in response to the controversy surrounding its president luis rubiales after he kissed a player on the lips. france will ban students from wearing abayas — robes worn by some muslim women — in state—run schools. hello, i'm luxmy gopal. police forces in england and wales have committed to pursuing all "reasonable lines of inquiry" in an effort to solve more crimes. the government says it wants to make it clear there is "no such thing as a minor crime", with a clampdown focussing on offences like car theft and shoplifting. our home editor mark easton reports. smart doorbells, dashcams, mobile phones and the power of google mean more crime victims believe they've obtained good evidence to identify the culprit. but there's been rising frustration

that officers are not going after offenders of lower level crime such as shoplifting, vandalism and theft. now the home office says it's got agreement from police chiefs that they will pursue all reasonable lines of inquiry if a perpetrator could be apprehended. since 2015, forces have had to say how many of the offences they record result in someone being charged. back then it was 16%, but now it's just under 6%. political pressure to improve that number is coming from all sides. i think the key is in the use of the word reasonable. now, what's reasonable for one force won't necessarily be reasonable for another, given the types of crime that they're investigating. and it's absolutely right that police will always base it on threat, harm and risk. but certainly in my own force and otherforces, i do think that there are times when we should be investigating further and it's absolutely reasonable and the public and the government are right to expect us to do so.

but police chiefs point out there are reasons for the fall in detections. although overall crime is at historically low levels, improved recording of offences means their caseload is rising and more of the crimes being reported are complex offences to investigate, notably rape and abuse cases. on the one hand, this does sound like a no brainer. anybody who's had their car stolen or their phone stolen wants the police to pursue every line of inquiry. at the same time, we also know that, for example, rape and sexual assault, the prosecution and conviction rate for those are incredibly low. we have a tsunami of male sexual violence towards women and girls as it is. if the police are being told you've just got to put even more resources into tackling, say, carand phone crime, that means there's going to be less time and less focus on those really serious violent offences that quite rightly the public are concerned about. so what does reasonable mean? that's the question which lies behind today's announcement. some officers might ask if it would be reasonable to downgrade a complex sexual abuse case to pursue more shoplifters.

mark easton, bbc news. but there's another issue on the government's plate today — as the fire brigades union has expressed safety concerns over the migrant barge moored in dorset — they defined it as a �*death trap�*. the home secretary has accused the fire brigades union of "a political attack on the government" after it threatened legal action to stop migrants being housed on a barge as the fire brigades union has expressed safety concerns over i spoke earlier to our political correspondent jonathan blake about safety concerns on the barge. the fire brigades union has been expressing concerns for some time about the use of the bibby stockholm barge in dorset to house people who come here illegally. they have accused the government of a callous regard. there is no one on it, there

was legionella bacteria discovered so they had to be moved off. accessibility of fire exits on the barge, rooms being used as double occupancy rooms when only designed as a single. and other concerns as well. they have written to the home secretary expressing these concerns, setting a deadline of thursday 31st august for risk assessments, for other paperwork and protocols to be published so they can make a judgment as to whether the barge it is safe, in response to a home office has said the successful fire and safety checks of the bibby stockholm have been passed and the safety of those on board are a priority. swell above and is accused

the union of acting with an agenda. this barge is safe. it has accommodated people in the past, oil ri- accommodated people in the past, oil rig workers. _ accommodated people in the past, oil rig workers, asylum seekers, barges of this_ rig workers, asylum seekers, barges of this kind _ rig workers, asylum seekers, barges of this kind have been used to accommodate asylum seekers for example — accommodate asylum seekers for example in scotland so i am very confident— example in scotland so i am very confident this barge is safe for human— confident this barge is safe for human habitation, we have followed all the _ human habitation, we have followed all the advice and protocols in anticipation... the fire brigades union _ anticipation... the fire brigades union is — anticipation... the fire brigades union is a — anticipation... the fire brigades union is a labour affiliated union carrying — union is a labour affiliated union carrying out a political attack on the government through their challenge right now, they want to stop us— challenge right now, they want to stop usjust like challenge right now, they want to stop us just like we challenge right now, they want to stop usjust like we are dealing with the — stop usjust like we are dealing with the range of forces who want to stop us— with the range of forces who want to stop us from stopping the boats, immigration lawyers, the labour party. _ immigration lawyers, the labour party. all— immigration lawyers, the labour party, all gleeful about us not putting — party, all gleeful about us not putting people on the barge. and charities — putting people on the barge. and charities. , , ., , charities. this is the latest potential— charities. this is the latest potential challenge -

charities. this is the latest potential challenge to - charities. this is the latest potential challenge to the | potential challenge to the government of my policy of housing migrants on the barge moored at portland in dorset, it has faced challenges from human rights groups, local residents and others, as probe and people might go back on board the home secretary couldn't say specifically this morning when asked about that, only that it would happen when all relevant checks had been carried out.— been carried out. something else emer: in: been carried out. something else emerging this _ been carried out. something else emerging this morning, - been carried out. something else emerging this morning, the - been carried out. something else | emerging this morning, the home office not ruling out using electronic tagging on migrants. that is riaht, electronic tagging on migrants. that is right. reports _ electronic tagging on migrants. trust is right, reports about at this morning, the home secretary was asked whether it was something the government wasn't it considering doing and all she would say was that the government is considering a range of options, all options, she said, to ensure we can exert some control over those people arriving illegally. the government is trying to do that to meet one of rishi sunak�*s five priorities, to stop the

boats, intending to do that they passed legislation in parliament which gives the home secretary the power to detain and remove those who have come to the uk illegally, largely across the channel in the small boats. the capacity for the government to be able to do that is severely limited at the moment, henceit severely limited at the moment, hence it appears to be exploring other options including the possibility of the use of tags. jonathan blake speaking to me earlier. spain's football federation will hold an urgent meeting later — in response to the controversy surrounding its president. luis rubiales caused outrage when he kissed the spanish player — jenni hermoso — on the lips, after the national team won the women's world cup. hermoso says she did not consent to the kiss. mr rubiales has been suspended by football's governing body, fifa. the spanish federation says it's now begun an internal investigation into sexual violence. on saturday, 11 members of the spanish women's coaching staff quit in protest at the president's behaviour. earlier i spoke to our reporter guy hedgecoe in madrid. he explained what led to this turning point in spanish football.

the federation has been under tremendous pressure to change its stance, in part because of that step taken by the world football governing body fifa to suspend luis rubiales, there has been a tremendous amount of pressure within spanish society, from within the football world with the national team which won the world cup basically boycotting the national team until luis rubiales has stepped down. pressure from the spanish government which wants to remove him from office. and broader backlash against luis rubiales across spanish society. beyond that, an international dimension to others, including fifa. although this puts a huge amount of pressure on luis rubiales and spanish federation. today we might see a federation distancing itself further from

today we might see a federation distancing itself furtherfrom mr rubiales. distancing itself further from mr rubiales. ~ ., distancing itself further from mr rubiales. ~ . , ., rubiales. what might we see from this meeting _ rubiales. what might we see from this meeting and _ rubiales. what might we see from this meeting and investigation? i rubiales. what might we see from i this meeting and investigation? they have said the — this meeting and investigation? tie: have said the meeting this meeting and investigation? tte: have said the meeting is this meeting and investigation? tt9:1 have said the meeting is going this meeting and investigation? tt91: have said the meeting is going to this meeting and investigation? t“t91: have said the meeting is going to be used to specifically tackle this crisis, a meeting of territorial bosses of the federation. we expected to be a very long one tackling all aspects of the crisis. one of the issues they might talk about specifically is how for example this whole affair might be undermining spain's bid to host the 2013 men's world cup, alongside portugal and morocco. there are concerns the fact this has become an international issue is affecting that bid. they want to talk about that bid. they want to talk about that and that bid. they want to talk about thatand minimise that bid. they want to talk about that and minimise the impact on that bid. another issue they might discuss is the coach of the women's

football team, vila, who were seen clapping along when luis rubiales was speaking before the federation but turned against him on friday saying his behaviour was not acceptable. saying his behaviour was not acceptable-— saying his behaviour was not acceptable. saying his behaviour was not accetable. , , , acceptable. this episode has been described as _ acceptable. this episode has been described as spanish _ acceptable. this episode has been described as spanish football's - described as spanish football's metoo equivalent, how might we see a shift? the metoo equivalent, how might we see a shift? , , :, ., , shift? the issue of gender equality and sexual consent _ shift? the issue of gender equality and sexual consent have _ shift? the issue of gender equality and sexual consent have been - shift? the issue of gender equality and sexual consent have been in l shift? the issue of gender equality i and sexual consent have been in the public domain for several years now. , pedro sanchez has approved legislation in those areas promoting sexual consent, gender equality. there have been in many cases the political battleground with the far right resisting attempts by the

government to push through those changes. the interesting thing we have seen in the past few days is we have seen in the past few days is we have a loosing much pushback from for example the far right or the right wing media against what has been happening withjenni hermoso, there has been support, a consensus against mr rubiales, if you like. they suggest there is a major shift here that goes beyond football. fiur here that goes beyond football. our re orter here that goes beyond football. our reporter guy hedgecoe earlier. france is to ban students from wearing a type of muslim dress, called an abaya, in state run schools from the beginning of september. there have been months of debate over whether the loose fitting, full length robe should be allowed in schools, where the wearing of headscarves is already banned. the abaya covers the whole body except the head, and can be worn with a head covering such as the hijab or the niqab.

let's talk to our reporter, yasmin khatun dewan. viewers might remember the bans on huabs viewers might remember the bans on hijabs in france. haifa viewers might remember the bans on hijabs in france.— hijabs in france. how is this different- — hijabs in france. how is this different. you _ hijabs in france. how is this different. you know- hijabs in france. how is this different. you know the - hijabs in france. how is this l different. you know the name hijabs in france. how is this - different. you know the name hijab. familiar terminology. some of that is to do with a number of the bands that have been in place for instances 2004, some of for other reasons like modest fashion, commonplace language. but we haven't spoken about abaya in political discourse. this comes after hijab and niqabfans, the discourse. this comes after hijab and niqab fans, the face covering, which was taken to the high court last year, and also to bans on

public servants and athletes, we were talking about spanish athletes but french athletes are banned by the french football federation for wearing a hijab. so interesting about the abaya, a long, low stress that can look very different depending on which region you might find the individual, turkey it is a thick coat, in the middle east, very flowing, blurry item. different interpretations. the announcement makes it interesting because it is indistinguishable, you can't identify what it is because it can look like a long low stress —— long, loose dress. it has now led to the

abaya band, long, loose, fitted dress, in 2004, the hijab ban in state schools, that moving to a niqab ban, from schools to public servants and athletes too. the abaya doesnt servants and athletes too. the abaya doesn't cover — servants and athletes too. the abaya doesn't cover the _ servants and athletes too. the abaya doesn't cover the head, _ servants and athletes too. the abaya doesn't cover the head, what - servants and athletes too. the abaya doesn't cover the head, what is - servants and athletes too. the abaya doesn't cover the head, what is it - doesn't cover the head, what is it that has prompted this ban, then? the education minister spoke about this announcement yesterday saying you should be able to recognise which religion —— you shouldn't be

able to recognise which religion someone is. france's strict bands on religious symbols, the removal of catholic traditions was a huge deal. over the last two decades prior to that with friends hosting the biggest muslim community in europe, a lot of that contending with muslim values, the hijab in schools has been a big deal over the last two decades and following the war on terror, lots of it leading to what can we allow, how visible can these political identities be? this is being furthered now. fiur political identities be? this is being furthered now. our reporter yasmin khatun _ being furthered now. our reporter yasmin khatun dewan _ being furthered now. our reporter yasmin khatun dewan there. - around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

let's look at some other stories making news. a cruise ship has broken free from its moorings, and crashed into a freight vessel during thunderstorms on the spanish island of mallorca. a small number of passengers — on board the p&o cruises britannia ship suffered minor injuries. heavy rain and strong winds on the island have also led to more than 20 flights being cancelled. the scottish covid—19 inquiry will hold its first preliminary hearing today to set out more details of its work. the review will complement the nationwide uk inquiry, focusing on the effect of the pandemic in scotland, and how the government in holyrood responded. families who lost loved ones are expected to attend. a record number of people in the uk are now borrowing from family members to help them buy property. new research shows nearly 320,000 homes are expected to be purchased with financial support from relatives this year — which is almost half of all homes bought by those under the age of 55. it's thought those

without support risk being "locked out" of the market. you're live with bbc news. this has been one of the deadliest periods in years for palestinians and israelis in the occupied west bank with near nightly israeli military raids and a series of palestinian militant attacks as well as a record rise in settler violence. the un says it's now seeing an average of three settler attacks a day and that in recent months at least three palestinian communities have been forced from their land. 500,000 israeli settlers live in the west bank — not including eastjerusalem — and the current far—right government has set a goal of doubling that to 1 million. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. fanning the flames of a bitter conflict. this year has seen a dramatic rise in violence and vandalism committed by radicaljewish settlers against palestinians in the occupied west bank.

the palestinian village of burqa recently mourned 19—year—old qusai matan, shot dead. locals say they would rush to protect their farmland from armed settlers. in an unusually strong rebuke, the us called qusai's killing jewish terrorism. his relative's afraid to show her face. no—one knows who the next qusai's was going to be. no one is going to protect us. if, and god forbid, there are any other confrontations or attacks, our government can't legally do anything. israel has full control over 60% of the west bank, and its soldiers attacked hundreds of thousands of settlers. most of the world sees all of the settlements as illegal. but israel is approving an increasing number, and new unauthorised jewish outposts are also being set up, like one in this olive grove owned by palestinians from burqa. this man tells me the bible

is his deed to this hilltop. and far right members of the israeli cabinet share his ideology. translation: we have an expectation | from the government that was elected | by right—wing votes to settle the land, expand the settlements and not hurt them. our vision is that all the land of israel will be settled with dues. these rolling hills are all part of the west bank. palestinians who live here have long hoped it would make a large chunk of a state of their own. but with hard israeli ministers totally opposed but with hardline israeli ministers totally opposed to that now in power, building in settlements is being approved at record speed will stop the goal is to cement and the goal is to cement an israeli presence, to change the landscape. without grazing land for their sheep, palestinian herders worry for their future. this month, nearly 90 people fled from slopes where they had lived for generations, blaming settler harassment.

this man tells me that the settler harassment became unbearable. translation: they used to stop outside our house at midnight - and honk their car horns, or send kids to harass us. they would scare sheep and block them in. or empty our water tank. settlers are emboldened by the new political reality in israel. and there is a sense of impunity that adds to palestinian resentment. with huge new investment in settlements, hostilities here only look set to deepen. yolande knell, bbc news. the opposition leader in zimbabwe has accused the president — emmerson mnangagwa — of carrying out a coup. zimbabwe held elections on wednesday — and the president was declared the winner on sunday — with nearly 53% of the vote. but the opposition leader

nelson chamisa has called the official results a sham. independent observers share that scepticism: the southern african development community says the elections �*fell short of the requirements of the constitution of zimbabwe'. while the european union says �*acts of violence and intimidation resulted in a climate of fear�*. zimbabwe�*s leader has dismissed the criticism, and insists the elections were fair. we spoke earlier to zanu pf spokesperson farai marapira who rejects claims that zimbabwe�*s election was unfair. he says any challenges voters faced in getting to the polls affected all parties. these are legal matters. our tallies have shown they are in tandem by the results given. we do not have the numbers —— a problem with the

numbers. if there were problems with the results that have come out... i think maybe we need to make it clear we are not zec. at every polling station there were votes for different parties. albeit in different parties. albeit in different numbers. if you really look at it, we have had the most peaceful elections, we have really developed our democracy. these allegations of intimidation they are unfounded. if you look from our perspective. the police have been on top of each and every case, any case of violence the police have been on top of it, making arrests without

fear nor favour. to say there has been intimidation of the electorate is patently false. that been intimidation of the electorate is patently false.— is patently false. that is what farai marapira _ is patently false. that is what farai marapira is _ is patently false. that is what farai marapira is saying. - our correspondent in harare is shingai nyoka. i asked her how we reconcile two very opposing views of the recent elections in zimbabwe. our correspondent in harare is shingai nyoka. elections in zimbabwe. as you mentioned, president emmerson mnangagwa was essentially sidestepped the that poll was rigged and that he had lost. he is ready to assume his second and final term in office. but there is still growing criticism. we have heard criticism from the international observers at the carter centre, also adding its voicing that it concurred with the assessment by others. and it said that the chances of declaring this election successful art dimming. the un secretary—general, antonio guterres, has also added his concerns about the arrest of election monitors as well as the reports of voter intimidation.

and so, as zanu pf says, there is a course for the opposition. nelson chamisa, who is the leader of the opposition, has said that they are tallying the votes, votes which he said are vastly different from what the official announcement has been. in 2018 we saw that when nelson jimmy so went to court to try and overturn the election results they failed, —— nelson chamisa. ltruthgt overturn the election results they failed, -- nelson chamisa. what sort of timeframe? _ failed, -- nelson chamisa. what sort of timeframe? until _ failed, -- nelson chamisa. what sort of timeframe? until this _ failed, -- nelson chamisa. what sort of timeframe? until this is _ of timeframe? until this is resolved, an element of limbo for voters? , :,

resolved, an element of limbo for voters? , ., :, ,:, voters? there is an element of limbo for voters. — voters? there is an element of limbo for voters. the _ voters? there is an element of limbo for voters, the president, _ voters? there is an element of limbo for voters, the president, whose - for voters, the president, whose inauguration will have to be on hold until the seven days within which candidates can dispute these elections. we will wait to see within those days whether the citizens coalition for change will contest those elections. as you say, voters are in limbo, everyone is going about their business here but i think people including businesses really want to see a resolution to this. the police have said they have deployed forces around the country, said they will deal with any protests. that has added an element of tension. the environment at the moment is still required. stay with us here on bbc news. the weather over the next few days

will be fairly quiet but if you have an allergy to wheat pollen, the levels are high across much of england and also all of wales. the forecast for today is one of sunny spells, some showers, fairly well scattered. fewer of them than at the weekend. we have a lot of sunshine around. variable amounts of cloud, the cloud producing the arch over here and there, for most of us we will miss them, by the end of the afternoon the cloud thickening up in the western isles heralding the arrival of a weather front that will later bring in rain. temperatures 14-21 with later bring in rain. temperatures 14—21 with light wind in the sunshine, that will feel quite pleasant. if you are off to the notting hill carnival today, mostly dry, sunny spells, at times areas of cloud and she could catch the odd shower but highs up to 20. this evening and overnight for weather front continues to move south across

scotland getting into northern ireland, by the end of the night northern england. behind it clear skies, some showers, ahead of it cloud with some clear skies and in rural areas, a chilly night, the temperatures you see there indicate what you can expect in towns and cities, tomorrow weather front pushes southwards as a weak affair, bringing in cloud and showers. showers persist across scotland, breezy in the north—west. in between once again some sunny skies with highs 14—21 north to south. enter wednesday, so some showers around across the northern parts of the west. in between lots of dry weather, variable amounts of cloud and sunshine but through the afternoon we could see heavier showers, sharp showers across eastern scotland and england. some could be thundery. top temperatures up could be thundery. top temperatures up to 20. thursday, a band of rain coming in from the south—west,

pushing further north across parts of england and wales, possibly as far north as northern ireland but it should stay dry in scotland and temperatures range from 14 in the north to a highs of around 20 as we pushed down to the south.

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kyiv�*s armed forces are reported to have broken through some of the toughest russian lines after months of fierce fighting. a man and a woman have died after being trapped in a car on a flooded road in liverpool. flood warnings remain in place for parts of merseyside. and a warning that extreme weather events in china will become more frequent and dangerous, as recent flooding causes economic damage. renewed safety concerns over san francisco�*s robo—taxis after a high—profile accident. the driverless—taxis now operate 24 hours a day. well, let�*s turn now to the fighting on the ground in ukraine. this map shows the current state of the conflict, with the areas in red controlled by russia. the yellow circles indicate where the fighting has been most intense recently, with reports from the south, suggesting kyiv�*s armed forces have broken through some of the toughest russian lines, after months of fierce battles

and only modest gains. here�*s paul adams.