more than a hundred are reported to be injured. around 30,000. fleet wildfires in british columbia. tens of thousands are forced to leave their homes on the spanish island of tenerife as forest fires continue to rage. hello and welcome. i'm rajini vaidyanathan. we begin this hour with the excitement building ahead of the world cup final tomorrow. between england and spain. england are chasing their second trophy in 30 months, after winning the euros last summer. they have acknowledged that they will need to win play the game of their life. the london eye has been lit up in red and white colours on a show of support for england ahead of the final. that little more than 12 hours away. millions of fans

are due to be watching on television is big screens around the country. king charles has wished the lionesses good luck on this approach on the twitter account account for the royalfamily, good luck and maybe roared to victory. this from prince william and his daughter charlotte. lionesses, we want to send you a huge good luck for tomorrow. we're sorry we can't be there in person. but we're so proud of everything you've achieved and the millions you've inspired here and around the world. so go out there tomorrow and really enjoy yourselves. good luck, lionesses! i have been speaking with the former national player. i as to how she was feeling. a, national player. i as to how she was feelina. �* , ., , , feeling. a bit nervous, but confident. _ feeling. a bit nervous, but confident. i— feeling. a bit nervous, but confident. ithink- feeling. a bit nervous, but confident. i think they - feeling. a bit nervous, but confident. i think they will| feeling. a bit nervous, but. confident. i think they will win tomorrow. they have been building and building into the game. they played so well in the semifinal. they have the right to be there. feeling more confident and really excited about the game. i think,

you've heard it from the press conferences that the team have been doing through the week, knowing serena a bit myself, she has a calm and composed manager, all of the coaching staff are and the messages that have been coming out is kind of just a homage to them. it's another game to them. you can't forget the enormity of the situation in game. as soon as they stepped out onto the pitch tomorrow, they won't be to off, but i'm sure their preparation to get to this point since the semifinal, it's another game, 90 minutes, focus on what they have to do, don't worry about spain, they are really clued up on how spain will play and they will be to play with that and focus on the task in hand and get out there and do it. 90 minutes of history either way for both teens. you mentioned that you know the england coach. what she like? she has been seen as a lucky charm for them in many ways. i mean,

it is a bit of— charm for them in many ways. i mean, it is a bit of luck, _ charm for them in many ways. i mean, it is a bit of luck, but she _ charm for them in many ways. i mean, it is a bit of luck, but she is _ charm for them in many ways. i mean, it is a bit of luck, but she isjust - it is a bit of luck, but she is just top class. she's an incredible manager. i think she is the only manager. i think she is the only manager to take two different teens to world cup finals with netherlands and england. she isjust, winning the euros last year, that in itself is such an incredible achievement and everyone was so proud of the team, but tomorrow's game is another level. to be world champions. it's huge. you should see her in the interviews, how she speaks to the players and the media. she isjust so calm and just clearly, really knowledgeable, intelligent, knows the game inside out, has a wealth of experience in different countries, brought all of that to england. find brought all of that to england. and for sain it brought all of that to england. and for spain it has _ brought all of that to england. and for spain it has been a remarkable turnaround from a side that had only onejust one of turnaround from a side that had only one just one of their previous

matches. we look at the journey in spain and how they have inspired next generation. this man has been following his country's national team rise. following his country's national team rise-— following his country's national team rise— following his country's national team rise. it's close to home. i have been _ team rise. it's close to home. i have been watching _ team rise. it's close to home. i have been watching the - team rise. it's close to home. i have been watching the tv, - team rise. it's close to home. i have been watching the tv, in | team rise. it's close to home. i. have been watching the tv, in the radius, everyone is talking about the final. my family were commentating. i've never seen that before. i am a coach, and i can see it and i before. i am a coach, and i can see itand i can before. i am a coach, and i can see it and i can say while, they are amazing. the kids, coaches and players, it's amazing. you wouldn't see it at first _ players, it's amazing. you wouldn't see it at first glance, _ players, it's amazing. you wouldn't see it at first glance, that - players, it's amazing. you wouldn't see it at first glance, that this - see it at first glance, that this team one win away from world cup glory has been marred by tension and unrest. at the centre but as the head coach. tensions followed last years euros defeat against england. the 15 players threatening to quit

over his training methods and adequate game preparation. cracks were obvious after the humiliating loss againstjapan. were obvious after the humiliating loss against japan. all were obvious after the humiliating loss againstjapan. all through were obvious after the humiliating loss against japan. all through the tournament, the deep divisions threatened to spill over on the pitch. it threatened to spill over on the itch. , , ., , ., ., pitch. it is better rough year for them, between _ pitch. it is better rough year for them, between the _ pitch. it is better rough year for them, between the players - pitch. it is better rough year for them, between the players on | pitch. it is better rough year for. them, between the players on the coach _ them, between the players on the coach i_ them, between the players on the coach. i think theyjust have to understand that they have to leave that on _ understand that they have to leave that on one side, and focus on the world _ that on one side, and focus on the world cup — that on one side, and focus on the world cup. trying to get the best of themselves on the pitch. and i think they've _ themselves on the pitch. and i think they've really achieved it. spain manaued they've really achieved it. spain managed to _ they've really achieved it. spain managed to write _ they've really achieved it. spain managed to write a _ they've really achieved it. spain managed to write a different. they've really achieved it. em: “i managed to write a different story on the pitch. it is a squad that delivers beautiful football, on the pitch. it is a squad that delivers beautifulfootball, a team chock—full of talent that mostly come from the barcelona women's team. this footballer is one of the standout players. i team. this footballer is one of the standout players.— standout players. i think it is 'ust cra that standout players. i think it is 'ust crazy that shefi standout players. i think it is 'ust crazy that she is i standout players. i think it is 'ust crazy that she is 19 i standout players. i think it is 'ust crazy that she is 19 years i standout players. i think it is 'ust crazy that she is 19 years old h standout players. i think it isjust crazy that she is 19 years old and | crazy that she is 19 years old and fully committed for football for one year. _ fully committed for football for one year, probably she will be one of

the best— year, probably she will be one of the best players in the next years. the spanish team has exceeded expectations in everyjunction of the tournament, putting difficulties aside and going up against england, aside and going up against england, a formidable foe and wanting to live the trophy for the first time. no matter what the result, this has inspired a whole new generation of players. it's a testament to how far the women's game has come that many of the players that grew up with only male role models have not themselves become idols. moise only male role models have not themselves become idols. now there is a real opportunity _ themselves become idols. now there is a real opportunity to _ themselves become idols. now there is a real opportunity to get _ themselves become idols. now there is a real opportunity to get into - is a real opportunity to get into it. there's somewhere to go afterwards. i it. there's somewhere to go afterwards-_ it. there's somewhere to go afterwards. ~' ., �* , afterwards. i think the women's --oulari afterwards. i think the women's pepuiarity has _ afterwards. i think the women's popularity has improved - afterwards. i think the women's popularity has improved a - afterwards. i think the women's popularity has improved a lot. l afterwards. i think the women's| popularity has improved a lot. it popularity has improved a lot. [i has popularity has improved a lot. hasjust popularity has improved a lot. it hasjust been really inspiring to watch _ hasjust been really inspiring to watch them _ hasjust been really inspiring to watch them break _ hasjust been really inspiring to watch them break so _ hasjust been really inspiring to watch them break so many - hasjust been really inspiring to - watch them break so many records. the countdown _ watch them break so many records. the countdown to _ watch them break so many records. the countdown to the _ watch them break so many records. the countdown to the final- watch them break so many records. the countdown to the final is - watch them break so many records. the countdown to the final is on - watch them break so many records. | the countdown to the final is on and there are very strong opinions here. spain, england, spain, england.

thank you. here is our apartment in madrid. excitement is building ahead of the world cup. possibly the biggest watching parties here in madrid, with 6000 fans watching the final together. already, one of the main fountains in the city has been let up in red and yellow, of course, the colours of the spanish flag. the interest in women's football had already been rising in spain for the past few years. many believe that victory would give it a boost and that it would be a turning point, despite the controversies between the manager and the squad, the players of the team are seen as idols for many. i was raised here in spain and when i was a kid, if you had asked me or any of my classmates to name a female football player, we would not have been able to give you

a single answer. now, things are changing and if you asked the same question two young boys and girls, they can give you the name of a list of female players. many will argue with differences with manning football the terms of salaries and coverage are huge, but today the ones making the headlines other women. and what is more important for the spanish fans. they are just 90 minutes away from bringing the world cup home. mediators from the west african group ecowas have had their first meeting with leaders in niger. ecowas is warned of military action if the delegation fails. that is against tchiani in the capital. he told them the coup leaders were still open to dialogue. the delegation was also able to meet the ousted president mohamed bazoum. the

visit coincided with a military recruitment drive in the city. officials in canada say more than officials in canada say more than 30,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes, with more on standby. the country is dealing with its worst wild fire season on record. this footage was filmed by couple driving through the flames to rescue a relative from the nearby town. they have described the efforts of the firefighters as truly heroic and reflected on the red percussion in the community. it has become evident _ percussion in the community. it has become evident that _ percussion in the community. it has become evident that this _ percussion in the community. it has become evident that this event - percussion in the community. it has become evident that this event is i become evident that this event is going to leave a long lasting scarf on our community. but i am already seeing how our community is coming together. i am looking forward to continued progress and that the ska

will become a good one.— will become a good one. earlier i soke to will become a good one. earlier i spoke to a _ will become a good one. earlier i spoke to a reporter— will become a good one. earlier i spoke to a reporter from - will become a good one. earlier i spoke to a reporter from the - will become a good one. earlier i - spoke to a reporter from the western standard. i spoke to a reporter from the western standard. , , ._ ., standard. i did spend the day at the evacuation centre _ standard. i did spend the day at the evacuation centre here _ standard. i did spend the day at the evacuation centre here at _ standard. i did spend the day at the evacuation centre here at the - standard. i did spend the day at the evacuation centre here at the turn. | evacuation centre here at the turn. residents from the uk were sporadically showing up. they told me harrowing tales. there is only one way out of yellowknife and the road is quite treacherous. i spoke to a lady named beverley who told me she was stalled on the road for about three hours by a fire crew as they thought a wall of fire with water bombers to make the path safe so she could drive through. and you know, these people, they had left everything behind, and they really don't know what tomorrow brings. so there is a sense of panic in the air amongst the evacuees, however, i just want to give a shout out to

albertans. they are kind people and there were pictures posted to the internet of pallets of water and gasoline left on the side of the road for evacuees as they fled for their lives. road for evacuees as they fled for their lives-_ their lives. staying with the topic of wildfires. _ the authorities on tenerife say forest fires still raging out of control there. they say they are the "most complex" to hit spain's canary islands in more than a0 years. the fires have been fanned by strong winds and high temperatures. 26,000 people have now been forced to evacuate their homes in the mountainous north of the island. the blaze broke out earlier this week in the national park around the mount teide volcano. earlier we spoke to ourjournalist in tenerife. earlier we spoke to our “ournalist in tenure.— earlier we spoke to our “ournalist in tenerife. �* , , ., , in tenerife. buyers move fast, but this seems — in tenerife. buyers move fast, but this seems to _ in tenerife. buyers move fast, but this seems to be _ in tenerife. buyers move fast, but this seems to be beyond - in tenerife. buyers move fast, but this seems to be beyond the - in tenerife. buyers move fast, but i this seems to be beyond the normal extremities of fires that experts have fought in the past. it is a

fire need to be brought under control before they talk about extinguishing it. that being said, one of the slightly incredible statistics is that not one single home has been lost to the fires yet. i think the work of the firefighters has been effective in protecting the town is that they've evacuated, but they are keeping flames away from home. ., , . , they are keeping flames away from home. . , . , ., ., home. that is incredible that no homes have _ home. that is incredible that no homes have been _ home. that is incredible that no homes have been damaged - home. that is incredible that noj homes have been damaged yet! home. that is incredible that no - homes have been damaged yet! this is the first and the worst, i should say, that they have seen in a0 years. whilst the authorities doing? notjust for years. whilst the authorities doing? not just for people years. whilst the authorities doing? notjust for people living on the island, but for the many tourists that visit every year.— island, but for the many tourists that visit every year. there are a cou - le that visit every year. there are a counle of — that visit every year. there are a couple of things _ that visit every year. there are a couple of things to _ that visit every year. there are a couple of things to bear - that visit every year. there are a couple of things to bear in - that visit every year. there are a j couple of things to bear in mind. first of all, given the distance of the spanish mainland, it takes about 2a hours for firefighters and aeroplanes to scramble from madrid and other parts of the mainland, that did arrive by wednesday. we probably have about 500 military

personnel here fighting the flames, a lot have come from spanish mainland and pedro sanchez, the spanish prime minister will be here on monday. 0n the other hand, you do have the tenerife tourism agency staying to tourists, please do not cancel flights. i spoke earlier to the manager of tenerife tourism and they establish yesterday that very little change that in one of the things that he pointed out was that it's only about 3% of the actual mass territory of the island of tenerife there is currently under flames. that might sound like a little, but obviously for the people who live near their it's a fire that needs be controlled. to ukraine, which says at least seven people have been killed, and more than a hundred injured, in a russian missile attack in the northern city of chernihiv. a six—year—old child is reported to be among the dead. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent this

report from chernihiv — you may find some of the details distressing. the moment of impact captured on film. a typical saturday, suddenly one this woman won't forget. the injuries and deaths reflect the timing and brutality of this strike. chernihiv�*s theatre bore the brunt of this russian missile. its surroundings felt the immense force from the blast. anna's restaurant was just next door. translation: i saw two girls here, there was a lot of blood. _ one had her leg wounded. there was no skin. we put a tourniquet on and we were waiting for an ambulance, but it took a long time. another girl was screaming loudly. it turns out a drone exhibition had been staged here this morning. military volunteers were among the guests. it does suggest a motive. moscow usually says it's targeting military areas. but look, there is an overarching reason behind russian missiles landing in ukrainian cities,

and that is its continued invasion. it tries to harm the areas it can't necessarily occupy. hanging ukrainian and european union flags represent the country's continued alignment with the west. the surrounding devastation is another reminder of how much moscow wants to pull it the other way. james waterhouse, bbc news, chernihiv. bbc news has been told that two police teams in north punjab in pakistan have been assigned to find the father of a 10—year—old girl found dead in in surrey. sara sharif�*s body was found at herfamily home in woking, in the early hours of tenth august. her father umar sharif, his partner beinash batool and his brother faisal malik all left the uk for pakistan a day before — on the 9th of august. 0ur pakistan correspondent caroline davies has more on the search for sara's father. we have been speaking to the police, and they say they have

two teams operating in north punjab in pakistan. crucially, so far they say they have not been able to locate sara's father. we also know that originally they said they were just looking for mr sharif, but a district police officer has said if they are able to locate him, it is highly likely they would also take him into custody. that would only happen, they said, if they were able to get the approval and authorisation from the fia, the federal investigations agency here in pakistan. it is important to say that we have spoken to the fia, and we have not heard any confirmation from them or from the foreign ministry that a request to arrest mr sharif has taken place. crucially, surrey police have been very clear about this. they have said that they want to speak to him, they have not named him as a suspect in this case. so surrey police want to speak to him, but without an extradition treaty between the uk and pakistan,

what options would they have? an extradition would be a way down the line as well. like you say, there is no extradition treaty between pakistan and the uk. given, at this point, that we are just at the stage of the police wanting to speak to these three individuals, the next stage would be, well, can theyjust bring them home to be able to do that? in order to do that, if they don't want to come voluntarily, the stage most likely would be extradition. in order to be able to do that, the uk authorities need to build up enough evidence to prove to the courts in the uk and convince them, and convince the courts here in pakistan that there is a case to answer, which would then be that both sides would have to agree, there would have to be an extradition. speaking to police that are very familiar with the extradition, they have told me that it can take years to sometimes, it can be a very slow process. so this is a very difficult and international situation.

as i say, again, the police at this point i just saying they want to speak to these individuals, they have not named anyone at this point as a suspect in the murder case. there are calls for the independent inquiry announced by the uk government into the crimes of the nurse lucy letby to be strengthened. the 33—year—old was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six more at the countess of chester hospital betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. the mp for the region welcomed the inquiry, but urged the government to ensure it can compel witnesses to give evidence. the hospital trust is facing more questions about why it didn't take action sooner after concerns were raised over the conduct of the nurse. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. lucy letby�*s mugshot is on every front page today. she's finally been exposed as britain's most prolific baby killer. but for years, this was the way she presented herself to the world —

as a smiling, caring young nurse. so why did it take so long for the net to close in? just take a seat in. there for me, lucy. that's one of the questions that a newly—announced independent inquiry will address. it will examine the experience of consultants at the countess of chester hospital, who say senior managers ignored their concerns about letby for many months. it was secretive, it was judgmental, there was no credibility given to our opinions. and from january 2017, it was intimidating, bullying, to a certain extent. the consultants believed that lucy letby could have been murdering babies and, yet, they were forced to send her this apology letter, which says, "we'd like to apologise for any inappropriate comments. we're very sorry for the stress

and upset that you've experienced during the past year." whilst lucy letby was working at the hospital, it was promoting itself as being a supportive environment for staff. this video has emerged of the former chief executive in 201a. as the chief exec, i pledge to support a culture where the front line staff are supported in raising concerns. and more importantly, me listening to them when they do. tony chambers has told the bbc that "as chief executive, my focus was on the safety of the baby unit and the well—being of patients and staff. i was open and inclusive, as i responded to information and guidance. the trial and the lengthy police investigation have shown the complex nature of the issues raised." some have welcomed the non—statutory inquiry. the government has said it will aim to provide answers for the babies' relatives. but some of the families' lawyers have called it "inadequate", as it won't have the power to summon evidence or witnesses.

how many times have we heard - the phrase "lessons will be learnt"? you only hear that phrase - when lessons haven't been learnt. after stepping hill hospital, - which is a case we dealt with ten years ago, where a nurse murdered patients, there was an inquiry, - there was a nonjudicial. there were recommendations, some of them haven't been i complied with, ten years on. there have been fresh calls for a law to force criminals to be present for sentencing, after letby said she won't be in court when sentence is passed on monday. i just think that's so wrong. i think it is really important that defendants are accountable and understand their crimes and actually answer for them. by being there and hearing those victim impact statements. eight years after letby first murdered, the grief of the babies' families is still raw and their anger is clear. on monday, they will tell the court about the impact that her actions has had on their lives. judith moritz, bbc news.

a 50—year—old man has been charged with possessing documents or records likely to be useful to terrorists and possession of articles for use in terrorism — in relation to the police service of northern ireland data breach. earlier, the police service of northern ireland had confirmed that a notebook lost by one of its officers contained details of more than a0 staff. what happened was 11 days ago, when the psni mistakenly released the details of 10,000 of their staff following a freedom of information request. that information was mistakenly put online where it has remained for a number of hours. a massive breach for any one organisation, but the police of northern ireland, where police officers are the target of irish republican groups, distant republicans intent on murdering, shooting, blowing them up, puts their officers in extreme, extreme risk and potential danger. 0nly last week, the chief constable

confirmed that that list is in the possession or in the hands of dissident republicans. a development in the situation this afternoon. where a 50—year—old man, as he said, has been charged with possessing documents or records likely to be useful to terrorists following that major police data breach 11 days ago. and you talk about this data breach. does this follow other data breaches as well? 0nly today, we learned that on thursday afternoon, a police officer's notebook and laptop file from a moving vehicle on a stretch of motorway on the northside of belfast city. the laptop was recovered immediately and decommissioned, if you like. and the police notebook, or sections of it were recovered, meaning not all of the notebook was recovered and it contained details of some a2 police officers and staff.

the psni say they have notified those affected and are currently investigating what happened. 0nly last month, there was another incident where a laptop was stolen from a vehicle that contained some more private personal details are police officers. so, clearly, the incident on thursday is causing alarm. russia's space agency says an emergency has been detected on its luna—25 probe two days before its planned moon landing. these are pictures of the spacecraft prior to its launch. the luna—25 is due to land on the south pole of the moon on monday.

pa rt part of a base to explore a part of the me the scientist think may hold frozen water and precious elements. there is more on that sorry and the rest of the news on the bbc website. please stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. an eventful start to the weekend, with betty pushing north. we had a6 millimetres of rain from storm betty. the story improved and we had sunshine and warm might want coming through, with temperatures in lincolnshire peaking at 25 celsius. this was a story on saturday, storm betty anchored to the west. we go through the day on sunday, we will have more cloud further north and west and a few

scattered showers to begin with. into the afternoon, perhaps more showers developing across western parts of england and wales. further east, jaya, settled with sunshine, temperatures 17 to 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit in england and wales. into the first part of next week. low pressure moving in the north, and it will bring such spells and showers of rain. england and wales, it stays largely dry, showers largely foreign in between. it will feel quite pleasant in between, attempt is peaking at 26 degrees here and 16 to 21 here. showers continue into the far north—west. there will be plenty of sunshine and warmth by the coast. it will feel quite pleasant. 0nce warmth by the coast. it will feel

quite pleasant. once again, temperatures peaking in the mid 20s across central and southern england. by across central and southern england. by the middle part of the week and we are expecting a change. a weather front could potentially bring whether that is wetter and as it drifts eastwards, the wind direction will swing around to a fresh and north—westerly. that means we will lose some warm. the russet tones disappear back to the near continent, it will be a cooler story towards the end of the working week. further north, it looks likely it will stay cool and showery at times with temperatures in the mid to high teens and even across england and wales, no small difference to the feel of the weather, although we might not see that much rain in the south—east.

this is bbc news. the headlines... it is only a matter of hours now until england face spain in the final of the women's world cup. the match will take place in sydney. neither country has won the tournament before. england's linus are the favourites but spain are expected to be formidable opponents. —— england's lionesses. the acting mayor of the ukrainian city of chernihiv has condemned a deadly russian missile attack on a theatre as yet another war crime against civilians. the un has described it as heinous. the ballistic missile hit the building in the city centre

killing at least seven people. bbc news has been told that two police teams in pakistan have been assigned to find the father of a ten—year—old girl found dead in surrey. sara sharif�*s body was found at her family home in woking in the early hours of the 10th august. those are some of your headlines. next, it's life at 50 degrees: australia and mexico. this was first broadcast in 2021. 0of, erm... surface temperatures at the moment somewhere between 87 and 95 degrees.