month on record — as the un chief says — the "era of global boiling" has arrived. the british man who served 17 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit, speaks to the bbc. obviously there has been a hell of a lot to process. mentally and... obviously there has been a lot ofjoy in the result. it is the result i have waited for for 20 years. the high court in london rules the government's housing of unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels is unlawful. tributes continue for �*trailblazing' singer, sinead o'connor. her former manager tells the bbc how she came to record her classic hit nothing compares 2 u. sport and for a full round up,

from the bbc sport centre, here's sarah mulkerrins. at the women's world cup there's been a big upset for co—hosts australia, despite being ranked tenth in the world they lost 3—2 to nigeria who are thirty places below them. victory in brisbane would have seen australia book their place in the knock out stages and emily van egmond opened up the scoring for them. but their elation was short lived as uchenna kanu equalised deep into time added on. nigeria then took the lead through osinachi ohale just after the hour mark. and then substitute asisat oshoala became the first african player to score at three women's world cups. alanna kennedy pulled one back for australia ten minutes into time added on, but it was no more than a consolation. defending champions usa came very close to defeat against the netherlands

in wellington and it was the dutch who took the lead, new manchester city signing jill roord with the opener after 17 minutes. the americans had struggled to break through until captain linsday horan headed home on the hour mark. 1—1 it finished, meaning the united states stay top of group e with four points from two games — the same number as the netherlands who trail on goal difference. i've said this before, you know, this team is notjust young, this team is also a fresh team, a team that hasn't spent a lot of minutes together. what you saw in the second half is what you are going to see going forward as a baseline. i think that we're just going to get from game to game and we are going to be a lot more efficient, as well. in the other game in group e portugal ran out 2—0 winners against vietnam. it means they have a chance of reaching the knockout stages — but they must beat usa in the final

group game to do so. it isa it is a good tournament for portugal who are debutants. it is a good tournament for portugal who are debutants. european champions england have their second group game of the tournament on friday, it's against denmark in sydney. sarina wiegman�*s side had a pretty lacklustre performance in their opener — just scraping through 1—0 against haiti. denmark are ranked just 9 places below england and also made a winning start against china. let's hearfrom the england camp. we talked about the ruthlessness and we said, "what's ruthlessness?" we talked about coming in the final thirds, having the connections right, having the crosses with the right timing and being in front of the goal at the right time and things like that and we worked on that again. we had a couple of days and today looked really good, actually, so we are very looking forward to tomorrow again. liverpool captain jordan henderson has joined saudi arabian club al—ettifaq. the england midfielder has moved in a deal worth £12m plus add—ons.

in a goodbye video earlier, henderson announced that he would be leaving the club after 12 years, during which he won the premier league and champions league. australia are on top in the fifth and final ashes test at the oval. the visitors have already retained the urn after the fourth test ended in a draw due to persistent rain at old trafford. england can deny the tourists a first men's ashes series win away from home since 2001 but it's not looking good so far. they're currently 242—7, mitchell starc and josh hazlewood with two wickets apiece. harry brook looked to go on the attack but he fell for 85 offjust 91 runs. after the open last week, attention in golf now turns to the evian championship, the fourth women's major of the year got underway this morning in france. south african paula reto is the clubhouse leader. she's seven under par

after a round of 64 that included seven birdies. defending champion brooke henderson is five shots back on two under. and the world number one and twojin young ko and nelly korda are 1 under after day one. and that's all the sport for now. let's return to the news that the england captain jordan henderson has signed for the saudi club, al—ettifaq, in a deal worth £12 million. for more on this i'm joined by neil atkinson, host of the liverpool fan podcast the anfield wrap. welcome to the programme. another big star name heading to saudi arabia. it is an end of an era. it won the premier league, the european cup. how do you see a move like this? , ., ., �*, ., this? first and foremost, it's worth sa in: this? first and foremost, it's worth saying that — this? first and foremost, it's worth saying that it _ this? first and foremost, it's worth saying that it is _ this? first and foremost, it's worth saying that it is the _ this? first and foremost, it's worth saying that it is the end _ this? first and foremost, it's worth saying that it is the end of - this? first and foremost, it's worth saying that it is the end of an - this? first and foremost, it's worth saying that it is the end of an era. l saying that it is the end of an era. jordan henderson had been captain since steven gerrard left. everyone said he wouldn't want to be the

captain wants steven gerrard had left, but he won everything and could have played in europe. that is one of the reasons why he going is a shame. off he goes to saudi arabia. it is important livable get on with the next thing. it is quite a rebuild happening at anfield. i have full faith injuergen klopp to pull it out the back. it is a shame to lose a personality like henderson, especially with the leadership he has shown. he especially with the leadership he has shown-— has shown. he is such a driving ca tain. has shown. he is such a driving captain- we — has shown. he is such a driving captain. we are _ has shown. he is such a driving captain. we are showing - has shown. he is such a driving i captain. we are showing pictures has shown. he is such a driving - captain. we are showing pictures of him and jurgen klopp coming down after winning the champions league. he was so pivotal in that particular period, following on from the premier league victory. it is an incredible story, his story, because there was a moment a few years back where it was thought that he was being moved to the exit door, before all of that trail of success. yes. all of that trail of success. yes, art of all of that trail of success. yes, part of the _ all of that trail of success. yes, part of the henderson - all of that trail of success. yes, part of the henderson story - all of that trail of success. yes, | part of the henderson story and all of that trail of success. 133 part of the henderson story and why he is such a captivating figure, is that he is not lionel messi, there's never been the sense he is the best

player of the world. he has been one of the best players of the world, in a way that if you win the champions league you are one of the best plays in the world, but he has never been steven gerrard. his captaincy was marked with sheer brilliance and unbelievable on pitch bravery and remarkable goals and things out the fire. that is not whatjordan henderson was. his leadership a style of leadership, but the best out of the other players. i find this move to be really confusing. it doesn't make sense to watch a team where jordan doesn't make sense to watch a team wherejordan henderson is the best player. his best ability is to get the best out of other players, better players than him, more effective around the penalty area than him. that is what he did amazingly at liverpool and to see through difficult moments and to look after the team. that will not necessarily be the case here. he and stephen gerard finished seventh in that league last season. the average attendance last season with c5 thousands. but the clubs have bought

better players. he thousands. but the clubs have bought better players-— better players. he started that answer by _ better players. he started that answer by saying _ better players. he started that answer by saying you - better players. he started that answer by saying you are - better players. he started that - answer by saying you are confused. isn't the simple answer one word, and that is money? when you hear the details of the contract on offer, for a player of that age, it is huge. i for a player of that age, it is hue. ., for a player of that age, it is hure, ., . ., , for a player of that age, it is hue. ., u, , , , for a player of that age, it is hue. ., , , ,~ huge. i am confused why they are bu in: huge. i am confused why they are buying him- _ huge. i am confused why they are buying him- i— huge. i am confused why they are buying him. i would _ huge. i am confused why they are buying him. i would not buy - huge. i am confused why they are | buying him. i would not buy jordan buying him. i would not buyjordan henderson if he is going to be the best player in the club. the next highest earner down from him is on about £25,000 a week. jordan henderson will be on £350,000 a week. i'm not likely what they are buying him, unless the idea is they are bringing in cultural leadership, or there are more nefarious reasons why they want to bring in an outspoken member of the lgbtq community. i5 outspoken member of the lgbtq community-— outspoken member of the lgbtq community. is all the tributes are aid to community. is all the tributes are paid to him _ community. is all the tributes are paid to him that _ community. is all the tributes are paid to him that has _ community. is all the tributes are paid to him that has been - community. is all the tributes are paid to him that has been sharp l paid to him that has been sharp criticism, because henderson had previously spoken out about issues on lgbt rights and this move to that

country is getting a lot of attention. what is your thought on that. he attention. what is your thought on that. , ,., 4' ., attention. what is your thought on that. , ., ., , ., that. he spoke on matters about women's football _ that. he spoke on matters about women's football as _ that. he spoke on matters about women's football as well, - that. he spoke on matters about women's football as well, cyber| women's football as well, cyber bullying, online abuse that women get in a societal sense, so it isn't just lgbt, but the arguments he has made that he has put his name too, he went above and beyond. he has exposed himself to the charges of hypocrisy and the fact that his ally ship towards the lgbt community can be bought off, and it is difficult not to draw that conclusion, not to come to that conclusion and all of this, which is a profound shame, given part of what marks out his leadership style is an openness and transparency and a clear amount of respect for himself and all his colleagues, but all so all of liverpool supporters. he is on the record in liverpool's programme, arguing that the rainbow laces campaign. he stands by lgbtq+, there are pictures of him with him, and so obviously it hurts. it hurt when we

have this traditional male space, the football, and lgbt people find it difficult to find themselves in that space. that space is defended by a certain type of man. in making this sort of movejordan henderson shows where he has put his money. neil, thank you for talking to us. he has yet to do any interviews. i'm sure some of those will be the questions fired at him. i sure some of those will be the questions fired at him.- questions fired at him. i don't think... thank— questions fired at him. i don't think... thank you _ questions fired at him. i don't think... thank you very - questions fired at him. i don't think... thank you very much | questions fired at him. i don't i think... thank you very much for talking to us. let's turn to another important story. london's high court has ruled that prince harry can proceed with some of his claim against rupert murdoch's uk newspaper group. the judge ruled that the claim in relation to alleged unlawful information gathering — such as the use of private

investigators — could be tried. but, he ruled, allegations of phone hacking cannot proceed to trial. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has been tracking developments and hejoins us now at the high court in central london. prince harry has been told that his case,, for a lawful gathering, private investigators working for local newspapers, who are able to get it to bank statements and medical records and flight details, that that case can go ahead. a trial, possibly next year, possibly the year after. i think perhaps the most important news today is that his phone hacking claims have been rejected by the court. effectively he ran out of time. his claims go back to 1996, but there is a six year limit in british law, privacy law, to make a claim at the court. prince harry had argued that he couldn't make a claim because there was a secret deal between the palace and news group newspapers, the publisher of the sun, in which the

palace said it wouldn't sue the publisher in return for newsgroup paying damages at some point in the future and making an apology. prince harry said that that meant everything was on hold and he couldn't make any progress. the judge said he thought there was a vague and limited evidence for that claim, which he said lacked plausibility and credibility. he said that as a result it was not able to give the prince any leeway on the six—year limitation rule, and therefore there will be no phone hacking trial involving prince harry. hacking trial involving prince har . ., ~ hacking trial involving prince har . ., hacking trial involving prince har . . , hacking trial involving prince har. .,�* , . hacking trial involving prince har. .mg, , . �*, harry. thank you very much. let's sta in harry. thank you very much. let's stay in the — harry. thank you very much. let's stay in the courts. _ here, the high court in london has ruled that a home office decision to "routinely" place unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels is unlawful. the judge ruled that the power to place children in hotels should only be used in an emergency and for very short periods of time. the case was brought by the charity every child protected against trafficking. let's go to westminster. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, is there for us now.

take me through the decision, the ruling itself, first of all. this take me through the decision, the ruling itself, first of all.— ruling itself, first of all. this is a decision _ ruling itself, first of all. this is a decision which _ ruling itself, first of all. this is a decision which ruled - ruling itself, first of all. this is a decision which ruled that - ruling itself, first of all. this is a decision which ruled that the j a decision which ruled that the government's practice, which has been going on for a couple of years orso been going on for a couple of years or so now, of housing unaccompanied children, who have come to the uk attempting to claim asylum, in hotels for periods of time, it is, as you said in the introduction, unlawful, and this was action brought by a child trafficking charity, along with two local authorities in the south of england. they argued that the practice was not fit for purpose. the high courts ultimately agreed. mrjustice chamberlain, thejudge looking at this in his findings said that this should only happen for very short periods of time as an emergency measure. it becomes systemic and routine, he said, and in overseeing that, he found that the home secretary had exceeded the proper limits of her powers. he went on to

say that ensuring the safety and welfare of children who have no adults to look after them is among the most fundamental duties of any civilised state. a clear ruling that what is happening, what has been happening, where local authorities have not had enough provision to properly take into care unaccompanied children who have come seeking asylum, and placing them in hotels, is unlawful.— hotels, is unlawful. have we heard from the government? _ hotels, is unlawful. have we heard from the government? the - hotels, is unlawful. have we heard from the government? the homel hotels, is unlawful. have we heard - from the government? the home office resonse in from the government? the home office response in the — from the government? the home office response in the last _ from the government? the home office response in the last half _ from the government? the home office response in the last half an _ from the government? the home office response in the last half an hour - from the government? the home office response in the last half an hour or- response in the last half an hour or so, and they say that due to the unsustainable rise in illegal channel crossings, the government has had no option but to accommodate young people in hotels on a temporary basis, they say, while placements with local authorities are urgently found. it goes on to say that in light of this judgment, they will continue to work with kent county council, one of the local authorities involved, and others across the uk, to ensure suitable placements are found. one government source described this ruling to me

as facile, and leaving kent county council in the lurch. there is a specific agreement therebetween that local authority and the government about this use of hotels, where the council can't find prison provision to house these unaccompanied children. that agreement, it seems, is now completely unworkable and can't be put in place, so there is a bit of limbo now while the governments and those local authorities, come to a new arrangement to house what are some several hundred at any one time, the numbers vary, but a significant numbers vary, but a significant number of young people, housing hotels in this way.— number of young people, housing hotels in this way. jonathan blake at westminster, _ hotels in this way. jonathan blake at westminster, thank _ hotels in this way. jonathan blake at westminster, thank you. - around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. preparations for the levers ultimate

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of sinead o'connor is not being treated as suspicious following the discovery of her body on wednesday. the singer and activist died age 56 at her home in london. police said she was found "unresponsive" and "pronounced dead at the scene" and that her family had been notified. she was best known for her 1990 hit nothing compares 2 u. # �*cause nothing compares nothing compares to you # it's been so lonely without you here like a bird without a song sinead o'connor�*s former manager, fachtna o'ceallaigh explained how the singer came to record the song that launched her career. he or she became aware of it because i had been aware of the original from a group from minneapolis, which

was a song that somebody knows, was written by prince,. it was a couple of years before, may be in the mid—eighties. i of years before, may be in the mid-eighties.— of years before, may be in the mid-eiuhties. . , , ., ., mid-eighties. i was very enamoured ofthe mid-eighties. i was very enamoured of the song — mid-eighties. i was very enamoured of the song and _ mid-eighties. i was very enamoured of the song and eventually - mid-eighties. i was very enamoured of the song and eventually gave - mid-eighties. i was very enamoured of the song and eventually gave a i of the song and eventually gave a copy of it to sinead and suggested that maybe she might think about recording it. ultimately she did, in just an amazingly beautiful and painful, heart—rending kind of manner. the first time i ever heard her sing it was actually a cappella, with no accompaniment whatsoever. we both went to, what was known as a gay pride rally in london, with maybe a couple of thousand people, male and female, and the organiser, who i knew, asked me if sinead would sing. she said that she would sing

but she didn't have a guitar. i said, sing nothing compares 2 u, a cappella. she stood up and sang it a cappella, and itjust... i don't want to be melodramatic, but there were tears rolling down people's faces. the reason we were there was to support that community, at a time when, first of all margaret thatcher was in power, and there was caused 28 and everything, and secondly, ades was decimating some of those people, notjust in people, but around the world. this song, i think, just meant everything to the people who are listening to it, whether they had lost partners, whether they had lost partners, whether they had lost partners, whether they themselves were suffering from the dreadful virus, or whatever. that was a moment that

will live with me forever, irrespective of the subsequent worldwide success of the song. let's write an incredible story, listening how that iconic song came to be. it has generated astonishing tribute. gives a sense of what it is like in dublin. it tribute. gives a sense of what it is like in dublin.— tribute. gives a sense of what it is like in dublin. it is quite a moment in dublin. there _ like in dublin. it is quite a moment in dublin. there have _ like in dublin. it is quite a moment in dublin. there have been - like in dublin. it is quite a moment| in dublin. there have been tributes from the president and everyone who you have ever heard of in any position in ireland. i was listening to people on the streets, talking to colleagues, and talking to friends. i think it is fair to say that this is a very moving moment, people feel very sad. a lot of people feel shocked. i think people are also not

entirely surprised. she shocked. i think people are also not entirely surprised.— entirely surprised. she was so incredibly _ entirely surprised. she was so incredibly open, _ entirely surprised. she was so incredibly open, wasn't - entirely surprised. she was so incredibly open, wasn't she, l entirely surprised. she was so - incredibly open, wasn't she, even in that video that is there on the screen alongside you as you are talking to us, you can see the tears rolling down her cheek with nothing compares 2 u. the pain, the fragility, it was all on show, wasn't it? i fragility, it was all on show, wasn't it?— fragility, it was all on show, wasn't it? i think this is what makes her — wasn't it? i think this is what makes her such _ wasn't it? i think this is what makes her such an _ wasn't it? i think this is what makes her such an such - wasn't it? i think this is what makes her such an such a . wasn't it? i think this is what - makes her such an such a significant figure. it is really about someone who had a brief layer of stardom at the end of the 80s and at the start of the 90s, is a very young woman, in a very male—dominated industry. that is very significant in its own way. the story begins long before that, and the story continues after that, and the story continues after that, especially in ireland, where she is almost a titanic figure. the island in which she grew up, and the island in which she grew up, and the island from which she recorded nothing compares 2 u, was a place where divorce was illegal, where abortion was illegal, where homosexuality was illegal. although things have changed and for a lot of

people, particularly women and in the lgbt community, they recognise her as a standard—bearer for the changes which followed. i eriilii her as a standard-bearer for the changes which followed. i will come back to that — changes which followed. i will come back to that legacy _ changes which followed. i will come back to that legacy and, _ changes which followed. i will come back to that legacy and, because i back to that legacy and, because you're absolutely right. if there was a fragility about her, there was also a real boldness in the things that she believed in. you mentioned her approach. that she believed in. you mentioned herapproach. she that she believed in. you mentioned her approach. she shaved her head because she hated the way women were betrayed in the music industry. you look at what she said about refugees, lgbt rights. of course, the catholic church. this refugees, lgbt rights. of course, the catholic church.— the catholic church. this is the remarkable — the catholic church. this is the remarkable conundrum - the catholic church. this is the remarkable conundrum of- the catholic church. this is the i remarkable conundrum of sinead. the catholic church. this is the - remarkable conundrum of sinead. she shaved her head because she didn't want to be shaped into the late 80s vision of what a young female pop star should look like. in doing so she reinvented the idea of what a young female pop star would look like, and looked far more beautiful, as we know, from that video, that any record executive could have shaped into. ithink any record executive could have shaped into. i think it is fair to say that i have seen some coverage

today that suggested that she self—destructed her own career. i don't think that is entirely true. she really, strongly held very serious beliefs and she was the kind of person, so the views you have described, people sign up those because it is accepted to sign up for them. that was not sinead's way. sinead was awkward and difficult, and a very key moment in her career, in 1992, she appeared on saturday night live, the biggest tv show on in the united states, tore up a picture of her pope. her career in america never properly recovered from that, but she didn't do that by accident, she wanted to do it. she knew what the consequences would be. she was banned for life from that network, the consequences obvious, but in so many different ways, as you were affecting earlier, things have changed. she was a trailblazer because things moved more to her position than away from it. in terms of legacy, how would you assess it?

i think if you talk to irish women, and i am conscious i'm speaking to you as a man, the enormous changes, and many women would say that we haven't got to where those changes need to be, she had a major role and she spoke in a different kind of away. she was, if i could put it this way, she was a difficult woman. that is an insulting misogynist free sometimes, but can also be a complement to rephrase. she was never afraid to be difficult, she was never afraid to be awkward, and in that way, she gave an example to many women who followed, and who feel they were empowered by her. ihi, feel they were empowered by her. a final thing, and we have ended up talking in the last few minutes about so many different issues and the backdrop to sinead o'connor. what we have not talked about is the absolute obvious, the music, the voice. it was fascinating to hear alison way described as a voice that cracked stone. like there is an extraordinary paradox in that voice. it is both immensely,

heartbreakingly fragile, and at the same time, almost in the same moment, it is incredibly powerful and moving and staring. it is that paradox at the heart of sinead o'connor, and in a way, this comes out of her own life experience, her own trauma at an early age, her own difficulties as her life went on. it is all there in that voice that is what makes it so extraordinary and so unique. it has been a pleasure talking to you, thank you for joining us live there from dublin, hugh linehan. we are getting to the end of this particular hour. more headlines in a moment or two. if you then spend your day under cloudy sky and i'm sure you will notice the muggy feel to proceedings. when the sun came out, temperatures climbed quite readily. on the earlier satellite picture,

you can see we have had quite a lot of cloud, but some big breaks, some spells of sunshine. just behind me, this swell of cloud. that is the centre of an area of low pressure which is pushing eastward, bringing unsettled conditions. in the short—term week keep quite a lot of cloud and mist and merkel some rain overnight, although signs of some clear skies edging in from the west. temperatures between 11 and 16 degrees, so another fairly warm and muqqy degrees, so another fairly warm and muggy start to friday morning. full friday, quite a lot of cloud around across the eastern half of the uk to start. this band of rain are moving very slowly across orkney and toward shetland. later in the day we will see this band of showers pushing on towards northern ireland. in between a bit more in the way of sunshine, just one or two showers here and there, and temperatures between 17 and 24 degrees. i think there is just the chance of catching a shower at the oval for the ashes test match, and the increasing chance of showers as we head into the weekend.

that is because low pressure is going to be in charge of our weather. we have had low pressure with us for the last couple of weekends and here we go again. around this area of low pressure it is not going to be raining all the time, but there will be quite a few showers. on saturday those showers are most likely to affect parts of northern ireland and scotland, where some could be heavy and perhaps thundery. some share for england and wales, perhaps not as many, some spells of sunshine in between. it will be a breezy and fresh feeling day, temperatures 15 to 22 degrees. into sunday, sunshine and showers again, the showers perhaps focused across parts of northern england, down into east anglia. more rain later in the day into northern ireland. across central and southern parts of the uk it is going to be an unusually windy day for the time of year. nothing exceptional, nothing extreme, butjust unusually breezy for a latejuly day. quite cool as well, 15 to 21 degrees. to sum things up, for the weekend we will see a mix of sunny spells and

showers. some showers will be heavy. it will be quite breezy and feeling rather cool for the time of year.

live from london. this is bbc news. scientists warnjuly is "virtually certain" to be the world's warmest month on record as the un chief says the era of "global boiling" has arrived. in europe it's a cruel summer. for the entire planet, it is a disaster.

and for scientists, it is unequivocal — humans are to blame. a top ukrainian general says his forces are struggling to make progress in the counter offensive against strong russian defences. and — tributes continue for the trailblazing singer — sinead o'connor , police say they're not treating her death as suspicious. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start with a searing assessment of the dangers of climate change from the un's secretary general. antonio guterres said, the earth is in an �*era of global boiling'. it comes as two major organisations — monitoring climate change — have warned thatjuly 2023 is virtually certain to become the hottest month in history.