the us is set to deploy additional warships and fighterjets to the middle east amid fears of escalation over the killing of hamas political chief, ismail haniyeh. three police officers have been hurt in sunderland in the latest violence following the killing of three young girls in southport — the uk home secretary has condemned those taking part. the us defense secretary revokes plea deals with the accused 9/11 mastermind and two of his accomplices. hello, welcome to bbc news. we start with the situation in the middle east, where israeli media is reporting that a local leader of hamas�* military wing has been killed in an israeli airstrike in the occupied west bank. palestinian media confirmed the attack, saying four other people were also killed when a vehicle

was struck near the city of tulkarm. it comes as the us says it's stepping up america's military presence in the middle east, deploying additional warships and fighterjets as regional tension grows. the department of defence says it aims to strengthen protection for us troops in the region and israel, in response to growing threats from iran and iranian—backed fighters. iran and its allies have promised imminent retaliation against israel. an announcer on iran state tv said on friday night that "in the coming hours, the world would witness extraordinary scenes and very important developments". the announcement came after a funeral ceremony in qatarfor the hamas political leader, ismail haniyeh, who was killed in iran on wednesday. hamas and iran have vowed revenge for the strike that targeted mr haniyeh. although iran and its allies

have blamed israel, prime minister benjamin netanyahu has not claimed responsibility for his death. our international editorjeremy bowen is in washington and gave his analysis of the situation. potentially very dangerous indeed, as you have heard in retaliation is coming according to iran and the most optimistic scenario if that is the case is it's calibrated in such a way that it does not bring a massive response from the israeli — a military response, what would prompt that is perhaps a large—scale mass casualties civilian attack or perhaps as well as that some damage to civilian infrastructure. back after october 7th, the israelis wanted to go back into action against hezbollah

and they were dissuaded by the americans, who deployed two aircraft carriers into the region, and now america is trying to calm things down and let's not forget that at the beginning of the week, the americans were talking at the prospect of a ceasefire in gaza and nowjust at the end of the week once again people are talking about an all—out war in the region. it is a sign of how hard it is to control the pace of events, even for the americans, and how i think every time you get closer to the brink there is a real chance that it is hard chance that it is hard to pull it back, and a greater chance of missed calculations. from tel aviv, our correspondent jenny hill gave us this update. i mean, if you look around me here along the seafront, you'd perhaps be forgiven for doubting that this region potentially stands on the brink of a huge regional conflict. but that is, of course,

where we are. iran, having vowed retaliation against israel along with its proxies for the assassination of a senior hezbollah commander, as well as hamas leader. as jeremy said there, no one knows what that retaliation will really look like. we don't know what the scale of it will be or indeed when it's going to happen. so people here are going about their lives. but there is a sense, i think, of unease. a number of international airlines have cancelled flights in and out of the country. other flights have been disrupted. israeli ministers were sent home for the weekend with satellite phones in case of the kind of attack which might take out communication networks behind the scenes and in front of the scenes, we're seeing a lot of careful diplomacy, all designed to avert israel's war on gaza, begun in response to the october 7th attacks from exploding into a huge regional conflict. people here, don't forget, are used to the rise and fall of tensions. the last time we saw something

a little bit like this, when the us sent reinforcements to the region was back in april, when, perhaps you'll remember, iran fired more than 300 drones and missiles at israel, most of which were shot down or deflected by israel with help from its allies. so people here watching, waiting, keeping a close eye. i do think it's worth pointing out that, you know, amongst the vast geopolitics of recent days, two groups of people's voices are perhaps being somewhat lost here. the first, of course, is people in gaza. don't forget that israel's war on gaza continues. a number of people were reported killed in strikes there overnight. they know that chances of a ceasefire right now look pretty remote. and then in israel, there are the families of hostages still held captive by hamas in gaza. they know, too, that the chances of being reunited with their loved ones seem, right now, also pretty remote. now, the pentagon, when it announced that it would send those reinforcements to the middle east.

also said that they don't believe escalation here is necessarily inevitable. america is still very much pushing for a ceasefire, and we have learned that benjamin netanyahu, the israeli leader, has sanctioned an israeli delegation to go to cairo, possibly as soon as this evening to take part in ongoing negotiations aimed at a ceasefire and hostage return. yeah, it's interesting, isn't it, that we've just had news of another air strike within the west bank this time, in which we're being told that a hamas leader has been killed. it seems, or it appears, as if these strikes and targeting of hamas officials continues. and as we saw in the case of ismail haniyeh, the us not necessarily being included in these decisions. yes, i mean, let's be clearfirst of all, about what appears to have happened this morning.

this is a local hamas leader in one part of the west bank. so we're not talking about the kind of senior hamas figure which triggered so much of the current tension after the assassination of the political leader, ismail haniyeh, earlier in the week. so this is a much morejunior figure, and this represents israel's ongoing attempts to achieve its stated aim — to dismantle, take apart, the hamas structure and leadership. it also reminds us, i suppose, that you know what goes on almost under the radar now, because the focus is on the wider geopolitics, is that israel continues its war on gaza. we've also seen continuing, as we have since october 7th, pretty much daily exchanges of fire across the israeli lebanon border. and so these things continue. they are rather out of sight right now, but they are a reminder that daily suffering goes on. and that is one of the reasons, of course, so many people really want that ceasefire. and it's one of the reasons so many people are really dismayed at what is happening right now,

because they see the chances of that ceasefire as vastly diminished. dr abbas milani is director of iranian studies at stanford university. he has more on what we can expect from iran and hezbollah. i think their options dictated by rhetoric. they need to have a response because three of their leaders have now been killed. i also think none of them want a full war with israel. so they need action that shows some kind of determination, some kind of reaction, but does not get into a full frontal war. whether that will be used, any action will be used by benjamin netanyahu as an excuse to engage in a larger war, i think, is the big mystery to me. can either party involved afford a full—scale conflict? i absolutely don't think the iranian

regime can afford it, i don't think hezbollah can afford it, and hamas certainly cannot afford it. hamas has been suffering a great deal, hezbollah is under a great deal of pressure domestically, and the iranian regime is weakened i think substantially economically, politically, they feel isolated, the notion that they can now engage with a full war with israel i think is extremely unlikely. one of the videos that went viral in the last 2a hours was an image of the leader when he was doing a prayerfor tehran, and was anxiously looking at the sky, many anxious looks. people said that he is worried about an attack, the iranian regime said, "no, he was looking at buildings," but clearly that is

part of the reality. they are worried and they need to show some response. does that then tell us that israel has the upper hand in this conflict? knowing that any retaliation is merely symbolic and they can carry on if it is proven that they did indeed assassinate ismail haniyeh, they can continue on this path? i think israel clearly thinks that it has the upper hand, otherwise they wouldn't have taken it to tehran in the way they did to assassinate ismail haniyeh in tehran. he was in a highly secure place, it was a very embarrassing defeat from the iranian regime and israel has been taking them down for several months and i think their calculation is run —— iran is isolated. there are number of countries that

pay tribute to ismail haniyeh including turkiye, which was frowned upon by some western partners. in terms of regional arabic countries, what are they saying on the latest developments? what are they saying on what could happen next in terms of retaliation? what would you expect them to say? what you expect them to say, i think is diplomatically to protest the assassination of a foreign guest in the capital, but i think most of the capitals in the middle east would not be unhappy if someone like ismail haniyeh or hamas is controlled and contained and has less to say about the future of the middle east. i think many in the government have recognised that kind of radicalism only further contributes to chaos and that

the more moderate policy, and in both israel and amongst the palestinians is the only way out of this. the uk home secretary yvette cooper has condemned violent demonstrations in sunderland, linked to the knife attack in southport earlier this week, which killed 3 children. eight people have been arrested. ms cooper said those involved in the trouble in which three police officers were injured would pay the price for their "violence and thuggery". simonjones reports. trouble spreads to the street of sunderland. people, some in masks, looking for a fight. a car is overturned and set on fire. northumbria police say that officers were met with serious and sustained levels of violence. some of the demonstrators said they were there to protest about the killing of three girls in southport earlier this week. the police said rioters were attempting to drive division among the community.

i'm shocked and appalled by what i have seen on social media, i have had countless messages from people say they do not represent the views of the people of sunderland and i think that is really important. look, that is not protest, it is violent crime, it's dangerous and it stands for absolutely nothing other than thuggery. in liverpool around 200 anti— racism protesters gathered outside a mosque, saying they were protecting the police were keeping the two sides apart but the protest did not descend into the sense seen in sunderland. community leaders are calling for calm saying that the families of the three girls killed in southport on monday do not want to see violent protests. elsie, who was seven years old, bebe was six, and alice who was nine, lost their lives. downing street was lit up in pink

last night to remember them, as was parliament and southport itself. the teenager accused of murdering them is axel, who was 17. video emerged which is believed to show him fronting a campaign for the bbc�*s children in need when he was 11. a spokesperson for the charity told the daily mail "our deepest sympathies go out everyone impacted by the shocking case and the video has been removed from platforms." following last night's unrest in sunderland, the home secretary condemned the violence. the police are braced for several more demonstrations this weekend in other towns and cities, with extra prosecutors on standby to bring rapid charges against troublemakers. simon jones, bbc news. joining me in the studio is our westminster

correspondent shelley phelps. there has been a couple of developments and one of those is a recall to parliament.— recall to parliament. yes, this has come from — recall to parliament. yes, this has come from the — recall to parliament. yes, this has come from the former— recall to parliament. yes, this hasl come from the former conservative recall to parliament. yes, this has - come from the former conservative mp priti patel who put comments out on social media. it is quite a long statement. she says "now is a moment for national reflection and solidarity. this is a time for parliament to speak with one voice and condemnation." she is quite critical of the response by the government to the disorder and says they are in danger of being swept away with events, rather than maintaining control of them. she is the only mp so far who is calling for parliament to be recalled. david cameron did recall parliament in august 2011 when there were riots, but that was on a much bigger scale than what we have seen so far. also

worth remembering that parliament actually was extended this summer term, the parliamentary recess has already been shortened. i term, the parliamentary recess has already been shortened.— term, the parliamentary recess has already been shortened. i know there are those within _ already been shortened. i know there are those within the _ already been shortened. i know there are those within the black— already been shortened. i know there are those within the black community and within the asian community who are afraid to go out on the streets. that is a fact. how seriously is taken by political leaders? well, the prime minister _ taken by political leaders? well, the prime minister says - taken by political leaders? well, the prime minister says he - taken by political leaders? well, the prime minister says he is - taken by political leaders? -ii the prime minister says he is taking this extremely seriously and he wants to make sure that everybody is safe on our streets. we had some quite strong language from the prime minister when he had a meeting in downing street earlier this week with police chiefs, and to use terms like marauding mobs to describe this group. he said these protests were being organised by the far right. he did talk about some of these measures so that there was this national violent task force out, thatis national violent task force out, that is all about coordinating police response. they were talking about things like increased use of

facial recognition technology, criminal behaviour orders, so that's about stopping people from boarding trains, that they would be working with the muslim and black community to make sure that people feel safe on our streets. we have also heard just last night that there were going to be 70 extra prosecutors working around the clock this weekend, so that they are ready to take charging decisions where arrests are made.— take charging decisions where arrests are made. ., ., . arrests are made. coming from police forces themselves, _ arrests are made. coming from police forces themselves, is _ arrests are made. coming from police forces themselves, is there _ arrests are made. coming from police forces themselves, is there anything l forces themselves, is there anything that has been said regarding the political reaction to this? in terms ofthe political reaction to this? in terms of the political _ political reaction to this? in terms of the political reaction _ political reaction to this? in terms of the political reaction there - political reaction to this? in terms of the political reaction there has| of the political reaction there has been a lot from politicians over night, reacting to those troubling images that we have been showing people all morning. just to bring you some of the reaction we have been hearing, the home secretary yvette cooper overnight, she said that those taking part in this unrest will pay the price. she said these people do not represent britain. this morning on bbc radio we were hearing from lewis atkinson, the labour mp for sunderland central

and he said that what had happened in his city, he said that these were far right racist deciding to turn up in the city of sunderland and these did not represent them. he said he was saddened by what happened and he said that sunderland has so much going on, there is so much brightness in the future to look forward to, and that is what he wanted to be focusing on. we have also heard from the conservative shadow home secretary, james cleverly. he has said that violence and attacks on police can never be justified. he said that you cannot let rioting thugs and extremists win. . ~' , ., the us government has revoked a plea deal agreed earlier this week with khalid sheikh mohammed, the man accused of masterminding the september the 11th terror attacks in 2001. the deal angered some relatives of the 9/11 victims, as well as republican leaders. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. this is the latest complication in this already extremely

long running case. khalid sheikh mohammed, the alleged architect of the september 11th attacks, and his two alleged accomplices, have been held at guantanamo bay since 2003, when they were detained. the case has been delayed year after year after year because of complicated pre—trial issues. but now we're here, just a couple of days ago, that there had seemingly been a plea deal, an arrangement whereby they would plead guilty with the death penalty being taken off the table, and that sparked widespread anger and outrage from survivors, from family members of victims, those who died on that day. mikejohnson, the republican speaker of the house of representatives, said it was a slap in the face for the families of the almost 3,000 people who died. well now lloyd austin, the us defence secretary, has stepped in to, in effect, reverse that

decision of a plea deal, saying that he had removed from the case the military official who oversaw the court at guantanamo bay and facilitated the agreement. in a statement, he said in light of the significance of the decision to enter into pre—trial agreements with the accused, responsibility for such a decision should rest with him, and what that does this is a very significant reversal. essentially, what it does is put the death penalty back on the table as a possible punishment for the three men. it's day eight of the olympics in paris, and today there are 31 gold medals up for grabs. our reporter, grace harbage is in paris for us with a look ahead this weekend is going to get exciting and we're heading to the south of france for the athletics. but before we get there, us

superstar gymnast simone biles continues herjourney after picking up continues herjourney after picking up a gold medal. saturday will see her in the vault final going back up against the gymnast from brazil, who got the silver medal on thursday. so they will be going head—to—head again in the vault. it is also a good team for team usa with the men's four by 400 team relay. they have been dominant going into the heats for that. team gb and france are also featuring. also it is the women's 100 are also featuring. also it is the women's100 metre final on saturday evening, and all eyes will be on richardson, herfirst olympic evening, and all eyes will be on richardson, her first olympic games after not making it to tokyo 2020. she failed a drugs test, testing positive for the main ingredient in cannabis, a banned substance at the olympics. she is coming and looking like a favourite, so a lot of attention will be on her. let's speak to team gb�*s lead

psychologist, jess thom. hello. there is so much involved, isn't there, in the psychology of success within sport. how much preparation has there been to get to this point forward team gb? absolutely. it is years and years of psychological training and preparation that these athletes have been doing, and sometimes it comes down to ten seconds of performance but you don't see the hours and hours of work that they have put in behind—the—scenes from a psychological point of view. find behind-the-scenes from a psychological point of view. and of course a big _ psychological point of view. and of course a big day — psychological point of view. and of course a big day for— psychological point of view. and of course a big day for the _ psychological point of view. and of course a big day for the athletes. i course a big day for the athletes. how do you get into the mindset, for any athlete in any discipline? absolutely. we start off by getting athletes to think about what success looks like for them. so, them in their best place performing in the best spots, what does that look like and how do they want to behave when

they are competing? once you have got an idea of that and distilled it down to those key behaviours you can then start to think about what other things might stop you from being able to do that. once you can identify some of those uncomfortable thoughts and feelings that might show up and block that optimal performance, we then start to teach the psychological skill to manage those thoughts, to manage those feelings, so that they don't interfere, so that you can go out and actually deliver at your best. so, what sort of things do cause blockages when it comes to sports and women? i blockages when it comes to sports and women?— blockages when it comes to sports and women? . ., , and women? i mean, athletes might not look human _ and women? i mean, athletes might not look human but _ and women? i mean, athletes might not look human but they _ and women? i mean, athletes might not look human but they are, - and women? i mean, athletes might not look human but they are, so - and women? i mean, athletes might| not look human but they are, so they have the same sort of unhelpful thoughts of "i can't do this", "what if i fall?", "what ifi thoughts of "i can't do this", "what if i fall?", "what if i look silly", so thoughts like that are really common. or, you know, high levels of anxiety or stress. those types of feelings are really normal for those

athletes to experience as well. i think that if you don't know how to manage them, they can really derail your performance.— your performance. yes, it is really mind over — your performance. yes, it is really mind over matter. _ your performance. yes, it is really mind over matter. i _ your performance. yes, it is really mind over matter. i wonder- your performance. yes, it is really mind over matter. i wonder if- your performance. yes, it is really mind over matter. i wonder if you | mind over matter. i wonder if you can share with us, for all of us within any profession, we always have an inferiority complex, "i don't belong here", so how on earth don't belong here", so how on earth do you help an athlete to get these thoughts out of their minds, what sort of tricks do you use quest about what methods? absolutely. i think the about what methods? absolutely. i thinkthe first — about what methods? absolutely. i think the first and _ about what methods? absolutely. i think the first and most _ about what methods? absolutely. i think the first and most important l think the first and most important thing that we do is help to normalise it, so it is normal to feel these things, it is normal to think these things, and actually help athletes to understand they don't have full control over those thoughts and feelings, and that by doing that itjust takes the heat out of it a little bit. they are not there trying to fight against them. when you start to normalise it they can then build awareness around when those thoughts and feelings show up.

an athlete can say they know to save your actions right now, and that's ok, but what do i want to do in response to that feeling right now? try want to react to it or do i want to respond to it in a way that is more helpful for my performance? that is fascinating. i was going to ask about tricks to visualise, because we learn that in the world of sport to visualise your success. but we have run out of time thank you for sharing and giving us some insight into the world of sport psychology. insight into the world of sport psychology-— insight into the world of sport psychology. insight into the world of sport -s cholo: . . ~ ., ~ very much. the us rock band aerosmith have retired from touring after more than 50 years. the group said their lead singer, steven tyler's voice, had been permanently damaged from a vocal chord injury and fractured larynx. the group had been on a farewell tour last year when they were forced to postpone it after three gigs. more on that story on the bbc news website. stay with us, more coming up website. stay with us, more coming up in a moment.

hello. after the heatwave that has lasted nearly a week across southern parts of the uk, things are turning cooler and fresher through the weekend. they will be some sunshine around but also a little bit of rain in the forecast, mainly across the north west. one or two showers in the south—east during saturday. they are courtesy of this area of cloud, are courtesy of this area of cloud, a frontal system affecting east anglia, southern and eastern england for a time but that should clear this afternoon leaving the odd sharp shower around the coast. showers later today for northern ireland and scotland, but some sunshine in between any of those showers. northern england, the midlands and wales or looking dry and bright and temperatures foremost in the low to mid 20s. this evening, showers ease away so some dry weather before the sun sets. overnight, cloud increases from the west and they will be like train moving in for northern ireland and western scotland. temperatures

8-13, and western scotland. temperatures 8—13, so much cooler and fresher and much more comfortable for sleeping in the south than over the past week or so. tomorrow, low—pressure sets towards the north—west, eventually pushing weather fronts in across northern ireland and the west of scotland. heavy rain in the afternoon. eastern scotland will keep dry weather for the morning at least, with england and wales staying dry with spells of sunshine developing. 15—23 north to south, so typical for the time of year. sunday and into monday, this weather front becomes slow—moving for northern ireland and scotland, so rainfall totals mounting up with a wet spell of weather for monday across the north west. a very different story for england and wales. dry with warm sunshine. breeze from the south with temperatures on the rise again. 26 or 27 for central and eastern parts on monday. the high teens or late 20s further north. eventually, they weather front pushes out of scotland and northern ireland into england and northern ireland into england and wales, but will fizzle out as it

does. still some cloud and rain for central and south—eastern england on tuesday. as that clears away behind it we are back in two spells of sunshine, a little bit fresher with a breeze from the west. temperatures 15-24 a breeze from the west. temperatures 15—24 on tuesday. further ahead, high pressure not far away, so a lot of dry and settled weather, especially towards the south. some rain at times across the north. goodbye for now.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the us is to deploy additional warships and fighterjets to the middle east to help defend israel from possible attacks by iran and its proxies. tensions remain high in the region over the assassination of the hamas leader, ismail haniyeh in iran — and a key commander of hezbollah. us defence secretary lloyd austin has revoked a pre—trial agreement reached with men accused of plotting the nine—eleven terrorist attacks. in a memo on friday, mr austin also said he was revoking the authority of the officer overseeing the military court who signed the agreement. a police station has been attacked and the property next to it set alight during clashes between rioters and police in sunderland.

more now on the olympics and it was a glorious day for british athletes in paris yesterday as team gb secured seven more medals. now fifth in the medals table, it's been great britain's most successful start to a summer olympics ever. our reporter patrick gearey rounds—up the action. pictures of triumph. three moments of uncomplicated britishjoy. but so much goes into making those images. for bryony page, there were long months coaxing her body back from injury. at one time in her career, she lost faith in her ability to pull off these moves. she's overcome it all. a page—turning story would soon be complete: bronze in tokyo, silver in rio, gold in paris. even in the dizzying world of trampolining, for page and herfamily, this was overwhelming. i did scream a lot.

i think ijust... just screaming, just whooping with absolute pure joy because it means so much to her and she's worked so hard. for emily craig and imogen grant, the journey to the paris finish line started in tokyo bay. second bottom in your picture here, they missed a medal by one tenth of a second. emily craig put that photo in her living room and together they worked to make it history. imogen grant delayed starting a job as a doctor to be in this race. this time there would be no mistake. it ends with gold for great britain! i think we woke up this morning and looked at each other, and i think we both knew that we had it in us today. and i mean, i think those tears were just an outpouring of every early night, every hard training session, every wedding and party that we've missed.

sometimes the motivation is recreating the past. this was the gold medal—winning showjumping team from london 2012. in paris, scott brash and ben maier were back. no peter charles, but instead his son harry brash would have the final ride. for gold, he couldn't afford to knock down a single fence. afford to knock the poles peaked with everyjump. afford to knock can he do it? afford to knock yes, he's done it! afford to knock a perfect round and the sense they'd completed a circle. i can't believe it. the last time you know, we won gold, these two boys are on the team with my dad, and we've been heroes of mine. i've looked up to them throughout my career. so to be stood next to him on the podium is unbelievable. that was the last gold of a day in which britain won seven medals in all, including two silvers in the pool, one for ben proud in the 50m free and one for duncan scott in the 200m medley. but in truth, he was swimming in the shadow of a giant. leon marchand of france has

won his fourth individual gold medal at this olympic games. the guy's a super hero. at this stage in france, even the president looks up to leon marchand. let's speak to bbc sport correspondent katie gornall, who's in paris. hello. the excitement is for the gold medals, all medals for today. what do we have to look forward to? let me show you what is happening right here because we are setting up for the men's pole vault which means world record—holder the is down there somewhere. and the men's 800 metres, noor lyles and hughes who

will be in the heat hoping to make it safely through the final but the blue ribbon event here today is the women's 100 blue ribbon event here today is the women's100 metres finals which is taking place this evening and where we will see richardson from america, the world champion in one of the favourites for gold, and sprinting legend who will be here hoping to win her ninth olympic medal. for a british point of view, asha— smith will be having to make it through, the fastest in her heat yesterday and hoping to win herfirst individual olympic medal. she also has one relay medals but not an olympic individual medal so she will be targeting the podium in what is her third olympic games. let me tell you about the highlights from elsewhere to look out for, the gymnastics matt whitlock in the

final of pommel horse and will be trying to become the first person to win four successes of olympic medals on the same apparatus. he is a three times olympic champion and will hope because he is retiring after this game is to sign off in style. we could also get a medal today in the men's road race where pidcock is competing. rememberthe men's road race where pidcock is competing. remember the gold medal he won last week in the mountain biking coming from behind after suffering in the race and snatching that gold medal. he'll be hoping for success in the race that takes place and the rowing today, the rowers so in tokyo and in 12 medals out there. neither of them were gold. there will be having a good time in paris, but today the women's eight will be the last to take to the waters and

hope more successful follow. and away from team gpm women's boxing, khalifa is scheduled to fight her quarterfinal today two days after her controversial match with the italian contender. she is one of two athletes cleared to compete in a women's boxing in paris despite having been disqualified from last year's world championships for failing to meet gender eligibility criteria. the other is ting. khalif is recognised as a female athlete but this has been escalating, the hungarian organisation has protested her participation in the games but their quarterfinal takes place this

afternoon. and the highlights from yesterday. what stood out for you?— what stood out for you? yesterday was an incredible _ what stood out for you? yesterday was an incredible day _ what stood out for you? yesterday was an incredible day for _ what stood out for you? yesterday was an incredible day for team - what stood out for you? yesterday | was an incredible day for team gb. those gold medals were something else. i was in the rowing and saw craig dominating the field to win gold after missing out byjust millimetres in tokyo. especially for friends and family who was standing there. we didn't have to wait long for team gb to follow up with another gold medal in terms of page in the trampolining, she had a silver and bronze from previous olympics now has gold. and it was almost like you were expecting the next one to come because team gb were on such a role at that point and it came in the showjumping with that performance from the team in the palace of versailles and the

fact we have a board in the athletes' village where they put all the names above all the athletes to win medals, there will be a sense of momentum now around the team and they want to that going.— now, one of the winners from yesterday was bryony page, who bagged team gb�*s first trampoline olympic gold. joining us now is page's coach, paul greaves. hello. welcome to the programme. you must be over the moon. i’m must be over the moon. i'm absolutely _ must be over the moon. i'm absolutely over _ must be over the moon. i'm absolutely over the - must be over the moon. i“n absolutely over the moon. she did an amazing thing yesterday to collect the full set of medals and she's an inspiration to so many people. it was an amazing moment in trampolining history. she was

clearly shocked _ trampolining history. she was clearly shocked when - trampolining history. she was clearly shocked when she - trampolining history. she was - clearly shocked when she realised she had gold. why do you think that is? i she had gold. why do you think that is? ~' , . . , , she had gold. why do you think that is? ~ , , , , she had gold. why do you think that is? i think because she is such a humble person _ is? i think because she is such a humble person and _ is? i think because she is such a humble person and didn't - is? i think because she is such a | humble person and didn't expect anything other than to go out and do her best and her now coach has been great in the last two years managing the expectations and pressures of going into games with high expectations, she knew people expected her to get a medal because she is now in the two previous games. so she'sjust she is now in the two previous games. so she's just shocked that the fairytale ending actually happened. the fairytale ending actually happened-— the fairytale ending actually ha ened. ,, �*, ;;;~, ., ., happened. she's 33. in the world of sort, happened. she's 33. in the world of sport. many — happened. she's 33. in the world of sport. many would _ happened. she's 33. in the world of sport, many would say _ happened. she's 33. in the world of sport, many would say that - happened. she's 33. in the world of sport, many would say that is - happened. she's 33. in the world of sport, many would say that is it - sport, many would say that is it somewhat. how is she managing? as it sank specifically trampolining cross how long have you worked with her? is from when she was young? she’s

is from when she was young? she's been a gymnastics _ is from when she was young? she's been a gymnastics teacher - is from when she was young? she's been a gymnastics teacher is - is from when she was young? (iffl been a gymnastics teacher is very young and moved as trampolining later. then she moved to sheffield in 2010 where we work together for 12 years urges no training in dorset and she has a ways have that passion and she has a ways have that passion and drive that she will do anything she possibly can to push herself to the absolute limit. in terms of her age, this is a phenomenal thing to promote. it's not over by the age of 25 or something like that as long as you manage it properly. as long as you manage it properly. as long as you train properly manage your load, you train properly manage your load, you can continue and spot for a long time. so don't think it's just a troubling thing, is we have advancements in sport medicine to understand how the body works and how to preserve a better if we do the right things in training. there's a whole interview in what

you just said there. that is fantastic. i'd like to follow that up. let's go back to push and drive, saying she's got that. she went out there with an ankle injury and had a twinge in her neck. how nerve to go on a trampoline with those two injuries? i5 on a trampoline with those two in'uries? , , ., , injuries? is built into these athletes. _ injuries? is built into these athletes, they _ injuries? is built into these athletes, they are - injuries? is built into these - athletes, they are superhuman. they do amazing things to train their bodies and minds and its something that normal people might struggle to do but these athletes are so strong both physically and mentally and can overcome these things much easier than your average person can because they train day in, day out with things that may be inhibiting to us but they are so strong and able to overcome them. has but they are so strong and able to overcome them.— but they are so strong and able to overcome them. has she shared with

ou how overcome them. has she shared with you how long — overcome them. has she shared with you how long she'd _ overcome them. has she shared with you how long she'd like _ overcome them. has she shared with you how long she'd like to _ overcome them. has she shared with you how long she'd like to stay - overcome them. has she shared with you how long she'd like to stay and i you how long she'd like to stay and spot? she's talked aboutjoining the circus when she retires. she spot? she's talked about “oining the circus when she retires._ circus when she retires. she is or is wanted — circus when she retires. she is or is wanted to _ circus when she retires. she is or is wanted to do _ circus when she retires. she is or is wanted to do that. _ circus when she retires. she is or is wanted to do that. she's - circus when she retires. she is or is wanted to do that. she's had l is wanted to do that. she's had goals that she still wants to achieve. she is the european champion now and now they're in a bit champion. she is to do boxes and is time to see another opportunity where she might thrive. i'm not counting her out of any further olympics, you never know with her. she's come back time and time again but the main thing with regards to bryony it she loves trampolining so much that no matter what she does in the future, she will always have that love for the sport.- the future, she will always have that love for the sport. thank you. the uk first— that love for the sport. thank you. the uk first gold _ that love for the sport. thank you. the uk first gold in _ that love for the sport. thank you. the uk first gold in trampolining i that love for the sport. thank you. | the uk first gold in trampolining at the olympics yesterday. wonderful

news. now to serious matters here in the uk. more now on the riots in sunderland — eight people have been arrested and three police officers taken to hospital after rioting in the city centre during far—right protests linked to the knife attack in southport earlier this week, in which three children died. stones, scaffolding and beer barrels were thrown at officers and a police building was set on fire. our reporter olly constable has more from sunderland. well, the alarms are blaring and there's still quite a large police presence here in sunderland city centre. and it follows that night of violence. you can see behind me a police office that was attacked during that violence. the window has been smashed and insulation has been pulled down and an adjoining unit as well was set alight. the damage that's been caused is extensive, the air thick with that putrid smoke, some of the damage you can see you've got glass on the floor as well as lots of rubble.

and it was some of that rubble that was thrown towards police officers yesterday, along with stones and glass bottles. northumbria police tell us that three officers were taken to hospital with injuries. two of those this morning remain in hospital. a number of people were arrested, eight in total, on a variety of offences including public order offences and burglary. we've seen the damage that's been caused there by the fire, butjust a short walk down the high street you can see windows that have been smashed as well. across the city centre, a number of units have been damaged, including fast food restaurants and banks as well. this damage that's been caused here in the city centre is extensive. we've also seen a fire that was caused to a car. it was flipped over onto its roof and then set alight. the council has been working around the clock to try and tidy up the city centre, but as you can see, the scars still remain. it's emerged that the former chair of the bbc publicly thanked disgraced newsreader huw edwards

for his contribution to the organisation, despite knowing he had been arrested last november. dame elan closs stephens says at the time she was not aware of the details which have come to light this week. our reporter gwyn loader has more. dame elan closs stephens was appointed interim chair of the bbc injune last year, just weeks before the sun newspaper first published allegations about mr edwards' private life. now, to be clear, those allegations were completely separate to the recent criminal charges brought against him didn't lead to any criminal investigation. but referring to those allegations on a welsh language radio programme, dame elan referred to the now disgraced newsreader as "poor huw". she also went on to praise what she deemed to be his huge contribution. now, in a statement, she has confirmed that she was aware that edwards had been arrested in november last year but says she wasn't aware of the details which have emerged in court on wednesday this week and said she is horrified by those details

and that her thoughts are with the children whose images are so central to this story. i did ask her whether she was made aware of the nature of the police investigation into edwards in november last year. she hasn't answered that question. neither has she answered my question whether she stands by the comments made on that radio programme. but there will be people asking whether she was wise to publicly praise someone she knew, at the very least, had been arrested in november last year. football fans are being warned to be aware of ticket scams, after new analysis suggested reports of the crime rose by a third last season. lloyds bank reported a 32% increase in its customers falling victim to scammers. here's our business correspondent marc ashdown. the football season is about to kick off. with top fixtures routinely sold out, getting to see a live match is rare for some fans. and last season, more and more supporters fell victim to ruthless ticket scammers.

it often starts here, a social media site like facebook or x. scammers typically post fake adverts, sometimes using pictures of real tickets. they convince fans to send them money via bank transfer, then the scammer and the tickets disappear into thin air. analysis by lloyds bank showed that during the last football season, there was a 32% rise in customers reporting they had fallen victim to a ticket scam. arsenal and liverpool fans were the most targeted and the average loss was £177, but some fans reported losing more than £1,000. younger fans aged between 18 and 34 made up two thirds of those targeted. the best way to avoid these scams is to go through official channels. most of the clubs now will have ticket exchanges where season ticket holders you can't make the game will sell their tickets. these are much more reliable. if you're considering using another selling site, i would go

through the club and see who their kind of trusted authorised partners are. be very wary of social media marketplaces. this is where a lot of the scammers operate because there's very little to stop them. i'd also see any requests for payment by bank transfers a red flag because again, it's very difficult to stop. it's going to be called the eras tour. see you there. the crime isn't exclusive to football. lloyds estimated that fans of taylor swift lost more than £1 million to ticket scammers ahead of her recent uk tour. purchasing anything online with a debit or credit card carries some protection through section 75 and chargeback rules, but sending money via bank transfer is much harder to recover. seeing their idols in the flesh is every football fan's dream, but the advice is if a ticket deal looks too good to be true, it probably is.

it was a simple pregnancy test tablet, known as primodos, given to women between the 1950s and 1970s. but decades later, families are still caught—up in a battle about the drug's links to birth defects, something the company behind primodos has always denied. our health correspondentjenny rees has this special report. their familiar photo album staples a proud new mum shows off her newborn. in these pictures from the 1970s, some of the mums already knew their child had been born with a congenital anomaly: limb loss, toes that would need surgery. others were still piecing together symptoms that would later be diagnosed as disabling conditions. margot simply knew her son wasn't well, but had to battle till he was eight to get his heart problems taken seriously. when the diagnostic surgeon turned up, she was horrified that he'd been left for so long, and he was very lucky to be

still alive because he could have dropped dead at any moment because he had deteriorated so much as well as he got older, i could just see him literally withering away before me. he looked so undernourished and illand he had no quality of life whatsoever. margot was one of many who'd been given a hormone pregnancy test in the early 1970s called primodos, but by then, researchers claimed to have found a link between the drug and birth defects. but there wasn't a consensus, and it remained in use until 1978. i remember sort of being left in the hospital. my parents couldn't stay. so, you know, eight—year—old boy. and then they were saying, you know, see you tomorrow. and i was there on my own at night. and it was not great. you know, i was very frightened. my mother said i'm one of the lucky ones, really, because i've had a normal, well, relatively normal life since, you know, i still have follow up, um, cardiology appointments every few years, but i don't know,

my life span will be. i've spoken to a number of women about their experiences. helen and her daughter becky, who needs round the clock residential care. bethan was a baby in this picture, but she's needed multiple operations on her feet over the years. catherine had a really traumatic stillbirth when she was just 18 herself. and then there'sjean, who lost her pregnancy in the very early weeks. but that still impacts her today, nearly 60 years on, because her husband never wanted to have children. a lot of families are still caring for their children, and we're talking about children in theirfifties, um, who are incontinent, blind, uh, can't speak, can't communicate in any way, wheelchair—bound. they've never had any help at all. so you've got women there who've never had the opportunity to work because they're caring for the children. and i think that that should be recognised. in 2018, the then prime minister theresa may commissioned a review into, among other things, primodos. two years later, it reported that even the suspicion of harm should

have prompted the drug to be removed from use, and there were multiple lost opportunities to do so. the uk and welsh governments issued apologies, but when it came to damages, a case in the high court last year was dismissed because a lack of evidence proving a causal link. the former prime minister included the issue in her book, describing the issues during the �*70s as an abuse of power. what i write about in the book is primodos and other examples, hillsborough and grenfell, and various issues over the years where institutions or organs of the state have chosen to defend themselves rather than trying to find the truth for the victims. i think primodos is an example of that, where the health service government defended itself, rather than try to find the absolute truth. bayer, the drugs company involved, says it has sympathies with the families but points to the previous assessments that concluded there was no link to be.

it can be a frustrating thing, heading out for a walk and instead before we look at the weather, let's have a little more from the olympics, and the three gold medals won on friday take team gb�*s total to nine — here they all are, in everything from triathlon to trampolining: team gold! that has taken out of the pedals. peacock is olympic champion. goal to great britain. that is absolutely brilliant. what a run. great britain's fifth gold. it is neck and neck. it could be on the line. it is gold. is it? britain, they are - the olympic champions.

gold for great britain. untouchable and now— they are the olympic champions. what a performance from bryony page! he has done it! and there are still nine more days to go. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. hello. after the heatwave that has lasted nearly a week across southern parts of the uk, things are turning cooler and fresher through the weekend. there will be some sunshine around, but also a little bit of rain in the forecast, mainly across the north west. one or two showers in the south—east during saturday. they are courtesy of this area of cloud, a frontal system affecting east anglia, southern and eastern england for a time, but that should clear this afternoon, leaving the odd sharp shower around the coast. showers later today for northern ireland and scotland, but some sunshine in between any of those showers.

northern england, the midlands and wales all looking dry and bright and temperatures foremost in the low to mid 20s. this evening, showers ease away so some dry weather before the sun sets. overnight, cloud increases from the west and there will be light rain moving in for northern ireland and western scotland. temperatures 8—13, so much cooler and fresher and much more comfortable for sleeping in the south than over the past week or so. tomorrow, low—pressure towards the north—west, eventually pushing weather fronts in across northern ireland and the west of scotland. heavy rain in the afternoon. eastern scotland will keep dry weather for the morning at least, with england and wales staying dry with spells of sunshine developing. 15—23 north to south, so typical for the time of year. sunday and into monday, this weather front becomes slow—moving for northern ireland and scotland, so rainfall totals mounting up with a wet spell of weather for monday across the north west. a very different story for england and wales. dry with warm sunshine.

a breeze from the south, with temperatures on the rise again. 26 or 27 for central and eastern parts on monday. the high teens or late 20s further north. eventually, the weather front pushes out of scotland and northern ireland into england and wales, but will fizzle out as it does. still some cloud and rain for central and south—eastern england on tuesday. as that clears away, behind it we are back into spells of sunshine — a little bit fresher with a breeze from the west. temperatures 15—24 on tuesday. further ahead, high pressure not far away, so a lot of dry and settled weather, especially towards the south. some rain at times across the north. goodbye for now.

live from london, this is bbc news. the us is set to deploy additional warships and fighterjets to the middle east amid fears of escalation over the killing of hamas political chief, ismail haniyeh. three police officers have been hurt in sunderland in the latest violence following the killing of 3 young girls in southport — the uk home secretary has condemned those taking part. the us defense secretary revokes plea deals with the accused 9/11 mastermind and two of his accomplices. hello, welcome to bbc news. israeli media is reporting that a local leader of hamas' military wing has been killed in an israeli airstrike in the occupied west bank. palestinian media confirmed the attack, saying four other people

were also killed when a vehicle was struck near the city of tulkarem.