pending further investigation. at least ten people have been killed — and eleven others are hospitalized — after a bus crash near the australian town of greta, in new south wales. police in northern ireland investigating the disappearance a 21—year—old woman, begin a murder investigation after finding a body. a search operation is underway — after a fire on board a tourist boat, in the egyptian red sea. three british tourists are missing. the serbian tennis player, novak djokovic makes history — as he wins his third french open — to secure a record—breaking twenty—third men's, grand slam title.

welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with the arrest, questioning and release, of the former first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, in connection with the investigation into the finances of the scottish national party. mrs sturgeon says her arrest was a shock and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. she's been released, without charge — pending further investigation. our scotland correspondent james cook reports. nicola sturgeon, for so long, front and centre in scottish politics, was arrested well away from the cameras, just after 10am. detectives questioned her as a suspect, before releasing her without charge seven hours and 15 minutes later.

this evening, ms sturgeon issued a statement which was raw, blunt and defiant. "i am certain i have committed no offence," she said, describing the situation as both "a shock and deeply distressing." she thanked her supporters, saying they appreciated she would never do anything to harm either the snp or the country, and she insisted in the strongest possible terms "that i am in fact innocent of any wrongdoing." speaking before the arrest, ms sturgeon�*s successor as first minister said his political mentor was doing well. she and i have caught up on a couple of occasions. i have been asking about are welfare. she has mentioned how difficult and traumatic those last few weeks have been. is she 0k? yes, she is in a good place and doing well. there was little police activity outside ms sturgeon�*s home on the outskirts of glasgow today, bar the occasional patrol.

a far cry from april, when her husband, peter murrell, the snp's former chief executive, was arrested, questioned and released without charge. police investigating what happened to nearly £667,000 raised to campaign for independence also removed materialfrom snp headquarters in edinburgh, as well as seizing a luxury motor home. later, they arrested and released without charge the party's former treasurer colin beattie, all of which left the first minister herself the subject of intense speculation. there are many questions that i would want to be able to answer, and in the fullness of time i hope i will answer, but it would be wrong and inappropriate for me to go into any detail that is related to what the police are currently investigating. i could not have anticipated in my worst nightmares what would have unfolded over the past few weeks. for a decade, nicola sturgeon and her husband were scotland's power couple. supporters hoped, some opponents feared, that ms sturgeon would lead her nation to independence.

that already feels like a long time ago. 0ur scotland editorjames cook has also an update. you will make this is notjust a legal matter but we were at the detailed nicola sturgeon possible statement, it's a very personal matter it seemed clear to me reading that statement of the strain that the first ministers under her and her party is under strain as well which by extension means the scottish government and his successor, who regards her in many ways as his political mentor is also under strain. the opposition parties are treading somewhat readily but they have serious concerns here. labour saying there are questions for him on what he knew and when and

the circumstances surrounding the resignation of nicola sturgeon who they have repeatedly denied had anything to do with this inquiry. the inquiry is calling for nicola sturgeon to be suspended from the scottish national party and says this is a distraction from the issues that matter most to voters, the economy in the nhs. the economy and the nhs. let me bring you some breaking news now, because australian police say at least ten people have died and ii more have been injured after a bus crash, near the town of greta, in the hunter region, northwest of sydney. let's go straight to our correspondent in sydney, australia, phil mercer thank you forjoining us on the programme. this is a fast and furious coming at us but would we know so far?— furious coming at us but would we know so far? ., ~' ., _ know so far? you know the emergency services were — know so far? you know the emergency services were called _ know so far? you know the emergency services were called to _ know so far? you know the emergency services were called to the _ know so far? you know the emergency services were called to the town - know so far? you know the emergency services were called to the town in - services were called to the town in the new south wales hunter valley and this is a couple of hours to

ride to the north of sydney here in eastern australia around 11:30pm, local time last night. and that is just eight and a half hours ago and what they found is a blessed and rolled over on the major round that goes over a big highway and the authorities are telling us, monica, that at least ten people have died in the ii that at least ten people have died in the 11 others have been taken to hospital and they had been transferred by road or by air, 18 passengers were injured and there was an emergency operation continuing in the new south wales hunter valley. d0 continuing in the new south wales hunter valley-— hunter valley. do we know the condition of _ hunter valley. do we know the condition of the _ hunter valley. do we know the condition of the 11 _ hunter valley. do we know the condition of the 11 people - hunter valley. do we know the condition of the 11 people who l hunter valley. do we know the - condition of the 11 people who have been hospitalised?— been hospitalised? we've had no u date so been hospitalised? we've had no update so far— been hospitalised? we've had no update so far below _ been hospitalised? we've had no update so far below what - been hospitalised? we've had no update so far below what we - been hospitalised? we've had no update so far below what we do i been hospitalised? we've had no - update so far below what we do know is that major crash investigators and crime scene investigators will

be examining the scene near credit here in new south wales later today. we are getting reports on what road conditions were last night, the winter here in the southern hemisphere reports of the road conditions were pretty foggy at the time, the driver has been taken to hospitalfor time, the driver has been taken to hospital for mandatory tests and in the coming hours and days, more information will be coming to light on this awful tragedy. and issuing a statement is that this is a terrible tragedy and we are now awaiting to hear about the condition of those 11 people who remain in hospital. thank ou ve people who remain in hospital. thank you very much- _ police in northern ireland, searching for a 21—year—old missing woman, have begun a murder inquiry afterfinding suspected human remains. chloe mitchell was last seen in ballymena more than a week ago. extensive searches had been carried out to try to find her. 0ur ireland correspondent,

emma vardy, has been there they said they found human remains and there has yet been an identification which is taking place but they have now reason to believe that mitchell is been murdered and they have launched formerly a murder investigation and what we do know is that two men tonight remain in custody age 26 and 3a we are told that their helping police with inquiries and police have thanked the help of the local community to try to find chloe over the last few days and they have praised the efforts of the search and rescue teams and this is been a very anxious time for people living in the area because that such operation has been very visible over the last few days and much of it along the river bankjust neared to hear in the appeals to try to find chloe have been shared far and wide and we know tonight that this news is now a

formal murder investigation. some more breaking news. an 11—year—old girl from a british family has been shot dead, following a reported dispute between neighbours in north—western france. it happened in a village near quimper in brittany. french media said that the girl's parents were injured, and her eight—year—old sister was in "shock". the uk's foreign office said it was providing assistance to a british family following a shooting in france. three british tourists are missing, after a fire on board a boat in the egyptian red sea. twenty six other people, including 12 britons, were rescued from the vessel, off the coast of marsa alam. they were all on a diving cruise. the foreign office says it's supporting the british nationals. sally nabil, has the latest from cairo. huge fires ripped through this boat in the red sea resort of marsa alam. nearly 30 people were on board,

including 15 british passengers. amateur footage shows the moments of horror as somejump to safety and are rescued. local authorities say most of the foreign visitors and the egyptian crew have been rescued, but search operations are still under way for those missing. translation: we arrived at dawn. we wake up daily at 6am _ and the briefing before diving is at 6.30am. during the briefing, one of the people saw smoke coming out of the boat in front of us. it was close to us, around 50 metres away. one of the people said there was light smoke, and in one or two minutes the smoke became white and heavy, then it turned black, and the fire broke out so fast because it was windy in the morning. initial reports say an electrical fault caused the fire. but thorough investigations are a priority now to explain what exactly happened. search operations continue

for those missing. but fears are growing for their safety. three more arrests have been made as part of the investigation into the death of a 16—year—old boy in bath on saturday. emergency services were called to an address on eastfield avenue, bath, shortly after 11pm. members of the public provided the boy with first aid before paramedics arrived, but he could not be saved and died at the scene. eight teenagers who were previously arrested remain in custody. a senior member of the uk government says the country wants to "move on" from the political drama surrounding borisjohnson. it follows his resignation as an member of parliament two days ago. the energy secretary, grant shapps, has also denied accusations, that downing street made changes to the former prime minister's resignation honours list.

some of his allies claim number ten interfered. but mr shapps says rishi sunak, simply passed the names, to the commission which oversees honours appointments. here's our political editor chris mason. the prime minister and a predecessor causing him a barrel load of trouble. however, accountability and consequences. this is about those get—togethers during covid, when they were banned. but it's also about the candle or lack of it about them from boris johnson. —— candor. grant shapps was a cabinet minister under borisjohnson, and he is now too. does he reckon that borisjohnson is a victim in all of this? he made that decision to step down, he would have been welcome to stay. a man of many qualities. i think a calmer period is what the country once i think a calmer period is what the country wants

and what it is getting with rishi sunak in downing street, as well. don't expect to see pictures like these again any time soon. one reason for the tension betweenjohnson and sunak is over allegations made by borisjohnson's allies that number ten meddled with mrjohnson's original list of those he wanted to receive an honour. nonsense, insists downing street sources. is it true that a member of the prime minister's team took several names off boris johnson's list of people he wanted to send to the house of lords some months ago? my understanding is no. so that is also untrue? as far as i am aware, that is not true. furious at what has happened... i'm going now, there's no point hanging round. - ..nadine dorries is leaving her seat in mid bedfordshire, and fellow conservative nigel adams is walking away, as well as borisjohnson. we have a former prime minister,

crafting a letter undermining the sitting prime minister, and we've got three by—elections brought about not in the usual way, because an mp has passed away or there has been wrong doing, but simply because these mps want to put pressure on the current government. in those circumstances, of course there should be a general election. labour and the liberal democrats are either delivered eyeing the coming by—elections. the lib dem leader spent the morning in bedfordshire. the conservatives are totally divided, totally chaotic and letting people down. when you got the cost of living crisis, the crisis in the nhs, the conservative seem unable to give the lead that britain needs. borisjohnson might be running away from parliament. but running away from political influence? not a bit of it. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. it was a perfect day for solar panels in fields near warminster. thousands have been installed right beside two existing solar farms. in total, 140 acres are now generating electricity. opening the latest additions kingswood mp and former climate change minister chris skidmore. he was commissioned by the government to advise on how best britain could cut its emissions year on, year on year. the energy that they produce is incredibly cheap, if not to the point of nearly being free. and actually that money comes back with an additional investment. on a day like this, these panels are generating a huge amount of electricity. in fact, they reckon when the sun shines, as much as a quarter of the uk's electricity

can come from solar. but in order to achieve net zero, the countries can need a lot more of these and a lot more other forms of zero carbon power generation. you're live with bbc news. japan is poised to raise its age of consent from 13 to 16 — in an overhaul of sexual offences legislation that is currently going through the country's parliament. the world's third largest economy currently has the lowest consent age among the g—7 countries. the reforms of japan's sexual assault laws comes after several rape acquittals in 2019 caused public outrage. shaimaa khalil has been speaking to the women challenging the stigma. and a warning her report includes a description of sexual assault which you may find distressing. it was a small gathering with huge significance. were flowers have become a symbol of defiance against silence. where flowers have become a symbol of defiance against silence. for four years, sexual violence survivors have gathered every month

in the central tokyo spot to share their stories. what's now known as the flower demo has become a national movement. after a series of high profile rape acquittals in 2019. for its founder, midori kitahara. every gathering brings up raw emotions. i started flower demo because i was angry. and also i feel that of many women's anger. but there is no place to speak out in society. women's voices are always denied. when rina godoy decided to speak out, she knew she was standing up against the country's military institution. she had two dreams. she tells me to be a soldier and to compete in the olympics as a judo player. both were within reach when she joined the military.

both were shattered by sexual harassment. this happened to me every day. my breasts were rubbed. i was kissed on the cheek, groped in the hallway with people watching. but august 2021 was a dark turning point. during a training exercise in the mountains, three male soldiers called her into a tent where they'd been drinking. two superiors were talking about martial arts and said, i should try it. one of my colleagues pinned me down on the bed and choked me. he spread my legs and rubbed his crotch against me like it was a sex act. two others did the same. there were about dozen soldiers around. no one stopped it. they were laughing. ijust wanted to get out. i was filled with despair. i'd hope that my female superiors would stand by me when i reported the incident, but she took the side of a commander. in the end, rina quit the military

and shared her story publicly. despite the backlash and threats she faced, she insisted on an investigation. hers was one of the rare cases that captured the media and the nation's attention. five servicemen were fired for misconduct and the defense ministry issued an apology. and after being dropped, the investigation was reopened. earlier this year, three former soldiers were indicted. rina says she's relieved if still traumatised and wants to make sure no one else goes through a similar experience or be scared to speak out. many survivors have said that kept quiet out of fear or guilt. but japan's laws also make it very difficult for women to come forward, for example. they put the onus on rape victims to prove that they've been subjected to intimidation or violence. a recent survey has shown that more than 70% of attacks go unreported here. and while the government is moving to change sexual violence laws, many experts

have said that a lot more needs to be done on the shame and the stigma. japan prides itself in being one of the world's safest places, but in this male dominated society, many women are still shamed into silence. shane mcleod, bbc news, tokyo. and if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in that report, there is a list of organisations which can provide help. it's at the bbc action line website. while noxious smoke finally eased over last parts of north america over the weekend, the wildfires in canada still pose a major threat. researchers at stanford university called it an �*historic event�* but for many asian cities noxious smoke is nothing new. according to air—quality monitors ,i-q air, in the last five years

lahore in pakistan has suffered the most from pollution, hotan in china was second, and ten out of fifteen of the worst polluted cities were in india. we can speak now to ed jegasothy, an environmental epidemiologist at the university of sydney who can help us answer that question. s 5 there sthere are 5 there are lots of different health effects _ 5 there are lots of different health effects from minor irritation and also much — effects from minor irritation and also much more severe from these short-term — also much more severe from these short—term exposures including acute cardiovascular and respiratory failures— cardiovascular and respiratory failures and also cases that can cause _ failures and also cases that can cause mortality.— cause mortality. that hayes is startina cause mortality. that hayes is starting to _ cause mortality. that hayes is starting to move _ cause mortality. that hayes is starting to move on _ cause mortality. that hayes is starting to move on other- cause mortality. that hayes is starting to move on other air. starting to move on other air quality is still not great in the new york region. what are some of

the long—term effects in places like lahore, jakarta and a lot of hayes and singapore as well. but if you discovered in terms of long—term effects from this? we discovered in terms of long-term effects from this?— effects from this? we have been stud in: effects from this? we have been studying long-term _ effects from this? we have been studying long-term and - effects from this? we have been i studying long-term and short-term studying long—term and short—term effects _ studying long—term and short—term effects of— studying long—term and short—term effects of air pollution and similar health— effects of air pollution and similar health effects we can look at the short—term effects tricking short—term effects tricking short—term outcomes as well and we think about _ short—term outcomes as well and we think about long—term effects and how does— think about long—term effects and how does exposures accumulate over time and _ how does exposures accumulate over time and cause chronic illness like respiratory— time and cause chronic illness like respiratory illnesses and populations of children can have detrimental outcomes and associations with neurological effects — associations with neurological effects as well as small particles into the — effects as well as small particles into the bloodstream.—

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forjoining us on the programme. novak djokovic has made tennis history — he's become the first man to win 23 grand slam titles. djokovic beat norway's casper ruud in straight sets in the men's singles final at the french open. he's now clear of rafael nadal�*s total of 22 wins. the victorious manchester city football team touched down at manchester airport a short time ago — after winning their first european champions league title. city beat inter milan 1—0 in a hard—fought game to complete a record treble for the season having already secured the premier league title and the fa cup. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. nicola sturgeon, the first minister

of scotland has been investigated in connection with the investigation into the finance of the scottish national party. she says her arrest came as a shock and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. she has been released without charges, pending further investigation and you can always find the latest of what is going on in the world by visiting our website. thank you very much for watching us. stay with us for the following to keep up with all the latest. thank you very much for joining us. hello. sunday was another very warm or even hot day with temperatures peaking at around 32 celsius. that heat and humidity giving rise to some dramatic skies as some thunderstorms kicked off through the afternoon and into the evening. if we take a look back at the radar picture,

we can see that we had some storms in northern scotland, some across northern england, and then this clump of thunderstorms, this quite big organised area of storms that drifted westwards across the midlands towards wales. so as we head through monday, really it's more of the same, more spells of sunshine, but still the chance for some thunderstorms with that heat and humidity, temperatures to start the day between ten and 17 degrees. so a very warm start to the day. quite a muggy start for most, a dry start, but a little bit of rain to clear away from parts of wales, maybe some extra cloud in the far south west and a few showers even from the word go and into the afternoon as the sun heats the land while those big shower clouds will bubble up once again, particularly across parts of southern england into the midlands and wales, some of these thunderstorms could be really quite vicious, with a lot of rain in a short space of time, gusty winds and some hail. western counties of northern ireland, southwest scotland and perhaps more especially the north of scotland, also prone to some of these downpours and thunderstorms. but as ever with these weather set ups, there will be places that fall through the gaps and stay completely dry. another very, very warm day.

temperatures widely the mid to high 20s somewhere could again get to 30 degrees. we will continue to see some big showers and thunderstorms in places during monday evening. many of them fading, though, overnight into tuesday. we'll see some areas of low cloud around some of these western coast. it is another pretty warm night in prospect. and then for tuesday, well, the greatest chance for showers will be found across the western side of the uk. further east, not as many showers, more dry weather, plenty of sunshine. still feeling very warm indeed. highest temperatures at this stage, likely to be down towards the south, up to around 29, possibly 30 degrees for parts of central southern england. as we look deeper into the week, high pressure remains firmly in charge. but as you pick up more of an easterly breeze, well, temperatures will drop backjust a little. still, though, feeling very warm indeed. mostly dry with some sunshine.

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