hello, i'm anna foster. in the uk, labour is calling for an urgent audit of the concrete in public buildings, with some hospitals and courts known to contain the potential dangerous concrete known as raac. it comes as more than 150 schools in england and 35 in scotland were found to have the material, with some fully or partially closing. investigations in wales and northern ireland are contining. with more, here's harry farley. emergency classrooms being set up in bingley, west yorkshire. more schools are expected to close next week. parents are facing an anxious wait to know if it's safe for their children to return to the classroom. in one school, i have ten rooms and a staff room i cannot use. my second school, 16 rooms,

the gymnasium and some toilets. and in my third school, 12 rooms. so you can see it's quite considerable. but it's notjust schools, the department of health said. 2a hospital sites like hitchin brook hospital in huntington had weak concrete, known as raac. other public buildings are also affected, like harrow crown court, which could be shut for nine months. labour is calling for an urgent audit of all public buildings. it doesn't always need an expensive inspection, but an audit. some of it would be a desk audit, if you like, done on paper. some of it would then require further inspection, further audits by structural engineers and others. so we do need to know the scale of the problem. this is the aerated concrete used in buildings in the 1960s, �*70s and �*80s that is causing so much concern. we don't really know the scale of the problem. there is no central record, although individual government

departments are being required to keep a log, that's not public information. do we know about that risk in schools and also in hospitals and other public buildings? have you come across it in other types of buildings as well, in your experience? the areas that i've seen it in office buildings and shopping centres tends to be in incidental parts of the building rather than the building as a whole. so a plant room or a store room or something of that nature. a non—public area. the government says it closed schools because the guidance on raac changed. but with no firm idea of the scale of the problem, there is concern this is just the tip of the iceberg. harry farley, bbc news. india has successfully launched its first observation mission to study the sun. large crowds gathered to watch the rocket carrying the aditya—li satellite blast off from the sriharikota space centre in the southern state of andhra pradesh. the probe aims to work out what drives space weather,

and gather a better understanding of the dynamics of solar wind. azadeh moshiri has more on what this latest mission entails. this was aditya—li lift off. the launch was from sriharikota on saturday after an hour and 4 minutes of flight time, the indian space research agency declared it mission successful. this is india's first space based mission to study the sun. the aim is to help scientists understand solar activity, its effect on earth and near space weather in real time. a few thousand people gathered in the viewing gallery set up by the indian space research agency. it was near the launch site to watch the blastoff. now let's break down what's in store for the spacecraft itself. it has to orbit the earth several times before being launched to its destination. that's li. l1 is 1.5 million kilometres

away from the earth. that's 932,000 miles. and according to scientists, the distance between the earth and l1 is equivalent to approximately 1% of the distance between the earth and the sun. even so, according to india's space agency, the journey will take four months. once there, that's when the spacecraft can begin to orbit the sun. now, of course, this is a huge moment of pride for india. you can see here students celebrating as they're watching the live stream of the launch. and it's also only a week after india celebrated its first unmanned landing on the moon that became the world's first ever probe near the lunar south pole. and it made india only the fourth country to celebrate a soft landing on the moon. now, of course, these are big gains for india's space ambitions itself. but india's scientists also insist these will be big gains for the scientific community at large. sandhya ramesh is the science editor

at theprint, a digital news portal. she explained what india hopes to achieve with this mission. the primary objective of the mission is to study and understand the sun, the different layers of the sun, the outer three layers, and understand how the sun interacts with the earth's atmosphere and the solar wind which emanates from the sun and its interactions with earth. so we're just aiming to understand the sun better, as well as the interactions of the sun with other objects in the solar system. the sun is constantly streaming out a jet of particles, ions and electrons, charged particles, and these interact with the earth's atmosphere. and when there's too much of it, it could actually potentially knock out our satellites in the form of a geomagnetic storm, for example. so these are the things that we're hoping to understand how these processes work so that we'll be able to predict the solar weather better and understand how the how solar flares can also be predicted.

well, the budget for this is 400 crores. i'm sorry, i'm not able to convert it in my head. but of course, other space agencies have spent much more depending on the mission, as well as the majority of the space agency. nasa, for example, has the parker solar probe right now, which is near the sun physically and is studying the sun. and of course, the budget for that, i believe, is in billions. so this is the first mission from india to study the sun, and therefore it's almost like a technology demonstrator without too many sophisticated payloads. so it is a low—budget mission. the nobel foundation has reversed its decision to invite russian and belarussian ambassadors to this year's nobel prize award in stockholm. it follows a backlash, with a number of swedish mps saying they would boycott the ceremony. however, the ambassadors are still invited to the awarding of the nobel peace prize in oslo, that's organised by the norwegian nobel committee.

live now to franak viacorka, chief political advisor to exiled belarusian presidential candidate sviatlana tsihanouskaya, who campaigned against the invitation. thank you forjoining us. you campaigned against this invitation, what is your initial reaction to this change of heart from sweden? {131 this change of heart from sweden? of course we welcome the decision of the swedish foundation not to invited the ambassadors to the ceremony, but still, we will decide what will happen in oslo. we believe there is no place and there shouldn't be any place for them because he is doubly illegal president. it would be a bad message to political prisoners. it president. it would be a bad message to political prisoners.— to political prisoners. it was interesting _ to political prisoners. it was interesting from _ to political prisoners. it was interesting from the - to political prisoners. it was interesting from the nobell to political prisoners. it was - interesting from the nobel point of view, they said it was important to try to spread those values far and wide, when it is a change of

position on what they decided to do last year. do you think there is any merit in trying to bring in people who might not share those views and values? , , , , ., , ., values? definitely. these people not to chance values? definitely. these people not to change their _ values? definitely. these people not to change their views. _ values? definitely. these people not to change their views. they - values? definitely. these people not to change their views. they are - to change their views. they are advocates for the devil. they are advocates for the devil. they are advocates of anger, hatred, war. there will be using the ceremony as a forum to promote their ideas not to build bridges. in order to do something good, they can share the example of how to behave in regard to those who violate international freedoms, human rights, who put their opponents injail. find freedoms, human rights, who put their opponents in jail.— their opponents in “ail. and what about the their opponents in jail. and what about the norwegians? - their opponents in jail. and what about the norwegians? will- their opponents in jail. and what about the norwegians? will you| about the norwegians? will you continue your campaign to try to get them to change their mind as well? of course, we are trying to explain of course, we are trying to explain to the norwegian public and committee and government that it will be perceived very badly by belarusian populations. right now, more than 1500 people are imprisoned for political reasons, half a

million had to flee repressions and terror in the country, just imagine these people feel if they the representative of the regime is invited to present their interest. of course there will be of course there will be disappointments and frustrations. let's not give these guys, guys whose back to the war against ukraine, who continued the terror against the population, lets not give them the coverage. find against the population, lets not give them the coverage. and she was invited last year, _ give them the coverage. and she was invited last year, but _ give them the coverage. and she was invited last year, but that _ give them the coverage. and she was invited last year, but that doesn't - invited last year, but that doesn't seem to be the case at this time again. is there any sign that that is likely to change? indie again. is there any sign that that is likely to change?— is likely to change? we did not receive any _ is likely to change? we did not receive any invitation - is likely to change? we did not receive any invitation yet. - is likely to change? we did not receive any invitation yet. i - is likely to change? we did not l receive any invitation yet. i think the nobel committee sent invitations to the ceremony, but last year was spectacular. when the belarusian human rights defender received the prize. it was a powerful and very

symbolic message of support and solidarity that noble committees still commit to their freedoms of international human rights, so i think this year could be a repeat of the same. 0ther representatives can be invited but not lukashenko's representatives.— representatives. thank you for “oininr representatives. thank you for joining us- _ representatives. thank you for joining us. campaigns- representatives. thank you for joining us. campaigns against| representatives. thank you for i joining us. campaigns against the invitation. if there is any change invitation. if there is any change in the norwegian position, we will keep following that story for you here on bbc news. the billionaire businessman, mohamed al fayed, who went from selling soft drinks in egypt to owning harrods and the paris ritz, has died , at the age of 94. his eldest son, dodi, was killed alongside princess diana in a car crash in paris, 26 years ago. never far from controversy, mr al—fayed revealed in the mid—1990s that he'd paid mps from the governing conservative party to ask questions in parliament. he also claimed that diana and dodi had been killed in a secret service plot — a theory that was rejected

by the coroner and an inquestjury. rail passengers in england are facing a second day of disruption as thousands of rmt union members go on strike. some journeys into scotland and wales are also being affected. train drivers with aslef walked out yesterday, as both unions continue disputes with rail operators and the government over pay. our business correspondent marc ashdown sent this update from london's euston station. well, it looks like we've had some tentative steps forward, really, if not significant progress. it's been months since the two sides have really been talking, but now we've had a little exchange, a dialogue, some letters backwards and forwards. about a week ago, the rmt wrote to the rail company, setting out what they called a road map to try and resolve this dispute. they want things like a fresh proposal put on the table, guarantees over no compulsory redundancies and proper cooperation on planned reforms to rotas, the ways of working, that sort of thing.

last night, the rail delivery group, which represents the 1a train companies, sent a reply. they said, we agree, we need to navigate our way through this. we're encouraged that you want to seek a way forward and we continue crucially to be available for talks next week to explore options. but they did lay out what they call the crippling financial challenges facing the industry. they say they can't really offer any more of a pay rise than they've already put forward. they say the union hasn't even put that to their members for a vote yet and they'd like to see any future strike action called off or suspended as an act of good faith. so we're in a bit of a chicken and egg situation here, really. both sides say, and i quote, ready and willing to sit down and negotiate possibly as early as next week. but both would really like to see the other side blink first, as it were. meantime, don't be fooled by how busy it looks behind me here. a lot of people, i think, are just out enjoying the sunshine, having a bit of lunch. 20,000 members of the rmt union are out on strike again today. their latest 2a hour walk—out. it means about half the services

across england will run and some will be affected into wales and scotland as well. it'll be very, very patchy. so the advice is to check before you travel. it also will be probably until late into tomorrow before things get more or less back to normal. the rail network is a pretty difficult puzzle to solve once trains, guards, crews are all in the wrong places. so we could see disruption really until about monday morning. the good news is there are no actual strike dates plan now for the next few months, but the rmt union has a mandate for more, as does the aslef union. they represent the train drivers. they were on strike yesterday and they're back to work today, but they are working to rule, refusing to do overtime. so that's contributing to this disruption. so good news, no more strike dates. but as i say, both unions have a mandate for more no talks planned as yet. we do live in hope. so there is every chance they could sit down and negotiate again. but every chance to this could escalate yet again.

ma cash at euston station. now it's time for a look at today's sport with gavin ramjaun. hello from the bbc sport centre. hello there, the football resumes today after a busy 2a hours following the transfer window closing. sheffield united and everton amongst the deals. and they're coming up to end of their lunchtime kick—off with the score 2—2. new signing cameron archer on the scoresheet for the blades, as they came from behind to lead, before arnaut danjuma pulled everton level at 2—2. about ten minutes left. they're two of four sides yet to pick up a single point yet. elsewhere, two of the six matches on saturday could provide the league with a new leader. manchester city and spurs have a chance of replacing west ham at the top of the table city host fulham while ange postecoglou's spurs are at burnley. i have been really encouraged by what i have seen. the players are really trying to play the way we want to. they are showing real character and we are using the word

resilience tone you know... ijust cannot to the fact that so many have happened to affect our performance, our performance has been fairly consistent. i also know that we have a long way to go. we are only very much at the beginning and we still have plenty of challenges ahead. for the eighth time in grand slams, novak djokovic came back from two sets down to win a match, this time getting the better of fellow laslo djere, at the us open. djokovic avoided a shock as he attempts to equal the overall grand slam record of 2a, winning the deciding set in the early hours of the morning in new york, saying that he gave himself a pep talk in the mirror during a break once he'd lost the second set. djokovic then, through to round four. as is the women's world number one iga swiatek, although she was only court for 50 minutes as she beat her best friend kaja juvan of slovenia. that friendship extended far enough to give upjust one game to her opponent in the whole match. and caroline wozniacki's dream comeback continues — she'll face the american sixth seed coco gauff in the last 16

after coming from a set down to beatjennifer brady. former world number one wozniacki retired in 2020 and had two children, but returned to action last month. the rugby union world cup gets under way on friday with hosts france taking on three—time winners new zealand. the all blacks have had a somewhat bumpy ride in the build—up to the tournament, falling to a heavy 35—7 defeat to south africa in their final warm—up match. after arriving in france, coach ian foster had to deal with more questions over the effectiveness of his forward line. we are happy with the pack. but we know we have to get better. it has been an error of straights for us. you have to remember that teams have to grow through this tournament, i know we want to present ourselves at the peak of our powers at the start and we are all trying to do that, but that is how we grow. you want to be there at the end, and to do that

you have to get better each day. british middleweight chris eubankjr says defeat to liam smith tonight would spell the end of his career. the pair meet again in a rematch at manchester arena, eight months on from smith's victory injanuary. eubankjunior says this is the biggest moment in his career and he can't afford to get it wrong. this is the most important match of my career, 100%. everything is on the line. everything is on the line. i have to go out there and decide my dominance, i have to take this man out. i have no other choice. that is why i get my confidence. there is no other option for me but to win. i have to expect a different opponent because _ have to expect a different opponent because i_ have to expect a different opponent because i have knocked him out so he can't come _ because i have knocked him out so he can't come with the same game plan. what he _ can't come with the same game plan. what he is _ can't come with the same game plan. what he is saying epitomises his career_ what he is saying epitomises his career and — what he is saying epitomises his career and where it lies, and of a loss— career and where it lies, and of a loss and — career and where it lies, and of a loss and it — career and where it lies, and of a loss and it is _ career and where it lies, and of a loss and it is over for him. that is why he _ loss and it is over for him. that is why he is— loss and it is over for him. that is why he is saying that. i am not worried — why he is saying that. i am not worried about this saga. this could be anyone — worried about this saga. this could be anyone i— worried about this saga. this could be anyone. ijust have to win

tomorrow— be anyone. ijust have to win tomorrow to keep going to where i want _ tomorrow to keep going to where i want to— tomorrow to keep going to where i want to go — and that's all the sport for now. the uk government's proposed shake—up of the country's cosmetics industry has been opened for public consultation. under the proposal — unlicensed providers will be banned from administering cosmetic procedures including botox and filler injections. industry heavy weights say it's the biggest overhaul in a generation. joining me now is aesthetic doctor shirin lakhani. thank you forjoining us. tell me first of all how do things work at the moment? we are talking about botox and fillers, are there any compulsory qualifications that the people have to have to administer those? , those? currently in the uk the sector is completely _ those? currently in the uk the i sector is completely unregulated. which means that anyone can pick up a needle and inject fillers. botox has slightly more regulation in that it is a prescription only medication and must be prescribed by someone

who is qualified and trained and on the register to prescribe such as a doctor, dentist. however, it can be administered by anyone. the situation in the uk at the moment is being compared to the wild west. there is no controls are regulations at all. and that puts the public at hand. i at all. and that puts the public at hand. ., ., ., a at all. and that puts the public at hand. ., ., ., , , ., hand. i hate to ask this, but what can potentially — hand. i hate to ask this, but what can potentially go _ hand. i hate to ask this, but what can potentially go wrong - hand. i hate to ask this, but what can potentially go wrong if- hand. i hate to ask this, but what - can potentially go wrong if somebody doesn't know what they are doing and messes this up? the doesn't know what they are doing and messes this up?— doesn't know what they are doing and messes this up? the consequences can be absolutely — messes this up? the consequences can be absolutely devastating. _ messes this up? the consequences can be absolutely devastating. you - messes this up? the consequences can be absolutely devastating. you have i be absolutely devastating. you have all heard stories of botched procedures where people have been left permanently disfigured. in the worst cases, people have even died from cosmetic procedures. bind worst cases, people have even died from cosmetic procedures.- from cosmetic procedures. and so do we have any — from cosmetic procedures. and so do we have any idea _ from cosmetic procedures. and so do we have any idea of _ from cosmetic procedures. and so do we have any idea of how— from cosmetic procedures. and so do we have any idea of how many - from cosmetic procedures. and so do| we have any idea of how many people are working in an unregulated and unlicensed way? people who if there were qualifications that were needed would have to stop doing this altogether? it

would have to stop doing this altogether?— would have to stop doing this altouether? , . , , . altogether? it is really difficult to say because _ altogether? it is really difficult to say because of _ altogether? it is really difficult to say because of the - altogether? it is really difficult| to say because of the complete altogether? it is really difficult i to say because of the complete lack of recognition. there is a lack of a register of practitioners. it is so hard to say how many people are actually performing the treatments. there has been an explosive growth in the sector over the last decade or so, so more and more people are getting involved in injecting peoples faces and other parts of their bodies. with the licensing, there will be a mandatory register so you wouldn't be allowed to perform the procedure if you weren't licensed. and if you didn't have appropriate qualifications or training. we welcome that. bind appropriate qualifications or training. we welcome that. and so far ou training. we welcome that. and so far you this — training. we welcome that. and so far you this would _ training. we welcome that. and so far you this would be _ training. we welcome that. and so far you this would be a _ training. we welcome that. and so far you this would be a very - training. we welcome that. and so far you this would be a very good l far you this would be a very good thing, presumably? those things that we were talking about that could go wrong would be drastically reduced. the licensing would have to be enforced and robustly enforced as well. they should be strict penalties for anyone who is going against the licensing guidance. at the moment, as well, people are

using black—market products where they don't have prescribers. all of that would have to be policed to make it work.— that would have to be policed to make it work. ., ., ,, i. ., make it work. doctor, thank you for “oininr make it work. doctor, thank you for joining us- — early career scientists with dreams of one—day researching in the arctic or antarctic have started a four—year programme aimed at taking them to the polar regions. their training has begun with a week—long survival course on dartmoor with the aim of redressing the historic gender imbalance in the sector. 0ur science reporter harriet bradshaw has the story. remote, farfrom home, and conducting science in these conditions is tough. but there are other hidden challenges to this type of work. this group of early—career scientists, a cohort of largely women, are learning key survival skills on dartmoor, devon... so we're almost at the campsite. we're going to keep going. ..so one day, they can operate in the extreme conditions

of the polar regions. i really want to move into arctic exploration as a microbiologist. i study observations of atmospheric dynamics. i would absolutely love to go i to more remote places and focus on marine mammals. those running the training are trying to tackle taboos head—on. the toilet location will be the other side of this hedge behind. so, regardless of gender, all participants take part in a personal hygiene talk. what we looked at a lot yesterday was different ways of dealing with menstruation when you're in the field. so we talked a lot about, hey, using something like period underwear, the traditional tampons, using things like menstrual cups. the reason that we want to bring these topics up is because, historically, toileting has actually been a barrier. i've had so many of my friends and my peers come and say, god, i couldn't talk to anyone about this. i felt so uncomfortable. i felt scared at times. when i was young, when i was 13 at school, you'd be like smuggling your pads to the bathroom because you didn't

want people to know that you're on your period. and that's just at school. and then you think about going into the field where you don't know what conditions you're going to have, like having an open discussion about it, i think it's really important. farfrom glaciers and polar bears. so why are they starting here? i'm told it's really great for wilderness training because the weather can change really rapidly. and just look at where we are. it's so remote. making it perfect terrain to train for an emergency. both teams are now commencing search. with more women recruited, participants are hoping to redress the historic gender imbalance in polar research. the insights that we've had, especially as women on this course, have been invaluable in pushing us a bit further to the front lines of actually going on these expeditions. i think it's going to take a lot of action, both top—down and bottom—up, to really make it an equal field. what have you found? the first steps in a four—year programme aiming to take this group to polar regions, bringing new skills for the unfamiliar territory ahead. harriet bradshaw, bbc news.

las vegas has been hit by flash flooding leaving motorists stranded and causing travel chaos. nearly 3 centimetres of rain fell in just a couple of hours flooding roads and forcing motorists to abandon their vehicles. the las vegas area is being hit by a wave of severe thunderstorms which are expected to last for much of the weekend. last week the famous strip in las vegas was flooded with at least one resort hotel damaged by floodwater. a woman from knoxville, tennessee, has earned the title of the world's longest mullet for a female. tami manis sports a flowing mane that is 5 feet 8 inches long. she's had a mullet since the 1980s — when she was inspired by a country music video — and hasn't had a hair cut in 33 years.

a mullet is commonly referred to as being "business in the front and a party in the back". good advice for life. stay with us here on bbc news. in the grand scheme of summer temperature is 32.2 celsius is not that hot really. in the week ahead, temperatures are not going to get too far away from that kind of figure as we get towards the middle of the new week. today it is a day of the new week. today it is a day of the new week. today it is a day of the sunshine burning through the early morning cloud and for most of us this afternoon is looking fine and for most of us this afternoon is

looking fine unsettled with lots of sunshine. the one exception really would be the far north—west of scotland where thicker cloud will bring a few patches of light rain from time to time. 0therwise, with the sunshine out, it feels warm in that sunshine with temperatures in the low to mid 20s widely. 0vernight tonight, rain out heavier and more widespread across the far north of scotland. 0therwise widespread across the far north of scotland. otherwise it is a dry night with clear spells and one or two missed patches. certainly not a cold night. temperatures 12 to 15 degrees. the next few days sees this area of high pressure move across our near to the uk and that is what is going to be giving us lots of sunshine and will be boosting the temperatures day by day as well. sunday morning we might even see a bit of mist and fog in the morning but at all clear and most of us will have a fine and sunny day. again, the exception in the far north of scotland where we weak weather front moves through bringing thicker cloud and a few patches of rain. temperatures, scotland and northern ireland, for the most part, 20 to 23 degrees. england and wales, 23 to 25

degrees. england and wales, 23 to 25 degrees. listing pitches will continue to build as we head into the new week as well. as you can see, plenty of sunshine on the charts. the exception is weather fronts are never too far away from the far north of scotland. today's top temperature on monday set to hit 27 celsius. we talk about listing pitches getting into the early 80s in terms of fahrenheit. heading into tuesday, most of us are going to be keeping a fine and dry weather with the odd morning mist patch. it should be drier and brighter in scotland and the temperature will continue to rise. 25 degrees in glasgow, feeling warm here. we could see 26 at 27 towards east anglia and the south—east of england. temperatures will probably hit around 29 celsius in the hottest part of the uk to add to the middle parts of the week. probably a change into next weekend.

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understand solar activity. the billionaire businessman, mohamed al fayed, who went from selling soft drinks in egypt to owning harrods and the ritz hotel in paris, has died at the age of 94. his eldest son, dodi, was killed alongside princess diana in a car crash in paris, 26 years ago. now on bbc news, the travel show. from tiny fairy penguins to taking the show on the road. one of the world's most spectacular ecosystems. and maybe the worst customer service experience you might ever endure, all in the name of fun. what is this? i'm not playing charades right now. use your big girl words. this week, we're in australia.