hello and welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news here in the uk — where tributes have been paid to the tv talk show host and journalist sir michael parkinson. in a statement, his family said he died peacefully at home. he was 88. sir michael interviewed hundreds of the world's top stars of entertainment and sport — including muhamed ali, orson wells and fred astair. the bbc director general tim davie called him "the king of the chat show". david sillito looks back at his life. don't you get fed up of each other? oh, yes, yes. i call him golden- balls, you know, now. did you ever say, "you dirty rat?" never. jimmy cagney.

orson welles. jimmy stewart. these were distant, mysterious screen gods until parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that? number one, he's ugly. his interviews with muhammad ali were unmissable. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk. and who told him he could sing? but of all those 2000 or so guests, one always haunted him. i interviewed everybody from henry kissinger to billy connolly to james cagney to dame edith evans, to all those people. and i'm only remembered for one thing, i was attacked by a sodding emu. it's not a question. rod hull and emu rather punctured the suave tv persona.

i knew we should never have booked it. of course, there wasn't much hollywood glamour in the childhood of this son of a yorkshire miner. my generation was the first that actually challenged the assumption that if you are born into a mining family, you followed your dad's footsteps down to the pit. his escape was journalism, which took him to granada tv. ladies and gentlemen, miss shirley maclaine. and then in 1971, the parkinson show. i hope i can get away with this. it's a beauty. it was a programme that could transform a career. a substitute for tattoos. i'm frightened to get a tattoo. billy connolly appeared 15 times. i bet the oyster that went to a discotheque and pulled a muscle. this is where they became good friends. i need somewhere to park my bike. but others... let's talk about nudity, especially. some women were rather less comfortable in his company. do you find, in fact, that this what could be best described as your equipment,

in fact, hinders you, perhaps in that pursuit? you're wary of journalists. i mean, does it give you an insight into what they're after? not that i'm wary of them. yes. you are wary ofjournalists. you're wary of me. you're wary of the interview. you don't like being interviewed. you can see it in the way that you sit and the way you are that you don't. in other words, if you were me, what would you do now? well, just wrap it up. in the eighties, he was briefly part of the ill—fated gang of five who launched itv�*s new breakfast programme before returning to the bbc to present desert island discs and a programme on radio 2. and then reviving the parkinson show. he's a practicing homeopath, as a matter of fact. there were moments, but it was now just one of many chat shows on an interview circuit... pretty sure that's what he said he wanted. ..where everyone seemed

to have something to sell. right. play forward. well played. well done. 0ffscreen he loved his cricket. always a proud yorkshireman. one day there is some research into the benefit of this magnificent food, soul food for yorkshiremen. and at the end it was his father's very yorkshire judgment that came to mind just before he died. he said to me, he said, "you've done well and you met some big stars." i said, i had." he said, "you made a bob, too, without breaking sweat." i made sure that was also true. good lad, he said. but to think on. it's not like playing for yorkshire, is it? it wasn't. but once or twice it got pretty damn close and i. tributes have been coming in — since his death was announced. actress and singer and bbc radio 2 presenter, elaine paige has said sir michael parkinson was "a legendary interviewer that will be remembered as the best of his profession.

we will never see his like again." and the bbc director general — tim davie said "michael was the king of the chat show and he defined the format for all the presenters and shows that followed" david sillitojoins us now. its unsuprising so many have already paid tribute — michael parkinson — was a legendary broadcaster. what is is interesting is how the show started, it was a fill—in for the dead days of summers just a few weeks. they said we will have a chat show and mix people from different backgrounds and see what happens. he said, can we do without the desk and make it informal and it was like a graveyard slot. the fact that we are still talking about those interviews 50 years on suggests there was a special moment going on there. and

he brought two separate things together, there was like the showbiz interview, they had been around for years, where people came and then went away and the other was a probing interview. he had the journalistic background and the showbiz instinct and he brought them together. i'm old enough to remember the 70s shows and you didn't know what would happen. even muhammad ali didn't know what was going to happen. he was promoting a soft drink in britain. they gave the entire show to him, an hour, one of the most riveting hours of television that you will ever see. extraordinary. these moments. and it was a time when there was fewer prs, fewer people saying what you could and couldn't ask, it was free form and couldn't ask, it was free form and sometimes the programme drifted past its schedule, so there was that

open informal feeling and you get magic and it was very much down to sir michael parkinson.— sir michael parkinson. thank you. the sad news _ sir michael parkinson. thank you. the sad news that _ sir michael parkinson. thank you. the sad news that sir— sir michael parkinson. thank you. the sad news that sir michael- the sad news that sir michael parkinson has died at 88. live now to charlotte mcintyr, assistant showbiz editor, mirror. how important was michael parkinson in the industry? it is how important was michael parkinson in the industry?— in the industry? it is a sad day for broadcasting- _ in the industry? it is a sad day for broadcasting. sir _ in the industry? it is a sad day for broadcasting. sir michael - in the industry? it is a sad day for i broadcasting. sir michael parkinson across his career, which spanned seven decades interviewed some of the world's biggest stars and set the world's biggest stars and set the standard for chat shows and paved the way for those interview programmes until now.— paved the way for those interview programmes until now. where do we start when you _ programmes until now. where do we start when you think— programmes until now. where do we start when you think about _ programmes until now. where do we start when you think about the - start when you think about the legacy that michael parkinson leaves? what would you say? {lister

legacy that michael parkinson leaves? what would you say? over his career it estimated _ leaves? what would you say? over his career it estimated he _ leaves? what would you say? over his career it estimated he interviewed - career it estimated he interviewed more than 2,000 guests, that is a huge number and you think about the industry today, it is hard to imagine that there will be ever be anyone like him. any chat show now, the way he was able to kind of get through to guests and sat them down as if he was speaking to a friend, rather than a celebrity, if you consider some of the huge names like muhammad ali and madonna and billy connelly, he was able to connect with them, no matter who they were and get out personal stories and real emotions. that is the legacy that will live on. it real emotions. that is the legacy that will live on.— real emotions. that is the legacy that will live on. it is and we were talkin: to that will live on. it is and we were talking to our _ that will live on. it is and we were talking to our correspondent, - that will live on. it is and we were j talking to our correspondent, who was talking about a time when he asked for the desk to be taken away, so he could have a more intimate

chat and interview with some celebrities. how do you think that affected other presenters and other chat shows going forward? ihell affected other presenters and other chat shows going forward?- chat shows going forward? well it chan . ed chat shows going forward? well it changed the _ chat shows going forward? well it changed the game, _ chat shows going forward? well it changed the game, because - chat shows going forward? well it | changed the game, because before that it was very much sort of a formal setting, celebrities would come in and talk for a few minutes and it wouldn't be this in—depth interview that he would get out of his guests. that changed the way, because other guests that would come in, they, no one would know what to expect, even as parkinson came on, celebrities would be surprised at how much emotion he could get out of them and other stars with their own shows would look at parkinson and replicate that and that has been happening since. if you look at the chat shows now, it is kind of following that format and has gone away from the more formal format

that was previously there.- that was previously there. there were some _ that was previously there. there were some controversial- that was previously there. there - were some controversial interviews, especially with some women, talk me through some of those.— through some of those. there were moments when _ through some of those. there were moments when women _ through some of those. there were moments when women guests - through some of those. there were moments when women guests felt| through some of those. there were i moments when women guests felt the line of questioning wasn't appropriate or it was, even intrusive, looking at, especially with attractive actresses and focussing on their looks and how that may have contributed to their career. female guests that were asked those questions did feel uncomfortable and i think despite the controversy, you can't take way way from the broadcaster he was and how important parkinson was in paving the way for chat shows and how celebrities and guests are interviewed on tv today. you can

tell that by _ interviewed on tv today. you can tell that by how— interviewed on tv today. you can tell that by how much _ interviewed on tv today. you can tell that by how much reaction i interviewed on tv today. you can | tell that by how much reaction has come in. have you been keeping an eye across those? there has been some heart felt... tributes so far. we will keep across this and get you more reaction throughout the day. charlotte mcintyre, thank you for joining us here. more than 60 migrants are feared dead after their boat was found drifting off cape verde in west africa. the vessel is believed to have been at sea for several weeks. 38 people, including children have been rescued. it's thought they were trying to reach the canary islands. the boat was found about 300 kilometres from cape verde. it's believed almost all of those on board were from senegal. pictures show boats arriving back in the port on the island of sal — with survivors being helped ashore, some on stretchers.

officials in senegal say they are making arrangements to bring survivors home. they've been giving more details about the rescue. translation: it comes with a lot of pain, yes, but we know migration issues are global issues that require international co—operation and discussion and global strategy. given what the world is going through now, we all, all the nations, have to sit down at the table and see what we can do so we don't lose any more lives at sea, above all. don't lose any more lives at sea, above all-— above all. translation: the survivors are _ above all. translation: the survivors are better, - above all. translation: the survivors are better, they're l above all. translation: the - survivors are better, they're being hydrated _ survivors are better, they're being hydrated and looked after here in the tent — hydrated and looked after here in the tent at the port. in terms of testing. — the tent at the port. in terms of testing, we are testing for malaria and covid — testing, we are testing for malaria and covid and so far we haven't had any positives.

our reporter azeezat olaoluwa who is following developments from nigeria has the latest. the senegalese authorities are saying they have called for the repatriation of their citizens, but not all those on board the boats were senegalese. some were from sierra leone and authorities have said they are catering for the health of those that they have rescued and they are focussing on treat egg them for dehydration and malaria. more than 60 people have been reported to have died, but 48 people have been rescued and are being taken care of. each people have been rescued and are being taken care of.— being taken care of. each person will have their _ being taken care of. each person will have their own _ being taken care of. each person will have their own reason - being taken care of. each person will have their own reason to - being taken care of. each person l will have their own reason to leave their homes and families and take these dangerous crossings, just talk

me through why people want to leave and the push factor of west africa becoming unstable.— becoming unstable. yes, we are startin: becoming unstable. yes, we are starting from — becoming unstable. yes, we are starting from senegal, - becoming unstable. yes, we are starting from senegal, the - becoming unstable. yes, we are i starting from senegal, the country which is going through a political crisis at the moment, which opposition figures being targeted, especially the popular one who has beenin especially the popular one who has been in the eye of the storm politically and has been disqualified from running for election and that has pushed people to want to seek opportunities. but thatis to want to seek opportunities. but that is not the main reason. from what we have seen another reason could be poverty and many people, especially those who can venture out of country, they want to travel out and many see europe as the opportunity for a better life and to work and send money back to their families. the other issues is the security issue west africa, a number of countries have experienced coups.

and when you have these multiple factors playing out in a particular region, you will expect that many people would want to look for safer havens and better opportunities. that is why they would venture to go through this dangerous journey on the sea. because the area is seen as an easy way to get to the canary islands, which is part of the spanish country. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. singapore police have seized about $700 million — including luxury homes, cars and watches — in one of its biggest anti—money laundering probes. police arrested ten people in the operation, all of whom held foreign passports. raids of this size are rare in singapore, which has one of the lowest crime rates in the world. military chiefs from the west african regional bloc,

ecowas, are meeting in ghana to discuss the deployment of a standby force for possible military intervention in niger. at least 11 of the bloc�*s is—member states back a military deployment to reinstate the democratically elected president, mohamed bazoum, after diplomatic efforts failed to yield any positive result. the united states has expressed concern over the threat of worsening violence in mali, citing attacks on un peacekeepers. on monday, the un peacekeeping mission in mali said it had been forced to withdraw earlier than usual from a number of northern towns as the security situation worsened. it said that its forces had been attacked twice, with some of the soldiers injured. you're live with bbc news. here, it's a—level results day — the moment thousands of teenagers in england, wales and northern ireland find out the results of their examinations. students' results will determine whether they'll go to university, or an apprenticeship, or training course.

this year, results are expected to be down — after a rise following the covid pandemic. our reporter nicky schiller is at a college in leeds for us. nicky, such a nervous wait for so many — how are students faring where you are? it is such a nervous day, i remember that day and being mildly disappointed to say the least! yeah mildly disappointed _ disappointed to say the least! jae—.i mildly disappointed is probably disappointed to say the least! 122i mildly disappointed is probably what i would say about my results, it is a nervous day for a lot of students. they have been coming in and they're going there and get their results. there was a rush a couple of hours ago, it has calmed down, but a few more have been arriving to collect their results and t level and btecs, their results and t level and btecs, the vocational qualifications that in terms of t levels they are like three a—level results. you mentioned about the nationwide picture. over all, the number of top a and a star

results is down on last year, but around the same as 2019, that was prepandemic. during covid the exams were not sat and they were teacher assessed and the results were up to around 40% and now they're back to pre—covid levels of 2018. here are a couple of people, this is one of students in leeds and alex, from the teaching staff. i wanted to start with you, you did a—levels, did you get what you needed? i think i got what i wanted.— get what you needed? i think i got what i wanted. what are you going to do next? i'm — what i wanted. what are you going to do next? i'm going _ what i wanted. what are you going to do next? i'm going to _ what i wanted. what are you going to do next? i'm going to be _ what i wanted. what are you going to do next? i'm going to be fulfilling - do next? i'm going to be fulfilling m role do next? i'm going to be fulfilling my role as _ do next? i'm going to be fulfilling my role as student _ do next? i'm going to be fulfilling my role as student union - do next? i'm going to be fulfilling | my role as student union president and it gave me the chance to have a gap year to do what i think is best for me and the student and i can explore my options and reassess the situation further on. shifter explore my options and reassess the situation further on.— situation further on. after that gap ear, have situation further on. after that gap year. have you _ situation further on. after that gap year. have you got _ situation further on. after that gap

year, have you got any _ situation further on. after that gap year, have you got any ideas - situation further on. after that gapj year, have you got any ideas about what you are going to do, will it be university or something different? i think there is a chance it would be university, but i would like to see how the year goes and whether i want to progress to that. you how the year goes and whether i want to progress to that.— to progress to that. you are president — to progress to that. you are president of — to progress to that. you are president of student - to progress to that. you are president of student union, | to progress to that. you are - president of student union, how has it been for students? you didn't see gcses, because of covid and this is the first exam you've sat. what was it like? it the first exam you've sat. what was it like? ., , ., the first exam you've sat. what was it like? .,, ., , the first exam you've sat. what was it like? ., , , , ., it like? it was a big step going from teacher _ it like? it was a big step going from teacher assessed - it like? it was a big step going from teacher assessed grades | it like? it was a big step going i from teacher assessed grades to knowing they would be based on how everyone does in the uk and i think the examination series for some people is scary, knowing that it is not going to be the teacher marking it. it has been a big jump and students have learned to toep with it, but it has been a —— to cope with it, but it has been a big jump. how difficult has it been for the teaching staff? it is

how difficult has it been for the teaching staff?— teaching staff? it is difficult to su ort teaching staff? it is difficult to support the — teaching staff? it is difficult to support the students, - teaching staff? it is difficult to support the students, but - teaching staff? it is difficult to support the students, but we | teaching staff? it is difficult to - support the students, but we have done _ support the students, but we have done that— support the students, but we have done that working with our team here the college, but the teaching staff have done well, worked well to support— have done well, worked well to support the students and answered questions _ support the students and answered questions outside of work time and really— questions outside of work time and really supported them and i'm proud of the _ really supported them and i'm proud of the staff— really supported them and i'm proud of the staff there, everything they have stepped up and done. the education — have stepped up and done. the education secretary said exams are the fairest — education secretary said exams are the fairest way to assess the work and in _ the fairest way to assess the work and in england they have gone back to assessing like they did pre—covid levels _ to assessing like they did pre—covid levels that — to assessing like they did pre—covid levels. that has caused some controversy, what is your view on that? _ controversy, what is your view on that? having gone through the teacher— that? having gone through the teacher assessed system and the exam system, _ teacher assessed system and the exam system, i_ teacher assessed system and the exam system, i think the exams probably are the _ system, i think the exams probably are the fairest way. the difficult is the _ are the fairest way. the difficult is the students this year didn't do their— is the students this year didn't do their gcse — is the students this year didn't do their gcse exams and so the system has changed for them. so that has been _ has changed for them. so that has been difficult, particularly with the grade band moving back to the

pro-covid — the grade band moving back to the pre—covid levels. what support is on offer for— pre—covid levels. what support is on offer for students who may be, we have _ offer for students who may be, we have seen — offer for students who may be, we have seen a — offer for students who may be, we have seen a lot coming in, big smiles, — have seen a lot coming in, big smiles, they have opened their envelopes, but that is not always the case — envelopes, but that is not always the case for even. there may be some who didn't _ the case for even. there may be some who didn't get what they expected? we have _ who didn't get what they expected? we have our staff are working with the students, looking at the options. _ the students, looking at the options, some want to do an apprenticeship, some want to go to university— apprenticeship, some want to go to university and some want to get a 'ob. university and some want to get a job 0ur— university and some want to get a job. our staff are working with them — job. our staff are working with them the _ job. our staff are working with them. the most important thing is them. the most important thing is the students get to the next step they want to do and the majority of our students have got to the next step they — our students have got to the next step they want. our students have got to the next step they want-— step they want. going forward, lookin: step they want. going forward, looking at _ step they want. going forward, looking at university, _ step they want. going forward, looking at university, how - step they want. going forward, looking at university, how have step they want. going forward, - looking at university, how have the students talked about the cost of living crisis, in leeds, there are deprived areas. yes living crisis, in leeds, there are deprived areas.— living crisis, in leeds, there are deprived areas. yes and it has been a worry for— deprived areas. yes and it has been a worry for students _ deprived areas. yes and it has been a worry for students in _ deprived areas. yes and it has been a worry for students in terms - deprived areas. yes and it has been a worry for students in terms of - deprived areas. yes and it has been| a worry for students in terms of how they would _ a worry for students in terms of how they would afford it. we have looked at the _ they would afford it. we have looked at the additional support that is available — at the additional support that is available and making sure that

students — available and making sure that students are aware of the additional support— students are aware of the additional support and working with the parents to let _ support and working with the parents to let them know about the additional support and we can work with the _ additional support and we can work with the families, because the cost—of—living is affecting the whole — cost—of—living is affecting the whole family and not just the students. whole family and not 'ust the students. . ~ whole family and not 'ust the students. ., ,, , ., whole family and not 'ust the students. . ~' , ., ' , whole family and not 'ust the students. . ~' ' , ., whole family and not 'ust the students. ., ,, ' , ., , , students. thank you. 7996 of students who wanted to _ students. thank you. 7996 of students who wanted to go _ students. thank you. 7996 of students who wanted to go to _ students. thank you. 7996 of students who wanted to go to university - students. thank you. 7996 of students who wanted to go to university have l who wanted to go to university have got their choice scotland that —— got their choice scotland that —— got their choice scotland that —— got their choice, so that is a high level. but many are going through the ucas system. if you want help, if you have got your results today, the bbc news web—site app has a live page with lots of advice and will be taking questions at 2am. thank you. us presidentjoe biden says he will travel to hawaii next week, following the deadly wildfires on the island of maui. he's been criticised by his political opponents — they say he's been slow to see

the devastation for himself. mr biden will meet survivors and emergency workers. the white house says he'll visit the affected areas — and discuss the recovery operations with officials. so far, it's been confirmed that 110 people have died in the fires, but that number is expected to rise. only 38% of the affected area has been searched, and just a handful of victims have been identified. we are just a little bit more heartbroken because we do have to report that more of our loved ones have been confirmed lost and deceased. 110 individuals have been confirmed deceased. we will get some details about this from our distinguished leaders. 38% of the territory has been covered. meanwhile, wildfires in canada's northwest territories

are inching closer to the region's capital, yellowknife. the whole area is under a state of emergency, as fires continue to burn out of control. communities in the path of the fire are being evacuated, and hundreds of people have been airlifted to safety by canada's military. yellowknife, is now blanketed in smoke. its mayor says that, if a full—scale evacuation is needed, the population of 20,000 may need to be airlifted out, as the one major road into the city could be rendered impassable. dates have been set for the arraignment and trial of donald trump in his electoral interference case in the us state of georgia. prosecutors say his arraignment — where charges against him are read in court — will take place in early september. the trial is slated to begin in march next year if a judge approves. he's dismissed the charges as a "witch—hunt". more on our top story as tributes

are being paid to the tv talk show host and journalist sir michael parkinson. he died aged 88. in a statement, his family said he died peacefully at home. sir michael interviews hundreds of the world's top stars of entertainment and sport. you're watching bbc news. ? hello, if you have an allergy to weed pollen, levels are high. high pressure is in charge and things are settled. you can see from the isobars it is going to turn breezier and later we have this front bringing in some rain. the forecast for the rest of the afternoon is one of sunny spells, areas of cloud at times. and an isolated chance of a

shower in the south—west and north eastern scotland. but fresher along the north sea coast. we could hit 27 degrees in hampshire. tonight some sunshine, before later on the cloud thickens up to the world, with the arrival of this front bringing in some showers. heavy at times, with the odd rumble of thunder. humid with the wind picking up off the coast of wales. the wind tomorrow around the north—west of wales will be a focus with gusts up to 60mph. the north of scotland hanging on to some sunshine. later next band of rain comes into the south—west. it will feel humid across the south tomorrow. but in the sunshine, in the north of scotland it will feel pleasant. now, overnight friday into saturday it is a warm night. and on saturday it is a warm night. and on saturday this front pushes further north, taking its rain with it and

here too in the north of scotland it is going to be windy. move further south and it is a mixture of sunshine and showers. a lot of the showers will be in western areas. the further south and east you travel the better chance you have of staying dry. it will feel fresher on saturday than on friday. we lose that humidity. into sunday, low pressure is to the north—west and area there is will show showers and area there is will show showers and a few in north—west wales and the south—west and north—west england. further east it is likely to stay drier and temperatures up to the mid 20s. as we head into the next couple of days, again for many away from the north—west where we hang on the the north—west where we hang on the the showers, it should be dry with sunshine.

spain's acting prime minister pedro sanchez edges closer to forming a government — three weeks after the election. and as london prepares to become the world's largest clean air zone. we look at how a similar appoach is paying off in birmingham. welcome to world business report,

i'm marc ashdown. just three weeks after spain's inconclusive snap election, the country's socialist party — led by acting prime minister pedro sanchez — is a step closer to forming a government. as madrid's parliament reconvenes today, the socialists need support from the catalan nationalist party, junts, in order to form a coalition. there now appears to be an agreement, and parliament has — in the past hour — chosen a new speaker, the first step towards forming a government. there have been concerns that the political instability might affect spain's economy, which continues to struggle with high unemployment. let's cross live now to david latona who's a reuters journalist based in madrid. welcome news, but a long way to go. what happens now? good

welcome news, but a long way to go. what happens now?— welcome news, but a long way to go. what happens now? good morning. this is the first step —