welcome back to the programme. the new term is getting underway in england with more than a hundred schools fully or partially closed, because of safety concerns about crumbling concrete. in scotland, 35 schools are affected and surveys are underway in wales and northern ireland. ministers have said the government will spend what it takes to make classrooms are safe. live now to westminster and our political correspondent nick eardley. a busy first day back and the focus will be on the crumbling concrete. this is a tough issue from the government, yes, there have been developments in the past few days as we have heard from ministers this morning, changes to the advice they were being given and had given in the past fortnight or so but there

is a pretty crucial question at the heart of this which is was the government taking concerns about this concrete seriously enough? and what we found out this morning which i think will be really tricky for the government is that ministers were told some years ago that more money was needed to deal with some of these building defects. considerable increases in can in funding was needed, in fact the opposite happened and funding was reduced and rishi sunak was the chancellor at the time so undoubtedly prime minister will be asked whether he took these very seriously enough, whether one of the problem is that is now being faced is that there was not enough funding in the first place. i suppose there is a broader political question at this going to be asked which is has the government austerity drive which of course was quite a long time ago now but also some of the ramifications of that, the of that,

how is that i had an impact as well? there will be many opposition politicians who quite frankly say yes, this is a bit of a symbol of government underspending that so many schools in england are now in this position. sol many schools in england are now in this position. so i think this is absolutely an issue that will dominate the next few days. the government facing big issues and parents facing big questions as well about just parents facing big questions as well aboutjust how many schools this will affect by the end of the week. a couple of different dishes i want to talk to you about, a busy day in westminster. breaking news here on bbc news about a bullying complaint against the former cabinet minister gavan williamson that has been upheld by an expert panel in parliament. talk us through this and what more we now know. this parliament. talk us through this and what more we now know.— parliament. talk us through this and what more we now know. this has been a aood ear what more we now know. this has been a good year in — what more we now know. this has been a good year in the _ what more we now know. this has been a good year in the making, _ what more we now know. this has been a good year in the making, there - what more we now know. this has been a good year in the making, there was i a good year in the making, there was a good year in the making, there was a complaint made about a year ago by the former government chief whip, the former government chief whip, the chief whip to liz truss, wendy morton who accused gavin williamson

of bullying when he sent her what she saw as threatening text messages about the funeral arrangements for her majesty the queen under which mps would get tickets to the funeral. that complaint was made because gavin williamson was given a cabinet job because gavin williamson was given a cabinetjob by rishi sunak when rishi sunak became prime minister. gavin williamson eventually quit, he denied bullying but he quit saying that he had become a distraction to the government. there was a complaint then looked at by a panel of experts appointed by parliament and they have decided today that yes, gavin williamson was guilty of bullying, that his messages were an abuse of power, they were intimidating and that he should apologise to the house of commons for those messages and should undergo training. i have spoken to wendy morton within the past hour, she says that she is pleased that this process is now done, it has been a bit of a roller—coaster. we

have not heard from gavin williamson yet in response to this but he has been ordered as i say to make an apology to parliament and i think again, this is another one that the government will face questions on. because cast your mind back to when rishi sunak became prime minister, he promised integrity and professionalism at every level of government. some think in appointing gavin williamson to a cabinetjob, even though there were some allegations against him, that rishi sunak did not match his own standards. yes, gavin williamson is now out of government but i suspect rishi sunak will be asked did he uphold his own standards by appointing him in the first place? finally let's quickly focus on nadine dorries who stepped down, resigned recently. a by—election is due to take place, what more do we know about that and the timing? it know about that and the timing? it will be in mid october, there had been a question over whether the

government would try and delay that by—election but my understanding is they will start the formal process later today, it is called moving the writ in parliament. the lib dems had tried to force the government hand but the tories will move the process in parliament later which means that vote will probably be on the 12th of october, there is some talk it could be the 19th of october so that is a possibility for that vote in mid bedfordshire. going to be a big deal, that, because the conservatives have held the seat since the 20s, it is one they should be winning but both the labour party and the lib dems think they have a good chance of taking it so it's looking like a three—way battle. october has the possibility of being a blockbuster month really for those big electoral test because there will be a by—election in rutherglen just outside glasgow where the mp there was forced out. there will be a vote, i think on the 5th of october, both labour and the snp think they have a really good chance

of winning that, it has been an smp seat but the labour party think they can win it and show that they are making something of a comeback in scotland. keep an eye on tamworth. that is the current seat of the former government whip chris pincher, you might remember he resigned after allegations of grouping were made against him. he has and he is likely to face a recall petition, he is appealing against a decision that was made by parliament, the standards committee, that he should face a 90 day suspension, there was a lot of talk in westminster that could come back pretty soon, he appealed against the decision. we might get a result on that in the next few days. all to play for in these big seats if they come. . ~' play for in these big seats if they come. . ~ ,., play for in these big seats if they come, ." ,., ., ., play for in these big seats if they come. a ., _, come. nick, so good to get your thou~hts come. nick, so good to get your thoughts on _ come. nick, so good to get your thoughts on a — come. nick, so good to get your thoughts on a busy _ come. nick, so good to get your thoughts on a busy day. - come. nick, so good to get your thoughts on a busy day. thank. come. nick, so good to get your. thoughts on a busy day. thank you. to politics here in the uk and the labour leader,

sir keir starmer, is expected to reshuffle his top team today. the change to the shadow cabinet coincides with mps returning to westminsterfrom their summer break. there is speculation over what role he may give the deputy leader angela rayner. 0ur political correspondent, ione wells, has more details. it's expected that the labour leader sir keir starmer is going to reshuffle his top team in the shadow cabinet at some point later today. it's not yet clear who exactly will be moving off where. the expectation is that he will keep his most senior colleagues in the same positions so it's expected the shadow chancellor rachel reeves who runs the economic brief for the labour party will stay in post and similarly the shadow health secretary grace street in as well. there has been lots of questions raised about what role he may give his deputy leader angela rayner. she was appointed directly to be a deputy leader by party members so she will keep that position no matter what but there is some speculation from labour sources about whether she may be given a

domestic policy brief, essentially being put in charge of a particular policy area rather than her current cabinet office role. there's been some others that have been in the mix, tipped for promotion including darrenjones who currently chairs the parliament business committee and has got a lot of kind of positive headlines in the past for some of his killing of big companies like piano ferries, royal mail, thames water, some have anticipated he could be given a role in the shadow cabinet. this comes after rishi sunak the prime minister appointed a new defence secretary and energy secretary last week, he is expected to carry out a full reshuffle of the government at some point in the coming months but both leaders are trying to shape the top teams ahead of the expected general election at some point next year. let's get some of the day's other news now bbc analysis suggests that nearly half of all trains in britain were at least one minute late between january and july of this year. huddersfield station had the highest

rate of cancelled trains. network rail has acknowledged that the performance has not been good enough for passengers, but says it is working closely with train operating companies to improve. the family of the six—year—old boy thrown from the tenth floor of the tate gallery four years ago says he's continuing to recover. he now uses his wheelchair only for longer trips, and is beginning to be able to rememberfilms he watches. a teenager was jailed for the attack. more children are likely to arrive at school this term with unclean clothes and unbrushed teeth, teachers have suggested. nearly three in four school staff believe there has been an increase in "hygiene poverty" issues in their school in the last year. dirty uniforms and pe kits and unwashed hair were the most cited indicators of the issue. a bbc investigation has found that

at least five women have died after family courts allowed fathers accused of abuse to apply for contact with their children. some took their own life and one had a heart attack outside court. a separate study has found that 75 children in england were forced into contact with fathers who had previously been reported for abuse. all the fathers in the study had responded in court to allegations of abuse with a disputed concept known as "parental alienation", in which they claimed the mothers had turned the child against them without good reason. the ministry ofjustice is now consulting on new draft guidelines for handling "parental alienation" claims live now to our correspondent ed thomas who has been investigating this story. first of all, please talk us through what is happening in the family

courts? we what is happening in the family courts? ~ , ., what is happening in the family courts? ~ , . , ., courts? we started investigating alle . ations courts? we started investigating allegations of _ courts? we started investigating allegations of serious _ courts? we started investigating allegations of serious failure - courts? we started investigating allegations of serious failure is l allegations of serious failure is inside the family courts several months ago and a patter and started to emerge. we were contacted by dozens and dozens of mothers who all said they were victims of domestic abuse and something else was going wrong, they were being accused of something called parental alienation. this was a term i had never heard of before the start of this investigation and it is a disputed term, criticised for a lack of evidence and basically means when one parent turns the child against another parent and one woman were going to the family courts, they expected to talk about the abuse they had suffered. very quickly, they had suffered. very quickly, they were accused of parental alienation and it was that which became the focus of the family court investigations and as you outlined, it's had some severe consequences. and this is a deep concern to people who have oversight of the family

courts, the domestic abuse commissioner said the cases we uncovered were harrowing and she was calling for urgent reform of the family courts.— calling for urgent reform of the famil courts. , . ~ , ., family courts. just talk us through some of those _ family courts. just talk us through some of those stories _ family courts. just talk us through some of those stories that - family courts. just talk us through some of those stories that you - some of those stories that you heard. you say you have been investigating this for months, children are at the heart of this? yes, one case stands out. we cannot identify anyone, we spoke or heard about for this investigation but there was one woman and we will call her grace. she met her partner, the relationship turned abusive and she later found out her partner had a conviction for child rape. she left her partner but the partner withheld their child, he would not return the child. in court she was accused of being mentally unwell, in court she was accused of alienating her partner. she lost residency of her child to the man he was convicted of

child to the man he was convicted of child sex offences and professionals and friends who helped at the time said she was left absolutely devastated and traumatised, she was left disbelieved and soon after that hearing, she died.— hearing, she died. really, really disturbin: hearing, she died. really, really disturbing stories. _ hearing, she died. really, really disturbing stories. we _ hearing, she died. really, really disturbing stories. we are - hearing, she died. really, really i disturbing stories. we are hearing new draft guidelines for handling this parental alienation and these claims. the claims are being discussed and reviewed before this happening? it discussed and reviewed before this ha enin: ? , , discussed and reviewed before this haueninu? , , ~ ., discussed and reviewed before this haueninu? , , ~' . ., ., happening? it seems like a lot of these agencies _ happening? it seems like a lot of these agencies and _ happening? it seems like a lot of these agencies and government. these agencies and government departments recognise there are issues to clear up and the judiciary, while we started this investigation, releasing updated guidelines for draft consultations aren't what they hope this achieves is providing a framework for family courts to consider a path through difficult, complex, private law cases so especially on issues where there are domestic abuse, that the court can see a way through and in

some cases disregard this concept of parental alienation and just try the case on the facts and the evidence before the court.— case on the facts and the evidence before the court. thank you so much for that insight _ before the court. thank you so much for that insight and _ before the court. thank you so much for that insight and update. - for more on this story, you can head to iplayer to watch the documentary mums on the run. treating people who are overweight is challenge round th eworldr. now the uk is to launch a weight—loss drug that prime minister rishi sunak says could be a "game—changer. the drug — taken by injection — is called wegovy or semaglutide. an international study found the drug can cut the risk of a heart attack or stroke — in obese people with cardiovascular disease — by a fifth. it will be prescribed alongside a reduced calorie diet and exercise. however the drug is in short supply globally and will only be prescribed to those who fulfil certain criteria.

with more on this, let's cross to our digital health editor, michelle roberts. talk us through the science behind this drug and how it works. many people will be interested. there's already been _ people will be interested. there's already been a — people will be interested. there's already been a lot _ people will be interested. there's already been a lot of _ people will be interested. there's already been a lot of interest - people will be interested. there's already been a lot of interest in l already been a lot of interest in these types of what had been dubbed skinny shots and they basically tell the brain i am feeling. so hopefully you eat less. that is the mechanism of how it works. there is notjust one on the market, there are some different ones that act on the same sort of hormonal partly in the body. how important, tackling obesity is a big problem in the uk and it has been growing over a number of years but how important will this drug be in tackling it because we are saying this drug is in short supply? the nhs is very _ this drug is in short supply? tue: nhs is very much this drug is in short supply? tte: nhs is very much saying this drug is in short supply? tt2 nhs is very much saying we think it could be a solution, it could help, it is not the only answer. obviously

it is not the only answer. obviously it has to only be given by a specialist, it is prescribed so you cannotjust specialist, it is prescribed so you cannot just walk specialist, it is prescribed so you cannotjust walk in and get it, the doctor needs to confirm they think it is safe and effective for that individual. and it must also be used alongside diet and exercise so it's not a quick fix. the nhs also says they will prescribe it for two years only at the moment. 0nce stocks become available. we are getting some of those stocks into the uk now which means some nhs clinics will be able to provide it but also private ones as well. and certainly some high street chemists have expressed interest and of course services that are coming online where people will be able to get a prescription and a full service thereto.— be able to get a prescription and a full service thereto. some might ask could this undermine _ full service thereto. some might ask could this undermine the _ full service thereto. some might ask could this undermine the campaigns| could this undermine the campaigns for healthy living, exercising more, eating less, that is usually what people say when it comes to weight loss? ., ,

people say when it comes to weight loss? . , ,., people say when it comes to weight loss? . , , ., , loss? that is something guidelines for the nhs _ loss? that is something guidelines for the nhs were _ loss? that is something guidelines for the nhs were very _ loss? that is something guidelines for the nhs were very careful- loss? that is something guidelines for the nhs were very careful to i for the nhs were very careful to stress, that this is not a simple and quick fix. this is something that needs to be used alongside all your lifestyle interventions under this part of the prescribing prerequisite that you should be given that type of information alongside. given that type of information alongside-— given that type of information alonaside. ~ . 2, ~' given that type of information alonaside. ~ . ., ~ alongside. michelle, thank you so much for all _ alongside. michelle, thank you so much for all of _ alongside. michelle, thank you so much for all of that _ alongside. michelle, thank you so much for all of that information. | the hunting of whales has resumed in iceland, after the country decided not to extend a temporary ban that was put in place earlier this summer. a series of new regulations and increased monitoring will be put in place. but opponents are outraged by the decision. just three countries allow commercial whaling, and iceland is the only place where large fin whales are still caught. from reykjavik, adrienne murray reports. this old whaling boat will soon be heading out to sea to go hunting. earlier in the summer,

the practice was suspended over animal welfare concerns. now the government has let whaling restart, though the minster said she had done so reluctantly. this discussion is far from over. i think it is important that it continues in the society as a whole and in politics. we are the last nation in the world that allows hunting of whales in this way. environmentalists and animal rights activists condemned the move. it's a very sad day. i'm not really proud to be an icelandic citizen today, but at the same time i am because the majority of us really doesn't want this and is actually fighting this. we're very disappointed by this decision. - we're obviously living in a... in a biodiversity and the climate crisis. and all our decisions should be based on solving these crises. i an injunction has been filed in a bid to block further whaling. i want to encourage iceland

to maintain the ban on whaling. while some hollywood filmmakers and actors have called for a stop. fin whales are listed as vulnerable globally, but stocks in iceland are reportedly stable. only one whaling station still hunts them and mostly exports the meat to japan. the firm says it won't hang up its harpoons any time soon. if you have a healthy stock of fish or whales, you utilise them. if the stocks are not healthy, you don't utilise it. it's as simple as that. and we have about a stock estimate for fin whales around iceland is about 40,000 animals. it quota is about 160. just two of the countries, norway and japan, still allow commercial whaling. in 1986, there was a global moratorium due to dwindling whale stocks. iceland halted the practice not long after but restarted again in 2006. around the world, commercial whaling has mostly been consigned to the history books. but here in iceland,

it remains a highly emotive issue. in recent years, the views of icelanders have undergone a sea change and the latest poll shows 42% are against the practice, while 29% remain in favour. totally against animal rights, biodiversity. i think most icelanders are against it but there are other— icelanders are against it but there are other parts that see it, if it is done — are other parts that see it, if it is done in _ are other parts that see it, if it is done in a _ are other parts that see it, if it is done in a sustainable manner, it provides— is done in a sustainable manner, it provides occupations. it is done in a sustainable manner, it provides occupations.— is done in a sustainable manner, it provides occupations. it was handled very poorly. — provides occupations. it was handled very poorly. the _ provides occupations. it was handled very poorly, the minister— provides occupations. it was handled very poorly, the minister of- provides occupations. it was handled very poorly, the minister of the - provides occupations. it was handled very poorly, the minister of the sea i very poorly, the minister of the sea affairs. _ very poorly, the minister of the sea affairs. did— very poorly, the minister of the sea affairs. did a— very poorly, the minister of the sea affairs, did a very— very poorly, the minister of the sea affairs, did a very poor— very poorly, the minister of the sea affairs, did a very poorjob. - at this restaurant, whale dishes are among the best sellers. we make whales sesemi, and it's me influenced by the japanese. and we have whale pepper steak,

we have a local customers and then a lot of tourists. obviously, it's a tradition because we've been hunting the whale for since 1947, but years, years and the century before. but while whaling has been done for centuries, one in four visitors now go whale watching and it's a chance to see these creatures in the wild that's become one of iceland's biggest draws. adrienne murray, bbc news, reykjavik. the future of millions of children is at risk as growing numbers are pulled out of school and pushed into work. that's according to the the head of the united nations' labour body. it comes as economic problems hit families around the world. this week, bbc news is taking an in depth look at the global cost of living crisis' impact on the world's children. here's a preview of some of the stories we will be featuring. translation: when i was at school, i used l to dream of becoming a teacher. and now? i stopped dreaming.

lebanon's poor are getting poorer. so many students ask us for, can i have this tomato for my mom? so many forced to fend both for themselves and their families. their childhood — a stressful daily grind. translation: this situation - who would think of going to school? we need to provide for our family. i'm suffocating. suffocating. crying. translation: this woman is severely underweight. i iam hungry. my children cry because they are hungry. we don't eat meat or fish anymore. every third child here injumalpoor is malnourished, and at the ward we see just how bad things can get when children aren't fed a proper diet.

in the cost of living crisis in bangladesh the youngest are paying a high price. translation: as a parent, - it's not easy to tell a child to do something like that. i would like her to go to school like other children, but because i don't have any means, she's forced to do thatjob. my heart is broken and i don't want it to continue. mombassa has long been a well—known hub for child sex tourism. but covid and the increasingly harsh cost of living have helped push the sex trade online and further underground, drawing even more children into the industry. translation: i am afraid - because i know that when you're sleeping with a man, you can get hiv or become pregnant. sometimes i feel so hungry. and when i look at other children, they don't suffer. sometimes, i think that

i have no reason to live. the impact of the global cost of living on children. some breaking news now on the labour party reshuffle, angela rayner has been appointed shadow secretary of state for levelling up. she continues as deputy leader, a post she was elected to. we are also hearing lisa nandy was the levelling up hearing lisa nandy was the levelling up secretary until now, we do not know yet the news of her fate. just that breaking news, in the labour party reshuffle, we were expecting that today, angela rayner appointed shadow secretary of state for

levelling up. moving on. three astronauts and a cosmonaut have returned to earth with a splash from the international space station. stephen bolan and woody holbrook from the united states and the two cosmonaut colleagues came down safely into the atlantic ocean just off the coast of jacksonville in florida. teams on the spacex recovery ship including fast boats are now in the process of making sure spacecraft dragon is safe for that recovery effort. let's look at those pictures. you can see the boats speeding to the spacecraft as it lands in the ocean. what incredible footage we have! your headlines are coming up. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello, again. for most of us today, it's going to be dry, sunny and warm. and in fact, as we go through this week, if anything it's going to turn

warmer and also more humid from the middle of the week, notjust by day, but also by night. there'll be plenty of sunshine, but there's some mist and fog patches to clear first of all, especially first thing in the morning. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather at the moment. we're pulling up this warm continental air, but we also have a weak weather front draped across the north of scotland. it's been with us this weekend. it's weakening today, but you could still see the odd bit of drizzle coming out of it in 0rkney where it's also going to be breezy in the northwest, and also the south. but for much of england, wales, northern ireland and scotland, dry, sunny and warm sums it up. temperatures ranging from 18 in stornoway, 27 in liverpool to about 29 as we push down to the southeast, possibly 30. now through this evening and overnight there will be clear skies. but once again we'll see some mist and some fog patches forming across northern ireland, northern england and also scotland. a few showers by the end of the night coming into the southwest. and we'll also still have our weak weather front across the far north of the country.

now, as we head on into tuesday, you can see the showers in the southwest. they will clear away. high pressure still firmly in charge. 0ur weak weather front is really dying in situ, so it's going to break up continuously through the course of the day. and what you'll find is there'll be bright spells of sunny intervals coming through. and when the mist and fog lifts, again, we're looking in another dry, sunny and warm day. breezier along the north sea coastline. so temperatures here right on the coast won't be as high. but once again, we're looking at a range of 21 in aberdeen to about 28 or 29 in the south of england. now in the middle of the week, the wind changes to more of a southerly direction. so we're scooping up all this warm or hot air from the near continent. we're likely to start on wednesday with some low cloud, mist and fog in eastern scotland and eastern england, and the mist and fog across the southwest pushing northwards across the irish sea. but most will have a dry day and a sunny day, and if anything, a warmer day, up to 31 degrees somewhere in the southeast. then beyond that, into thursday,

friday, saturday and sunday, we still remain fairly settled. still a lot of dry and sunny weather, but it's starting to break down at the weekend from the atlantic.

live from london. this is bbc news ukraine's president zelensky is replacing the country's defence minister saying it's time for a new approach. over 100 schools in england and scotland will be closed or partially shut today over safety concerns about lightweight concrete. we'll have the latest from the africa climate summit in kenya where we'll go live as the continent's leaders discuss how it can take climate action. organisers of the burning man festival in the us have postponed the finale because of treacherous weather conditions and leaving thousands stranded.

hello. we start in ukraine where president zelensky has announced that he's replacing the country's defence minister, saying it's time for a new approach. 0leksii reznikov had been in post since before the start of the full—scale russian invasion in february last year. his removal is thought to be part of mr zelensky�*s determination to tackle corruption in all government departments. president zelensky has nominated rustem umerov who's currently in charge of ukraine's privatisation programme — as the new defence minister. here's mr zelensky giving that update. translation: this week, _ the parliament will be asked to make a staff—related decision. i would like to outline it now. i have decided to replace

the minister of defence of ukraine. 0leksii reznikov has been through more than 550