we'll be looking at some of the technological solutions under development to combat climate change. also on the programme... # nothing compares the singer songer writer sinead o'connor was found dead by police at her home in south london yesterday — there were no suspicious circumstances. another casualty in the nigel farage banking row as the head of coutts private bank stands down. calls for ebike and escooter batteries to be better regulated after a number of fatal fires. and a mini collapse for england as the ashes resume at the oval on the first day of the fifth test against australia. and coming up on bbc news the super falcons, nigeria cause a shock at the women's world cup with a huge victory over co—host australia today.

courageous and gentle giant. we hear tributes to the met sergeant matt ratana. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. july is set to be the hottest month ever recorded in the world. the head of the united nations says the era of global warming is over — and global boiling has begun. the temperature records date back to the 1940s. president date back to the 1940s. biden called climate change president biden called climate change are next to stench of threat. but some experts believe this month has been the hottest globally for 120,000 years — and they link it directly to burning fossilfuels. here's our climate editor, justin rowlatt. july isn't over yet but it is set to be the hottest month on earth. an era of global boiling has begun, but

do not despair. the era of global boiling has begun, but do not despair-_ do not despair. the evidence is everywhere- — do not despair. the evidence is everywhere. humanity - do not despair. the evidence is everywhere. humanity has - do not despair. the evidence is - everywhere. humanity has unleashed destruction. this must not inspire despair, but action. we can still stop the worst. but to do so we must turn a year a burning heat into a year of burning ambition and accelerate climate action now. here in the uk, the _ accelerate climate action now. here in the uk, the met _ accelerate climate action now. here in the uk, the met office _ accelerate climate action now. here in the uk, the met office has set last year's record—breaking last yea r�*s record—breaking temperatures last year's record—breaking temperatures where a taste of things to come if carbon emissions continue as expected, by 2060 in averagejuly in the uk will be as hot as 2022. month after month these records are being broken. we are seeing extreme weather events around the world, whether they heat events, wildfires, droughts, even flooding events linked with climate change as well. and we will see more of those, much more frequently, more intense and more frequently, more intense and more prolonged as our climate continues to change.— more prolonged as our climate continues to change. let's take a

look atjust _ continues to change. let's take a look at just how _ continues to change. let's take a look at just how exceptional - look atjust how exceptional temperatures have been. the great lines here show average day to day temperatures since 1940. now lets add in dishy and look how it takes onjuly the 6th. that add in dishy and look how it takes on july the 6th. that was add in dishy and look how it takes onjuly the 6th. that was the on july the 6th. that was the hottest day ever recorded with an average global temperature of 17.18 celsius. and if you think that sounds a bit low, it is because it is global and includes everywhere from the arctic, the antarctic, day and night. i now look howjuly continues to be exceptionally hot. this graph gives us all thejuly since 1880 when the industrial revolution and carbon emissions really started to take off. and look how the temperature has steadily risen to where we are now. this, of course, it's how the weather looked for most of us here in the uk this july, even if there was record heat elsewhere. it was a very different story last year, though, with that record—breaking heatwave. 57 weather

stations across the country recorded all time high temperatures. look how widespread they are. there were records broken in all the nations of the uk. ., is records broken in all the nations of the uk.- is the _ records broken in all the nations of the uk.- is the uk— records broken in all the nations of the uk.- is the uk ready - records broken in all the nations of the uk.- is the uk ready forl the uk. hello. is the uk ready for the uk. hello. is the uk ready for the extremes _ the uk. hello. is the uk ready for the extremes of _ the uk. hello. is the uk ready for the extremes of climate - the uk. hello. is the uk ready for the extremes of climate change l the uk. hello. is the uk ready for. the extremes of climate change will bring? i the extremes of climate change will brina ? ., ., ,., , ., bring? i have got some fresh water here for you- _ bring? i have got some fresh water here for you. residents _ bring? i have got some fresh water here for you. residents at - bring? i have got some fresh water here for you. residents at this - bring? i have got some fresh water here for you. residents at this care home in bristol— here for you. residents at this care home in bristol really _ here for you. residents at this care home in bristol really suffered - here for you. residents at this care home in bristol really suffered in l home in bristol really suffered in the heat last year. the manager plans to make big changes to protect them in the future. we plans to make big changes to protect them in the future.— them in the future. we are diverting funds we can _ them in the future. we are diverting funds we can use _ them in the future. we are diverting funds we can use somewhere - them in the future. we are diverting funds we can use somewhere else i them in the future. we are diverting i funds we can use somewhere else just to invest in making our buildings and all our services cope with the increase, changes in the climate. we all need to adapt to be ready for the hotter world that's coming, but to stop climate change, we need to cut carbon emissions and quickly. justin rowlatt, bbc news. what role can technology play in slowing climate change? silicon valley companies are investing in carbon capture technology — that removes carbon from the air,

here the government is also keen to promote the largescale planting of trees which help soak up carbon as they grow. our environment correspondent, matt mcgrath has been looking at the potential solutions. ina in a railway arch in east london, a small company is tackling the root cause of climate change. mission zero have developed what they say is a better, more cost—effective way of extracting carbon dioxide from thin air and they extracting carbon dioxide from thin airand they want extracting carbon dioxide from thin air and they want to share that development with the world. we want to realise this — development with the world. we want to realise this capability _ development with the world. we want to realise this capability all— development with the world. we want to realise this capability all over - to realise this capability all over the world, where essentially we can produce units anywhere because we have of the self units we are using. we can deploy them anywhere. our perspective, that means you have the highest to actually remove the most amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere-— amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. this start-up is one of the handful — atmosphere. this start-up is one of the handful benefiting _ atmosphere. this start-up is one of the handful benefiting financially i the handful benefiting financially from some of the richest companies in silicon valley. this coalition of

the wealthy is called frontier and they are putting up $1 billion to remove and permanently store climate warming gases. remove and permanently store climate warming gases-— warming gases. what we are trying to do a frontier— warming gases. what we are trying to do a frontier is _ warming gases. what we are trying to do a frontier is be _ warming gases. what we are trying to do a frontier is be an _ warming gases. what we are trying to do a frontier is be an early _ warming gases. what we are trying to do a frontier is be an early buyer - do a frontier is be an early buyer for those solution so they can attract the talent and get their investments and ultimately scale up their solutions. investments and ultimately scale up theirsolutions. it investments and ultimately scale up their solutions. it is a number of corporate buyers who are effectively paying these companies to remove a tonne of co2 from the atmosphere, from the ocean and store that permanently. from the ocean and store that permanently-— from the ocean and store that permanently. there are already long-standing _ permanently. there are already long-standing plans _ permanently. there are already long-standing plans to - permanently. there are already long-standing plans to use - permanently. there are already i long-standing plans to use nature permanently. there are already - long-standing plans to use nature to long—standing plans to use nature to remove carbon. the uk government and others around the world are encouraging the widespread planting of trees. but in west wales, the prospect of making money by storing carbon in trees has seen an influx of speculators keen to buy farmland that can be turned into forest. this man farms cattle near carmarthen, but has serious concerns about trying to remove co2 with large—scale tree—planting. trying to remove c02 with large-scale tree-planting. when you look at mass — large-scale tree-planting. when you look at mass deforestation, -

large-scale tree-planting. when you look at mass deforestation, you - large-scale tree-planting. when you look at mass deforestation, you are| look at mass deforestation, you are looking at the removal of food production and the great fear is in the context we are looking at, it is all for the purpose of carbon offset and it will effectively turn part of wales into a carbon dumping ground, so other sectors can carry on business as usual, as it seems. this business as usual, as it seems. as well as the impact on farming, there are growing concerns that relying on trees to draw down carbon from the atmosphere over the next 100 years is a flawed concept. scientists argue we need to removing that carbon right now, not in a century. technology is not a silver bullet for the climate crisis but it does offer significant hope. supporters believe that with the right investment, you can limit or even reverse emissions of warming gases. the carbon sucking machines are here to stay. matt mcgrath, bbc news. police say the death of the aclaimed singer—songwriter, sin ad o'connor, is �*not being treated as suspicious. she was found dead yesterday at the

age of 56. our correspondent colin paterson is here. police were called to her house yesterday?— police were called to her house esterda ? , , _ ., yesterday? yes, they say her death is not being — yesterday? yes, they say her death is not being treated _ yesterday? yes, they say her death is not being treated as _ yesterday? yes, they say her death is not being treated as suspicious. l is not being treated as suspicious. she had onlyjust moved back to london after a gap of 23 years, in the last month. there will be an autopsy and the results of that could not be known for several weeks and only then will a decision be made as to whether or not they will be an inquest into the circumstances surrounding her death. earlier today i was at the nominations of the mercury prize. many were paying tribute, i spoke to the singer, jesse ver, who described her as a trailblazer he was honest and fearless. russell crowe shared a story about how he met her outside a pub in dublin last year and took the opportunity to tell sinead o'connor that she was a hero of his. annie lennox has also shared thoughts about sinead o'connor, describing

her as fierce and fragile, impulsive, bold and beautiful. colin patterson, thank _ impulsive, bold and beautiful. colin patterson, thank you. _ british gas has reported it's highest ever half year profits — £970 million — after price cap rises allowed it to make more money from household bills. scottishpower and edf have also announced large increases in profits for the first half of this year. but with millions of households struggling to pay their bills, there has been an angry reaction from poverty campaigners. here's our cost of living correspondent, colletta smith. british gas, scottishpower and edf are energy giants. supplying energy to half the homes in britain. over the last six months they have made hundreds of millions of pounds in profit between them. timer;r hundreds of millions of pounds in profit between them.— hundreds of millions of pounds in profit between them. they are “ust takin: profit between them. they are “ust taking from — profit between them. they are “ust taking from all�* profit between them. they are “ust taking from all offi profit between them. they are “ust taking from all of us i profit between them. they are “ust taking from all of us and i profit between them. they are just taking from all of us and giving - profit between them. they are just taking from all of us and giving it l taking from all of us and giving it to their mates, the shareholders. it grates for customers who are having to cut back. irate grates for customers who are having to out back-— to cut back. we are supposed to be well off, to cut back. we are supposed to be well off. we — to cut back. we are supposed to be well off, we are _ to cut back. we are supposed to be well off, we are both _ to cut back. we are supposed to be well off, we are both teachers - to cut back. we are supposed to be

well off, we are both teachers at i well off, we are both teachers at the end of the day, we should be all right but we really do have to watch what we're spending.— right but we really do have to watch what we're spending. jamie lee and hannah are — what we're spending. jamie lee and hannah are both _ what we're spending. jamie lee and hannah are both at _ what we're spending. jamie lee and hannah are both at scottishpower. l hannah are both at scottishpower. there _ hannah are both at scottishpower. there are — hannah are both at scottishpower. there are genuinely people really struggling and they don't have a conscience then, do they. you don't have a choice _ conscience then, do they. you don't have a choice because _ conscience then, do they. you don't have a choice because there - conscience then, do they. you don't have a choice because there are - conscience then, do they. you don't have a choice because there are sol have a choice because there are so many providers and if you want gas and electric, you have got to pay it. with so little choice available, caley doesn't feel she has an option to switch supplier. to caley doesn't feel she has an option to switch supplier.— to switch supplier. to hear they are makin: to switch supplier. to hear they are making profit _ to switch supplier. to hear they are making profit when _ to switch supplier. to hear they are making profit when they _ to switch supplier. to hear they are making profit when they have - to switch supplier. to hear they are making profit when they have put l to switch supplier. to hear they are| making profit when they have put all the energy bills up, it is not right, is it? the energy bills up, it is not right. is it?— the energy bills up, it is not riaht, is it? , ., ., right, is it? the energy regulator sa s right, is it? the energy regulator says these _ right, is it? the energy regulator says these profits _ right, is it? the energy regulator says these profits are _ right, is it? the energy regulator says these profits are a - right, is it? the energy regulator says these profits are a one - right, is it? the energy regulator says these profits are a one off. right, is it? the energy regulator. says these profits are a one off and it's reasonable they have allowed suppliers to charge more to try and take back some of that money which they say they lost during covid and they say they lost during covid and the war in ukraine. but for customers, it feels different. it makes my blood boil, we are being failed by the government and by profitable companies like british gas. �* ~ , , gas. but the prime minister says the government — gas. but the prime minister says the government have _ gas. but the prime minister says the government have been _ gas. but the prime minister says the

government have been helping. - gas. but the prime minister says the government have been helping. that is wh it government have been helping. that is why it took — government have been helping. that is why it took a _ government have been helping. that is why it took a decision when i was chancellor— is why it took a decision when i was chancellor to introduce a windfall tax on _ chancellor to introduce a windfall tax on the — chancellor to introduce a windfall tax on the energy companies, so we are now— tax on the energy companies, so we are now taxing these windfall profits — are now taxing these windfall profits of energy companies and we are using _ profits of energy companies and we are using that money to help tay around _ are using that money to help tay around half of a typical family's energy— around half of a typical family's energy bill, particularly over the last winter. its energy bill, particularly over the last winter-— energy bill, particularly over the lastwinter. a , , ., , ., last winter. as these profits have been made _ last winter. as these profits have been made since _ last winter. as these profits have been made since january, - last winter. as these profits have been made since january, hazell last winter. as these profits have i been made since january, hazel has given out £7,500 in energy top ups to people in need. it is heartbreaking. - to people in need. it is heartbreaking. it - to people in need. it is heartbreaking. it is - to people in need. it is heartbreaking. it is so| to people in need. it is. heartbreaking. it is so sad to people in need. it 3 heartbreaking. it is so sad to think how much the bills have gone up. you know, if they hadn't have gone up so much, people wouldn't be struggling so much. so it is for the energy companies that don't give a lot of thought to this and give back to the people in need. thought to this and give back to the people in need-— people in need. customers and campaigners — people in need. customers and campaigners all _ people in need. customers and campaigners all feel— people in need. customers and campaigners all feel money - people in need. customers and campaigners all feel money is. campaigners all feel money is flowing in the wrong direction. colletta smith, bbc news. the chief executive of coutts, peter flavel, has announced he'll step down from the role, after the private bank closed nigel farage's account. mr farage has provided documents suggesting that coutts,

which is owned by natwest, closed his account because of his political views. his departure comes just a day after dame alison rose stood down as nat west's chief executive. our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, is here. is this the end of it? coutts, which is the bank for the wealthy which prides itself on offering a discreet, premium service finds itself at the centre of this row about indiscretion and a lapse of standards. as you take, less than 48—hour since dame alison rose, the chief executive, made that dramatic exit after confessing to being the source of the story run by the bbc which claimed the closure of nigel farage' account or simply because he didn't meet financial criteria. that turned out to be inaccurate and incomplete and she claimed she was unaware at the time of document circulating within coutts, which referred to his opinions, so there might have been a political angle.

peter flavel was the man who has beenin peter flavel was the man who has been in charge of coutts for the last seven years or so, he has accepted full responsibility and he has now gone. natwest is hoping it is going to draw a line under things and it has results coming out in the morning. while this is a crisis, it is a reputational one, not a financial one. their finances is a reputational one, not a financial one. theirfinances have financial one. their finances have been financial one. theirfinances have been described as reassuringly dull. what isn't dull is this row. can the chairman stay? what does this mean in fact for how banks relate to their customers and offer their services. ., ~ their customers and offer their services. ., ,, , ., food prices have been rising but the amount of support given to children on free school meals over the summer holidays remains the same — meaning they get less than they did. some councils in england offer help like vouchers, cash or meals to eligible pupils. support in scotland and wales depends on where you live and there's nothing provided in northern ireland. charities are warning that families on low incomes that don't get any

support are going to struggle over the summer holiday. our education correspondent, elaine dunkley, reports. the summer holidays brings an increasing number of desperate people to tinicia branwell�*s door. we've seen care assistants, we've seen nurses, we've seen teachers, a lot of teaching assistants. at this food bank in dewsbury, supplies are running low. the cost—of—living crisis has led to more parents needing help to feed their children. they have sold everything that they can think of, they haven't had a meal for their kids for two or three days, you wouldn't believe that we are in uk 2023. i work 12 hour shifts and i work with dementia people, and it's really hard, it's demanding. sharon and her partner both work. their three children don't qualify for free school meals and her family isn't entitled to food vouchers or schemes to help them get through the summer. how difficult are the six weeks' holiday? it's going to be really difficult, it is.

even at my break at work, i'll be looking at me phone, where's the cheapest to buy from. yeah, it's a lot of stress. the kids are at home. it's more expensive food, because the fridge is always open, the freezer's always open, the cupboard's always open. i have had to get a credit card, which i usually wouldn't have done, but obviously because of the the cost—of—living, we have had to do it. is there anything else said they wanted a drink? - me, please. over in stockport, rachel and her team of volunteers are providing food and activities with some funding from the council. but she has to to prioritise those who receive free school meals and she's worried about families on low incomes who don't qualify for additional help. you've got loads - of organisations like mine let everyone in the door who needs it, but then don'tl actually receive the - funding for it, so you're having to constantly fund—raise i to pay for the extras, because you can't turn them away. for the children who come here, this place means a lot.

we go to the park and have picnics and i think it'sjust overall great, cos we get food and drinks. you canjust be you, without anyjudgment. yeah. that's actually really nice. here we go. the government says it's provided £200 million for holiday activity and food projects in england to help those on free school meals and low incomes. but demand for places is high, with many families struggling to get a break from financial pressures during the holidays. elaine dunckley, bbc news. our top story this evening: as fires burn in the extreme heatwaves, july is set to be the hottest month ever recorded around the world. and still to come: killer louis de zoysa will never be freed from prison for the murder of met police sergeant matt ratana. and on bbc london:

coming up on bbc news, england's attempt to salvage some pride in the ashes with some big hitting against australia in the oval in the final test. but they are pulled out on the opening day as australia hunt a series win. more than 1,000 british soldiers were killed and hundreds were held as prisoners during the korean war, which ended 70 years ago. it's often called the forgotten war. now to mark the anniversary of its end, the former england cricketerjack russell has been painting portraits of some of the surviving veterans. dan johnson reports. newsreader: for four days the gloucesters i withstood a chinese army. the faces of those who survived are now revealing to us the marks the korean war made on the men who fought it. joe collett, who's troubled a little bit and he got wounded early on. roy mills, i wanted to show his hands, because every other sentence was about fighting.

there's harry hawksworth, just i thought, he's just so proud to put the beret on and show the medals off. he was like he of the things i've heard painting these portraits, it'sjust like ijust shaking my head going, i don't know how you did that. she's got a crown on there, brian. private bryan hamlet was on national service with the gloucestershire regiment. i never knew where korea was, i never heard of korea, like you know. the furthest i had been before was weston—super—mare! you were a young man? yeah, i had me 19th birthday on the boat going over. and it was cold, right? bloody cold! the firstjob we done was minus 40. that cold it hurt! newreader: so centurion tanks move forward to clear the way. _ more british soldiers died than in the falklands, the gulf war, afghanistan and iraq combined. lieutenant colonel banbury watches his men move up.| but a nation still weary from world war underrated their far away sacrifice. seeing the results of napalm, that was horrendous.

i mean, it wasjust pretty horrible, suffocating weren't they really, you know, we were just charred bodies like, you know. it's not a game show. it's... ..it's real. when you when you shoot somebody, they're dead. look, you know, it's when you see your first person shot. you sort of grew up overnight, like. can you just pull your jacket around a bit? some of the families have been sat around watching me paint. they go, "oh, wow, i never, we don't even know he did that", you know? so it's been a real amazing experience. newsreader: the enemy surrender and... - a multinational force stopped north korea imposing communism on the south, but at huge cost. you look back at it and you think, "what the hell was it all about?" look at all those lives lost. what they say is that you gave us our democracy. battle took lives and captivity, crushed youthful innocence. brian and many comrades spent two years in prison camps.

we know we want their legacy to live on, but it seems to have helped these guys get rid of the badness. yeah, but what a privilege for me. so much was lost and korea is still divided. we call that quits for today. brilliant. yeah, that's good. yeah. oh, great sitter. you see what a sitter? but it's sacrifices are not forgotten. i still question why i survived. why i survived ? why me? you learn to live with it, don't you? yeah, you do. you can shut it out. you know, you can remember the good times, the comradeship. that's the main thing. danjohnson, bbc news, gloucester. ajudge has ruled that prince harry can take the publisher of the sun newspaper to court over claims it used illegal methods to gather information on him. but the high court ruled it will not include phone hacking claims. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, is outside the high court.

tom? yes, prince harry's claims that his voice mail— tom? yes, prince harry's claims that his voice mail messages _ tom? yes, prince harry's claims that his voice mail messages were - tom? yes, prince harry's claims thati his voice mail messages were hacked date back to 1996 rngs but there are rules in law that if he was going to sue he needed to do it within six years. prince harry made the case today that he couldn't do that, because the palace reached a secret agreement with the publishers of the sun that it wouldn't sue the newspaper in return for the newspaper in return for the newspaper settling the case and apologising. thejudge decided newspaper settling the case and apologising. the judge decided that there was vague and limited evidence of that secret deal. he side prince harry could have sued as soon as 2006. so he has thrown the case out, the newspaper in return for the newspaper settling the case and apologising. thejudge decided newspaper settling the case and apologising. the judge decided that there was vague and limited evidence of that secret deal. he side prince harry could have sued as soon as 2006. so he has thrown the case out,

there will be no phone hacking trial. but he is also suing the paper for allegedly using private investigators to get hold of his personal information. thejudge investigators to get hold of his personal information. the judge said that case could go ahead, there could be a trial, it may be next year and there are more than a hundred people who also want to sue the newspaper for hundred people who also want to sue the newspaperfor similar allegations. the newspaper for similar allegations.— passengers whose claims against wizz air were rejected will now have them re—examined after an "unprecedented" intervention by the uk's aviation regulator. the civil aviation authority is taking action following concerns the airline has not been paying passengers what they were owed for cancelled or delayed flights. the action could lead to claims over the past six years being reopened. the "routine" housing of unaccompanied child asylum seekers in hotels is unlawful, the high court has ruled. the court said children could be placed in hotels for "very short periods in true emergency situations" but not "systematically or routinely". the home office have said it had "no option" but to temporarily use hotels.

a man who shot dead a police sergeant while handcuffed in custody has been told he'll spend the rest of his life in prison. 54—year—old sergeant matt ratana, was shot in the chest and leg at croydon custody centre by louis de zoysa, who had smuggled an antique gun into the building following his arrest in september 2020. he had claimed diminished responsibility, but the judge said he'd "acted in cold blood". our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, is outside the court in northampton. yes, louis de zoysa shot matiu ratana in a police cell while handcuffed. he hit matiu ratana in the heart and then shot himself in the heart and then shot himself in the neck, causing permanent brain injuries. he is now in a wheelchair and struggles to talk. he sat impassively as matiu ratana's partner described the tormenting grief she feels and the loneliness.

louis de zoysa's lawyer said because of his autism and brain injury, he shouldn't spend his whole life in prison and there should be some hope. but thejudge prison and there should be some hope. but the judge said louis prison and there should be some hope. but thejudge said louis de zoysa had shot matiu ratana in cold blood and intended to kill him and he would stick to the ruling set down by parliament that people who murder police officers who are on duty should get a whole life order. daniel's been following this story all along and you can watch his documentary — killed on duty — on bbc iplayer now. there are calls for batteries for e—bikes to be regulated in the same way as fireworks, heavy machinery or medical devices because of the fire risk they pose. in the uk eight people have been killed by e—bike and e—scooter fires since 2020. currently, manufacturers can self—declare that e—bike and e—scooter batteries

meet safety standards. but campaigners, electrical safety first, says the batteries should require third—party approval before sale. tim muffett reports. that's an 11—year—old's football boots. as you can see here... ..this here, that's that window. gone. in seconds. it was a christmas present for andrew's 11—year—old son. this what it's like, everyone. and it caused the fire that devastated theirfamily home in lancaster. we'd gone to bed 11 o'clock. i've got a 21—year—old son coming down for a drink of water, goes in the kitchen. the next thing he hears is pop, pop, pop - the bike had exploded, the batteries on a little electric bike.

i heard me son shouting, "dad, dad, dad, the bike's on fire!" two, three minutes, the house had gone. everything's in there. i come out with nowt, i come out with a pair of underpants, that were it. e—scooters and e—bikes can be an environmentally friendly, safe way of getting about. they're powered by lithium iron batteries, which contain a large amount of energy in a small space. but this is thermal runaway demonstrated in a lab. if a cell in a faulty battery heats up uncontrollably, a devastating chain reaction can follow. the owner of this electric bike was lucky to escape unharmed. when it comes to the sale of batteries that power e—scooters and e—bikes, there are now calls for change. as things stand, uk manufacturers can self—certify that their batteries are safe, but a report out today is calling for legally—enforced independent third party regulation of safety standards, which is what happens for other high risk products, such as heavy machinery, medical

devices and fireworks. in new york city, where they have had a similar spate of these type of problems, they have introduced legislation to make sure that these products have to be — certified by a third party, rather than being self—certified by the manufacturers. and we feel that would really help if that was done in this country as well. andrew and his family have lost everything. shoes... but still count themselves lucky. tim muffett, bbc news. football and liverpool captain jordan henderson has joined saudi arabian club al—ettifaq. the england midfielder, who's 33, has moved in a deal worth 12 million pounds plus add—ons. in a goodbye video a day earlier, henderson had announced that he would be leaving the club after 12 years during which he won the premier league and champions league. in a statement liverpool thanked him for everything he'd done for them. day one of the fifth and final

men's ashes test got underway at the oval this morning. australia put england in to bat, our sports correspondent, joe wilson, was watching. of course this match matters, look into the eyes of these players, or these. there are lots of motivations, like limiting the australian celebration. their players should have been elated here. carey has been involved in the ashes and sensed this drop could have been costly. don't look now. brook reprieved, now expanded. some shots were risky, others controlled. but it was the kind of fortune favours the brave that typifies england's philosophy. ali got ways of getting the ball to the boundary.

until on 34 he missed. that is todd murphy, ben stokes made three. mitchell starc excellent. oh dear, bairstow gone. brook dropped on five, was held on 85. stand up if you're supporting australia. if england win, the series is level, woakes and wood batted as if in pursuit or a moral victory. it was 283-3 pursuit or a moral victory. it was 283—3 out. warner out. where others were dropped, crawley flew. australia on 61—1. you may be able to see the flood lights are on. it has been cloudy, but it is dry. on this occasion, australia are happy with that. at this stage it is a test of perseverance and we will be

back tomorrow. time now for the weather with louise. extreme heat dominating world weather. this was earlier in the week in europe. but i do have a glimmer of positive news, because over the next few days, the temperatures will ease. the 23 is bulgaria, they have gone to 23 from 38. closer to home, we had a humid feel a lot of cloud for some. but when the sunshine came through, temperatures responded, up to 25 in birmingham. the sunshine very positive news at this time of year. there was a lot of cloud around generally. through scotland and northern ireland and northern england. the window of sunshine through the midlands and east wales.

you can see this swirl, well