hello and welcome. the chancellorjeremy hunt has said the government will "spend what it takes" to make schools that have been affected by crumbly concrete safe. it comes after more than 100 schools were forced to close buildings because contain the bubbly "raac" material. labour has demanded to know why this wasn't dealt with earlier, as our political correspondent tony bonsignore reports. this is obviously a deep concern for millions of parents, wondering whether their children are going to go back just three of the more than 150 schools that won't be falling deli make for the reopening thanks to the presence of this — raac — a lightweight concrete used from the

50s to the 70s but now often in a state of serious disrepair. it's a problem that has been known about for years. problem that has been known about foryears. five problem that has been known about for years. five years ago, a primary school building in kent collapsed, leading to wider concerns. good morning, sir. so the questions many parents are now asking of governments to mimic why act only now, just days before the start of the new school year in england? we the new schoolyear in england? we went the new school year in england? - went through this exhaustive survey of 22,000 schools after the initial incident in 2018. then, in the summer months, new information came to light that suggested that some of the buildings that had previously been classified as safe might not be. and so the education secretary acted immediately on that. the chancellor _ acted immediately on that. the chancellor said _ acted immediately on that. the chancellor said the government would spend whatever it takes to keep children safe at school, although it's not clear what that means in the long term. labour is piling on

the long term. labour is piling on the pressure, demanding action. first i'm calling the government to publish _ first i'm calling the government to publish the full list of all the schools _ publish the full list of all the schools affected and publish the papers _ schools affected and publish the papers driving all of that. we don't fully know— papers driving all of that. we don't fully know exactly what's going on, and if— fully know exactly what's going on, and if the _ fully know exactly what's going on, and if the government aren't prepared _ and if the government aren't prepared to do it, we will force a vote _ prepared to do it, we will force a vote on— prepared to do it, we will force a vote on them in parliament next week _ vote on them in parliament next week we — vote on them in parliament next week. we need to understand the scale _ week. we need to understand the scale of— week. we need to understand the scale of what's going on. the chickens— scale of what's going on. the chickens are coming home to roost after— chickens are coming home to roost after 13— chickens are coming home to roost after 13 years and i can think of no more _ after 13 years and i can think of no more defining image of the last 13 years— more defining image of the last 13 years of— more defining image of the last 13 years of conservative government than children being sacked in classrooms under metal props to prevent— classrooms under metal props to prevent the ceiling literally falling _ prevent the ceiling literally falling in on their heads. educational leaders are also concerned about the impact on pupils. they think this could have been avoided. i pupils. they think this could have been avoided.— been avoided. i am extremely disappointed _ been avoided. i am extremely disappointed and _ been avoided. i am extremely disappointed and frustrated i been avoided. i am extremely i disappointed and frustrated that there wasn't a plan in place for this happening. the government might not have known that it would happen this week, but we knew the stock was in this situation.— in this situation. ministers will face tough _ in this situation. ministers will face tough questions - in this situation. ministers will face tough questions when - in this situation. ministers will. face tough questions when mps in this situation. ministers will- face tough questions when mps return to westminster this week, particularly as the true scale of

this crisis unknown. and, this crisis unknown. staying in the uk, the chancellor has also hinted inflation could rise again when the next set of figures are released later this month. jeremy hunt said there may be a "blip" in inflation despite his insistence that the government's plan to reduce the cost of living is working. the prime minister has made his promise to halve inflation this yearfrom10.7% — the level it was at at the start of the year — one of his key priorities in office. last month the consumer prices index figure stood at 6.8%. this is what the chancellor had to say to laura kuenssberg this morning. what people want from a chancellor, what people want from their prime minister is not people who are going to take the easy decisions, but people are going to take the right decisions for the long term of the british economy. that's what we're doing. and we can see the plan is working. inflation is coming down. well, it may go up. the bank of england thinks it will go up — has gone up in august. do you accept that? do you think that's what's going to happen? i do think we may see a blip in inflation in september, but after that, the bank of england

is saying it will fall down to around 5%. and, you know, if we're going to put money in people's pockets quickly, the fastest thing i can do is to deliver the prime minister's pledge to halve inflation. in the us, more than 70,000 people have been stranded at the famous burning man festival in the desert state of nevada due to rare rainstorms that turned the event into a mudbath. slippery conditions in nevada's black rock desert prompted a ban on people leaving the site due to dangerous driving conditions. they've have been warned to shelter in place. 0ur north america technology reporter, james clayton, reports. burning man is a festival deep in the nevada desert. heat and sandstorms are supposed to be the main threat to attendees. but this year, rare rain has turned the desert sand into thick, sludgy mud, causing havoc. now festivalgoers

are literally stuck. 0rganisers have said that no vehicles except emergency services are permitted until the surface dries out. it means cars can't get in or out. in a statement, burning man officials added that participants are encouraged to conserve food, water and fuel and shelter in a warm, safe space. some are making the most of it. it's definitely muddy, it's definitely wet, we're definitely hunkered down. but we're taking it as an opportunity to hang out and spend more time with our new friends and old friends in the camp. and there are definitely other camps that i can see, they're downright partying and having a great time here. the problem these festival goers have, though, is that they're in the middle of nowhere. i've spoken to people who have hiked out to the nearest tarmacked road and were hitchhiking to reno as the dark and cold set in. and with more rain and unusually cool temperatures expected on sunday, many may be stuck in the mud for a good while yet.

james clayton, bbc news. president volodymyr zelensky has promised that those who have plundered ukraine will be held accountable after the ukrainian billionaire businessman, ihor kolomoisky, was held on suspicion of fraud and money laundering. a ukrainian court ruled on saturday that kolomoisky will be held in custody for two months. the businessman is alleged to have transfered14 million dollars abroad using banks he controlled. his lawyers say he will appeal against the court order. mr zelensky made reference to the case in his regular evening address, although he did not name mr kolomoisky out right, and its understood that the tycoon was once a powerful backer of the president. translation: achieving democracy will no doubt be difficult, _ freedom is one of the greatest values in europe, but without a doubt, we will no longer tolerate what have been decades of business as usual for those who have plundered ukraine

and put themselves above our laws. and i thank the law enforcement officers for their determination to bring cases, that have stalled for decades, to a just conclusion. the law must work. it is so. it must be so. glory to ukraine. ukraine's anti—corruption action centre is concerned about the transparency of the process. this is a ukrainian ngo aiming to oppose corruption in the country. i spoke earlier to its head of international relations, tetiana shevchuk, in kyiv. i believe that it aims to achieve publicity, because kolomoisky is the big name. it's known in ukraine and abroad. and for president zelensky, it's very important to show that the anti—corruption drive is there. and what would be better showcase than to have criminal charges pressed against one of the ukraine's top oligarchs? however, we are suspicious whether this concrete criminal investigation will be successful, because in the years—long career of mr kolomoisky, there were a lot of different allegations. the most famous one is actually concerning his previously

owned bank, privatbank, where the amount of the fraud is around $5 billion. and now we have charges pressed only for $15 million in the case of oil company. so we are watching very carefully whether we will have more allegations and more good criminal investigations against kolomoisky, or whether it's just a pure pr stunt to prove that corruption fight is going on. and just briefly, if i could ask, what do you see about the relationship between president zelensky and kolomoisky? kolomoisky was instrumental

in helping president zelensky to come into power, because he gave him necessary media coverage at the time and necessary political support. but in four years of term, kolomoisky became toxic for zelensky because of his history of misappropriation of state funds, because of, as it was told he was — he's wanted by the us. so it's not very good for zelensky being connected to kolomoisky�*s name. earlier this month, a wooden fishing boat was found adrift off the canary islands with 38 people on board. it had set out from senegal more than a month earlier, carrying 100 and one people. the bbc�*sjoel gunter tells the story of a tragedy on one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world. adama is finally home and reunited with his family. the 21—year—old fisherman has

returned from a terrible ordeal. more than a month adrift on the atlantic and weeks without food or drinking water. translation: we were so tired. we were starving and thirsty and the sun was beating down on us. you cannot do anything. 0nly lie silently staring at the people who still have some food. more than 100 people set out from this village on a wooden fishing boat aiming for the canary islands. but they got hopelessly lost. 63 died on the way, including adama's brother and his two cousins. translation: every time somebody i died, i thought i would be next. i at first we said a prayer for each dead person and put their body into the ocean. later, we just threw the bodies into the water because we didn't even have the energy to pray. we just needed to get

rid of the corpses. back in the village, after a week with no news, relatives of the migrants began to panic. adama's mother feared something was terribly wrong. translation: the whole village was worried, - wondering if our family members were lost. everybody was becoming stressed. i got sick because of the situation and couldn't eat. other members of the family are in mourning. she lost her brother, adama's, cousin, to the sea. translation: when we learned that the boat had been found, i i thought my brother was coming home. but then they said he was among those who had died in the water. my brother always taught me that if i study hard, i will become successful. when i got married, the first thing he asked me was, "are you going to finish your studies?" i miss him so much. people here will tell you that two

of every three boats that leaves is never heard from again. and yet it is clear that even a tragedy as grave as this one is not going to stop others from taking the same risk. translation: i'm - thinking about leaving. right now it is all i'm thinking about. and this tragedy will not stop people here from going. we are trying to find solutions to support our families. almost everyone here is connected to someone who went on this boat. for adama and his mother, there is some relief, but so many others have joined a painful cycle of loss. joel gunter, bbc news in senegal. the push towards net zero means traditional gas central heating boilers being phased out by 2035. replacing them will be green alternatives like heat pumps. but in rural areas where households

are off the gas network the government is proposing bringing the ban forward to 2026. danjohnson has been to one cornwall village that's found another way to heat their homes. a special delivery down cornwall�*s country lanes. to kehelland, claimed to be europe's first village heated by waste vegetable oil, called hvo. this is our boiler. it's a kerosene boiler, it's about 27 years old... dave is a happy customer because it is saving him the gusts of fitting a heat pump. we would have to run something like about £37,000 to have the roof fully insulated and that doesn't include the cost of the air source heat pump itself and all the piping and all the radiators and everything else that has to go inside the house to replace this. so how much would you be talking about? well, a minimum of 60,000. there is no gas here and the electricity network isn't great either. you have got these beautiful

old stone houses but they are difficult to heat and even harder to properly interrelate. and then you have got buildings like this, which are even more of a challenge. the carbon emissions are down 80 or 90% without huge conversion costs. it's given us a realistic option to start going greener on—site... and at this charity for people with learning difficulties, they are glad they have switched. we have been able to keep the original equipment, very little disruption to the site and now we are able to heat this amazing space, which we use for therapeutic horticulture, whilst producing 90% less carbon, which is just amazing for us. but not everyone is convinced. there is a question mark over the impact of supplying enough vegetable oil to serve 1.7 million rural homes. we need to electrify everything that we possibly can and only use biofuel for very special

applications where there is no alternative, and they are shipping and aircraft in particular. the village school, they've managed to convert over to the hvo... the boss of the oil company is subsidising this because taxes currently make it more expensive. but he says it's what people want. they don't want to remove the existing system. they can't afford to move away from it. you would say that because your business is absolutely depending dependent on it, isn't it? well, you know, we are a fossil fuel supplier and we are quite passionate about moving away from fossil fuels. and, you know, hvo seems to be a very good solution to do this. the road to net zero is being questioned and it's rural communities which must decide first how to keep warm without fossil fuels. danjohnson, bbc news, kehelland in cornwall. now it's time for a look at today's sport with hugh ferris.

sunday's football is already under way in scotland, where it's the big one — the old firm derby between rangers and the premiership champions celtic. a win for either side could take them top of the table. rangers had two goals ruled out in the first half, and right at the end of it, celtic went in front, so the they lead 1—0 with close to an hour played. the big match in the english premier league later is in north london with last season's runners up arsenal taking on manchester united at the emirates. mikel arteta's side have had the better of the rivalry in recent years, including winning four of the last five games at home: we know that the history between the two clubs and the games that we had in the past as well and it was a really good example, so it's going to be an extremely competitive match really, a big battle on sunday, and obviously we want to come away from that with three points. it's one of the biggest games in the premier league. always interesting games, intense games. i think it's two teams who really

play offensive football, the right intensity, i would say. the audience is always the big winner of that game, so yeah, really looking forward to have that game. some sad news next. former zimbabwe captain heath streak has died at the age of 49 from colon cancer. streak is zimbabwe's all—time leading wicket—taker and once took 6—87 in a test against england to earn a place on the lord's honours board. but since 2021 had been serving an eight—year ban from cricket for corruption offences. before that he also had a three—year spell as zimbabwe coach. his wife nadine wrote on social media: "he was carried to be with the angels" max verstappen will be aiming to win a record—breaking tenth formula one race in around a0 minutes' time when he takes to the grid

for the italian grand prix. but he won't be on pole. instead, that position was taken by ferrari's carlos sainz qualifying, much to the delight of the monza crowd. sainz snatched top spot from verstappen byjust one hundredth of a second. amazing, one of the best feelings that i've had as a racing driver in my career, just putting such a good lap together and making that lap of honour afterwards, to celebrate after i win. i think it was an exciting qualifying session, with charles and max pushing to the limit. it felt great to be riding from pole. the four—time 0lympic champion mo farah has run his final race in his home city of london, finishing fourth in the big half marathon. jack rowe put in a personal best — winning in one hour, one minute, eight seconds, whilst calli thackery won the elite women's race. farah, a0 years old now, dropped back after the first 30 minutes, clocking one hour,

two minutes and 43 seconds. he's set to retire next weekend after competing at the great north run. it's quite emotional today because i haven't been feeling well this week. got a bit of a cold. i did know if i could do the race then i was thinking about all the people coming out here, and are not going to get another chance, so i came back today, gave it my best. i'm getting a bit and looking forward to obviously taking a break and hopefully still be involved in sports. hopefully still be involved in sorts. ., ., ., ., sports. your last time on london streets, sports. your last time on london streets. it's _ sports. your last time on london streets, it's been _ sports. your last time on london streets, it's been a _ sports. your last time on london streets, it's been a pleasure. - streets, it's been a pleasure. goodbye, london. love you, london! more reaction to that on the bbc sport website. in the cricket, england are aiming for a series win. that's all for now.

former editor of the daily mirror piers morgan has been quizzed about phone hacking allegations, while appearing on sunday with laura kuenssberg. earlier this year, at a trial in the high court against mirror group newspapers, the duke of sussex and others alleged their phones were hacked by the newspaper publisher's journalists. laura kuenssberg asked him for his reponse to allegations levelled against him. ido want i do want to ask if you have ever iistens— i do want to ask if you have ever listens to — i do want to ask if you have ever listens to a _ i do want to ask if you have ever listens to a voice mail without the consent _ listens to a voice mail without the consent of — listens to a voice mail without the consent of one of the participants. i consent of one of the participants. i made _ consent of one of the participants. i made it— consent of one of the participants. i made it very clear, my position is, i have never hacked the phone, never told anyone to hack a phone. no one has produced any evidence, including new... no one has produced any evidence, including new. . ._ no one has produced any evidence, including new... have you benefited from steres — including new... have you benefited from steres based _ including new... have you benefited from steres based around... - including new... have you benefited from steres based around... hold i including new... have you benefited i from steres based around... hold on, a lot of from steres based around. .. hold on, a lot of our— from steres based around... hold on, a lot of our allegations. _ from steres based around... hold on, a lot of our allegations. i _ from steres based around... hold on, a lot of our allegations. i saw - from steres based around... hold on, a lot of our allegations. i saw zero - a lot of our allegations. i saw zero evidence unless i missed something that prince harry produced an actual shred of evidence that anyone at the daily mirror under my leadership practice phone. thejudge for them to make his report but that is, as we stand here, that is the case.

the boss of the uk's biggest supermarket chain, tesco, has called for the law in england and wales to be toughened to protect shop workers from increasing attacks. ken murphy told the mail on sunday newspaper that physical assaults against his staff were up a third on the same time last year. 0ur news reporter azadeh moshiri has more. tesco isn't the only retailer to offer its staff body cameras. as you can see, other uk chains have taken similar action. tesco say physical assaults against their staff have risen by a third since last year. let's look at the overall picture. the british retail consortium, a trade association here in the uk, published their crime survey in march, in which they recorded 850 daily incidents of violent and abusive behaviour towards staff from 2021-22. you abusive behaviour towards staff from 2021—22. you will see that is nearly double what they recorded in

2019-20. they double what they recorded in 2019—20. they recorded 450. of course, shoplifting is a very big concern for retailers as well, and the bbc crunched those numbers earlier this year. you will see, when it comes to shoplifting reported to police in england, wales and northern ireland, the levels are similar to pre—pandemic levels. and northern ireland, the levels are similarto pre—pandemic levels. in similar to pre—pandemic levels. in march similarto pre—pandemic levels. in march 2023, there were 33,000 incidents reported. that is almost a 30% rise, in fact more than that, since the previous year. so this will cost retailers a lot of money. the brc looked at those numbers as well and said the cost of retail crime in 2021—22 was at £1.76 billion. that figure is spread across the cost of stolen items as well as prevention. that prevention is taking different forms. in fact, some stores are fitting steaks and cheese and other items with security

tags. as for the physical abuse and the safety of their workers, that is where the body cameras are coming in. retailers are asking for stronger action. in. retailers are asking for strongeraction. infact, in. retailers are asking for stronger action. in fact, tesco is saying they believe that abuse towards shop workers should be its own offence, the same way it is in scotland. that's not the case in england and wales currently. the ceo ken murphy has said, like everyone, shop workers deserve to be safe at work. let's get some of the day's other news now. the biggest storm to hit taiwan for four years has just made landfall on the island's east coast. typhoon haikui is blasting the coast with wind speeds of up to 190 kilometres an hour. the typhoon is expected to dump up to half a metre of rain in some areas in just twenty four hours. nasa's spacex crew—6 members are on their way back to earth. they safely undocked from the international space station.

the group have spent six months on board the iss carrying out vital research and scientific experiments. the are due to splashdown off florida later on sunday. pope francis has ended his visit to mongolia with a message to chinese catholics to be good citizens. his trip has supported mongolia's tiny roman catholic population, but also tried to reassure beijing that the church poses no threat. finally this half hour, we wanted to show you some police bodycam footage from massachusetts in the us, when an officer was called to an intruder in a pool. hey, the pool is closed. 0h, hey, the pool is closed. oh, it's got spots. it's just a little thing. hey, blood. yes, it turned out to be a small deer that had got trapped in the cover of a private pool. it swam around in the water, at one point trying — as you can see — to get out itself. finally after multiple failed attempts another officer manages to help the animal out of its predicament

with a cleaning net. and the deer didn't hang around to say thank you. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it was a rather misty and murky start to the day. we had some quite dense fog patches first thing this morning, but much of that has tended to lift up and clear away. and for many of us, we've got some sunshine out there. this was the scene a bit earlier on in cheshire, some lovely blue skies, a bit of cloud over the hills in the distance. and its higher pressure which is going to keep things settled and drier today for most of us, just this weather front affecting the far north of scotland. some outbreaks of rain at times and a rather brisk south—westerly wind here as well. the rain will continue on and off across the far north and north west of scotland into the afternoon.

elsewhere, though, lots of blue skies and sunshine, just a bit of cloud around the irish sea there lapping into the coast there of cumbria, lancashire, a bit of cloud also around the english channel. but for most, dry, sunny and warm. temperatures, 23 to 26 celsius, a bit cooler further north and west, 16 to 18 degrees in north western scotland. and that's where the cloud will continue overnight tonight. elsewhere, though, with the clear skies, the light winds, we will once again see some dense fog patches developing across central and southern areas. temperatures, generally speaking, in double figures. but it could be a bit chilly, i think, to start off on monday morning across northern areas of england. but as we start the new working week, more dry, more sunny weather in the forecast. the mist and fog will clear away. lots of blue skies and sunshine. still, though, that cloud affecting the far north west of scotland, still a bit breezy here. a few spots of rain into the northern isles i think into the afternoon. a warmer day, though, temperatures 25 degrees in aberdeen, 25 to 28 celsius quite widely across england and wales. tuesday, more of the same, but perhaps that cloud across northern scotland is reduced slightly.

so there will be a bit more in the way of sunshine coming through here and it will be a drier day. lots of sunshine elsewhere and again, temperatures widely in the mid to high 20s, although with a change in wind direction across scotland, not quite as warm or hot across eastern scotland. but as we go into the middle part of next week, even warmer air will start to move its way in from the near continent, the humidity rising with that as well. so there will be some fairly uncomfortable nights going into next week. but widely across england and wales, temperatures mid to high 20s, perhaps 30 celsius in some parts, where scotland and northern ireland are still fine with some sunshine and temperatures in the low 20s. bye— bye.

this is bbc news. the headlines... headteachers in england are in a race this weekend to find ways to reopen their schools after being told to shut buildings made with unsafe concrete. many from the 104 affected schools are busy rejigging timetables, seeking alternative classrooms and trying to rent temporary toilets. president zelensky declares war on corruption. he promises to hold to account those who have plundered ukraine. it follows an investigation into the billionaire businessman ihor kolomoisky, held in custody on suspicion of fraud

and money laundering. the oligarch is alleged to have transfered $14 million abroad using banks he controlled. and 70,000 people are stranded at nevada's famous burning man festival. slippery conditions in nevada's black rock desert prompted a ban on people leaving the site due to dangerous driving conditions. 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.