temperatures peaking between 12—15 c yet again. overnight tonight, rain towards the south will gradually clear the coast of east anglia through the small hours, still some uncertainty about the northern extent of the rain but clear skies

developing, showers for northern ireland and scotland. it stays breezy. temperatures between 4—7, so a frost free start to the day on friday. on friday, our low pressure starts to centre itself across northern ireland so these showers will be slow—moving but elsewhere the showers were rattled through very quickly, possibly the windiest day of the week for england and wales. there will be some hail and thunder and lightning in the showers, some sunny spells in between, and of course it's still mild as well, temperatures between 10-14 c but the mild as well, temperatures between 10—14 c but the mild are not set to last. our area of low pressure now across scotland is set to pull away on friday night into saturday, allowing more of a northerly wind to develop and this will help the cold air sick further southwards, so some of these showers across the north are likely to be wintry on saturday. it's a messy picture on saturday. further south, the showers are lighter but this rain could push into southern england and wales as we head through saturday night. also on saturday night we've got the

clock change, we return to british summer time, the clocks will spring forward by one hour, it's ironic because it will feel anything but summary. in fact it will feel like winter again. the low pressure giving us rain towards the south of england will pull away on sunday morning leaving us with floodgates open to this cold arctic air pulling its way southwards, so in summary, sunday, the early rain towards the south clears, it's going to feel cold, wintry showers in the north and possibly towards north sea facing coasts. a widespread frost, will it last? no, bent. that's all from the bbc news at one. it's goodbye from me. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news... just over 100 days since the end

of their world cup, england are preparing to start the journey towards the next major tournament. they're in italy for a euro 2024 qualifier tonight. our reporter jane dougall is in naples ahead of the game. jane, no england team has won in italy since the early 1960's — they will be desperately wanting to end the italy hoodoo. only the top two in group c will qualify for the euros. they'll be up against northern macedonia and ukraine, as well as others. they will be hoping to be in the top team to qualify. it's a pretty intimidating game, against italy, in naples, and at the diego maradona stadium. roberto mancini's side are the holders of the euros, and a start the defence of their title. they won it at wembley against

england after penalties. england will be out for revenge, you would imagine. england have not beaten italy since 2012, that is 11 years, a really long time. when they did beat them, that was in a friendly. they do not have the best record against italy. at a media conference yesterday, gareth southgate was talking about that record, but it said that now was a time to turn that around. it said that now was a time to turn that around-— that around. it is a sort of challenge _ that around. it is a sort of challenge that _ that around. it is a sort of challenge that we - that around. it is a sort of challenge that we have i that around. it is a sort of challenge that we have to i that around. it is a sort of - challenge that we have to take on, and it_ challenge that we have to take on, and it is_ challenge that we have to take on, and it is the — challenge that we have to take on, and it is the type of game we need to begin _ and it is the type of game we need to begin winning. we have not won here since — to begin winning. we have not won here since 1961, so it is to begin winning. we have not won here since1961, so it is another bit here since1961, so it is another hit of— here since1961, so it is another bit of history that we are trying to break_ bit of history that we are trying to break down. that is a great challenge for this team, italy did not qualify for the world cup, but they still— not qualify for the world cup, but they still have some outstanding players. — they still have some outstanding players, and they are going to have hi-h players, and they are going to have high motivation, as well. it is going — high motivation, as well. it is going to _ high motivation, as well. it is going to be a fabulous game. extra motivation to _ going to be a fabulous game. extra motivation to harry _ going to be a fabulous game. extra motivation to harry kane, - going to be a fabulous game. exit: motivation to harry kane, who will

be looking to break a record this evening. is be looking to break a record this evenina. , , g; , evening. is tying with 53 goals, there was _ evening. is tying with 53 goals, there was a _ evening. is tying with 53 goals, there was a question _ evening. is tying with 53 goals, there was a question to - evening. is tying with 53 goals, i there was a question to southgate yesterday about his confidence. this is england's first match since there defeats to france, and i'm sure england fans will remember, kane missed a penalty. southgate said that kane has put that behind him, said he would have more motivation because of that potential record that he could break, and, as southgate mentioned, italy did not qualify for last year's world cup, so... �* , , ., ., qualify for last year's world cup, so... 2, ., ., ., ., ~ so... there's been a lot of talk about the _ so... there's been a lot of talk about the choice _ so... there's been a lot of talk about the choice of _ so... there's been a lot of talk about the choice of venue, - so... there's been a lot of talk. about the choice of venue, which appear to have been chosen to ensure appear to have been chosen to ensure a uncomfortable environment. there

also been security concerns. while the atmosphere the night? if we also been security concerns. while the atmosphere the night? if we talk about observations, _ the atmosphere the night? if we talk about observations, we _ the atmosphere the night? if we talk about observations, we have - the atmosphere the night? if we talk about observations, we have not - about observations, we have not observed any violence. yesterday, there were very few england fans in and around the town of naples. we are told more will be arriving today, in anticipation of the match, 2500 fans are expected to travel from england, but of course, the reason for the concerns about violence is, following last week's incident in naples, where eight football fans were arrested after a violent scene between natalie and frankfurt supporters. i asked southgate about violence, and if you have concerns about england fans. he played down the issue, said that he was just excited to see the city, he had not been here before. and he said that he remembered diego maradona playing here,. the reason

why this venue has been chosen is that england have not played in naples for ten years. but they say that they like to bring the team to grounds around the country. stand—in northern ireland captain craig cathcart believes michael o'neill�*s return as northern ireland manager can inspire the country to euro 2024 qualification. they are missing steven davis and jonny evans through injury, but are big favourites tonight to open their campaign with a win against san marino, who have never won a competitive match in their history. it's o'neill�*s first game back since being re—appointed in december. the race to buy manchester united has been blown wide—open after it was revealed new potential owners entered the race before last night's initial deadline. the qatari banker sheikh jassim and ineos owner sirjim ratcliffe had previously gone public

with their ambitions but each asked for extra time to prepare their bids. that request was granted but it has since been revealed that several other potential investors did submit offers yesterday. bbc sport understands that us investment company elliott has made an offer to buy part of manchester united. the new deadline for submissions will be on friday. european football's governing body uefa has said it will launch an investigation into claims barcelona paid for favourable refereeing decisions. earlier this month a court heard barcelona have been indited for "corruption", "breach of trust" and "false business records" with prosecutors alleging the catalan club paid over £7 million tojose maria enriquez negreira who is the former vice—president of spain's referees' committee. uefa has now appointed ethics and disciplinary inspectors to look into payments made by barcelona. the club deny any wrongdoing.

the alpine ski world cup season ended last weekend with mikaela shiffrin cementing her position as the greatest skiier of all time. she claimed a record—extending 88th world cup win with victory in the giant slalom in andorra. it was also the 138th podium finish of her career — passing the mark of fellow american lindsey vonn. speaking to the bbc, shiffrin admits she exceeded all expectations this season. i thought if i could walk away with five victories this season, i thought that would have been really successful. walking away with 1a, and setting an all—time women's's record, i did not expect that at all little. after record, i did not expect that at all after my dad passed away, to come back after these seasons, to come back after these seasons, to come backin back after these seasons, to come back in the season, and mentally to be able to find some resilience and

get back to a place where i can put the focus and mental energy and my races, and refocus when it is necessary... and all of these pieces, it is incredibly meaningful for the sport, but he still have a life outside of that, relationships and chores, and work to do that doesn't necessarily directly apply to racing. you experience triumph and failure outside of sport, and loss. that can be... for me, that was something that derailed me over the last several years, and i have still been able to perform at a high form. as long as you're passionate, and can keep trying, that is the most important thing, the most courageous thing. and that's all the sport for now. i'll be back throughout the day

here on the bbc news channel. ben... a 28—year—old man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after two elderly men were set alight outside mosques in birmingham and london. west midlands police said mohammed abbkr, of edgbaston, birmingham, is being kept in custody ahead of an appearance at a magistrates' court. it was a very brief hearing here at birmingham magistrates' court. mohammed abbkr gave his address as being in edgbaston, originally from iraq. he faces two charges of attempted murder relating to two separate incidences. in the first, a case of a man called hashi odowa was set alight when returning home from prayers at a —— west london islamic

centre in ealing. the second alleged attack took place in birmingham, in that, mohammed rayaz, 70 years old, was set alight returning from his mosque, in edgbaston in birmingham. we have spoken his family, who that he is a serious, but stable condition. they said that he suffered life changing injuries, that he was burned on his chest, face, and hands. he has unable to speak briefly to the police, but cannot open his eyes at the moment. mohammed abbkr was remanded in custody, for a month, when he is due in the crown court. the prime minister has been in wales today — speaking about plans for two freeports. rishi sunak was also asked about the vote that took place yesterday at westminster on part of his new brexit deal for northern ireland and his decision to publish his tax return. let's listen in to what he had to say.

i am delighted about the addition of two freeports in wales which will create and welsh government working together to drive growth. one of the priorities are set out at the beginning of the year to go to conduct these freeports will do that. there are reports that whis will threaten potential rebels with the loss of funding for their area, is is that true? i was welcoming yesterday there was very strong support for the windsor framework and it is good for northern ireland and families and businesses in communities and restores balance with the belfast good friday agreement and ensures northern ireland has proper sovereignty and i am pleased that had royal support and we can look

forward to a better future. he paid about 22% on your capital gains. should capital gains tax be higher? i said i would publish my tax returns and was pleased to do yesterday for transparency and the prime issue is what will i do in the uk to help people with the cost of living? i set out five priorities, the first was to have inflation and the budget recently extended help with energy bills and i took the decision to tax the windfall profits of energy companies and we are using that money to help pay for around half of everyone's energy bill of this winter worth £1500 that is the actions of this government, that is what we are doing. no amount of money can undo the trauma of being caught up in a terrorist attack, or bring back a loved one — but it can cover bills for victims who can no longer work,

and pay for therapy or even funerals. however, campaign group survivors against terror says the process is stressful, demeaning, and that it magnifies the initial pain of the attack. jayne mccubbin has been speaking to three terrorism survivors about their experiences. i lost the person i was. myjob. my working life. my career. the greatest loss was the love of my life, my elaine. i've seen this kid curled up in a ball in the shower. can't get the screams out of her head. she describes the blood on her feet and she can still feel it. when zoe and paul experienced the very worst, they thought their government would be there. instead, they say they felt abandoned. we've received nothing, absolutely nothing. i thought, this is... this is it. my life...

my life is over. these were the last photographs taken by zoe of her daughter millie in tunisia 2015, just before their life changed forever. we were playing darts by the pool. it was like a pop, pop, pop noise coming from the beach. and i knew even then, i knew what it was. a lone gunman killed 38 people that day. as holidaymakers fled, the family was separated. millie was chased along a hotel corridor, where the gunman threw a grenade. for a time, that cost her her hearing. just... it'sjust horrific. it's completely changed her life. when she returned home, prime minister david cameron sent this letter and a promise. "i am determined the government does everything it can to support "you, to make sure the government provides the best possible support." instead, they say they have had to fight for compensation and therapy.

how are you? good. how are you? today, millie is trying to rebuild her life in america, still unable to talk about what happened in sousse. millie started with panic attacks about a month after the attack, and they've never stopped. she's never had any real treatment, therapy. it's like nobody cares. what we all went - through was horrific. and the fact that we . aren't being helped is, in my opinion, offensive. our hearts all go out to the victims of these appalling terrorist acts. our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and with their friends, families and loved ones. sympathy is never in short supply when there is yet another terror attack. but campaign group survivors against terror say victims are consistently let down by the cica, the criminal injuries compensation authority.

paul's partner, elaine, was killed in the manchester arena bomb attack. he spent eight months in hospital recovering from his own extensive injuries. while still in hospital, people told me there was, you know... ..the whole nation were behind the people who'd lost or injured. you won't have anything to worry about. you just concentrate on getting getting better and getting over this. and it never happened. i came out in february to nothing. paul shows me almost four years' worth of correspondence fighting for compensation. june �*22. "we are ready to assess your application for compensation. "you told us you sustained injuries." that's. .. that's just worded totally wrong. well, the cica is set up for injuries, you know, fights outside pubs, you know, crash—for—cash claims,

they sort of view you as... you're on the make. yes. yes, very much so. and that's how they make me feel. survivors against terror say this system isn't what the public would expect and is not what survivors deserve. it's a nightmare. most of the organisations i've come across, i've just stumbled across or i've found myself. late last year, paul appeared on the bbc breakfast sofa. and suddenly... yeah. ..everything changed. yeah. the same day, my solicitor received a phone call. it shouldn't take sitting on the red sofa to make the cica take action. the ministry ofjustice told us, "the criminal injuries compensation "scheme is one of the most generous in the world. "but we know more must be done to support victims of terrorism, "which is why the government is reviewing the support available." everything went so quick,

but i've been stabbed in my stomach, in my lung at the back and on my face as well. when marine, a french national, was stabbed in the london bridge terror attack in 2017, her government was proactive in offering fast financial, practical and psychological support. we receive a lump sum for in advance of the compensation, which will come after. i had a psychologist coming to my home actually every week. it was all organised. it's kind of simple, when you think about it, but it's what it should be. she was one of a group of campaigners who, this week, went to westminster to demand change — a survivors' charter, one which alleviates the pain of an attack, instead of magnifying it.

time now for a story about a primary school leader who considers himself the "luckiest head teacher alive". nick sheeran suffered a heart attack at school seven months ago — but his colleagues were able to break out a life—saving defibrillator in less than a minute. that's because nick's school — in birkdale, merseyside — had previously received a visit from mark king, who has spent the last 11 years getting heart defibrillators installed in schools, in memory of his son oliver — asjohn maguire explains. it's the first day back for this head teacher, who has been off work since the final day of work last summer when he suffered a cardiac arrest in the playground. he was saved by staff using one of the school's defibrillators. i

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a previous visit from mark. or very emotional-— emotional. really, really ecstatic the defibrillator _ emotional. really, really ecstatic the defibrillator was _ emotional. really, really ecstatic the defibrillator was there, i emotional. really, really ecstatic the defibrillator was there, and l the defibrillator was there, and that we train staff on it, and that it was used to save his life. it it was used to save his life. it also means that the school band are getting back together. this is a bcd, and mark is the star of the week. it has been pledged that these machines will be in schools by the summer, but it is hoped that if they are needed, they will be there, ready for deployment, ready to save lives. the prince of wales has visited british troops near the ukrainian border. prince william — who's on an official two—day visit to poland — also met the the polish president andrzej duda. his trip to meet the troops in the south—east was kept secret, for security reasons, until he was back in warsaw. ijust wanted to come

here in person to say thank you for all that you're doing, keeping everyone safe out here, and keeping an eye on what's going on. so, just a big thank you for what you do on a day to day basis. i know some of you are coming to the end of your time out here, so looking forward to a bit of rnr when you get home. but you're doing a really importantjob out here, and defending ourfreedoms is really important and everyone back home thoroughly supports you. muslims around the world are preparing to mark the start of ramadan, one of the holiest months in the islamic calendar. hundreds of workshippers in indonesia have offered evening prayers at one of the largest mosques in southeast asia, the grand mosque in jakarta. for some it's their first time marking the start of the holy month at the huge venue. translation: although they do the ramadan mass prayers similar everywhere, i wanted to know how it is in the istiqlal grand mosque. during the covid—19 pandemic, we were not allowed to pray here, but now the regulation has been lifted and it's vibrant with a lot of people.

translation: i can't describe the happiness i'm feeling right now being here. i'm so moved. it feels like i'm in the second mecca. a zebra was on the loose in seoul for more than three hours after escaping from a zoo. the baby zebra astonished onlookers as it trotted up and down alleys in a residential area in seoul. rescue workers tranquilised the animal, which was later returned safely to the seoul children's grand park. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good afternoon. it's still very mild out there. some more sunny spells and showers to come in the forecast and plenty more rainbows to be spotted as well. some very typically spring like weather. it's very changeable and it will stay unsettled as we head

through the rest of the week. so more wet and windy weather at times, but also some sunshine. and then it will turn colder over the course of the weekend. for the rest of the afternoon, there'll be some widespread showers, also some sunny spells, too. it's a bit drier across much of scotland than we saw yesterday. and the winds are lighter, but still some heavy rain across the northern hours and more heavy rain moving towards the south of england by the end of the afternoon, eventually stretching into east anglia. it's blustery with a brisk south—westerly wind, especially for south west—facing coasts. still some coastal overtopping here at high tide and the air is mild, temperatures peaking between 12 and 15 degrees celsius, so well above the seasonal average. now, as we head through this evening and overnight, then our area of rain towards the south of england will be pushing its way out of east anglia as we head through the small hours. still some uncertainty to the northern extent of this rain. there will be a lot of closed skies around temperatures, though, frost—free between four and seven degrees celsius. some more showers throughout the night across northern ireland and scotland and they'll continue tomorrow morning. the center of low pressure is across northern ireland, so these showers could be really rather slow—moving.

but elsewhere the showers will blow along really quite swiftly on that brisk south—westerly wind, possibly the windiest day of the week for england and wales. and some of the showers will have some lightning, some thunder and some hail at times, the air is still mild. temperatures will peak between 12 and 1a degrees. but that is about to change as this area of low pressure pulls its way out of scotland into the north sea on friday night, we will start to draw in more of a northerly wind, allowing that colder arctic air to push southwards. so some of these showers could turn out to be a bit wintry. there will be some wind chill. it's a bit of a messy picture on saturday because further south across england and wales, there'll be fewer showers with lighter winds and the air still is mild here with this rain set to push in on saturday night into sunday morning. also on saturday night into sunday morning, we re—enter british summer time with the clocks springing forward by one hour, but it won't feel very summery at all. in fact, it's going to feel an awful lot more like winter, because as our area of low pressure pulls its way eastwards again, we'll see the northerly wind become more widespread, some cold air

and a widespread frost.

a very good afternoon to you. welcome to bbc news. this is bbc news, welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm shaun ley. our top stories... time is ticking for tiktok as its chief faces a congressional hearing, amidst mounting data privacy concerns from us lawmakers. this hearing is about to begin and we will go there live. these privacy concerns are around the us, europe and the uk. more protests in israel after the israeli parliament ratified a law that would make it more difficult for courts to remove a prime minister deemed unfit for office. the bank of england announces an increase in interest rates for an 11th consecutive time, following an unexpected jump in the uk inflation rate.