how to tackle the rise in shoplifting — up a quarter in a year — while prosecutions fall. there's more heavy rain on the way for large swathes of england already hit by flooding. and the man who used his lottery winnings to buy a pool table and is now representing his country at the sport. believe you me, i mean you can win the lottery, it's nice, it's england team. tonight on bbc london: coming up on bbc news, looking to stage another upset against pakistan and might do england a favour in the group. good evening from jerusalem.

hamas officials in gaza say more than 5,000 people, including 2,000 children, have been killed since israeli airstrikes began more than two weeks ago. the strikes are in response to attacks by hamas that killed more than 1,400 israelis, with more than 200 still being held hostage. israel's armed forces have now intensified their bombardment of the gaza strip — military officials say they hit 320 targets overnight ahead of a widely—anticipated ground offensive. the defence minister here has warned the military campaign against hamas — which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk and other western governments — could take up to three months. lucy williamson has this report — which you may find distressing. a single day in gaza is measured in

hundreds. israel's army counts targets. more than 300 hit in 2a hours. targeting sites liable to endanger troops in a ground invasion, it says. gaza's hamas—run government counts casualties. it says more than 400 people were killed in those strikes. hope, draining from the chance of peace, still surfaces in the chance to save a life. �* . , still surfaces in the chance to save alife. �* . , a life. i'm a little bit scared. this boy _ a life. i'm a little bit scared. this boy from _ a life. i'm a little bit scared. this boy from blackpool - a life. i'm a little bit scared. this boy from blackpool is l a life. i'm a little bit scared. - this boy from blackpool is trying to leave gaza with his family. they have been living here for a year. building close to us on our street, destroyed — building close to us on our street, destroyed we had to flee the house, where _ destroyed we had to flee the house, where we _ destroyed we had to flee the house, where we were living and go to khan younis_ where we were living and go to khan younis and _ where we were living and go to khan younis and stay with family members.

there _ younis and stay with family members. there was— younis and stay with family members. there was a _ younis and stay with family members. there was a 43 of us staying in one flat. , ., , ., ,., flat. on the israeli side of border the have flat. on the israeli side of border they have already _ flat. on the israeli side of border they have already left. _ flat. on the israeli side of border they have already left. in - flat. on the israeli side of border they have already left. in this - they have already left. in this town, 90% of the residents have gone. rocket attacks in the past few weeks the early warning signs of a wider war. weeks the early warning signs of a widerwar. shalom weeks the early warning signs of a wider war. shalom already has ptsd from a rocket attack on the building here in 2005. seeing hamas gunmen in the streets was unreal, he says. translation: it is like a bad dream and i want to wake up and not be here. i don't want to be here. the whole building was shaking last night and we spent all night in the safe room. again. it is the same thing over and over again. this safe room. again. it is the same thing over and over again. as we were speaking. _ thing over and over again. as we were speaking, a _ thing over and over again. as we were speaking, a taste _ thing over and over again. as we were speaking, a taste of- thing over and over again. as we were speaking, a taste of what l thing over and over again. as we l were speaking, a taste of what life is like here now.—

were speaking, a taste of what life is like here now._ it l were speaking, a taste of what life i is like here now._ it was is like here now. come, come. it was a rocket attack _ is like here now. come, come. it was a rocket attack from _ is like here now. come, come. it was a rocket attack from gaza, _ is like here now. come, come. it was a rocket attack from gaza, he - is like here now. come, come. it was a rocket attack from gaza, he said. . a rocket attack from gaza, he said. now you have experienced it live, it happens all the time. this town is less than a mile from the border, so close you can see the explosions inside gaza. the going geography here is local, the politics global, as israel's prime ministerjuggles visits by world leaders, his army is waiting to go in. from the edge of serot, you can see the rockets fired out and the israeli strikes fired in. a self—sustaining conflict that israel said it will end. a third humanitarian convoy in as many days has reached gaza from egypt. the palestinian red cresecent

said the 20 trucks were loaded with food, water and medical supplies — though the un says hundreds are needed each day. let's go live to gaza now — our correspondent rushdi abualouf is in khan younis, in the south. rushdi, what is the situation like there today? what i can say at this stage, quoting senior palestinian official in doha, in contact with hamas, he said the talks, the negotiations are taking serious back. he said that there has been a lot of talks, the qataris were in contact with hamas and the americaning, building on the two american hostages released, to release more. as many as 50 as i understand. hamas is happy to release. they told the americans we are happy to release off the civilians, they said, the people, the foreigners and multinationals. now, in order to do this, the

process would need people working on the ground and hamas was not quite happy with the last releasing process, because it was risky, it was under fire, process, because it was risky, it was underfire, and it was not guaranteed that it could happen. the family of a british—israeli man killed during the hamas attacks on southern israeljust over two weeks ago, have been paying tribute to him. yosef gedaliah was 22 and a soldier in an israeli anti—terror unit, and died confronting hamas gunmen at the kibbutz kfar aza. his brother said he was a hero who managed to evacuate people before being shot. he was about to celebrate his first wedding anniversary. he's among 11 britons killed in the attacks. well more harrowing stories of how people were killed in the hamas attacks

are still emerging. 0ne teenager, who had just celebrated her 18th birthday, died after being shot while sheltering in the safe room of her home in nahal oz, close to the gaza border. her father was taken hostage. our correspondent anna foster has been speaking to her mum. and justjust to warn you, her report contains images you may find distressing, right from the start. they want you to see this footage, but it is distressing. the terrified family. held at gun point by hamas. they are shooting us? ida. it is they are shooting us? no. it is shockin: they are shooting us? no. it is shocking and — they are shooting us? no. it is shocking and upsetting to watch. but they wanted us to show their ordeal. just out of this picture, lies the

lifeless body of 18—year—old mayan. her father's hands are still covered with her blood.— her father's hands are still covered with her blood. translation: it was alwa s the with her blood. translation: it was always the nightmare _ with her blood. translation: it was always the nightmare of _ with her blood. translation: it was always the nightmare of nightmares l always the nightmare of nightmares and suddenly it was real. a war is going on around my house and they're inside. ,,.. going on around my house and they're inside. . , , going on around my house and they're inside. , , ., inside. sachi is being held hostage inside. sachi is being held hostage in gaza. inside. sachi is being held hostage in gaza- and _ inside. sachi is being held hostage in gaza. and mayan _ inside. sachi is being held hostage in gaza. and mayan is _ inside. sachi is being held hostage in gaza. and mayan is dead. - inside. sachi is being held hostage in gaza. and mayan is dead. # - inside. sachi is being held hostage l in gaza. and mayan is dead. # from the moment — in gaza. and mayan is dead. # from the moment i _ in gaza. and mayan is dead. # from the moment i could _ in gaza. and mayan is dead. # from the moment i could talk, _ in gaza. and mayan is dead. # from the moment i could talk, i _ in gaza. and mayan is dead. # from the moment i could talk, i was - the moment i could talk, i was ordered — the moment i could talk, i was ordered to _ the moment i could talk, i was ordered to listen... _ the moment i could talk, i was ordered to listen... and - the moment i could talk, i was ordered to listen... and i- the moment i could talk, i wasi ordered to listen... and i know the moment i could talk, i was - ordered to listen... and i know that i have _ ordered to listen... and i know that i have to _ ordered to listen... and i know that i have to go — ordered to listen... and i know that i have to go away _ ordered to listen... and i know that i have to go away. is _ ordered to listen... and i know that i have to go away.— ordered to listen... and i know that i have to go away. as the same song from that happy _ i have to go away. as the same song from that happy day _ i have to go away. as the same song from that happy day plays, - i have to go away. as the same song from that happy day plays, she - i have to go away. as the same song from that happy day plays, she is - from that happy day plays, she is laid to rest. but her beloved dad is

miles away. laid to rest. but her beloved dad is miles away-— miles away. translation: he is broken. miles away. translation: he is broken- he _ miles away. translation: he is broken. he saw _ miles away. translation: he is broken. he saw his _ miles away. translation: he is broken. he saw his daught - miles away. translation: he is broken. he saw his daught die. i miles away. translation: he is l broken. he saw his daught die. he saw her getting shot in her head and die. next he daughter that had just celebrated turning 18, the house is full of balloons and congratulations and blood. she full of balloons and congratulations and blood. ., . , ., full of balloons and congratulations and blood. ,, . , ., ., , and blood. she wanted you to see this moment. _ and blood. she wanted you to see this moment. but _ and blood. she wanted you to see this moment. but also _ and blood. she wanted you to see this moment. but also the - and blood. she wanted you to see l this moment. but also the message behind it. that she is doing one of the hardest things she has ever had to do — burying her daughter miles from home and without her husband here by her side. what from home and without her husband here by her side.— from home and without her husband here by her side. what was he doing, here by her side. what was he doing, he was in his — here by her side. what was he doing, he was in his pyjamas _ here by her side. what was he doing, he was in his pyjamas and _ here by her side. what was he doing, he was in his pyjamas and it - here by her side. what was he doing, he was in his pyjamas and it is - he was in his pyjamas and it is covered in his daughter's blood. i don't think he has the opportunity to mourn. i want them all to come

back here, not tomorrow, not the day after tomorrow. back here, not tomorrow, not the day aftertomorrow. i back here, not tomorrow, not the day after tomorrow. i want him here now. sachi is one of more than 120 people still held he is taij in ga zsa and the —— hostage in gaza and the message theirfamily the —— hostage in gaza and the message their family want him home. today, rishi sunak, who was here last week, told mps that the government's assessment of an explosion at a hospital in gaza was that it was likely to have been caused by a missile or part of one that was launched from within gaza towards israel. the violence in israel and the palestinian territories is complicated — in terms of its history, its causes, and in the reality of what is happening right now. understandably it's sparked a lot of questions from viewers at home and we've been putting some of your queries to our bbc news experts here on the ground.

the first question is: the immediate spark for this war were the horrific events of october 7th when hamas gunmen massacred civilian and took hostage in israel. it was the highest israeli death toll in a single day. for hamas, this attack on his enemy was months, if not years in planning. for many palestinians and many across the arab world, it was another painful chapter in a decades' long conflict with israel for their aspiration for a palestinian state. well, yes, hamas would have known they would _ well, yes, hamas would have known they would get a huge military response from israel, given the scope _ response from israel, given the scope of— response from israel, given the scope of what was carried out inside israeli _ scope of what was carried out inside israeli territory and the massacres

that were — israeli territory and the massacres that were carried out against israeli — that were carried out against israeli civilians. now, israeland hamas— israeli civilians. now, israeland hamas have fought several wars and they have _ hamas have fought several wars and they have a — hamas have fought several wars and they have a clear sense of the capabilities, the likely responses of the _ capabilities, the likely responses of the other. and israel's calculation was always that they had hamas— calculation was always that they had hamas contained. they were deterred within— hamas contained. they were deterred within gaza _ hamas contained. they were deterred within gaza. but all of that has changed — within gaza. but all of that has changed completely. so israel is now saying _ changed completely. so israel is now saying that _ changed completely. so israel is now saying that it will destroy hamas, notiust_ saying that it will destroy hamas, notiust as — saying that it will destroy hamas, notjust as an saying that it will destroy hamas, not just as an armed organisation, but as— not just as an armed organisation, but as the — not just as an armed organisation, but as the governing power in gaza. well, after 2007 when hamas took controt— well, after 2007 when hamas took control of— well, after 2007 when hamas took control of gaza, _ well, after 2007 when hamas took control of gaza, israel— well, after 2007 when hamas took control of gaza, israel and - well, after 2007 when hamas took control of gaza, israel and egypt. control of gaza, israel and egypt put control of gaza, israel and egypt out it— control of gaza, israel and egypt put it under— control of gaza, israel and egypt out it under a _ control of gaza, israel and egypt put it under a tight _ control of gaza, israel and egypt put it under a tight blockade - control of gaza, israel and egypt put it under a tight blockade by. put it under a tight blockade by land and — put it under a tight blockade by land and in _ put it under a tight blockade by land and in israel's _ put it under a tight blockade by land and in israel's case - put it under a tight blockade by land and in israel's case by- put it under a tight blockade by land and in israel's case by sea| land and in israel's case by sea as wett~ _ land and in israel's case by sea as wett~ israel— land and in israel's case by sea as well. israel wanted _ land and in israel's case by sea as well. israel wanted to _ land and in israel's case by sea as well. israel wanted to stop - land and in israel's case by sea as. well. israel wanted to stop weapons being _ well. israel wanted to stop weapons being smuggled _ well. israel wanted to stop weapons being smuggled to _ well. israel wanted to stop weapons being smuggled to hamas, - well. israel wanted to stop weapons being smuggled to hamas, it - well. israel wanted to stop weapons being smuggled to hamas, it said. i being smuggled to hamas, it said. and to _ being smuggled to hamas, it said. and to stop— being smuggled to hamas, it said.

and to stop the _ being smuggled to hamas, it said. and to stop the kinds _ being smuggled to hamas, it said. and to stop the kinds of— being smuggled to hamas, it said. and to stop the kinds of attacks i being smuggled to hamas, it said. and to stop the kinds of attacks by hamas— and to stop the kinds of attacks by hamas fighter _ and to stop the kinds of attacks by hamas fighter that— and to stop the kinds of attacks by hamas fighter that we _ and to stop the kinds of attacks by hamas fighter that we saw- and to stop the kinds of attacks by hamas fighter that we saw on 7th. hamas fighter that we saw on 7th october — hamas fighter that we saw on 7th october right— hamas fighter that we saw on 7th october. right now, _ hamas fighter that we saw on 7th october. right now, israel- hamas fighter that we saw on 7th october. right now, israel has i hamas fighter that we saw on 7th| october. right now, israel has got its war— october. right now, israel has got its warships — october. right now, israel has got its war shipsiust_ october. right now, israel has got its war ships just off _ october. right now, israel has got its war ships just off the _ october. right now, israel has got its war ships just off the coast - october. right now, israel has got its war ships just off the coast and | its war ships just off the coast and the rafah— its war ships just off the coast and the rafah crossing _ its war ships just off the coast and the rafah crossing is— its war ships just off the coast and the rafah crossing is the - its war ships just off the coast and the rafah crossing is the better. the rafah crossing is the better options — the rafah crossing is the better options for— the rafah crossing is the better options for aid _ the rafah crossing is the better options for aid to _ the rafah crossing is the better options for aid to enner. - the rafah crossing is the better options for aid to enner. —— - the rafah crossing is the better. options for aid to enner. —— enter. if you think about it like this, there is a big fault line through there is a big fault line through the middle east, on one side friends of iran. on the other friends of americans. hamas is one side, israel the other. if it was to heat up into a regional war, there would be trouble and there already is trouble on the border between israel and lebanon and the israeli army and his brother, who are an iran—backed very powerful militia. the most powerful force in lebanon. they would come to blows and it would spread from there. the it is a nightmare

scenario. it might not happen. jeremy bowen answering that viewer's question from richard. we also heard from our correspondents lyse doucet, tom bateman and yolande knell, here in israel. that's all from us here injerusalem. i'll be back at 10, but for now, it's back to fiona in the studio in london. here, downing street has met with senior police, as well as some of the uk's biggest retailers, to try and tackle an increase in shoplifting. in the yeartojune, there were over 300,000 shoplifting offences recorded in england and wales. that's 25% more than the year before. the number of prosecutions, though, has dropped, and only around one in 20of shoplifters end up in court. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, has more. every day between five and ten shoplifters steal from this

convenience store, says the owner. they are caught on cctv. one shop in south london, but it could be anywhere in the country. shoplifting at businesses both big and small is once again on the rise. and this store is seeing all sorts of people stealing its profits.— stealing its profits. recently, there has _ stealing its profits. recently, there has been _ stealing its profits. recently, there has been a _ stealing its profits. recently, there has been a big - stealing its profits. recently, there has been a big increase stealing its profits. recently, i there has been a big increase in pensioners and mums with prams. so people who are vulnerable, may be suffering from the cost—of—living crisis and using shoplifting as a tool to bridge the gap. we also have a big increase in organised criminal gangs who are coming in stealing to order. to came an announcement that 13 major retailers, among them john lewis, orjoining forces with the police to build a national intelligence picture on the organised crime gangs and target prolific offenders. bud organised crime gangs and target prolific offenders.— prolific offenders. and as part of the government _ prolific offenders. and as part of the government initiative - prolific offenders. and as part of the government initiative to - prolific offenders. and as part of. the government initiative to crack down on the criminals, there is a promise of a better police response.

a commitment to attend retail premises _ a commitment to attend retail premises where someone has been apprehended by the store security staff, _ apprehended by the store security staff, where an assault has happened or where _ staff, where an assault has happened or where they need to attend to collect — or where they need to attend to collect evidence, it includes a commitment to always follow up lines of inguiry— commitment to always follow up lines of inquiry where they exist. but olice of inquiry where they exist. but police chiefs — of inquiry where they exist. eli police chiefs admit officers won't be turning out to every shoplifting report. and at the south london convenience store, there is concern about the knock—on effect is big businesses get better measures in place. businesses get better measures in lace. . businesses get better measures in lace. , ., , businesses get better measures in lace. , . , ., place. the bigger retailers would benefit from _ place. the bigger retailers would benefit from it _ place. the bigger retailers would benefit from it massively. - place. the bigger retailers would benefit from it massively. what l place. the bigger retailers would | benefit from it massively. what is going to happen is probably going to push shoplifters and people of that criminal type into smaller independent shops like ourselves who maybe can't afford the facial recognition technology. it is good for some, recognition technology. it is good forsome, but recognition technology. it is good for some, but it won't positively impact everyone. in for some, but it won't positively impact everyone. in nottingham at this cctv control room, they are looking out for offenders. police chiefs are describing the link up with retailers is a game—changer.

future crime figures will show if they are right. gene kelly, bbc news. ——june kelly. scientists say they may have made the biggest breakthrough in treating cervical cancer in 20 years. it involves using a course of cheap, existing drugs, ahead of the usual radiotherapy treatment. medical trials show the approach cut the risk of women dying from the disease, or of the cancer, returning by 35%. cancer research uk, which funded the work, has called the results "remarkable". thousands of men in england and northern ireland are missing out on a life—extending prostate cancer drug that's available free on the nhs in scotland and in wales. although not a cure, abiraterone can help stop prostate cancer spreading to other parts of the body. in england and northern ireland, the nhs will only provide it for men with very advanced disease, when other treatments have failed. our health editor, hugh pym, reports. i was very shocked, and it's changed the way i feel about a lot of things.

still swimming and enjoying other hobbies, giles was diagnosed with prostate cancer in march. he was told the potentially life—saving drug abiraterone was not available on the nhs in england, so he's opted to pay for it privately. but in scotland and wales, the drug is provided to nhs patients. i feel very, very fortunate that i can afford it. i think it's outrageous that there are men in england who aren't getting this, who can't afford it. it's not about cost, no—one seems to be disputing the science. it seems that it is just a bureaucratic process, which is kind of unbelievable. the drug abiraterone is only available to the sickest patients. that's what it was originally licensed for. now it's a lot cheaper, and new research shows it can be effective for men like giles, whose cancer hasn't spread. the drug was originally developed at this cancer research institute,

which now wants it more widely available. the scottish and welsh governments have cut through the red tape and given the go—ahead for more men to get it. it's in a grey area. it's classed as repurposing of drugs. and how frustrating is that for you and colleagues? well, clearly, it's very frustrating because this treatment has been through the same sort of guideline process within most of europe and north america, for example, and of course, patients are very aware of that. the department of health covering england said it understood the frustration of some patients who couldn't get the medicine and the nhs would review wider use next year. david, who lives in edinburgh, believes the drug has made a big difference combined with other treatment. he was diagnosed a year ago and, soon afterwards, started getting the drug through the nhs in scotland. it was an essential part - of the treatment that i had and probably was the most significant factor in - a successful outcome.

cancer charities are pushing for a change in england and northern ireland. so for men newly—diagnosed with localised and high—risk disease, this drug can half the risk of them dying of prostate cancer, so this is a life—saving treatment. giles, who's paying £250 a month for the drug, says there's no excuse for further delay. we, in england, still haven't got it approved. thousands of men in england could have benefited from abiraterone, and they are twice as likely to die, as they haven't had it. the government, and nhs, need to work out what the hell is going on and get it sorted, now. hugh pym, bbc news, sussex. babyjasper brooks died just 23 hours after he was born. now a coroner has found his death

was wholly avoidable and contributed to by gross failures by midwives and consultants at darent valley hospital in kent. his parents say their concerns were ignored by staff and they were made to feel like an inconvenience. they've been talking to our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. you may find some of the details distressing. he lived for a day. we wanted a lifetime with him, which was taken away from us because of how that hospital treated me in labour and how they treated him. jasper brooks was the victim of a series of catastrophic maternity errors that led to his death, aged 23 hours. the central failing, say his parents, was a refusal by staff to listen to them. i was violently shaking and i was just left. something's happening, and no—one's taking the time to listen to what i'm saying, or listen in on my baby.

phoebe brooks was due to give birth by caesarean section, having previously had a complicated labour, but the night shift at the darent valley hospital in kent decided to delay the operation until the morning. midwives then failed to regularly check onjasper or phoebe and didn't spot she was about to give birth. his whole body was born at once. and i looked down... ..and he was just so white. jasper was born without a heartbeat, so a resuscitation team was called. but they, too, made mistakes, and after 27 minutes, a consultant told the family they could do no more. i reached out and touched him and, basically, his heartbeat came in. so he went from calling time — they was going to end life, they was going to end resuscitation — to...he's got a normal heartbeat. doctors tookjasper to be examined but, shortly afterwards, a consultant told his parents he was severely ill and would die within minutes.

we did not agree with the plan they made. so we asked if there's any other options and we was told, "no, there's no other options. you're going to go into that room and jasper�*s going to die." jasper died on april the 15th, 2021. today, a coroner concluded his death was wholly avoidable. the errors in this case at this hospital should simply never have happened, but so many basic mistakes are being made at maternity units across england that some campaigners believe it's now time for a national inquiry into maternity care. the trust that runs the darent valley hospital apologised forjasper�*s death this evening and say they've taken significant action to improve maternity practices. what struck me, walking into your house today, is how much jasper is still very much part of your family. he'll always be part of the family. it's so hard because there's a reel taboo around baby loss,

but we want to celebrate that, you know, we have three children. what happened that night should never have happened, and it should never happen to anyone else. michael buchanan, bbc news, kent. details of organisations offering information and support with bereavement are available at... or you can call forfree, at any time to hear recorded information on 08000158 707. the met office is warning there's more heavy rain on the way over large swathes of england already hit by flooding. following storm babet, more than 100 flood warnings remain in force across england and, according to the environment agency, water levels may stay high for days. more than 1,200 homes have been flooded so far, and seven people are now known to have died. the scottish first minister, humza yousaf, has visited one of the areas worst—hit at the weekend — brechin, in angus, from where our scotland correspondent

alexandra mackenzie reports. scotland's first minister came to brechin to meet those impacted by the severe weather. he spoke to kim fowlie. she lives by the river south esk. her house has been flooded four times, but she said this time was the worst. a tremendous lot of water came in. i mean, at one stage, i came downstairs and it was up at my shoulders at the bottom of the stairs. so if it hadn't have been for that stairs, you know, i probably wouldn't be here. what did you ask of the first minister? what are you hoping that he is able do for you? just sort of make it a better environment. just sort ofjust make the walls secure. just fix everything up. the water level was above the roof. humza yousaf promised that the scottish government will help as much as possible. i do have to say it will take time. we know that the recovery is going to be long,

because i've seen myself the scale of the devastation in some of the houses, in some of the businesses here. but the government is here for the long haul, with our partners in local government. three people have died in scotland. a body has been found in the search for a man said to be trapped in a vehicle in floodwater in aberdeenshire. john gillan died on thursday, when a tree struck his van. and tributes have been paid to wendy taylor, who was swept away in a river in angus. in catcliffe, in south yorkshire, 250 houses were flooded at the weekend. some people had to be rescued from their homes. now, the difficult and emotional task of clearing up has begun here, too. we're here to support you and the residents as much as we can. in angus, the first minister acknowledged that the need was great, but didn't confirm how much financial aid would be provided. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, brechin.

in 2010, neiljones — a tiler from stoke—on—trent — won almost £2.5 million on a lottery ticket with his partner. he was keen to start a new hobby and spent some of his winnings on a pool table and, as hywel griffith reports, he turned out to be pretty good. it was the lucky break that changed his life. neil's lottery win gave him plenty of money for a pool table and, a retiree at 59, plenty of time to spend with it. now he's ready to fulfil another dream and represent his country. you can win the lottery and it's nice, it's wonderful, fantastic, but you can't buy a place in the england team. you've got to keep on this table and you've got to practise, practise, practise. smile! iam! back in 2010 — when neil and his partnerjulie won — they were so shocked, they hid their lottery ticket under the carpet. a party at a pool hall gave him

the idea of buying his own table. having one at the house gave him an advantage. while others were locked out of clubs and pubs in the pandemic, neil could practise. next month, he's off to malta to lead one of england's teams. you're captaining your country and it's a proud honour. in any sport. if it was tiddlywinks, you're still captain of your country, and it's a proud moment. so a decade after pocketing the cash, neil hopes his investment is about to pay off. hywel griffith, bbc news. good luck to him. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. more rain on the way in england. not as heavy and persistent as last week, but it is very welcome and we have a yellow warning for northern england for tuesday. tonight and tuesday. hello, fine start to the week, but it didn't

last long. low pressure starting to work in along with weather fronts. the next few days looking unsettled. by the next few days looking unsettled. by the end of the week, windy weather with heavy showers courtesy of this area of low pressure. this weather front has brought a lot of rainfall to the far south west of england, we have another moving across france, the channel, moving into east anglia and the south east. areas of east anglia don't need more rain. so this weather front into this west and east section will meet together tonight across northern ireland and mainly england and wales, so persistent rain developing in northern england, showers and the south, showers across scotland. otherwise, fairly fine conditions and a milder night than the last few nights. tuesday is quite a messy picture. wet weather through northern ireland in towards northern england. this is where we have the other —— the yellow warning in force across —— in force. in scotland, fine day, the low teens. england and wales, south of the rain, sunshine and showers. as we head into

wednesday, we see some rain pushing northwards into eastern scotland. areas where we really don't need the rain. not a areas where we really don't need the rain. nota bad areas where we really don't need the rain. not a bad day on wednesday for the rest of england and northern ireland, but the next weather front is in the winds pushing in as we head through wednesday night into thursday. here it is, thursday and friday dominated by this huge area of low pressure which brings heavy showers to southern and western areas and strong winds. looking at gales around the coasts towards the end of the week. so a lot more unsettled as we head through thursday and into next week. sunshine and showers, but the rain won't be falling all the time. stay tuned to the forecast. thanks very much. that's all from us.

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