and kylie minogue announces her first las vegas residency, promising extravagance and glamour. let's get more on the ruling by the high court in london that the labour may have�*s planned to expand antipollution scheme to the whole of greater london is lawful. joining us now is susan hall, she was the leader of the conservatives on the london assembly until may and she is now the conservative party candidate for the conservative party candidate for the 2024 mayoral election. thanks for talking to us. you have said that you are disappointed by the judge's ruling. tell us why? i’m judge's ruling. tell us why? i'm ve judge's ruling. tell us why? in very disappointed at londoners will be as well. londoners told us very clearly that they don't want this. his own impact assessment has shown that it will make virtually no difference whatsoever to air quality. all this is is a cash grab from him. iam being told

quality. all this is is a cash grab from him. i am being told that they expect to make £200 million out of it. and that is from charities, it is from businesses, and it is from families that can least afford it. but the very idea of ulez and of the stone came from your own party. borisjohnson stone came from your own party. boris johnson oversaw the first iteration of ulez. so what has changed since then? absolutely nothinu. changed since then? absolutely nothing- it _ changed since then? absolutely nothing. it was _ changed since then? absolutely nothing. it was brought - changed since then? absolutely nothing. it was brought in - changed since then? absolutely nothing. it was brought in from | changed since then? absolutely . nothing. it was brought in from the inner london where there were real problems. i don't know if you live in london, but if you live in central london, it is so very different from outer london. you have rolling hills in outer london. you have also got a very good transport links in inner london, you don't in outer london. so it is a completely different setup. it was never designed to go all the way around london. and londoners don't want it. but siddique khan isjust not listening. want it. but siddique khan is 'ust not listening.�* want it. but siddique khan is 'ust not listening. public health lyndon sa s that not listening. public health lyndon says that health _ not listening. public health lyndon says that health pollution - not listening. public health lyndon says that health pollution is - not listening. public health lyndon says that health pollution is the i says that health pollution is the largest risk to public health not just in london but in the uk. is it

not right to be tackling this with every tool available?— not right to be tackling this with every tool available? well, when tfl's own impact _ every tool available? well, when tfl's own impact assessment - every tool available? well, when | tfl's own impact assessment said every tool available? well, when i tfl's own impact assessment said it would make virtually no difference whatsoever, then you have to ask yourself why is he doing it? could it possibly be the £200 million that he expects to make from it? find it possibly be the £200 million that he expects to make from it?- he expects to make from it? and it is that a big _ he expects to make from it? and it is that a big factor, _ he expects to make from it? and it is that a big factor, you _ he expects to make from it? and it is that a big factor, you think? - he expects to make from it? and it is that a big factor, you think? the | is that a big factor, you think? the fact that this is going to put extra pressure on people's pocket? film. fact that this is going to put extra pressure on people's pocket? oh, it really well- — pressure on people's pocket? oh, it really well- if _ pressure on people's pocket? oh, it really well. if you _ pressure on people's pocket? oh, it really well. if you saw _ pressure on people's pocket? oh, it really well. if you saw some - pressure on people's pocket? oh, it really well. if you saw some of - pressure on people's pocket? oh, it really well. if you saw some of the i really well. if you saw some of the e—mails i got. they are heartbreaking. peoplejust can't heartbreaking. people just can't afford heartbreaking. peoplejust can't afford to replace their vehicles. we are in a cost of living crisis at the moment and it is not the time to do this. it is absolutely appalling. heart rendering some of the stories that we are hearing. it is notjust a few people, the vast majority of people do not want this expansion. well, siddique khan would say that most cars are already compliant with 97% entering the zone meeting benchmark and there will also be a scrappage scheme to provide support,

is what he would say to that. yes. is what he would say to that. yes, he would- — is what he would say to that. yes, he would- if _ is what he would say to that. yes, he would. if you _ is what he would say to that. yes, he would. if you look _ is what he would say to that. yes, he would. if you look at _ is what he would say to that. yes he would. if you look at london alone, i think there are 70,000 people that are not compliant. that is just one borough. people that are not compliant. that isjust one borough. there people that are not compliant. that is just one borough. there are lots of people that aren't compliant. there are lots of people that work in london that live outside of london and they do very awkward hours and therefore need to drive in their shifts. you could look at firefighters, you could look at nurses, teachers, etc. we are all going to suffer over this. believe you and me. businesses are going to fail, people won't be able to come in and working our city. the more visitors we have into a great city, the better it is, the more vibrant, the better it is, the more vibrant, the better it is, the more vibrant, the better for businesses. the better it is, the more vibrant, the betterfor businesses. they the better it is, the more vibrant, the better for businesses. they will all be affected by this. it is nothing but a scandal from this man. thank you forjoining us and sharing your views. susan hall is the conservative party candidate for the 2024 mayoral election. now, bbc news has been told that the uk government is planning to use tends to house some asylum seekers in order to

avoid costly hotel accommodation. a government source said that tents would be used as a contingency to avoid the situation faced last year when the home office ran out of hotels booked longer term to accommodate migrants. we will get some sports now and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre here is sarah. england are on the brink of qualifying for the knockout stages of the women's world cup. that's after they beat denmark 1—0 in sydney. laurenjames scoring the only goal of the game with a great strike. but the lionesses' victory was marred by a worrying looking injury to midlfielder keira walsh. england must now avoid defeat in final group game against china to be sure of a last—i6 spot. we really dominated the first half. we really dominated the first half. we have to adapt to the new

situation. i think in the second half they had such a direct style of play that it became more of a fighting game. we also showed that we can find. so i think the team showed real resilience and we kept it at 1-0. that showed real resilience and we kept it at 1—0. that is really good and i am very proud of the team. england could have qualified today if china had failed to win the other game in the group. but they managed to take it 1—0 despite having zhang rui sent off in the first 30 minutes. wang shuang scored their goal from the penalty spot for their first victory at this years tournament. there was a thrilling first game of the day as argentina came from behind to draw 2—2 with south africa. they were on course for their first ever win in tournament history when thembi kgat—lana put them 2—0 up in the second half but argentina pulled one back courtesy of a sensational strike from sophia braun before romina nunez headed home an equaliser, both of those goals coming in a five—minute span and ensuring both teams

got their first point of the tournament so far. holders italy and turkey are submitting a bid tojointly host the men's euros in 2032. it could clear the way for the uk and ireland to host the 2028 event, if turkey withdraw their solo bid for the same tournament. the last euros in 2021 took place across 11 countries with wembley the stadium for the final between england and winners italy. it's in germany next year and the uk and ireland are hoping to get the next one, and apart from turkey, are the only other bid. it's been on a theme of the football transfer window and the latest player to join transfer window and the latest player tojoin is riyad mahrez who hasjoined al player tojoin is riyad mahrez who has joined al hackney from manchester city. the has joined al hackney from manchester city. has joined al hackney from manchester ci . �* ., ., manchester city. the algerian had two ears manchester city. the algerian had two years left _ manchester city. the algerian had two years left on _ manchester city. the algerian had two years left on his _ manchester city. the algerian had two years left on his contract - manchester city. the algerian had two years left on his contract and | two years left on his contract and has signed in a deal worth up to £30

million. riyad mahrez helped city win ten major orders during five seasons with the club it was an unused substitute for both the fa cup and champions league finals last season. after a slow start on day two of the final ashes test, england have taken a flurry of wickets after lunch at the oval. england were bowled out for 283 on day one with australia resuming on 66—1.... a slow morning was punctuated by a great catch from joe root to get marnus labuschagne out. but since lunch, stuart broad has removed both usman khawaja and travis head. and mitchell marsh was just bowled by james anderson. australia 186—7. it's the second day of the penultimate golf major of the year, the women's evian championship in france.

0vernight leader, paula reto, is level for her round so far, the south african one clear of a major winner patty tavatanakit — who had a round of 67 to leave her on 6 under. yuka saso, who won the us open in 2021, is also on 6 under. brooke henderson struggling to make a move on day two. that is on the spot for me for the moment. it comes after months of on—off

tensions at the line separating israel and lebanon, which have shown signs of escalating, as our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. a journey to one of the middle east's most explosive boundaries. the israeli army is fortifying its frontier along the so—called blue line. across the divide is lebanon, and the dominant armed group there, hezbollah. the wire is a hair trigger... ..and those who live up against it are seeing the signs of tension again. so this is a checkpoint of hezbollah. and you see the bus over there and all of that here above that, it's all lebanon. 48 hours ago, people were coming for stones. they're shouting at us, "we will kill you." levav, who farms here, tells me hejust filmed armed men watching him. have you seen that kind of thing in previous years, or is this new?

no, it's new. it's new. you don't see that before. and this is what makes me nervous a little bit. if they were shooting me, or killed me or try to, the army will attack. then we can come to a war. this was an israeli drill held a month ago. the country last fought a devastating war with hezbollah in 2006. some of the posturing along the blue line has happened ever since, but this year has seen it come closer, and the rhetoric heating up. "the israeli army has been carrying out breaches," said hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. and this week he also pointed to israel's political unrest, saying the country was in crisis. close to the line, hezbollah was flexing its muscles and revving its engines during this drill. it's a fight in the shadows that risks engulfing a region.

there's a helicopter circling and you just feel the tensions on this particular frontier. it is, in effect, a front line between israel and iran as part of that much wider regional fight. and what happens here has the potential to spark war. israel backed the building of a fence around this town in israeli—occupied territory that juts into lebanon. and the fence itself a few weeks ago was targeted by an anti—tank missile coming from the other side. the israelis responded with artillery fire. i visited the israeli military on its side of the line. it's a hezbollah observation tower. are they watching us now? probably, yeah. we're being watched. they are poking us and we are defending our border. the risk is that the thing will escalate. nasrallah has made mistakes before. let's hope he doesn't make the mistake again, because he'll meet the idf at full force.

israel is in violation of parts of the blue line over flights over lebanon. do you acknowledge those breaches? there's a diplomatic effort to come to solve these areas. hopefully they'll come to an agreement. when we fly in lebanon it's focused on defending and targeting things that threaten our country. neither side here seeks a major escalation, but it is a dangerous standoff along a trip wire to conflict, and both of them are now more fiercely armed than ever. tom bateman, bbc news, metula in northern israel. the tunisian civil defence forces said wildfires spread across five provinces over the past several days have been under control while firefighters remain alerted. the province ofjendouba has been the hot spot, as 1,000 hectares of forest have been destroyed, mainly in tabarka.

adel selmi observes the damage as wildfires rage near tabarka. translation: the fire was a little far, but quickly we felt _ that the flames were getting closer. selmi owned an eco—friendly restaurant. he could barely recognise it when he returned the following morning. translation: the traditional oven burned out. _ this kitchen was used for breakfast and all the equipment was burned. muna was less lucky. herfarm has been cruelly damaged. "it was a nightmare", she says. translation: could you take a look at this? - we've lost everything. we went bankrupt. the flames were too close. she miraculously escaped the fire. now she fears more blazes to come.

do you still feel safe now? translation: now, even if the house burns out, i will stay. _ i have no option. residents in tabarka and its outskirts are in shock. their losses are incommensurable to any other time. this is a sad landscape. it's just a tiny part of tabarka's forests. it has been razed to the ground. nothing here has survived the wildfires. i can still see the smoke and smell it. and that's the worst scenario for tunisian firefighters. the tunisian civil defence forces work on opening forest routes since the rough terrain has made access to some fires almost impossible. meanwhile, tunisian helicopters and aircraft dispatched from spain struggle to put out the flames.

it is a test for the tunisian authorities to assess their readiness to address such disasters. translation: in the last three years, fires have multiplied, . especially in the summer. we have operational plans and preemptive preparations, and this, of course, requires immense potential. all predictions indicate that north africa is more vulnerable to the devastating repercussions of global warming. drought has entered its fifth year across the region, and here are those fires showing their ugly face. basam bonini, bbc news, tabarka, tunisia. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. safe and sound asleep. these puppies are lucky to be here.

their mum was a stray, rescued from the streets, heavily pregnant, clearly traumatised. when she arrived with us, she was so nervous to the point that she didn't actually walk for the first, i'd say, week. she wouldn't stand. she was just so nervous she wouldn't go anywhere, particularly of men, but with everyone, basically. staff at the rescue centre named the nervous collie roo. the next stage will be, obviously, keep feeding and keep growing the puppies. and then when they're old enough, we will be finding them all homes and obviously roo as well. but for now, she's just really happy here. she's settled well. with tens of thousands of dogs in uk rescue centres. the national animal welfare trust says roo's story is an important reminder to think carefully before getting a pet. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you are live with bbc news.

now to ukraine — where the military says its forces are making steady progress in a counterattack against russian troops on the southeastern front line. western officials say a major thrust is under way — though reports indicate that ukrainian advances are relatively minor. in a video published by president zelensky, ukrainian troops said they had taken a village to the east of zaporizhzhia city — under intense artillery fire and air strikes. russian president vladimir putin has said ukraine's attacks had "significa ntly" intensified. 0ur ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse is in kyiv and put these recent gains into perspective. i think there are interesting levels to this counter—offensive, it seems, where for weeks we've had ukraine probe for russian weaknesses, whilst keeping the bulk of its forces in reserve. and we've seen russia pretty much do the same. and now if you look at some corners of the west, we've had some us officials describe today as being the start of a major thrust.

there is a lot of excitement, but ukraine isn't using the same kind of language. in terms of what we know, it seems ukraine has has concentrated a lot of men and a lot of machinery in a southeastern pocket of the front line where it is... it is claiming to have liberated a village called stara maersk, which would equate to a gain of only a few kilometres. however, to even make that kind of a gain with the level of russian fortifications there, with landmines and the reports of heavy artillery and russian forces fighting back in some areas, it is clear that the ukrainian effort has dialled up to some degree. and this is somewhere where ukrainian forces really want to try and push through and break a russian—occupied land corridor in half. so whether this is part of a much bigger trend, it's too early to say. for now, it seems part of the typical toing and froing of the front line, which has been the case for months, frankly.

james waterhouse reporting there. the american singer and co—founding member of the eagles has died at the age of 77. randy meisner helped form the eagles in 1971 and contributed to several of the band's most famous hits including "desperado" and "hotel california". he left the band in 1977 and went on to release a number of solo albums. he was invited to take part in the "history of the eagles" world tour in 2013 — but was unable to join because of ill health. elvis, celine dion, adele....even matt goss from the group bros had one. now it's kylie minogue, who is taking up a residency in las vegas. the 55—year—old singer — who hasn't toured north america in well over a decade — will be playing at the voltaire nightclub in the city. she's promising

extravagant costumes and dances, saying that, at this point in her career, she has "earned the right to" play las vegas. let's speak to our entertainment reporter — annabel rackham. thanks forjoining us. thanks for joining us. just thanks forjoining us. just help us understand, why is it that we are seeing artists like kylie choose to do something in las vegas now? i think one of the big factors is that it can be incredibly lucrative for artists. you might do quite a short run of shows that end up earning you as much money as a massive world tour, essentially. and there is such a thrill to performing in vegas. especially for kylie. the vegas hotel that she is going to be performing in is a brand—new arena that has never been used before. it is actually not even open. so it is going to have, they say, world—class audio and production facilities. which means she's probably going to be able to do a show that she might

not be able to do elsewhere. which is incredibly exciting for an artist like kylie minogue who is really known for the high levels of production that she puts into her tours. i5 production that she puts into her tours. , . , ~ production that she puts into her tours. , . , . ., tours. is a very exciting for her. she hasn't _ tours. is a very exciting for her. she hasn't done _ tours. is a very exciting for her. she hasn't done a _ tours. is a very exciting for her. she hasn't done a tour, - tours. is a very exciting for her. she hasn't done a tour, as - tours. is a very exciting for her. she hasn't done a tour, as we l tours. is a very exciting for her. i she hasn't done a tour, as we have mentioned, in north america for a very long time. does the concept of a residency appeal to people who are still at their peak or i may be at the tail end of their careers? just help us understand that. i the tail end of their careers? just help us understand that.- the tail end of their careers? just help us understand that. i think it was definitely _ help us understand that. i think it was definitely something - help us understand that. i think it was definitely something of- help us understand that. i think it was definitely something of the l help us understand that. i think it i was definitely something of the past that a lot of, potentially, ageing stars who didn't want to go and do these global tour is any more what to do. they would do a vegas residency. but i think that that trend has definitely changed in the last couple of years. you look at someone like adele who is one of the biggest recording artists in the world. she hasjust come off biggest recording artists in the world. she has just come off the back of a tour that she has done other vegas residency. and then somebody like lady gaga as well, she is a huge artist and has been doing

a residency nearly every year in vegas since 2018. so i definitely think it has had a reputational change. and also, kylie herself has said that she still in the prime of her career and has got a lot of years left in her. this is something that she really wants to do now. there is also a factor of her saying that she thinks she has earned it, which again, is a massive part of doing a vegas residency. you have to be a big enough name. and kylie is one of those now. it is be a big enough name. and kylie is one of those now.— one of those now. it is certainly excitin: one of those now. it is certainly exciting for _ one of those now. it is certainly exciting for her _ one of those now. it is certainly exciting for her fans. _ one of those now. it is certainly exciting for her fans. thank - one of those now. it is certainly exciting for her fans. thank you very much annabel. when it comes to food, do you know what an �*average portion size' is? how many pieces of chocolate does that mean? do you weigh your breakfast cereal to get the correct amount? new research suggests not many of us do. the consumer watchdog has found that information on packaging is inconsistent and confusing — and leads people to eat more calories, sugar and salt without realising. 0ur correspondent graham satchell went to find out whether people can correctly guess the recommended portion sizes

of some well—known foods. how closely do you read the labelling on food? would you know, for example, the recommended portion size for pringles or quality street or halloumi? how many portions do you think there are in that pack of halloumi? i think halloumi is probably... i think there's many more than i would guess. yeah. so you would have maybe...four. hmm. three at a push. how many portions do you reckon there are in this box of pringles? 0h. 100. 100 portions?! i can eat the whole of that. i do love a quality street. i do like the old toffees! do you know how many quality street you are meant to have — the recommended amount you're meant to have in one sitting? um, no. not that many. i would have said maybe six. six in one go? yeah. what would your guess be? probably three.

which is close. for the record, the label says the recommended serving for quality street is two, a tub of pringles is meant to be five or six portions, and 250 grams of halloumi is meant to serve approximately eight. in a survey today, the consumer group which? found portion information on food packaging can be confusing, inconsistent and unrealistic. it says nutrition labelling is valuable for customers, but it needs to be based on meaningful and consistent portion sizes. the food and drink federation told us they're committed to providing clear and accurate information, and a range of portion sizes are available to help consumers achieve a healthy, balanced diet. to sit down and eat quality street, i can't imagine it. would you like one? no, thank you. back on the street, we met this man who has prunes for breakfast, sardine salad for lunch and banana and yoghurt for dinner. i'm 82 and i feel really fit. i mean, you don't look 82! my god, you look incredible. well, recommend my diet. thank you, sir. bye— bye.

graham satchell, bbc news. if you're a dog owner, you probably can't imagine life without them. take a look at this video. because it's probably a dog owner's worst nightmare. it's a daschund called twiglet being stolen from a house in essex. the 16—month—old was taken during a burglary on wednesday. it's believed the dog may have been sold on — but i'm glad to say that after a tip—off, twiglet and their owners have been reunited. 0f of that story did have a happy ending. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. for some of us, it's been quite a showery day. let's see how the rest of the day is looking, and as we head into the evening hours, a little change, sunny spells and scattered showers. the weekend, on the other hand, is looking quite unsettled. let's have a look at the satellite picture, and you can see a low pressure there spinning around just to the north—west of our neighbourhood.

that is going to be driving our weather through this evening into tomorrow as well. so it's just to the west here, but already ahead of it, one 01’ two showers. the temperatures at the end of the afternoon, pretty much the average for the time of the year. in the range of around, say, 19 to 22 degrees celsius for most of us. this evening and overnight, that low pressure slowly closes in on us. ahead of it, you can see showers become a little bit more widespread for a time. in fact, they could be quite heavy early hours of the morning. it's not going to be a cold night by any means. temperatures will be, in most towns and cities, around 13—15 degrees celsius. so the weekend, then. if you cast your mind back to last saturday, for some of us it was a total wash—out. this saturday is not looking so bad. yes, low pressure is close by. there'll be plenty of showers around and a blustery wind, but the rain won't be persistent, and in fact we're expecting quite a few sunny spells. so here is saturday. i think the clouds will be

fast—moving, pushed along by that strong west, south—westerly breeze. temperatures will be around 18—21 degrees celsius. and as far as the ashes are concerned, well, they're scheduled until monday, i think showers are possible almost at any time, and quite brisk winds as well, with temperatures of 20 degrees celsius. now, on sunday, another low pressure heads our way with its weather front. here's the jet stream — it's pointing right at us. and thatjet stream is not going to change, really, for the foreseeable future, so we'll keep getting these weather fronts, these low pressures. and the forecast temperatures — well, actually in sunnier scotland it could nudge up to 20 degrees celsius, about the same for the south, but it will be more cloudy with outbreaks of rain. and talking about rainfall, so far thisjuly has been wet. take a look at parts of western britain — here we've had about 179% of the rain normally we have this time of the year. bye— bye.

live from london. this is bbc news. the head of niger's presidential guard announces he's the country's new leader after a military coup. the action of the cnsp is motivated by the sole desire to preserve our beloved homeland in the face of the continuous

deterioration of the security situation of our country. the high court rules an expansion of the london's ultra low emission zone, aimed at reducing air pollution, can go ahead. donald trump says he will not end his 2024 presidential campaign if he is convicted and sentenced on the charges against him. hello, i'm nancy kacungira. welcome to verified live — bringing you breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. the head of the presidential guard in niger has appeared on state television as the country's new ruler after leading a coup on wednesday. general abdourahamane tchani wore military fatigues as he read a statement on behalf of the national council for the safeguarding of the homeland.

niger's elected president, mohamed bazoum, is still being detained.